Kalke
Small Fiend · Neutral Evil · CR 1/4
- Fiend
- Small
- Tier 1
- Evil
Kalke is a small fiend of neutral evil alignment, CR 1/4. Found in any. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/4
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30, climb 30
- Habitats
- Any
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Kalke 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 any regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Kalke is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its Neutral 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.
Origin
Kalke is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Kalke
- What is the challenge rating of Kalke?
- Listed CR for Kalke: 1/4. Match it to a party that suits early-tier-1 encounters.
- What type of creature is Kalke?
- Kalke is classified as a fiend in D&D 5e, small size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Kalke live?
- Kalke is region-agnostic — the published habitat is 'Any'.