Fossil Cryptic
Medium Elemental · · CR 7
- Elemental
- Medium
- Tier 2
As a medium elemental, Fossil Cryptic carries CR 7. Common in mountain and underground environments. Sourced from Flee, Mortals!.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 7
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 40, burrow 20
- Habitats
- Mountain, Underground
- Sources
- Flee, Mortals!
Ecology
Fossil Cryptic is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in mountain regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Fossil Cryptic 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
Fossil Cryptic 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 Fossil Cryptic
- What is the challenge rating of Fossil Cryptic?
- Fossil Cryptic has a challenge rating of 7. It fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Fossil Cryptic?
- By creature type, Fossil Cryptic is a elemental, medium size.
- Where does Fossil Cryptic live?
- You'll find Fossil Cryptic in Mountain, Underground according to the bestiary entry.