Adversaries
A bestiary of creatures and foes to challenge your party in combat and roleplay
ACID BURROWER
Tier 1 Solo
A horse-sized insect with digging claws and acidic blood.
ADULT FLICKERFLY
Tier 3 Solo
A winged insect the size of a large house with iridescent scales and wings that move too fast to track.
APPRENTICE ASSASSIN
Tier 2 Minion
A young trainee eager to prove themselves.
ARCH-NECROMANCER
Tier 4 Leader
A decaying mage adorned in dark, tattered robes.
ARCHER GUARD
Tier 1 Ranged
A tall guard bearing a longbow and quiver with arrows fletched in the settlement’s colors.
ARCHER SQUADRON
Tier 2 Horde
A group of trained archers bearing massive bows.
ASSASSIN POISONER
Tier 2 Skulk
A cunning scoundrel skilled in both poisons and ambushing.
BATTLE BOX
Tier 2 Solo
A cube-shaped construct with a different rune on each of their six sides.
BEAR
Tier 1 Bruiser
A large bear with thick fur and powerful claws.
BLADED GUARD
Tier 1 Standard
An armored guard bearing a sword and shield painted in the settlement’s colors.
BRAWNY ZOMBIE
Tier 1 Bruiser
A large corpse, decay-bloated and angry.
CAVE OGRE
Tier 1 Solo
A massive humanoid who sees all sapient life as food.
CHAOS SKULL
Tier 2 Ranged
A floating humanoid skull animated by scintillating magic.
CONSCRIPT
Tier 2 Minion
A poorly trained civilian pressed into war.
CONSTRUCT
Tier 1 Solo
A roughly humanoid being of stone and steel, assembled and animated by magic.
COURTESAN
Tier 2 Social
An accomplished manipulator and master of the social arts.
COURTIER
Tier 1 Social
An ambitious and ostentatiously dressed socialite.
CULT ADEPT
Tier 2 Support
An experienced mage wielding shadow and fear.
CULT FANG
Tier 2 Skulk
A professional killer-turned-cultist.
CULT INITIATE
Tier 2 Minion
A low-ranking cultist in simple robes, eager to gain power.
DEEPROOT DEFENDER
Tier 1 Bruiser
A burly vegetable-person with grasping vines.
DEMON OF AVARICE
Tier 3 Support
A regal cloaked monstrosity with circular horns adorned with treasure.
DEMON OF DESPAIR
Tier 3 Skulk
A cloaked one-creature with long limbs, seeping shadows.
DEMON OF HUBRIS
Tier 3 Leader
A perfectly beautiful and infinitely cruel demon with a gleaming spear and elegant robes.
DEMON OF JEALOUSY
Tier 3 Ranged
A fickle creature of spindly limbs and insatiable desires.
DEMON OF WRATH
Tier 3 Bruiser
A hulking demon with boulder-sized fists, driven by endless rage.
DEMONIC HOUND PACK
Tier 2 Horde
Unnatural hounds lit from within by hellfire.
DIRE BAT
Tier 3 Skulk
A winged pet endlessly loyal to their vampire owner.
DIRE WOLF
Tier 1 Skulk
A large wolf with menacing teeth, seldom encountered alone.
DRYAD
Tier 3 Leader
A nature spirit in the form of a humanoid tree.
ELECTRIC EELS
Tier 2 Horde
A swarm of eels that encircle and electrocute.
ELEMENTAL SPARK
Tier 3 Minion
A blazing mote of elemental fire.
ELITE SOLDIER
Tier 2 Standard
An armored squire or experienced commoner looking to advance.
FAILED EXPERIMENT
Tier 2 Standard
A magical necromantic experiment gone wrong, leaving them warped and ungainly.
FALLEN SHOCK TROOP
Tier 4 Minion
A cursed soul bound to the Fallen’s will.
FALLEN SORCERER
Tier 4 Support
Warped mage bound by the bargains they made in life.
FALLEN WARLORD: REALM-BREAKER
Tier 4 Solo
A fallen God, wreathed in rage and resentment, bearing millennia of experience in breaking heroes’ spirits.
FALLEN WARLORD: UNDEFEATED CHAMPION
Tier 4 Solo
That which only the most feared have a chance to fear.
GIANT BEASTMASTER
Tier 2 Leader
A leather-clad warrior bearing a whip and massive bow.
GIANT BRAWLER
Tier 2 Bruiser
An especially muscular giant wielding a warhammer larger than a human.
GIANT EAGLE
Tier 2 Skulk
A giant bird of prey with blood-stained talons.
GIANT MOSQUITOES
Tier 1 Horde
Dozens of fist-sized mosquitoes, flying together for protection.
GIANT RAT
Tier 1 Minion
A cat-sized rodent skilled at scavenging and survival.
GIANT RECRUIT
Tier 2 Minion
A giant fighter undergoing borrowed armor.
GIANT SCORPION
Tier 1 Bruiser
A human-sized insect with tearing claws and a stinging tail.
