Brain Hood
Tiny Aberration · Neutral Evil · CR 1/2
- Aberration
- Tiny
- Tier 1
- Evil
Ranges across forest and grassland; Brain Hood lists at CR 1/2 as a tiny aberration (neutral evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Type
- Aberration
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 20, fly 40
- Habitats
- Forest, Grassland
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Brain Hood is an outsider to the natural order, often associated with the Far Realm or other planes whose laws differ from this world. It is most often found in forest regions. It is tiny-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Brain Hood is cold and inhuman in its goals; it does not think the way mortals think. Its Neutral 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Brain Hood is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). Aberrations leak from the Far Realm or older creations that predate the gods, where the laws of reality differ. 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 Brain Hood
- What is the challenge rating of Brain Hood?
- Listed CR for Brain Hood: 1/2. Match it to a party that suits early-tier-1 encounters.
- What type of creature is Brain Hood?
- Brain Hood is classified as a aberration in D&D 5e, tiny size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Brain Hood live?
- Brain Hood's listed habitats include Forest, Grassland.