Redcap
Medium Fey · Neutral Evil · CR 6
- Fey
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Redcap, CR 6, fills the medium fey role with neutral evil disposition. Encounter regions: forest, hill, and swamp. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1 and Monsters of the Multiverse.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 6
- Type
- Fey
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 40
- Habitats
- Forest, Hill, Swamp
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1, Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Redcap is a creature of the Feywild, bound to seasonal cycles, oaths, and the strange logic of fey courts. It is most often found in forest regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Redcap is governed by oaths, bargains, and a sense of beauty alien to mortals. 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
Redcap is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016) and reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. Fey trace to the Feywild and the eternal courts of the seasons — the Seelie and Unseelie, or older powers. 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 Redcap
- What is the challenge rating of Redcap?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Redcap sits at 6. It works against tier-2 parties.
- What type of creature is Redcap?
- By creature type, Redcap is a fey, medium size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Redcap live?
- The bestiary places Redcap in Forest, Hill, Swamp.