Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes
Huge Fiend (Demon) · Any Evil · CR 28
- Fiend (Demon)
- Huge
- Tier 4
- Evil
Ranges across planar; Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes lists at CR 28 as a huge fiend (demon) (any evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 28
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Any Evil
- Speed
- 40, burrow 40
- Habitats
- Planar
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is a creature of the Lower Planes, present in the mortal world via summoning, banishment-failure, or a planar breach. It is most often found in planar regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its Any Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). Fiends originate in the Lower Planes — the Nine Hells, the Abyss, or further hells beyond — bound to whatever cosmic hierarchy that plane enforces. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes
- What is the challenge rating of Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes?
- Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is rated CR 28. The rating suits endgame groups.
- What type of creature is Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes?
- By creature type, Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is a fiend (demon), huge size, any evil alignment.
- Where does Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes live?
- Alsikaya, Screeching Mother of Volcanoes is typically encountered in Planar.