Hippogriff
Large Monstrosity · · CR 1
- Monstrosity
- Large
- Tier 1
Ranges across grassland, hill, and mountain; Hippogriff lists at CR 1 as a large monstrosity (unaligned). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1
- Type
- Monstrosity
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Grassland, Hill, Mountain
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Hippogriffs live in moors, hills, and grasslands where they form small migratory herds. They graze on grass and hunt small game opportunistically, more like deer with talons than true raptors. They are prey to griffons, wyverns, and rocs, which they avoid by speed and herd vigilance. Mating produces a single foal each season, raised collectively by the herd. They tolerate human settlement at the edges of their range and can be domesticated with patience and careful imprinting.
Behaviour
Hippogriffs are skittish, social, and surprisingly affectionate when bonded to a handler. Wild herds spook easily and flee at the first sign of danger, regrouping miles away. Domesticated hippogriffs imprint on a single rider and follow them with doglike loyalty, defending them aggressively when cornered. They communicate in low whickers and throat-clicks that herd members recognize across long distances, and they grieve visibly when herd members die.
Origin
Folklore says hippogriffs are the unlikely offspring of griffons and horses, a mating mythologized as impossible until elves bred the first stable hippogriff line. Sages dispute the genealogy but agree hippogriffs are ancient and stable as a species. Several mounted-knight orders trace their hippogriff bloodlines back centuries, and royal stables in some elven realms hold hippogriff foals more valuable than warhorses, prized for both flight and gentleness.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hippogriff
- What is the challenge rating of Hippogriff?
- The CR on Hippogriff is 1. That CR fits parties at the start of their adventuring careers.
- What type of creature is Hippogriff?
- The bestiary type for Hippogriff is monstrosity, large size.
- Where does Hippogriff live?
- Hippogriff is typically encountered in Grassland, Hill, Mountain.