both being devour creatures recently

Ankheg (Stranger Things)

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

underground labyrinths. From these tunnels, they burst forth to dissolve and devour smaller creatures using their acid-dripping mandibles and sprays of digestive enzymes.

Swanmay

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

along well with dryads and other creatures devoted to protecting the wilderness. Roll or choose a result from the Swanmay’s Charge table as inspiration for what a swanmay protects. Swanmay

’s Charge 1d6 The Swanmay Is Devoted to Protecting … 1 A hidden spring. 2 A lakeshore recently ravaged by a forest fire. 3 The conjunction of three rivers

Nabassu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

so that they can embark on a feast of souls there. A summoned nabassu seeks to break free so that it can devour the soul of its summoner and then feed on the souls of whatever other creatures it can

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

Tyrannosaurus Rex Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.This enormous predatory dinosaur terrorizes all other creatures in its territory. It chases anything it thinks it can eat, and there are few creatures it won't try to devour whole.

Neogi Hatchling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their home world long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber hulks and used them to build sleek, spidery ships capable of traversing the multiverse.

it with a special poison. The toxin transforms the old neogi into a bloated mass of flesh. Younger neogi lay their eggs atop it, and when the hatchlings emerge, they devour the old neogi and one

Geonid

Monsters The Tortle Package

. Geonids can attune to stone in a way that lets them discern what other creatures have been in the area recently. Geonids use this ability to track prey and to determine whether other creatures have

. The geonid touches a stone object or surface and knows what types of creatures have been within 10 feet of that stone in the past 24 hours. The geonid can also determine the number of creatures of

Neogi Hatchling Swarm

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, as well as on the Astral Plane and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber hulks and

poison. The toxin transforms the old neogi into a bloated mass of flesh. Younger neogi lay their eggs atop it, and when the hatchlings emerge, they devour the old neogi and one another until only a

Kindori

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

deteriorate after parasites devour the creature’s flesh. A kindori skeleton can be transformed into a spelljamming ship by placing a spelljamming helm inside it. Kindori are peaceful creatures but

creatures to live and travel on its body. Mosses, molds, and other parasitic organisms grow on its surface, which in turn attract predators to clean them off. A kindori might have scavvers feeding on

Gibberling

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

rarely encountered alone. They rampage in dense swarms, crawling and leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path. Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering

. Loud and shrill, their exasperating nonsense distracts even the most focused creatures. Swarm of Gibberlings;Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned

Frost Salamander

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

but. Frost salamanders greedily devour any prey foolhardy enough to try sleeping in their lairs. On rare occasions, frost giant;frost giants (see the Monster Manual) capture and tame these creatures, using them to burrow into the ice to help create outposts and fortresses.ColdFire

hunt warm-blooded creatures. They sometimes travel to frigid climes on the Material Plane by wandering through planar gates. Frost salamanders’ aggressive appetite for any heat source leads

Nightwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ends. Most individuals prove unequal to the task. Those not destroyed outright are sometimes drawn inside the plane and replaced by nightwalkers—terrifying Undead creatures that devour all life

sucks the life and soul from creatures, annihilating most at once. The few who survive by sheer luck or by harnessing some rare form of protective magic soon discover that they can’t leave as easily

Swarm of Gibberlings

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

leaping over each other to rip, shred, and devour everything in their path. Gibberlings are named for their incoherent chattering. Loud and shrill, their exasperating nonsense distracts even the most

focused creatures. Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon

Otyugh Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

a grotesque window into the virulent refuse the otyugh recently consumed. Mutates A creature exposed to the strange energy of the Far Realm risks developing mutations. Such a creature undergoes a

with the Far Realm. Some creatures become mutates after prolonged exposure to Far Realm energy or magic drawn from that strange plane. Others deliberately change themselves, seeking to embrace the

Anhkolox

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

target.Anhkoloxes are vicious undead creatures created from the bones of bears and other beasts. Their barbed bones grind and crack, often moving in seemingly impossible ways. Anhkoloxes are driven by

territorial instinct and a predatory urge to hunt and devour living prey. They run on all fours and rear up onto their hind legs when they corner their quarry. When they strike, they wallop foes about

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mobs, constantly searching for intruders to surround and devour. These Fiends protect the Abyss from non-demons. When they spot any interlopers, they gather in a crowd and surge forward, emitting a

wave of fear in advance of their attacks that leaves their victims terrified and rooted in place. Creatures bitten by rutterkins are exposed to a terrible disease that infects them with the corrupting

Neogi Pirate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber hulks and used them to build sleek, spidery ships capable of traversing the multiverse.