GLASS SNAKE
Tier 1 Standard
A clear serpent with a massive head that leaves behind a glass shard trail wherever they go.
GORGON
Tier 2 Solo
A snake-headed, scaled humanoid with a gilded bow, enraged that their peace has been disturbed.
GREATER EARTH ELEMENTAL
Tier 3 Bruiser
A living landslide of boulders and dust, as large as a house.
GREATER WATER ELEMENTAL
Tier 3 Support
A huge living wave that crashes down upon enemies.
GREEN OOZE
Tier 1 Skulk
A moving mound of translucent green slime.
HALLOWED ARCHER
Tier 4 Ranged
Spirit soldiers with sanctified bows.
HALLOWED SOLDIER
Tier 4 Minion
Souls of the faithful, lifted up with divine weaponry.
HARRIER
Tier 1 Standard
A nimble fighter armed with javelins.
HEAD GUARD
Tier 1 Leader
A seasoned guard with a mace, a whistle, and a bellowing voice.
HEAD VAMPIRE
Tier 3 Leader
A captivating undead dressed in aristocratic finery.
HIGH SERAPH
Tier 4 Leader
A divine champion, head of a hallowed host of warriors who enforce their god’s will.
HUGE GREEN OOZE
Tier 3 Skulk
A translucent green mound of acid taller than most humans.
HYDRA
Tier 3 Solo
A quadrupedal scaled beast with multiple long-necked heads, each filled with menacing fangs.
JAGGED KNIFE BANDIT
Tier 1 Standard
A cunning criminal in a cloak bearing one of the gang’s iconic knives.
JAGGED KNIFE HEXER
Tier 1 Support
A staff-wielding bandit in a cloak adorned with magical paraphernalia, using curses to vex their foes.
JAGGED KNIFE KNEEBREAKER
Tier 1 Bruiser
An imposing brawler carrying a large club.
JAGGED KNIFE LACKEY
Tier 1 Minion
A thief with simple clothes and small daggers, eager to prove themselves.
JAGGED KNIFE LIEUTENANT
Tier 1 Leader
A seasoned bandit in quality leathers with a strong voice and cunning eyes.
JAGGED KNIFE SHADOW
Tier 1 Skulk
A nimble scoundrel bearing a wicked knife and utilizing shadow magic to isolate targets.
JAGGED KNIFE SNIPER
Tier 1 Ranged
A lanky bandit striking from cover with a shortbow.
JUVENILE FLICKERFLY
Tier 2 Solo
A horse-sized insect with iridescent scales and crystalline wings moving faster than the eye can see.
KNIGHT OF THE REALM
Tier 2 Leader
A decorated soldier with heavy armor and a powerful steed.
KRAKEN
Tier 4 Solo
A legendary beast of the sea, bigger than the largest galleon, with sucker-laden tentacles and a terrifying maw.
MASKED THIEF
Tier 2 Skulk
A cunning thief with acrobatic skill and a flair for the dramatic.
MASTER ASSASSIN
Tier 2 Leader
A seasoned killer with a threatening voice and a deadly blade.
MERCHANT
Tier 1 Social
A finely dressed trader with a keen eye for financial gain.
MERCHANT BARON
Tier 2 Social
An accomplished merchant with a large operation under their command.
MINOR CHAOS ELEMENTAL
Tier 1 Solo
A coruscating mass of uncontrollable magic.
MINOR DEMON
Tier 1 Solo
A crimson-hued creature from the Circles Below, consumed by rage against all mortals.
MINOR FIRE ELEMENTAL
Tier 1 Solo
A living flame the size of a large bonfire.
MINOR TREANT
Tier 1 Minion
An ambulatory sapling rising up to defend their forest.
MINOTAUR WRECKER
Tier 2 Bruiser
A massive bull-headed hybrid with a quick temper.
MONARCH
Tier 3 Social
The sovereign ruler of a nation, unearthed in the privilege of tradition and wielding unmatched power in their domain.
MORTAL HUNTER
Tier 2 Leader
An undead figure wearing a heavy leather coat, with searching eyes and a cruelly cut demeanor.
OAK TREANT
Tier 3 Bruiser
A sturdy animated old-growth tree.
ORACLE OF DOOM
Tier 4 Solo
A towering immortal and incarnation of fate, cursed to only see bad outcomes.
OUTER REALMS ABOMINATION
Tier 4 Bruiser
A chaotic mockery of life, constantly in flux.
OUTER REALMS CORRUPTER
Tier 4 Support
A shifting, formless mass seemingly made of chromatic light.
OUTER REALMS THRALL
Tier 4 Minion
A vaguely humanoid form stripped of memory and identity.
PATCHWORK ZOMBIE HULK
Tier 1 Solo
A towering gestalt of corpses moving as one, with torso-sized limbs and fists as large as a grown halfling.
PERFECTED ZOMBIE
Tier 4 Bruiser
A towering, muscular zombie with magically infused strength and skill.
