Monsters

Monsters & Bestiary of Aicyng Adventures

A field guide to the creatures that haunt the roads, wilds and dungeons. Monsters are grouped by ecology and archetype, highlighting where they dwell and how dangerous they truly are.

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Threat tiers at a glance. Readiness for one-shots, arcs, and boss fights in a single panel.

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Humanoids & Raiders

Not every NPC character you meet has good intentions.

Bandit raider humanoid monster for wilderness and dungeon encounters

Bandit

Type: Humanoid • Subtype: Raider • Level: 0

Bandits are evil raiders taking advantage of villages when guards are not around using stealth and cunning.

Type: Humanoid Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Mercenary soldier humanoid monster for wilderness and dungeon encounters

Mercenaries

Type: Humanoid • Subtype: Soldier • Level: 1

Hardened paladins, knights or guards who now fight for coin rather than cause.

Type: Humanoid Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: High
Mage spellcaster humanoid monster using arcane and divine magic

Mage

Type: Humanoid • Subtype: Arcana • Level: 1

Mages are spellcasters who draw upon both study and prayer to shape the arcane.

Type: Humanoid Dungeon Common
Threat: Challenge
Warlock humanoid monster wielding forbidden sorcery

Warlock

Type: Humanoid • Subtype: Sorcery • Level: 2

Warlocks are wizards who bargain with darker powers for forbidden magic.

Type: Humanoid Dungeon Common
Threat: Extreme

Goblins & Bugbears

Cunning goblins and their brutal bugbear cousins plague the lands through mischief and more.

Goblin gremlin minion monster found in dungeons

Goblin Gremlin

Type: Goblinoid • Subtype: Minion • Level: 0

Wiry, sharp-toothed nuisances that delight in mischief.

Type: Goblinoid Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Goblin warrior minion monster found in wilderness and dungeons

Goblin Warrior

Type: Goblinoid • Subtype: Minion • Level: 0

Goblin foot soldiers that swarm foes with crude weapons and numbers.

Type: Goblinoid Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Bugbear brute monster that ambushes travelers in wilderness and ruins

Bugbear

Type: Goblinoid • Subtype: Brute • Level: 1

Bugbears are goblinoid brutes that lurk in the dark edges of civilization.

Type: Goblinoid Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: High
Goblin spellbinder arcane monster casting chaotic magic in dungeons

Goblin Spellbinder

Type: Goblinoid • Subtype: Arcana • Level: 1

Goblin spellcasters brimming with wild, unpredictable magic.

Type: Goblinoid Dungeon Rare
Threat: Challenge

Undead & Spirits

Restless dead, cursed knights, and spectral lights bound to the places they once called home. Divine magic can help dispel these creatures.

Skeleton warrior undead monster animated by dark magic in dungeons

Skeleton Warrior

Type: Undead • Subtype: Animation • Level: 0

Animated bones of fallen fighters, bound to serve long after death.

Type: Undead Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Ghost spirit undead monster haunting wilderness and dungeon locations

Ghost

Type: Undead • Subtype: Spirit • Level: 1

A haunting spirit bound to unfinished business or tragic places.

Type: Undead Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Wisp spirit undead monster luring travelers in wilderness

Wisp

Type: Undead • Subtype: Spirit • Level: 1

Spectral motes of light that lure travelers off safe paths to their doom.

Type: Undead Wilderness Common
Threat: High
Phantom spirit undead monster in ghostly armor found in dungeons

Phantom

Type: Undead • Subtype: Spirit • Level: 2

A spectral knight-warrior clad in ghostly armor.

Type: Undead Dungeon Common
Threat: High
Lich undead sorcerer monster bound to a phylactery in dungeons

Lich

Type: Undead • Subtype: Sorcery • Level: 3

A powerful undead warlock who achieved immortality through dark ritual.

Type: Undead Dungeon Rare
Threat: Challenge
Demon fiend monster from the underworld for dungeon encounters

Demon

Type: Undead • Subtype: Fiend • Level: 4

Chaotic demons from the underworld, embodiments of rage and ruin.

Type: Undead Dungeon Rare
Threat: Extreme
Devil fiend monster that twists bargains in dungeon encounters

Devil

Type: Undead • Subtype: Fiend • Level: 4

Scheming devils from the underworld who twist bargains to their favor.

Type: Undead Dungeon Legendary
Threat: Extreme

Beasts & Vermin

Natural predators and overgrown vermin that thrive in swamps, dungeons, and untamed wilds.