Neogi Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber hulks and used them to build sleek, spidery ships capable of traversing the

Feyr

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

horror that feeds quietly on strong emotions. To minimize the chance of harm to itself, it prefers to devour the nightmares of other creatures while they sleep. Feyrs shun bright light but aren

Breath Drinker

Monsters The Book of Many Things

causing the creatures to devour themselves. Cunning stalkers, breath drinkers are usually solitary. Occasionally they serve powerful Far Realm entities or Elder Evils, consuming life and souls for their

Incorporeal Movement. The breath drinker can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can

’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again

Neogi Void Hunter

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Material Plane, as well as on the Astral Plane and the Ethereal Plane. They left their home world long ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber

Psurlon Leader

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

end of its body, and a superior intellect. Other psurlons look to the two-headed ones for leadership. Psurlons Psurlons are malevolent, wormlike creatures that were ejected from the Far Realm long

illithids devour the victims’ brains while the psurlons consume the rest of the prey. Githyanki despise psurlons because of this alliance and attack psurlon strongholds in the Astral Sea

Gremorly's Ghost

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Ethereal Sight. Gremorly can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when he is on the Material Plane, and vice versa. Incorporeal Movement. Gremorly can move through other creatures and objects as if

came to investigate the seemingly abandoned keep, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. It has the following additional properties. Devour Soul Whenever you use it to reduce a creature to 0 hit points, the sword slays the creature and

reduces you to 0 hit points, Blackrazor devours your soul. Soul Hunter While you hold the weapon, you are aware of the presence of Tiny or larger creatures within 60 feet of you that aren’t

Carrion Stalker

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

zombies. The embedded carrion stalkers ride along in their freshly animated conveyances, bursting forth once they detect living creatures nearby. This destroys the zombie, but unleashes a new horror

. Carrion stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawler;carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as

Psurlon Ringer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

recognize it for what it is. Psurlons Psurlons are malevolent, wormlike creatures that were ejected from the Far Realm long ago. They now live on the Astral Plane. They have legs that end in

the Material Plane, psurlons have been known to work with mind flayer;mind flayers. Together, they collect victims to feed on; the illithids devour the victims’ brains while the psurlons consume

Psurlon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

each: disguise self, mage armor (self only) 1/day: suggestionPsurlons are malevolent, wormlike creatures that were ejected from the Far Realm long ago. They now live on the Astral Plane. They have

intended victims. On the Material Plane, psurlons have been known to work with mind flayer;mind flayers. Together, they collect victims to feed on; the illithids devour the victims’ brains while

Neogi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ago to conquer and devour creatures in other realms. During this era, they dominated umber hulk;umber hulks and used them to build sleek, spidery ships capable of traversing the multiverse.Enslave

Gauth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

duplicates), targeting one to three creatures it can see within 120 feet of it: 1: Devour Magic Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or have one of its magic items lose

to drain. A gauth might employ creatures to bring it items that can provide it with sustenance. When the ritual to summon a spectator goes wrong, a gauth might push itself through the flawed

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

in reuniting Strahd with his lost love and, in so doing, ending Barovia's curse. The Abbot has recently completed work on a flesh golem bride made from the body parts of dead women. While the Belviews

giving the devil his heart's desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.” Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.” Flaw. “I can't be corrupted. My

Geryon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils

banishment spell. Regional Effects. The region containing Geryon's lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Intelligent creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently

Geryon (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

of Geryon until the end of its next turn. Swift Sting (Costs 2 Actions). Geryon attacks with his stinger. Teleport. Geryon uses his Teleport action.Geryon's Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his

following effects: Intelligent creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see shimmering portals leading to places they consider safe. Passing through a portal always deposits a traveler somewhere

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the bushes and strangle you. If you stray too far from the house at night, bugbears will scoop you up to devour you in their den. If a bugbear cuts off your head, your soul stays trapped inside

otherwise produce anything of value. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape

Astral Dreadnought

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the astral mists since the dawn of the multiverse, trying to devour all other creatures they encounter. Covered from head to tail in layers of thick, spiked plates, a dreadnought has two gnarled limbs

Geryon (Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

competent replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams

derive no benefit from the rest. Hellish Doorways. Sapient creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see shimmering portals leading to places they consider safe. Passing through a portal always

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