Badger
Tiny Beast · · CR 0
- Beast
- Tiny
- Tier 1
Badger is a tiny beast of unaligned alignment, CR 0. Found in forest. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 0
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Forest
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Badgers are solitary or live in small family groups (clans) within elaborate underground setts spanning multiple chambers and exits. Omnivorous: earthworms, roots, beetles, small mammals, eggs. They're nocturnal in temperate forests and active by day in colder climes. A sett can be inherited across badger generations for over a century, with new tunnels added each year. They neither hibernate fully nor migrate.
Behaviour
Stubborn, territorial, and astonishingly aggressive when defending kits. A badger will face down a wolf or even a bear at the sett entrance. Otherwise placid and shy, avoiding humanoids. Grumbles, hisses, and emits a sharp musk when alarmed. Druids and rangers respect badgers as keepers of the deep root, and folk wisdom says a badger never forgets a dug grave.
Origin
Badgers are mundane beasts but feature heavily in halfling and shield-dwarf folklore. The Strongheart halflings of the Western Heartlands consider badgers tutelary spirits, and a halfling clan name 'Brockhollow' literally means 'badger-sett.' Druids of the Circle of Land (Forest) sometimes Wild Shape into badgers for the burrow access during sieges and infiltrations.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Badger
- What is the challenge rating of Badger?
- The CR on Badger is 0. That CR fits a tier-1 party (levels 1-4).
- What type of creature is Badger?
- The bestiary type for Badger is beast, tiny size.
- Where does Badger live?
- You'll find Badger in Forest according to the bestiary entry.