Babau
Medium Fiend (Demon) · · CR 4
- Fiend (Demon)
- Medium
- Tier 1
Ranges across underground and urban; Babau lists at CR 4 as a medium fiend (demon). Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 40 ft.
- Habitats
- Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Babau 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 underground regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Babau is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Babau is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Babau
- What is the challenge rating of Babau?
- Babau is rated CR 4. The rating works against tier-1 parties.
- What type of creature is Babau?
- By creature type, Babau is a fiend (demon), medium size.
- Where does Babau live?
- The published habitats for Babau: Underground, Urban.