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Contents

CODEX A Derro, Witch Queen...... 97 Ghost Dragon...... 170 Aatxe...... 6 Devil Shark...... 98 Ghost Dwarf...... 171 Acid Ant...... 8 Devil, Arch-Devil, Belphegor...... 99 Ghoul, Darakhul...... 172 Agnibarra...... 9 Devil, Arch-Devil, Parzelon...... 101 Ghoul, Necrophage Ghast...... 175 Ahuizotl...... 10 Devil, Fire Imp...... 103 Ghoul, Tar...... 176 Ahu-Nixta...... 11 Devil, Infernal Knight...... 104 Ghoulsteed...... 177 Alkonost...... 12 Devil, Wind’s Harp...... 105 Giant Moth...... 178 Alliumite...... 13 Dhampir...... 106 Giants...... 180–187 Alp...... 14 Dhampir Commander...... 107 Gloomflower...... 188 Ammut...... 15 Dinosaur...... 108 Gnoll Slaver...... 189 Angels...... 16–21 Dracotaur...... 110 Goblin, Chaos-Spawn...... 190 Animal Lords...... 22–35 Dragon, Clockwork...... 111 Goblin, Shadow...... 191 Ankou...... 36 Dragon, Light...... 113 Golems...... 192–205 Anophiloi...... 39 Dragon, Wasteland...... 117 Goliath Longlegs...... 206 Arborcyte...... 40 Dragonborn, Edjet...... 121 Goreling...... 207 Arcamag...... 41 Dragonborn, Elementalist...... 122 Grave Behemoth...... 208 Arcanaphage...... 42 Dragonborn, Heavy Cavalry...... 123 Green Knight of the Woods...... 209 Astral Snapper...... 43 Dragonborn, Light Cavalry...... 124 Grindylow...... 210 Azeban...... 44 Dragonborn, Ouroban...... 125 Gugalanna...... 211 Azi Dahaka...... 45 Drakes...... 126–133 Gulon...... 212 Dream Squire...... 134 Gumienniki...... 213 CODEX B Dream Wraith...... 135 CODEX H Baba Yaga (Arch-Crone) ...... 46 Dust Goblin Chieftain...... 136 Bar Brawl...... 48 Dvarapala...... 137 Hag, Snow...... 214 Barong...... 49 Herald of Fire...... 215 Bats...... 50 CODEX E Herald of the Great Wyrm...... 216 Bearfolk Chieftain...... 51 Elemental, Blood...... 138 Herald of Undeath...... 218 Bearmit Crab...... 52 Elemental, Storm Lord...... 139 Horned Serpent...... 220 Bilwis...... 53 Elemental, Venom...... 140 Hound of Tindalos...... 221 Bloody Bones...... 54 Elves...... 141–148 Hungry Ghost, Gaki...... 222 Bookkeeper...... 55 Elophar...... 149 Hungry Ghost, Preta...... 223 Boot Grabber...... 56 Exploding Toad...... 150 CODEX I

CODEX C CODEX F Ichneumon...... 224 Carbuncle...... 57 Far Wanderer...... 151 Ijiraq...... 225 Cats of Ulthar...... 58 Fear Liath...... 152 Incinis ...... 226 Cauldronborn...... 59 Fey Lady, Berchta...... 153 Inkling...... 227 Centaur Chieftain ...... 60 Fey Lord, Reynard...... 155 Iron Sphere...... 228 Child of Yggdrasil...... 61 Fierstjerren...... 157 CODEX J Chuhaister...... 62 Flame Eater Swarm ...... 158 Chupacabra...... 63 Flame-Scourged Scion ...... 159 Jaanavar Jal...... 229 Clockwork...... 64 Flesh Reaver...... 160 Jiangshi...... 230 Corpse Thief...... 66 Fleshpod Hornet...... 161 Jinmenju...... 231 Flying Polyp...... 162 Crimson Mist...... 67 CODEX K Cueyatl...... 68 Foxin...... 163 Fragrite...... 164 Kallikantzaros...... 233 CODEX D Fulminar...... 165 Kappa...... 234 Dakini, Simhamukha...... 70 Fungi, Wirbeln...... 166 Karakura...... 235 Dark Father...... 71 Kitsune...... 236 Dark FolkSample...... 72 CODEX G Kobold, Elite...... file237 Demon Lords...... 74–81 Gargoctopus...... 167 Kobold, Junk Shaman...... 238 Demons...... 82–95 Ghast of Leng...... 168 Kobold, King...... 239 Derro, Spearker to the Darkness...... 96 Ghost Boar...... 169 Kobold, Swolbold...... 240

