Rubezahl

Rubezahl is a medium fiend (Challenge Rating 10).

Rubezahl — fantasy monster illustration. Rubezahl is a medium fiend (Challenge Rating 10).
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AC: 15

HP: 110

Speed: walk 50 ft.

STR: 20

DEX: 15

CON: 14

INT: 11

WIS: 12

CHA: 18

Resembling a black-furred stag that walks like a man, this creature has a pair of immense, branching antlers arching above its coldly gleaming eyes. The fur is sleek over most of its body, but becomes shaggy around its goatlike legs. The creature’s hands are tipped with wicked claws, and its legs are goatlike with cloven hooves.
Assume Mortal Form. Rubezahls are capricious creatures, driven by constantly shifting motivations and mannerisms. They are consummate tricksters who delight in taking the form of innocuous mortals like travelling monks, tinkers, or lost merchants. They love to play the friend with their nearly undetectable lies, slipping into the confidence of unsuspecting mortals before murdering them.
Counting Demons. Rubezahls have a weakness, however. They are known as counting demons, and a savvy mortal who knows its nature can confound one with groups of objects: a handful of coins, a basket of apples, even a bed of flowers. If the objects are clearly pointed out to the rubezahl, the creature becomes distracted until it counts each item in the group. Unfortunately for mortals, rebezahls can count startlingly fast; even a mound of gravel takes no more than a few moments for a rubezahl to assess. Rubezahl loathe being compelled this way, and they are equally driven to annihilate any mortal bold enough to exploit this weakness.

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Last updated 7/27/2026·Tags: monster, fiend, medium