Bestiary (Maztica Supplement)

Maztica's Monsters

Name	Type	CR__	Description
Ahuizotl	Aberration	CR 5	Taking the form of something like a large howler monkey, ahuizotl are horrid creatures that use their powers of impersonation to draw creatures, especially humanoids, to the edge of lakes in order to slowly drown them.
Bacar	Monstrosity	CR 1	Ants shaped by the combined might of pluma and hishna, bacar are strong warriors created to defend the abandoned city of Ixtzul in Far Payit, but have since spread to become a genuine threat to the rest of the peninsula.
Bacar Queen	Monstrosity	CR 2	Psionic overlords that command and enhance all bacars in their colony.
Chac	Elemental	CR 0.5 ½	While often visually confused with werejaguars, chacs are elusive spirits with a great degree of control over water, especially rain.
Cipactli, Adult	Dragon	CR 7	Wingless lesser dragons that rule the lakes of the Valley of Nexal.
Cipactli, Young	Dragon	CR 3	Vulnerable hatchlings that scavenge from the remains of adult cipactli.
Couatl	Celestial	CR 4	Peaceful spirits from the Elemental Plane of Air have their densest population in Maztica's jungles, where they are commonly seen flitting between branches.
Coyotlwere	Humanoids	CR 0.5 ½	In the Sands of Itzcala, it isn't uncommon to be followed by pairs or trios of upright coyotes. While they are typically non-aggressive, they're liable to steal food from an unattended pouch, and a starving coyotlwere might have no other choice than to raise its claws against travelers.
Hakuna	Monstrosity	CR 7	A subspecies of liondrake, hakuna are black-scaled ambush predators, hiding in shadowed rivers and lake beds in wait for packs of travelers, young rain dragons, and cipactli.
Harpy	Monstrosity	CR 1	Maztican harpies typically have much larger, darker eyes and deeper commissures. Rather than using their song to lure prey, they tend to act as ambush predators, lying in wait in low tree branches or high above desert sands.
Jaguar Lord	Aberration	CR 5	Appearing as a large approximation of a jaguar, jaguar lords are social parasites, using trickery, deception, and sometimes hishna to gain control over a tribe of tabaxi.
Kamatlan	Monstrosity	CR 4	Born from the cloaks of Zaltec's fallen jaguar knights on the Night of Wailing, the jaguar-like kamatlan is a fierce guardian of untouched Maztica.
Kelpie	Plant	CR 2	Following the Twelfth Serôs War in 1369 DR, the Year of the Gauntlet, a large population of kelpies appeared in the Uzit Lagoon and slowly spread to all corners of the Maztican coastline, though there are still only a few of the solitary creatures in a given area.
Plumazotl	Monstrosity	CR 1	An affront to the gods; new life created by humans, plumazotl are avian shape changers with a natural affinity for pluma.
Rhaumbusun	Monstrosity	CR 0.5 ¼	A distant, lesser relative of the basilisk, rhaumbusi roam Maztica's plains and deserts in small, territorial groups.
Sandlings	Elemental	CR 0.5 ¼	While native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, large numbers of sandlings have made Maztica's deserts and mountains their homes, where they act as unwitting traps to anyone who would so brazenly walk upon them.
Selkie	Humanoid	CR 0.5 ½	Along Maztica's northern coasts, such as near Trythosford and New Waterdeep, selkies are occasionally seen surfacing, though this typically seems to be curious young from further north than signs of a true lair.
Treant	Plant	CR 9	Maztica's "kings of the forest" are less hostile to those who enter their territory, but typically expect some form of gift for their graciousness.
Werecats	Humanoid	CR 4	A variety of ailourothropes are native to Maztica, and typically live as solitary hunters. Werecougars make their homes in and around the Borderlands Range of Northern Maztica, where most live in small, secluded homes. Werejaguars of Far Payit, especially the Narabutan Jungle, typically build their homes on the edges of small lakes.