Insect swarm animal monster found in wilderness

Insects

Type: Animal • Subtype: Insect • Level: 0

Pesky swarms whose stings harry and distract rather than kill outright.

Type: Animal Wilderness Common
Threat: Low
Giant rat vermin monster that infests dungeon tunnels

Giant Rat

Type: Animal • Subtype: Beast • Level: 0

Filth-ridden scavengers that spread disease in sewers and slums.

Type: Animal Dungeon Common
Threat: Low
Giant bat beast monster swooping through dungeon caverns

Giant Bat

Type: Animal • Subtype: Vermin • Level: 0

Leathery-winged predators that swoop from the dark to snatch prey.

Type: Animal Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Giant snake reptile monster with venom found in wilderness and dungeons

Giant Snake

Type: Animal • Subtype: Reptile • Level: 0

Huge vipers with a venomous bite and crushing coils.

Type: Animal Poisonous Wilderness Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Giant spider insect monster weaving webs in dungeon corners

Giant Spider

Type: Animal • Subtype: Insect • Level: 0

Stalking the dark corners of dungeons, giant spiders weave vast webs to ensnare prey.

Type: Animal Poisonous Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate

Giants & Terrors

Towering brutes whose footsteps echo across the valleys and mountains of Aicyng.

Cyclops giant brute monster roaming wilderness

Cyclops

Type: Giant • Subtype: Brute • Level: 3

One-eyed giants with unsettling visions of the future.

Type: Giant Wilderness Rare
Threat: Challenge
Ettin two-headed giant brute monster roaming wilderness

Ettin

Type: Giant • Subtype: Brute • Level: 3

Multi-headed brutes forever bickering as they crush foes with brutal clubs.

Type: Giant Wilderness Rare
Threat: Challenge

Dragons

Legendary dragons that can define an entire campaign.

White dragon hunter monster dwelling in mountains and frozen regions

White Dragon

Type: Dragon • Subtype: Hunter • Level: 2

Dragons of the snow covered mountains.

Type: Dragon Wilderness Dungeon Rare
Threat: Moderate
Black dragon tormentor monster dwelling in swamps and sunken ruins

Black Dragon

Type: Dragon • Subtype: Tormentor • Level: 2

Sinister wyrms that dwell in swamps and sunken ruins, where the air reeks of rot.

Type: Dragon
Wilderness Dungeon Rare
Threat: Moderate
Green dragon manipulator monster hiding in deep forests

Green Dragon

Type: Dragon • Subtype: Manipulator • Level: 3

Cunning forest-dwelling dragons whose scales blend with verdant canopies.

Type: Dragon Wilderness Dungeon Legendary
Threat: Moderate
Red dragon legendary fire-breathing boss monster for dungeon campaigns

Red Dragon

Type: Monster • Subtype: Manipulator • Level: 4

Arrogant fire-breathing wyrms whose scales glow like molten stone.

Type: Dragon Dungeon Legendary
Threat: Extreme

Dungeon Dwellers

Creatures who sweep the dungeon floors.

Green slime ooze monster dissolving armor in dungeons

Green Slime

Type: Slime • Subtype: Ooze • Level: 0

A mindless, oozing slime that dissolves armor, bone, and flesh alike.

Type: Slime Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate
Xithulid crustacean dungeon monster feeding on flesh and fear

Xithulid

Type: Animal • Subtype: Crustacean • Level: 1

Dungeon-dwelling horrors that feed on flesh and fear in the deep dark.

Type: Animal Poisonous Dungeon Common
Threat: Moderate

Twisted Flora

Living vines and cursed trees that make the wilderness itself an enemy.

Thornkin plant monster formed of vines and hooked thorns in wilderness

Thornkin

Type: Plant • Subtype: Flora • Level: 0

Small, sentient tangles of vine and thorn that guard cursed groves.

Type: Plant Wilderness Common
Threat: Moderate
Reaper cursed tree monster defending its territory with lightning

Reaper

Type: Plant • Subtype: Flora • Level: 2

A hostile magical tree that defends its territory with crackling lightning.

Type: Plant Wilderness Rare
Threat: Challenge

Elemental Forces

Raw manifestations of natural forces given form and motive.

Wind elemental air monster made of cutting gusts and swirling mist

Wind Elemental

Type: Elemental • Subtype: Air • Level: Varies

Chaotic whirlwinds of cutting air and roaring sky.

Type: Elemental Dungeon Rare
Threat: Moderate