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Kobold, Wizard...... 241 Planar Flora ...... 301 CODEX U Korrigan...... 242 Purple Slime...... 307 Undead Phoenix...... 361 Kryt...... 243 Undine...... 362 Külmking...... 244 CODEX Q Unhatched...... 363 Kuunganisha...... 245 Quickstep...... 308 Ursa Polaris...... 364 Quiet Soul...... 309 CODEX L CODEX V Lady in White...... 246 CODEX R Vampire, Patrician ...... 365 Lamassu...... 247 Rageipede...... 310 Vampire, Priestess ...... 367 Lamia, Serpentine...... 248 Rakshasa, Greater...... 311 Vampiric Knight...... 369 Leonino...... 250 Ramag Portal Master...... 313 Venom Maw Hydra...... 370 Lich, Hierophant ...... 251 Ratatosk Warlord...... 314 Vines of Nemthyr...... 371 Lich, Pact ...... 253 Ratfolk ...... 315 Living Shade...... 255 Razorleaf...... 317 CODEX W Living Star...... 256 Ring Servant ...... 318 Warlock’s Trumpetbloom...... 372 Lou Carcolh...... 257 Roachling Scout ...... 319 Water Horse...... 373 Lycanthrope, Werebat...... 258 Roggenwolf...... 320 Weasel, Albino Death...... 374 Lycanthrope, Werehyena...... 259 Weasel, Wind...... 375 CODEX S Weirding Scroll...... 376 CODEX M Scitalis...... 321 Wendigo...... 377 Mandrake...... 260 Scrag, Lesser and Greater...... 322 Whisperer in Darkness...... 378 Mandriano...... 261 Sentinel in Darkness...... 323 White Stag...... 379 Mantik, Barbed...... 262 Serpentfolk of Yig...... 324 Wickerman...... 380 King of the Manticores...... 262 Servant of Yig...... 325 Wind Eater...... 381 Master of Demon Mountain...... 264 Shadow Blight...... 326 Wolpertinger...... 382 Megapede...... 266 Shadow River Lord...... 327 Woodwose...... 383 Minotaur...... 267 Shantak...... 328 Worg, Fang of the Great Wolf...... 384 Minotaur, Lost...... 268 Shard Swarm...... 329 Wyvern Knight...... 385 Moon Nymph...... 269 Shoreline Scrapper...... 330 Wyvern, War ...... 386 Morko...... 270 The Shoth...... 331 Mytholabe...... 271 Sigilian...... 335 CODEX X Simian, Kapi...... 336 Xenabsorber...... 387 CODEX N Simian, Monkey King...... 337 Xiphus...... 388 Nachzehrer...... 272 Simian, Vanara...... 338 Naga, Moonchild...... 273 Simurg...... 339 CODEX Y Nalusa Falaya...... 274 Skeleton, Clacking...... 340 Yaga Goo...... 389 Necrotic Tick...... 275 Skeleton, Monarch...... 341 Yakirian...... 390 Nian...... 276 Skeleton, Shadow...... 342 Yann-An-Oed...... 391 Nightgaunt...... 277 Skull Lantern...... 343 Ningyo...... 278 Sleipnir...... 344 CODEX Z Sloth, Giant...... 345 Ziphius...... 392 CODEX O Snow Cat...... 346 Zombie, Blood...... 393 Ogre, Tusked Crimson...... 279 Spawn of Chernobog...... 347 Zombie, Lord...... 394 Oliphaunt...... 280 Spider, Crypt...... 348 Zombie, Mold...... 395 Oozes...... 281–288 Spirit Lamp...... 349 Zoog...... 396 Orc, Black Sun...... 289 Storm Spirit...... 350 Orc, Black Sun Priestess...... 290 Sunset Raptor...... 351 APPENDICES Orc, Green Abyss...... 291 Appendix A: NPC Codex...... 397 Orthrus...... 292 CODEX T Appendix B: Creatures by Type ...... 412 Ouroboros...... 293 Terror Bird...... 352 Appendix C: Creatures by Challenge...414 Thread-Bound Constrictor Snake...... 353 Appendix D: Creatures by Terrain...... 416 CODEX P Three-Headed Cobra...... 354 Pech...... 294 Tosculi, Jeweled Drone...... 355 PhantomSample...... 296 Troll, Desert...... 356 file Philosopher’s Ghost...... 297 Trollkin...... 357 Piasa...... 298 Tulpa...... 358 Pillar of the Lost Magocracy...... 299 Tveirherjar...... 359 Pixiu...... 300 Two-Headed Eagle...... 360

