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**Priests** bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the...
_A dragon seemingly formed of the night sky has bright white stars for eyes. Lesser stars twinkle in the firmament of the dragon’s body._ **Children of the Stars.** Void dragons drift through the empty spaces beyond the boundaries of the mortal ...
_“I saw no more terrible beast on all my journeys north than the mahoru. The white bears had their aloof majesty, the lindwurm serpentine grace, but the monster that gnawed away the pack ice beneath our feet and savaged any who fell into the water...
A **quipper** is a carnivorous fish with sharp teeth. Quippers can adapt to any aquatic environment, including cold subterranean lakes. They frequently gather in swarms; the statistics for a swarm of quippers appear later in this appendix.
A large cloud composed of tiny glowing sparks of fire floats silently through the air._ **Origin of Planar Instability.** Radiant spark swarms form when the border lands between the Plane of Fire and the Upper Planes experience some sort of inst...
_Ravenalas guard tropical forests and watch after local flora and fauna. Their heads are crowned by long-stemmed, green-paddled fronds and spiked seed pods, and their dangling arms end in hooked wooden talons._ **Leafy Advisors.** Tribal humanoi...
A quivering glob wraps around a corpse’s arm. Though the corpse is already decaying, the glob seems to accelerate the rot._ **Expediter of Decay.** The rotsam feeds on rotting flesh, encouraging decay in already rotten corpses and initiating dec...
The grinning ghoul’s mace drips with shadow as it chants prayers to its dark god. Another shadowy grin appears on top of the ghoul’s and extends out, consuming all it touches._ **Worshiper of Hunger.** The Unsated God, is a god of death, hunger,...
If not for the horns curling from its brow and the long, bestial talons erupting from its fingers, the creature would look like a grim-faced, ashen-skinned elf of monstrous height._ **Cast into Darkness.** In ages past, shadow giants were called...
This creature has gaudy green and purple feathers, stunted humanoid limbs, a cruel, vulture-like beak, and multiple eyes that swivel about on long, lime-colored stalks. It hoots diabolically as it approaches._ **Wasteland Hunters.** Desolate bad...
This large demon is bright orange and yellow, with black markings on its face and wiry body. Its wings are rounded, and its face is insectoid, with large, glowing, red eyes. Black liquid drips from its sharp mandibles. Its long arms end in sharp c...
Rulers, nobles, merchants, guildmasters, and other wealthy individuals use **spies** to gain the upper hand in a world of cutthroat politics. A spy is trained to secretly gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information th...
This plant looks like a cluster of vines with elongated tendrils and leaves. A clear fluid drips from its thorns and spatters on the floor around it._ **Feed on Stone.** Stone creepers are semi-intelligent plants that feed on the mortar that hol...
_The black carapace gleams in the desert sun, and its tail drips translucent venom. Even the largest lion avoids this scorpion._ **Highly Venomous.** Known for its small size and aggressive behavior, the Stygian fat-tailed scorpion brings a swif...
_This grizzled, weather-beaten creature looks like a sour old man at first glance, complete with scraggly beard. It carries a great pike and wears heavy boots, shod with iron, and the blood-soaked hat jammed on its head is hard to miss. It grins w...
_The water leaper is a frogheaded, legless creature with wide batlike wings and a gaping maw. Its shrieks resemble those of a hawk. Its long, sinuous tail tapers and ends in a venomous barb._ **Gliding Wings.** The creature has no legs or arms, ...
A mechanical whir issues from this pyramid-shaped mechanism as it begins to unfold hundreds of jointed limbs. When the noise grows shrillest, alien runes alight across its golden surfaces._ **Secret Keepers.** The people of Leng are renowned tra...
This tusked seal is nearly transparent, including its internal organs, except for a few spots dotting its hide._ **Unseen Pinnipeds.** Shimmer seals traverse their typical habitats hidden from prey and predators alike. Their translucent skin and...
_This large vermin moves erratically, leaking noxious fluid from its cracked exoskeleton._ **Ooze Vermin.** This parasitic ooze lives in the shells of monstrous vermin, such as scorpions and spiders, that it has infested and killed. A skitterhau...
_Twinkling motes of light move around this draconic creature’s body like stars, their reflections twinkling across its metallic scales._ **Returned Travelers.** A drake’s curiosity sometimes drives it to seek experiences beyond its plane, and it...
Larger than a gorilla, this monstrous ape is covered in bright-red fur. It has twin tufts of black hair rising from its head like horns and possesses a bony spur on the end of its long, meaty tail. The creature’s eyes glow with evil intelligence, ...
A hulking figure clad in a black armor adorned with thorny ornaments slowly walks forward, seemingly unhindered by the thick vegetation of the surrounding woods._ Thornheart guardians are unyielding and merciless defenders of the forest domains ...
**Thugs** are ruthless enforcers skilled at intimidation and violence. They work for money and have few scruples.
Tiny Celestial, CR 2. From Tome of Beasts 2023.