Star-Nosed Diopsid
Large Aberration · Lawful Evil · CR 9
- Aberration
- Large
- Tier 2
- Evil
As a large aberration (lawful evil), Star-Nosed Diopsid carries CR 9. Common in forest and grassland environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 9
- Type
- Aberration
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Lawful Evil
- Speed
- 30, burrow 15, fly 30
- Habitats
- Forest, Grassland
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Star-Nosed Diopsid is an outsider to the natural order, often associated with the Far Realm or other planes whose laws differ from this world. It is most often found in forest regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Star-Nosed Diopsid is cold and inhuman in its goals; it does not think the way mortals think. Its Lawful 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
Star-Nosed Diopsid is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Aberrations leak from the Far Realm or older creations that predate the gods, where the laws of reality differ. 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 Star-Nosed Diopsid
- What is the challenge rating of Star-Nosed Diopsid?
- Star-Nosed Diopsid's challenge rating is 9. A party in this band fits levels 5-11.
- What type of creature is Star-Nosed Diopsid?
- By creature type, Star-Nosed Diopsid is a aberration, large size, lawful evil alignment.
- Where does Star-Nosed Diopsid live?
- In the bestiary, Star-Nosed Diopsid appears in Forest, Grassland.