Spectral Guardian
Medium Undead · Neutral Evil · CR 6
- Undead
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Ranges across any; Spectral Guardian lists at CR 6 as a medium undead (neutral evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 6
- Type
- Undead
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 0, fly 60
- Habitats
- Any
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Spectral Guardian is a creature that has crossed the threshold of death; its continued presence is itself a violation of natural law. It is most often found in any regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Spectral Guardian is haunted by what it was in life; its goals echo old grievances or the will of the necromancer who raised it. 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
Spectral Guardian is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). Undead are the wounds the Negative Plane leaves on the mortal world — every undead has a death story behind it. 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 Spectral Guardian
- What is the challenge rating of Spectral Guardian?
- The CR on Spectral Guardian is 6. That CR fits levels 5-11.
- What type of creature is Spectral Guardian?
- The bestiary type for Spectral Guardian is undead, medium size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Spectral Guardian live?
- Spectral Guardian's habitat is open: the bestiary entry doesn't restrict the creature to one biome.