Lone dretches serve other demons or evil magic-users. They are erratic, filthy, and violent, and they demonstrate little sense of self-preservation.
Small Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative +0 (10) HP 18 (4d6 + 4) Speed 20 ft.
Swarms of dretches sometimes escape the Abyss onto other planes of existence, or they might be part of a demonic invasion. Without direction, these crude demons rampage and despoil with cruel enthusiasm.
Spined devils, also known as spinagons, lurk in the shadows of the Lower Planes, seeking secrets for their infernal lords. They prefer to attack from the air, flinging wicked barbs while staying out of reach of foes. Spined devils collect information to gain leverage over mortals or to entice powerful devils. Roll on or choose a result from the Spined Devil Intelligence table to inspire what…
Tiny Aberration, Chaotic Neutral AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 7 (3d4) Speed 30 ft., Burrow 10 ft.
Slaad tadpoles are ravenous, newborn slaadi. They hatch from eggs implanted into living hosts by red slaadi, but they also appear in great numbers in Limbo and other chaotic realms. Under most conditions, a slaad tadpole transforms into a blue slaad—or a green slaad if its host was able to cast spells of level 3 or higher—within 2d12 hours of hatching.
Wrapped in ritual robes and carrying a skull-tipped staff, this wizened, albino ratling chants hymns in high-pitched squeaks in praise to the Rat God. Her beady red eyes flare with zealous passion. These devoted followers of the Rat God are amongst the most gifted and powerful ratling spellcasters. Among the most ancient ratlings, only a handful exist. Most were among the first to gnaw upon…
This creature has a gaunt and misshapen form, with the scaled body, tail, and head of an alligator, bony spikes covering its body like a porcupine, batlike wings, and long, spindly limbs. The Allopine is a creature that defies logic, seemingly a shifting and confused array of various animals—its disjointed and bizarre arrangements make them a puzzle to look at. Flying through the Space Between…
Accuser devils, or zebubs, serve as Hell’s messengers and spies. Their ability to share what they’ve seen with other creatures makes them especially useful—not only to other devils, but also to mortal conjurers. Some infernal lords unleash them in enormous, horrid swarms upon unsuspecting lands to debase flesh and land alike while collecting secrets the infernal host might later put to use.…
Medium Swarm of Tiny Aberrations, Chaotic Evil AC 14 Initiative +4 (14) HP 60 (11d8 + 11) Speed 20 ft., Swim 20 ft.
Indistinguishable from jackals in their natural form, jackalweres shape-shift to deceive others. These shape-shifters can take three forms: a jackal, a human, or a monstrous hybrid of the two. Jackalweres are easily mistaken for werewolves, but jackalweres aren’t supernaturally afflicted—their jackal forms are their natural state. Jackalweres also possess magical gazes capable of putting foes to…
Faceless, Unnatural Canine Demodogs are sinister, quadrupedal predators that spawn from limacine larvae. From a distance, they loosely resemble hairless dogs with tough, wrinkled hides and faceless, flower-like heads. When a demodog attacks, its head parts to reveal powerful jaws framed by toothed, fleshy petals. Like wolves, demodogs typically hunt in packs, overwhelming their prey in gloomy…
Cloaked in a thick leather jacket and a crude, custom-made gas mask, this ratling scurries forth clutching a worn satchel brimming with poisons and potions. An acrid smell wafts off the ratling, combined with burnt hair and something putrid and rotten. Its fur is mottled, and burned away in patches across its neck, arms, and legs. Its flesh is covered in sores, blisters, and infected wounds. It…
A full-grown gibtas uses its powerful legs and rubbery body to bound great distances. Most gibtases remain solitary, unless bonded with a creature.
Towering over the other Deep Dregs is a muscle-bound warrior with a head shaped like a hammerhead shark. They carry a colossal shield made from the opalescent shell of some mollusk, and their gnarled hide is covered in algae and barnacles. A thick chain is wrapped around their wrists, attached to the massive, spiked harpoon they carry. Champions of the Duchess, Deep Knights tower over others of…
A writhing column consisting of a knotted mass of entwined rat-tails wobbles towards you. A score of drooling ratlings, their bodies twisted and merged together, support the bloated tail-spire. Their clawed feet scamper frantically to propel this horrendous heap of rat-flesh. Their beady eyes glimmer with eerie glow as the wiggling tails whip up volatile eldritch energy. Not to be confused with…
A gnome cultist consults an all-knowing aboleth In aquatic abysses, aboleths dream of dead empires and orchestrate plots that unfold across ages. These elusive, amphibious immortals physically and mentally overwhelm their victims and transform creatures with a slimy, aberrant infection, reshaping other beings to serve them beneath the waves. Aboleths possess terrifying intellects and have alien…
A crowstorm is a great, swirling mass of dark feathers accompanied constant, harshly malevolent crow calls. Hundreds of fiendish birds fly in unison, their beady eyes dripping blood as they swoop down to tear at the flesh of their victims. A crowstorm’s horrific caws mingle into an eerie cacophony of pleading whispers, and it robs the gift of flight from anything that draws too close. Secret.…
The strange creature appears to be a glistening growth of mucus-filled flesh upon a mass of boneless skin that slowly wriggles about. It shifts within its own reality, like a faded illusion, slipping between multiple locations. The growth jiggles and wobbles as it moves. Acidic mucus and saliva leaks from small, sharp mandibles. It hisses as it drips to the ground around it. Somehow, as the…
The undulating body of this monstrous caterpillar bristles with sharp, luminescent spines. The creature’s skin is a disturbing tapestry of purples and greens, throbbing with an eerie, bioluminescent glow. The larval form of the Hazewing Moth is a disgusting, hairy, purring caterpillar. Using their strange mandibles, Hazewing Moth Caterpillars are able to slowly feed on and consume delerium…
A creature of nearly impossible proportions and colors steps through a tear in the fabric of reality. It has spindly limbs that end in three sharp digits, attaching to a tubular stalk of a body. Opening within its form is a long, toothy maw lined with tiny undulating tentacles. A faint gurgling sound emanates from the creature. You feel hunger, but strangely, you realize it is not your own…
Large Swarm of Tiny Beasts, Unaligned AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 11 (2d10) Speed 5 ft., Fly 30 ft.
Unnatural subterranean hunters, darkmantles veil themselves in magical shadows and use their bizarre anatomies to disguise themselves as stalactites. When prey passes below, lurking darkmantles drop and unfurl their webbed tentacles, attempting to blind, suffocate, or crush their victims. Darkmantles share similarities with piercers and ropers and often hunt near those monsters. Scholars have…
Almost as numerous as red slaadi, blue slaadi are muscular brutes with vicious blades extending from the backs of their claws. These claws carry a magical curse called chaos phage, which can transform victims into red or green slaadi. Blue slaadi accompany red slaadi and behave similarly. They innately know the signs of chaos phage and avoid slaying creatures that carry it or other slaad curses.
Tirelessly destructive, quasits sow discord through nasty pranks, sabotage, and ambushes. These tiny demons use chaos and violence to terrorize others. By shape-shifting into harmless but ill-omened creatures or by turning invisible, quasits sneak into places where they spy for villainous masters or set vicious traps. Quasits delight in hiding in dark places and—when least expected—bursting forth…
The massive creature slumps forward on two stocky legs with bloated and bleeding feet. Its huge gut drags along the ground with several open sores weeping with puss and ichor. Its face is buried in multiple chins as acidic drool drips down them, running down its belly. It opens its mouth as it lets out a gurgling moan, and it reaches into one of its open sores, pulling out a pile of pus-covered…
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