Salamander Monarch
Large Elemental · Neutral Evil · CR 13
- Elemental
- Large
- Tier 3
- Evil
Salamander Monarch is a large elemental of neutral evil alignment, CR 13. Found in mountain and planar. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 13
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Mountain, Planar
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Salamander Monarch is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in mountain regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Salamander Monarch is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its Neutral Evil 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Salamander Monarch is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). 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 Salamander Monarch
- What is the challenge rating of Salamander Monarch?
- Salamander Monarch's challenge rating is 13. A party in this band fits levels 11-16.
- What type of creature is Salamander Monarch?
- Salamander Monarch is classified as a elemental in D&D 5e, large size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Salamander Monarch live?
- The published habitats for Salamander Monarch: Mountain, Planar.