Karakura
Medium Fiend · Neutral Evil · CR 5
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Ranges across planar; Karakura lists at CR 5 as a medium fiend (neutral evil). Sourced from Creature Codex.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30, fly 40
- Habitats
- Planar
- Sources
- Creature Codex
Ecology
Karakura 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 medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Karakura 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
Karakura is introduced in Kobold Press's Creature Codex (2018). 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 Karakura
- What is the challenge rating of Karakura?
- Karakura is rated CR 5. The rating works against tier-2 parties.
- What type of creature is Karakura?
- Karakura is classified as a fiend in D&D 5e, medium size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Karakura live?
- Habitats for Karakura: Planar.