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What happens when the dead rise together as one? Meet the Graveknot, a horrifying undead monstrosity born from necromancers disturbing mass graves! Check out the Graveknot by downloading the PDF below! Graveknots are horrific amalgamations born from mass graves disturbed by powerful necromancy. When

Need a familiar that brings a little fiendish mischief to your next character? Meet the Hexhorn by downloading the PDF below! Hexhorns are fiendish goats that appear wherever old curses and hex magic have taken root. Their dark coats swallow torchlight, and their demonic eyes blaze brighter whenever

Looking for an NPC whose search for the truth could prevent a war or ignite one? First Claw Vruldon Rumbleheart leads the Starmane, a small Ursus clan living deep in the Highlands north of Greendale and Grenchester’s Rise. Once entrusted with protecting one of the primal deities, Ødger the Storm Cla

Need a familiar that carries your gear and always has your back? Meet the Pack Hound by downloading the PDF below! Pack Hounds are sturdy, dependable dogs trained to accompany adventurers on long, dangerous journeys. Recognizable by the specialized packs strapped across their backs, these loyal comp

Looking for an NPC who challenges everything your players believe about undeath? Bishop Anthony Everdawn is a priest who rose from the grave as a Divine's Wail Risen yet never abandoned his faith. Hidden within the wilderness, he devotes his second life to curing vampires and other undead from their

Need a familiar that channels ancient magic through a shell infused with arcane power? Meet the Spellsnail by downloading the PDF below! Spellsnails are mystical mollusks that spend decades soaking up the lingering energies of ancient wizard libraries or enchanted druidic groves. Their spiraled shel

Need a familiar that leaps through battle with the heart of a dragon and the instincts of a frog? Meet Croakdrake by downloading the PDF below! Croakdrakes are curious draconic amphibians born in marshes and ponds touched by lingering dragon magic. Their squat, frog-like bodies are covered in slick

Need an NPC that players won’t know whether to trust or hunt? Emmanuel Savario is a former priest turned vampire who hunts the guilty and marks each kill with a chilling message. In the PDF below, you’ll find a short story to set the tone, a CR 12 stat block, and guidance to help you bring him into

Need a familiar that lures enemies with an unsettling glow from the depths of the Void? Meet Dreadlure by downloading the PDF below! Dreadlures are aberrant predators that drift through the air as if swimming in unseen currents, their swollen forms suspended in the pull of the Void. A single glowing

Need a familiar that burns with the spirit of the elemental plane of fire? Meet Cinderclaw by downloading the PDF below! Cinderclaws are minor fire elementals that resemble slender cats made from cooled basalt and living flames. Cracks along their bodies glow with molten light, and their eyes burn l

Looking for a festive addition to your Halloween games this spooky season? Meet Jacklin, the pumpkin-headed banjo trickster who wanders crossroads and taverns trading songs, riddles, and a little harmless mischief. He comes with a flavorful statblock, roleplay notes, and dialogue options to help him

Organizing older releases! Created in 5E.14, the creatures below can be used with 5E.24 rules. Ankheg Sentinel Antiquary Archway Walker Ashard War Drake Bearsharktopus Black Quill Agent Black Quill Whisperer Blackthorn Brute Blight Dryad Boros Jackal Camel Centaur Chaos Dragons, Adult and Young Chao

Four new statblocks are here for the most notable prehistoric dragons in Erenel's Fictional Universe! Check out the landwyrm by downloading the PDF below or by visiting Erenel's World Anvil. A primitive cousin of modern day ascendant dragons and often looked down upon by their relatives, landwyrms b

Who wants a psionic dragon familiar? Check out the ashard dragon hatchling by downloading the PDF below or by visiting Erenel's World Anvil. Ashard dragon hatchlings enter the world with a curious nature and limited psionic abilities. Before the Hatchling grows into a Wyrmling, they are often sought

Who wants to carry around a zombie head familiar that talks back? Check out the Zombie Head, a familiar with endless backstory options! The Zombie Head familiar is a balance update from its 2021 version with new art! The faithful severed zombie head is a popular choice among necromancers and practit

Who wants a zombie dog familiar? Check out the Skulldog, the zombie pet who just wants to give licks and has zoomies. Necromantic magic infuses the Skulldog, causing it to rise from the dead. While still carrying the stench of decay, unlike Zombies, Skulldogs are not bound to their creator's bidding