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Aatxe

Deceptively Cautious. Once it detects a threat to its charges, the aatxe will stalk the roads, fields, and wildernesse near its home, seeking to find its foes where it can dispatch them without harming the innocent. The aatxe is also known to chase bystanders back indoors when a threat is beyond its abilities, though it will also sacrifice itself to protect them, if necessary. A fierce, crimson bull trots across the grass, tossing its curved horns and snorting with anger. An Aatxe’s Lair Earthbound Celestial Guardians. Aatxes serve as Aatxes prefer to make their homes in caverns or other secluded protective agents of benevolent deities, sent to watch over pious locations, though they will forego that preference in favor of communities and provide them with a measure of protection ruins or shelters which provide a view of the regions they protect. from harm. LAIR ACTIONS Walks Among the People. Though its true form is that of a great red bull, an aatxe can take on the form of a male humanoid On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aatxe takes a to walk amongSample the people it is tasked to protect—the better to lair action to cause one of the followingfile magical effects: uncover threats to their safety. An aatxe so disguised rarely takes • The ground bubbles into a sticky muck in a 20-foot radius on the appearance of anyone familiar to those it protects and centered on a point that the aatxe can see within 120 feet of it. avoids unnecessary communication and attachment, attempting That area becomes difficult terrain, and each creature in that to pass itself off as an uninteresting traveler. area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be

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restrained by the muck. A creature can take its action to free be knocked prone. itself or another stuck creature from the muck by succeeding Know Thoughts. The aatxe can use an action to read the surface on a DC 15 Strength check. The muck hardens back into earth thoughts of one creature within 30 feet. This works like the when the aatxe uses this lair action again or when it dies. detect thoughts spell, except it can only read surface thoughts • The aatxe targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. and there is no limit to the duration. It can end this effect as a A glowing beam of red light tethers the aatxe to the target. bonus action or by using an action to change the target. An unwilling target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving Limited Speech (Humanoid Form Only). The aatxe can verbally throw to resist the tether. Each time the target takes damage, communicate only simple ideas and phrases, though it can the damage is split evenly between the target and the aatxe, understand and follow a conversation without issue. transferring along the red beam. While tethered, the aatxe has Magic Resistance. The aatxe has advantage on saving throws resistance to all damage, except for damage transferred along against spells and other magical effects. the beam. This tether lasts until the tethered target dies, the Shapechanger. The aatxe can use its action to polymorph into a aatxe uses this lair action again, or the aatxe dies. Medium male humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. • Motes of celestial light dance around the aatxe. Each hostile Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any creature within 20 feet of the aatxe must succeed on a DC 15 equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts Dexterity saving throw or be covered in the motes of light. A to its true form if it dies. creature covered in motes of light sheds dim light in a 10-foot ACTIONS radius and can’t benefit from being invisible. Any attack roll against a creature covered in motes of light has advantage if Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: the attacker can see the creature. The motes of light last until 19 (3d8 + 6) piercing damage. initiative count 20 on the next round. Paw the Earth. The aatxe lowers its horns and paws at the ground with its hooves. Each creature within 30 feet of the REGIONAL EFFECTS aatxe must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be The region containing an aatxe’s lair is changed by its celestial frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw presence, which creates one or more of the following effects: at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect • Nonmagical light illuminates an additional 10 feet within 3 ends for it, the creature is immune to the aatxe’s Paw the Earth miles of an aatxe’s lair. for the next 24 hours. • From sunset to sunrise, birds within 5 miles of an aatxe’s lair do their best to draw attention to those lying in wait to LEGENDARY ACTIONS ambush or stalking victims for nefarious purposes. A separate The aatxe can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) check must be made to avoid the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at attention of birds in the area while stalking or preparing to a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The aatxe ambush an intelligent being. If the creature engaged in such regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. activity is a fiend or undead, the birds will race to alert the Detect. The aatxe makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. aatxe to its presence. Gore (Costs 2 Actions). The aatxe makes one gore attack. • Predatory beasts within 5 miles of an aatxe’s lair find Bulwark (Costs 3 Actions). The aatxe flares crimson with intelligent beings unpalatable. celestial power, protecting those nearby. The next attack that would hit an ally within 5 feet of the aatxe hits the aatxe instead. AATXE Large celestial (shapechanger), lawful good Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 105 (10d10 + 50) VARIANT: CORRUPTED AATXE Speed 50 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Aatxe spend their considerable lifetimes protecting a swath of territory that contains several small villages and farming 22 (+6) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) communities. In time, the aatxe becomes the embodiment of its communities’ values and traditions, upholding such Skills Athletics +9, Intimidation +5 tenets. If left without the guidance of the deity who assigned Condition Immunities charmed, frightened the aatxe to the area, an aatxe can become corrupted when a Senses passive Perception 12 community’s values and traditions steer toward tyranny and Languages understands all but can’t speak oppression. A corrupted aatxe’s alignment changes to lawful Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) evil, it has advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks, and Sampleits Bulwark legendary action changesfile to the following. Charge. If the aatxe moves at least 20 feet straight toward a Punish (Costs 3 Actions). The aatxe flares crimson with target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the celestial power, punishing those daring to harm it. The next target takes an extra 9 (2d8) piercing damage. If the target is a attack that would hit the aatxe hits the attacker instead. creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or

