Shadow Beast
Medium Fey · Chaotic Evil · CR 7
- Fey
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Shadow Beast at CR 7 is logged as a medium fey; alignment chaotic evil. Habitat: badlands, forest, ruins, and underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 7
- Type
- Fey
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 0, fly 40
- Habitats
- Badlands, Forest, Ruins, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Shadow Beast is a creature of the Feywild, bound to seasonal cycles, oaths, and the strange logic of fey courts. It is most often found in badlands regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Shadow Beast is governed by oaths, bargains, and a sense of beauty alien to mortals. 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Shadow Beast is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). 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.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Beast
- What is the challenge rating of Shadow Beast?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Shadow Beast sits at 7. It fits levels 5-11.
- What type of creature is Shadow Beast?
- By creature type, Shadow Beast is a fey, medium size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Shadow Beast live?
- Shadow Beast is typically encountered in Badlands, Forest, Ruins, Underground.