Gnomish Knife Cultist
Small Humanoid · Lawful Evil · CR 5
- Humanoid
- Small
- Tier 2
- Evil
CR 5 small humanoid, lawful evil — that's Gnomish Knife Cultist. Native to farmland and urban. Sourced from Creature Codex.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Humanoid
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Lawful Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Farmland, Urban
- Sources
- Creature Codex
Ecology
Gnomish Knife Cultist is a sentient species with its own culture, settlements, and political structure. It is most often found in farmland regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Gnomish Knife Cultist is driven by culture, faction, and personal motive; can be reasoned with, bribed, or betrayed. Its Lawful 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Gnomish Knife Cultist is introduced in Kobold Press's Creature Codex (2018). 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 Gnomish Knife Cultist
- What is the challenge rating of Gnomish Knife Cultist?
- Gnomish Knife Cultist is rated CR 5. The rating matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Gnomish Knife Cultist?
- The bestiary type for Gnomish Knife Cultist is humanoid, small size, lawful evil alignment.
- Where does Gnomish Knife Cultist live?
- In the bestiary, Gnomish Knife Cultist appears in Farmland, Urban.