To kick off spooky season I have a new 5E Find Familiar option based on someone you may recognize! Check out Salem the Cursed! Sentenced for his crimes by a witches' council centuries prior, Salem has been cursed to spend time as a black cat until his punishment has been deemed fulfilled. Salem was

A new legendary creature with Mythic Actions is here for the most powerful players to test their skill! Check out the Frostfire Rex by using the PDF below or visiting Erenel's World Anvil. Born from the chaotic energy of the plane of fire colliding with the plane of water, the Frostfire Rex is a leg

A new creature is here for players to hunt down before its vicious nature consumes and spreads. Check out the Bearsharktopus by using the PDF below or visiting Erenel's World Anvil. A strange amalgamation in every sense of the word, the Bearsharktopus features the body of a brown bear with long octo

Today's 5E creature statblocks delve into the Vice Pirate Lords. The first creature is the Vice Pirate Captain, who pledges loyalty to the Tempest King for protection from the Krovian Empires' warships and to enter the Free City of Pandaros. Every captain needs a crew. Additional statblocks for the

Today's 5E creature stat block begins our July delve into Eldritch Horror! Meet the Writhing Nightmare, the remnants of priests who have been consumed by the Parasite of Prayer. The Black Sea of Void surrounding Erenel is home to Eldritch gods known as the Null. One of these otherworldly beings is t

A new 5E Find Familiar option is here! Check out Little Snap, a territorial dinodog who likes to ride in their friend's backpack. Resembling a small dinosaur with two horns, a scaled back and a finned tail, Little Snap is a genetically modified creature created as pets for wealthy nobles in the Oyud

Today's 5E creature stat block continues our delve into all things prehistoric. The Titanoboa is roughly designed after the snake of the same name which lived 60 million years ago and is believed to be the largest snake to ever live! Deep in lush tropical jungles, an enormous snake of legend stalks

Today's 5E creature stat block continues our delve into all things dinosaurs! The Erenel Dilophosaurus is designed to mimic the Jurassic Park concept with an intimidating frill and poison spit. The Erenel Dilophosaurus is a carnivorous dinosaur that gets its name from the two thin crests of bone on

Today's 5E creature doubles as a Warlock Pact of the Chain or Find Familiar option! Check out the Flutterfluff, a cute and chaotic fey that can visit the dreams of a creature it has grown fond of. The Flutterfluff is a preferred familiar for Warlocks, who form a pact with powerful Archfey. Naturally

Spooktober continues with more Horror Icon stat blocks. For today's icon, its the Death Angel from A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place II! Death Angels, often referred to simply as "The Creatures" by survivors, are a race of extraterrestrial creatures who serve as the primary antagonists in A Quiet Plac

Spooktober continues with more Horror Icon stat blocks. For today's icon, I took a shot at creating The Thing! If you're running a horror game, I hope the stat block fills your players with terror. The Thing is an extremely hostile shape-shifting extraterrestrial organism and the primary antagonist

It's spooktober and time to stat more horror icons for D&D! First up is the overwhelming requested Xenomorph from the Alien film series. The Xenomoprh (also known as the alien) is a extraterrestrial species that serves as the titular antagonist of the Alien film series. One of the deadliest of all k

Today's 5E creature stat block dives deeper into the infamous Black Quill organization. Whisperers are great stat blocks for introducing lower level groups to the Black Quill. Before a Black Quill member can ascend the hierarchy and become a lorekeeper, they must begin as a Whisperer. Whisperers oft

Today's 5E creature stat block continues our look into the infamous Black Quill organization. Fill your campaign with Black Quill Agents to follow and fool your players! Black Quill Agents are skilled tricksters that serve as the eyes and ears of the Black Quill. Trained to infiltrate organizations

Today's 5E creature stat block begins our look into the infamous Black Quill organization. Send a flying fleet of Empty Cloaks at your players and disable their attuned magical items! Elinith Duskhaven is believed to hold a high-ranking position in the Black Quill, a secret organization comprised of

Today's 5E stat block is the Pyre Soul! A creature designed to slow characters before exploding in fiery death. Click here to learn more about the Hearth Keepers and the deity Asanna. When Hearth Keepers, followers of Asanna the Kindled, meet a violent end away from the warming light of their god, t

Today's 5E stat block is the Extinguished, a once proud Lantern Priest forced to suffer for following the light. To learn more about the Death Kneel Priests, check out Edictor, Toll of Light's End. In a fate worse than death, Death Kneel Priests prevent the souls of recently deceased Lantern Priests

