Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain
Huge Fiend (Demon) · Chaotic Evil · CR 23
- Fiend (Demon)
- Huge
- Tier 4
- Evil
Ranges across planar; Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain lists at CR 23 as a huge fiend (demon) (chaotic evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 23
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Planar
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain 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 planar regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its Chaotic 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
Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). 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 Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain
- What is the challenge rating of Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain?
- The CR on Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain is 23. That CR fits the very top of the level ladder.
- What type of creature is Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain?
- By creature type, Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain is a fiend (demon), huge size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain live?
- The bestiary places Hriggala, Jaws of Vardesain in Planar.