Tanarukk
Medium Fiend (Demon) · · CR 5
- Fiend (Demon)
- Medium
- Tier 2
Tanarukk at CR 5 is logged as a medium fiend (demon). Habitat: hill, mountain, and underground. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Habitats
- Hill, Mountain, Underground
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Tanarukk is a creature of the Lower Planes, present in the mortal world via summoning, banishment-failure, or a planar breach. It is most often found in hill regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Tanarukk is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Tanarukk is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. Fiends originate in the Lower Planes — the Nine Hells, the Abyss, or further hells beyond — bound to whatever cosmic hierarchy that plane enforces. 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 Tanarukk
- What is the challenge rating of Tanarukk?
- Tanarukk has a challenge rating of 5. It fits levels 5-11.
- What type of creature is Tanarukk?
- By creature type, Tanarukk is a fiend (demon), medium size.
- Where does Tanarukk live?
- Tanarukk's listed habitats include Hill, Mountain, Underground.