Today's 5E stat block is the Forlorn Spirit, a creature created from the over-extraction of "misery," distilled blood that amplifies blood magic. Continuing her neverending purpose of mastering Hematurgy magic, the Scarlet Walker has recently made a significant breakthrough. Using life essence found

Today's 5E creature is the Sorrowfish. An aberration fish that swim in schools around the void searching for travelers. The Black Sea of Void surrounds Erenel. Here, Eldritch Gods known as The Null violate the laws of time and space. The mysterious Sorrowfish is intrinsically linked to the Black Sea

Today's 5E creature is the CR20 Elf Queen of Cendelius, Gwinor Esmeril. Queen Esmeril is a powerful druid spell caster, who looks to the forest for help in combat. The elf queen of Cendelius, Gwinor Esmeril, and her Knights of Iswa serve as protectors to their ancient people. As kingdoms rise and fa

Today's 5E creature keeps the botany theme going! Check out the Myconid Warden, a Myconid that does not shy away from defending its colony when provoked. Myconid Wardens are giant ambulatory fungi that live in the Underdark and seek enlightenment. Unlike others in their colony, the Myconid Wardens d

Today's 5E creature continues with our botany theme! Check out the Wilting Treant, a treant that uses insects living inside it when threatened. Wilting treants provide shelter to the many swarming and stinging insects in ancient forests. Concerned with the safety of their loyal insect companions, ov

Today's creature kicks off our Botany theme! Check out the Blackthorn Brute, a plant-like hydra that uses vines instead of heads. Accursed offspring of dryads, blackthorn brutes are large humanoid plants with rough bark skin and blackened vines of razor-sharp thorns. Highly territorial and often ser

Today's 5E creature stat block continues with our lycanthropy theme. The Werewolf, Pack Leader works great for a werewolf BBEG! Savage predators in their own right, a werewolf who ascends to pack leader are the strongest and most lethal of the pack. In order to become a pack leader, the werewolf mus

Today's 5E creature stat block is the much requested wereshark. Depending on your campaign, the wereshark could make for an excellent crew of pirates or sailors! A wereshark is a humanoid afflicted with a rare form of lycanthropy that enables it to transform into a large shark or a shark-humanoid hy

Today's 5E creature stat block continues its look at Ulkadia and the great city of Kyrah! If you want to learn more about Ulkadia, check out this link. The Kyrah Huntress is one of the elite soldiers of the Kyrah Army, sworn to the service of the great city. Like the lioness, an important symbol of

Today's 5E creature stat block looks at Ulkadia and the great city of Kyrah's army! PDF includes three stat blocks for the Legion, the Legionnaire, Lion Cavalry, and Neophyte. Kyrah happily boasts the largest coliseum of the five great cities, and unironically also touts the most victories. Most ren

Today's 5E creature stat block is the Camel Centaur. If everyone enjoys this new take on the Centaur, we could make this a playable race! Sharing a similar anatomy to the Centaur, Camel Centaur have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of a muscular human, displaying all the human variety of skin to

Today's 5E creature stat block continues looking at the Djinn of the Scabbard Wastes. Could also be used as a Djinn for low level adventures! The Djinn of the Scabbard Wastes are as brilliant as they are mighty and filled with arrogance and entitlement. Under these powerful djinn, lesser djinn serve

Today's 5e creature stat block begins the Scabbard Waste content theme! Meet the Boros Jackal, defenders of the mighty Djinn. Regardless of their prior life, any humanoid can become one of the Djinns chosen. Some are born with strange birthmarks designating them as blessed by a Djinn, but most must

Next up on turning horror icons into 5E stat blocks is "It" aka Pennywise the Dancing Clown! Includes lair actions and regional effects for a creature that can strike fear into an adventuring party. It is the title character and the main antagonist in Stephen King's 1986 horror novel It. The charact

Today's 5E creature stat block finishes the "Wild Magic" bloodline with the Ancient Chaos Dragon. Dispel the adventuring parties magic and force them to roll on the Wild Magic Surge Table! Filled with wild forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation, Chaos Dragons have endured exposure to ra

Today's 5E creature stat blocks continue with the "Wild Magic" Chaos bloodline. Included are the Young and Adult versions! Ancient stat block coming later this week. Filled with wild forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation, Chaos Dragons have endured exposure to raw magic. This process t

Today's 5E stat block is a new dragon type whose breath weapon makes players roll on the Wild Magic Surge Table! Filled with wild forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation, Chaos Dragons have endured exposure to raw magic. This process typically happens while incubating as an egg, changing