Darkling Elder
Medium Fey · · CR 2
- Fey
- Medium
- Tier 1
Darkling Elder, CR 2, fills the medium fey role. Encounter regions: forest, swamp, underground, and urban. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Fey
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Habitats
- Forest, Swamp, Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Darkling Elder is a creature of the Feywild, bound to seasonal cycles, oaths, and the strange logic of fey courts. It is most often found in forest regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Darkling Elder is governed by oaths, bargains, and a sense of beauty alien to mortals. 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
Darkling Elder is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. Fey trace to the Feywild and the eternal courts of the seasons — the Seelie and Unseelie, or older powers. 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 Darkling Elder
- What is the challenge rating of Darkling Elder?
- The CR on Darkling Elder is 2. That CR suits an early or mid tier-1 group.
- What type of creature is Darkling Elder?
- The bestiary type for Darkling Elder is fey, medium size.
- Where does Darkling Elder live?
- Habitats for Darkling Elder: Forest, Swamp, Underground, Urban.