Maw of Yeenoghu
Huge Fiend (Demon) · Chaotic Evil · CR 10
- Fiend (Demon)
- Huge
- Tier 2
- Evil
Maw of Yeenoghu, CR 10, fills the huge fiend (demon) role with chaotic evil disposition. Encounter regions: hill and planar.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 10
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40
- Habitats
- Hill, Planar
- Sources
- —
Ecology
Maw of Yeenoghu 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 hill regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Maw of Yeenoghu 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.
Origin
Maw of Yeenoghu appears in published 5e bestiaries. 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 Maw of Yeenoghu
- What is the challenge rating of Maw of Yeenoghu?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Maw of Yeenoghu sits at 10. It matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Maw of Yeenoghu?
- By creature type, Maw of Yeenoghu is a fiend (demon), huge size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Maw of Yeenoghu live?
- In the bestiary, Maw of Yeenoghu appears in Hill, Planar.