Essence of Tides
Medium Elemental · · CR 5
- Elemental
- Medium
- Tier 2
As a medium elemental, Essence of Tides carries CR 5. Common in any, planar, and underwater environments. Sourced from Flee, Mortals!.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 15, swim 50
- Habitats
- Any, Planar, Underwater
- Sources
- Flee, Mortals!
Ecology
Essence of Tides is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in planar regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Essence of Tides is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Essence of Tides is introduced in MCDM's Flee, Mortals! (2023). Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. 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 Essence of Tides
- What is the challenge rating of Essence of Tides?
- Essence of Tides is rated CR 5. The rating works against tier-2 parties.
- What type of creature is Essence of Tides?
- The bestiary type for Essence of Tides is elemental, medium size.
- Where does Essence of Tides live?
- The bestiary places Essence of Tides in Any, Planar, Underwater.