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Acid Ant

An ant the size of a housecat with a throbbing green abdomen gnaws everything in sight. Hissing liquid drips from its chittering mandibles.

Though a single acid ant is barely a problem, these colonial insects travel in acid-spewing hordes that can lay waste to an entire village in a matter of hours. Endless Appetite. The arcane energy that swirls within acid ants keeps them constantly hungry. Their acidic bite allows them to devour almost any matter, though acid ants prefer the taste of meat. The beasts stay in an area until they have consumed everything organic and then hunt for more food, carving a path of devastation wherever they go. Potential Weapons. Many militaries have thought to capture and then unleash acid ants upon enemy troops. Such a challenge often results in those militaries losing their own soldiers to the ants. First, the ants must be captured. Then those ants must be held in acid‑proof housings; otherwise they are not contained for long. If these initial steps can be accomplished, the next challenge is releasing the ants in a way that they devour only enemies. Armies that can solve these problems master the art of destruction. Explosive Death. When the ant is reduced to 0 hp, it explodes . No one knows how acid ants came to be, Unknown Origin in a burst of acid. Each creature within 5 feet of the ant must but elemental magic was involved. Perhaps they are the product succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw or take 5 (2d4) acid of a deranged wizard’s experiment or an elemental summoning damage. ritual gone awry. Scholars and adventurers hunt for the origin of Keen Smell. The ant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) these beasts, searching for knowledge to better understand and checks that rely on smell. annihilate the ants. Ant Colony. Acid ants are sometimes found with ordinary ACTIONS giant ants and giant ant queens (Tome of Beasts, p. 23). In these Acid Spit. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 20/60 ft., cases, the acid ants are a specialized warrior caste within the hive one target. Hit: 5 (2d4) acid damage and the target takes 1 that still answer to the queen. acid damage at the start of its next turn unless the target immediately uses its reaction to wipe off the spit. ACID ANT Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) acid damage. Small monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 13 (3d6 + 3) VARIANT: FUNGAL ACID ANTS Speed 30 ft. Perituta fungi spores are attracted to the chitinous shell of STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA acid ants. If the green, mossy fungus covers the shell of an 8 (–1) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 1 (–5) 7 (–2) 3 (–4) ant, it is immune to the poisoned condition and replaces the Explosive Death trait with the following: Damage SampleImmunities acid Fungi Bloom. A creature that touchesfile the ant or hits it with a Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 8 melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC Languages — 11 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) its next turn.

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