Canoloth
Medium Fiend · · CR 8
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 2
Canoloth at CR 8 is logged as a medium fiend. Habitat: coastal, underground, and urban. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 8
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 50 ft.
- Habitats
- Coastal, Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ecology
Canoloth 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 coastal regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Canoloth 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.
Origin
Canoloth is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. 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 Canoloth
- What is the challenge rating of Canoloth?
- The CR on Canoloth is 8. That CR fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Canoloth?
- Canoloth is classified as a fiend in D&D 5e, medium size.
- Where does Canoloth live?
- The bestiary places Canoloth in Coastal, Underground, Urban.