Qumdaq
Small Elemental · Neutral · CR 1/4
- Elemental
- Small
- Tier 1
- Neutral
CR 1/4 small elemental, neutral — that's Qumdaq. Native to badlands and desert. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/4
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Neutral
- Speed
- 30, burrow 30
- Habitats
- Badlands, Desert
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Qumdaq is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in badlands regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Qumdaq is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its Neutral alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Qumdaq is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. 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 Qumdaq
- What is the challenge rating of Qumdaq?
- Qumdaq has a challenge rating of 1/4. It matches a tier-1 group in low-stakes encounters.
- What type of creature is Qumdaq?
- Qumdaq is classified as a elemental in D&D 5e, small size, neutral alignment.
- Where does Qumdaq live?
- The bestiary places Qumdaq in Badlands, Desert.