Dubius
Small Fiend · Neutral Evil · CR 2
- Fiend
- Small
- Tier 1
- Evil
Ranges across farmland, planar, and urban; Dubius lists at CR 2 as a small fiend (neutral evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Farmland, Planar, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Dubius 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 farmland regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Dubius is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. 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.
Origin
Dubius is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). 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.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Dubius
- What is the challenge rating of Dubius?
- Dubius's challenge rating is 2. A party in this band fits levels 1-5.
- What type of creature is Dubius?
- The bestiary type for Dubius is fiend, small size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Dubius live?
- Dubius is typically encountered in Farmland, Planar, Urban.