Gnoll Cackler
Medium Fiend · · CR 2
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 1
Gnoll Cackler, CR 2, fills the medium fiend role. Encounter regions: desert, forest, grassland, hill, and planar. Sourced from Flee, Mortals!.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Planar
- Sources
- Flee, Mortals!
Ecology
Gnoll Cackler 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 desert regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Gnoll Cackler 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Gnoll Cackler is introduced in MCDM's Flee, Mortals! (2023). 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 Gnoll Cackler
- What is the challenge rating of Gnoll Cackler?
- Gnoll Cackler is rated CR 2. The rating works against tier-1 parties.
- What type of creature is Gnoll Cackler?
- The bestiary type for Gnoll Cackler is fiend, medium size.
- Where does Gnoll Cackler live?
- Gnoll Cackler is at home in Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Planar.