PETTY NOBLE
Tier 1 Social
A richly dressed and adorned aristocrat brimming with hubris.
PIRATE CAPTAIN
Tier 1 Leader
A charismatic sea dog with an impressive hat, eager to raid and plunder.
PIRATE RAIDERS
Tier 1 Horde
Seafaring scoundrels moving in a ravaging pack.
PIRATE TOUGH
Tier 1 Bruiser
A thickly muscled and tattooed pirate with melon-sized fists.
RED OOZE
Tier 1 Skulk
A moving mound of translucent flaming red slime.
ROTTED ZOMBIE
Tier 1 Minion
A decaying corpse ambling toward their prey.
ROYAL ADVISOR
Tier 2 Social
A high-ranking courtier with the ear of the local nobility.
SECRET-KEEPER
Tier 2 Leader
A clandestine leader with a direct channel to the Fallen Gods.
SELLSWORD
Tier 1 Minion
An armed mercenary testing their luck.
SHAMBLING ZOMBIE
Tier 1 Standard
An animated corpse that moves shakily, driven only by hunger.
SHARK
Tier 2 Bruiser
A large aquatic predator, always on the move.
SIREN
Tier 2 Skulk
A half fish person with shimmering scales and an irresistible voice.
SKELETON ARCHER
Tier 1 Ranged
A fragile skeleton with a shortbow and arrows.
SKELETON DREDGE
Tier 1 Minion
A clattering pile of bones.
SKELETON KNIGHT
Tier 1 Bruiser
A large armored skeleton with a huge blade.
SKELETON WARRIOR
Tier 1 Standard
A dirt-covered skeleton armed with a rusted blade.
SPECTRAL ARCHER
Tier 2 Ranged
A ghostly fighter with an ethereal bow, unable to move on while their charge is vulnerable.
SPECTRAL CAPTAIN
Tier 2 Leader
A ghostly commander leading their troops beyond death.
SPECTRAL GUARDIAN
Tier 2 Standard
A ghostly fighter with spears and swords, anchored by duty.
SPELLBLADE
Tier 1 Leader
A mercenary combining swordplay and magic to deadly effect.
SPY
Tier 2 Social
A skilled espionage agent with a knack for being in the right place to overhear secrets.
STAG KNIGHT
Tier 3 Standard
A knight with huge, majestic antlers wearing armor made of dangerous thorns.
STONEWRAITH
Tier 2 Skulk
A prowling hunter, like a slinking mountain lion, with a slate-gray stone body.
SWARM OF RATS
Tier 1 Horde
A skittering mass of ordinary rodents moving as one like a ravenous wave.
SYLVAN SOLDIER
Tier 1 Standard
A faerie warrior adorned in armor made of leaves and bark.
TANGLE BRAMBLE
Tier 1 Minion
An animate, blood-drinking tumbleweed.
TANGLE BRAMBLE SWARM
Tier 1 Horde
A cluster of animated, blood-drinking tumbleweeds, each the size of a large gourd.
TINY GREEN OOZE
Tier 1 Skulk
A small moving mound of translucent green slime.
TINY RED OOZE
Tier 1 Skulk
A small moving mound of translucent flaming red slime.
TREANT SAPLING
Tier 3 Minion
A small, sentient tree sapling.
VAMPIRE
Tier 3 Standard
An intelligent undead with blood-stained lips and a predator’s smile.
VAULT GUARDIAN GAOLER
Tier 3 Support
A boxy, dust-covered construct with thick metallic swinging doors on their torso.
VAULT GUARDIAN SENTINEL
Tier 3 Bruiser
A dust-covered golden construct with boxy limbs and a huge mace for a hand.
VAULT GUARDIAN TURRET
Tier 3 Ranged
A massive hulking turret with reinforced armor and twelve piston-driven mechanical legs.
VOLCANIC DRAGON: ASHEN TYRANT
Tier 4 Solo
A legendary, lava-hardened dragon. No enemy has ever had the insolence to wound the dragon so.
VOLCANIC DRAGON: MOLTEN SCOURGE
Tier 4 Solo
Engaged by their wounds, the dragon bursts into molten lava.
VOLCANIC DRAGON: OBSIDIAN PREDATOR
Tier 4 Solo
A massive winged creature with obsidian scales and impossibly sharp claws.
WAR WIZARD
Tier 2 Ranged
A battle-hardened mage trained in destructive magic.
WEAPONMASTER
Tier 1 Bruiser
A master-at-arms wielding a sword twice their size.
YOUNG DRYAD
Tier 1 Leader
An imperious tree-person leading their forest’s defenses.
YOUNG ICE DRAGON
Tier 3 Solo
A glacier-blue dragon with four powerful limbs and frost-tinged wings.
ZOMBIE LEGION
Tier 4 Horde
A large pack of undead, still powerful despite their rotting flesh.
ZOMBIE PACK
Tier 1 Horde
A group of shambling corpses instinctively moving together.