Challenge Rating 11 to 16 (deadly encounters)
Huge Dragon, CR 16. From Tome of Beasts 2023.
Medium Fey, CR 11. From Tome of Beasts 2023.
Huge Dragon, CR 16. From Creature Codex.
Gargantuan Celestial, CR 12. From Tome of Beasts 3.
_Although slightly stooped, this male figure is muscular and broad-shouldered. The creature’s head is lost in a riot of moss, and a thick mustache and beard reach almost to its waist._ The hulking, moss-haired berstuc looks sculpted out of a pri...
Medium Fey, CR 11. From Tome of Beasts.
_A gigantic, black-headed snake is over 60 feet long and sheathed in brilliant scales, each andrenjinyi is splashed with vibrant patterns of every imaginable color. The air around these serpents is heavy, redolent of the quenched red desert after ...
_Radiating a powerful presence, this towering humanoid has sharp-edged features that seem hewn from ancient stone._ **Children of the Gods.** Ancient titans are the surviving immortal children of an early primordial god. They fled to the wilds a...
_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 ...
_This aquamarine dragon has a shark’s head that tapers off into a sleek eel-like body. Its large fins double as wings._ **Divine Dragons.** Sea dragons are the children of the ocean, and believe they are semi-divine beings, worthy of worship. Gi...
_Mithral dragons are wise and learned, and are legendary peacemakers and spellcasters. They pursue their own interests when not called to settle disputes._ _**Glimmering Champions.**_ Light glints off a mithral dragon’s glossy scales, shining si...
_Crashing through the forest, this three-headed dragon stands upright, its spiked tail thrashing from side to side as it walks. A vicious mouth lined with glistening teeth graces each head, and its green scales gleam in the fleeting sunlight._ H...
The tosculi are a race of wasp-folk that share the Golden Song of the hive, which unites them under the command and iron rule of their queen. Each hive has its own song, and most tosculi hives are predatory, dangerous places—quick to turn to bandi...
_These drakes are resplendent in their natural form, plumed and scaled in glittering, multicolored hues. In humanoid form, they appear as elderly homespun human crones or as young, beautiful elvish women._ **Drakes in Human Form.** These faerie ...
_A This titanic green serpent can raise its enormous head high above, as much as 20 feet high. Its body extends in seemingly endless coils._ **Territorial and Aggressive.** Territorial and voracious, the rare titanoboa devours all trespassers in...
_Mordant snares were created by war mages of ancient times. Each resembles an immense, dark gray, 11-armed starfish weighing eight tons, and yet a mordant snare is never obvious. Instead, it controls a few humanoids shuffling about aimlessly, thei...
_Ychen bannogs are massive, ox-like beasts with thick, wooly coats and great horns like the gods’ battering rams. They stand over 40 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh hundreds of tons. Despite their awe-inspiring size, these towering creatures a...
_This pale-skinned, white-bearded hermit wears a winter cloak and travels the mountain paths, cliff sides, and trade routes alone._ **Feigns Weakness.** Living in isolated mountain passes and foraging along little-traveled slopes, the stuhac is ...
_With wicked axe blades fastened along its arms and bronze runes inlaid on its armored torso, a steam golem is a smooth-running machine of death._ **Magic Weapons.** The golem’s weapon attacks are magical. **Boilers and Hydraulics.** A steam g...
The star-dwelling, octopoid servants and children of Cthulhu are enormous and strange, with clawed hands, powerful but distended brains, and winglike spines on their backs, with which they propel themselves through the frozen emptiness between sta...
_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...
_A spinosaurus is a land and riverine predator capable of carrying a platoon of lizardfolk long distances on raids. Often called a river king or river dragon, they are worshipped by bullywugs and other primitive humanoids._ _**Friend to Lizardfo...