Vetala
Medium Fiend (Demon) · Chaotic Evil · CR 8
- Fiend (Demon)
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Vetala is a medium fiend (demon) of chaotic evil alignment, CR 8. Found in planar and urban. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 8
- Type
- Fiend (Demon)
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40
- Habitats
- Planar, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Vetala 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 planar regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Vetala is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. 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.
Origin
Vetala is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). 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.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Vetala
- What is the challenge rating of Vetala?
- Listed CR for Vetala: 8. Match it to a party that works against tier-2 parties.
- What type of creature is Vetala?
- By creature type, Vetala is a fiend (demon), medium size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Vetala live?
- Vetala is typically encountered in Planar, Urban.