Kalkydra
Huge Celestial · Lawful Good · CR 13
- Celestial
- Huge
- Tier 3
- Good
As a huge celestial (lawful good), Kalkydra carries CR 13. Common in planar environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 13
- Type
- Celestial
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Lawful Good
- Speed
- 40, climb 40, fly 90
- Habitats
- Planar
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Kalkydra is a being of the Upper Planes, present in the world only when summoned, sworn, or sent on cosmic business. It is most often found in planar regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Kalkydra is principled and deliberate, its actions tied to a cause it believes in. Its Lawful Good 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
Kalkydra is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Celestials originate in the Upper Planes, sworn to one of the cosmic ideals (good, law) that those planes embody. 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 Kalkydra
- What is the challenge rating of Kalkydra?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Kalkydra sits at 13. It matches tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Kalkydra?
- By creature type, Kalkydra is a celestial, huge size, lawful good alignment.
- Where does Kalkydra live?
- In the bestiary, Kalkydra appears in Planar.