Rain Dragons

Maztica lacks any type of traditional dragon. In their place, the tlalocoatl, sometimes called rain dragons, rain serpents, or Maztican dragons by outsiders, are the apex predators within Maztican ecology. In the past, tlalocoatl only lived to be just shy of 700 years old, but since Maztica's return to Toril this seems to no longer be the case, perhaps due to their exposure to Abeir's arambar in a way rewarding the dragons for their inability to rule.

Name	Type	CR__	Description
Rain Dragon, Ancient	Dragon	CR 19
Rain Dragon, Adult	Dragon	CR 16
Rain Dragon, Young	Dragon	CR 9
Rain Dragon, Wyrmling	Dragon	CR 3

Dagon's Forces

Off the western coast of Maztica, deep beneath the waves of the Trackless Sea, lies a realm of the demon lord Dagon, The Lord of the Darkened Depths. This hive of demons and their spawn represents a regular threat to the continent.

Name	Type	CR__	Description
Kazrith	Fiend	CR X
Sahuagin	Humanoid	CR 0.5 ½
Sahuagin Priestess	Humanoid	CR 2
Sahuagin Baron	Humanoid	CR 5
Shalarin	Humanoid	CR 0.5 ½
Skulvyn	Fiend	CR 4
Vurgens	Monstrosity	CR 6
Wastrilith	Fiend	CR 13

Miscellaneous Creatures

Name	Type	CR__	Description
Antelope	Beast	CR 0	Pronghorn antelopes graze along the Borderland Range of Northern Maztica, making up abundant herds.
Bison	Beast	CR 1	Large herds of bison occasionally pass into Maztica via the Borderlands Range.
Blood Hawk	Beast	CR ⅛	Wide-winged blood hawks can be found in both the Sands of Itzcala and the House of Tezca, where they prey on rodents, lizards, smaller birds, and carrion. They have also been known to attack travelers for gemstones to adorn their nests with.
Capybara	Beast	CR ⅛	Maztica's largest roden, capybaras are a common food source for humanoids, leeches, and jungle predators.
Condor	Beast	CR ⅛	Condors dot the mountains and cliffs of Maztica, and while they are not as numerous and much more solitary than blood hawks, their powerful wings and beaks can often make up for their shortcomings.
Crocodile	Beast	CR 0.5 ½	Pods of crocodiles can be found in parts of most of Maztica's lakes and rivers.
Giant Crocodile	Beast	CR 5	While not nearly as populous as their smaller counterparts, a giant crocodile can sometimes best even hakuna in battle.
Cougar	Beast	CR 0.5 ¼	Packs of cougars roam Maztica's hills and mountains for antelopes, but often won't hesitate to predate humanoids.
Giant Ant Lion	Beast	CR 5	Found rarely across Maztica's planes, most commonly near the Borderlands Range, giant and lions set large pit traps to ambush their prey.
Giant Hornet	Beast	CR 0.5 ½	Various mountains and hills in Maztica are blighted by the massive subterranean hives dug by giant hornets, and it isn't uncommon for a former giant hornet hive to become home to another danger.
Itzmti	Beast	CR 0.5 ¼	Lurking in the murk of swamps and on the trunks of forests in Central and Eastern Maztica, as well as the Far Payit peninsula, the red-scaled, dragon-like Itzmi are hunted very often for their abundant meat and hides.
Minotaur Lizard	Beast	CR 2	Big, dumb, aggressive lizards often take refuge in giant hornet nests, sometimes even working in groups to clear out such a nest in a voracious war.
Monkey	Beast	CR 0	Bearded monkeys are native to New Nexal, while howler monkeys are native to the Far Payit peninsula.
Jackal	Beast	CR 0	Various species of wild dog inhabit Maztica, from the coyotes of the Sands of Itzcala to Lopango's bush dogs.
Jaguar	Beast	CR 1	The tree-dwelling jaguar is an almost universal symbol of danger and fear across Maztica, and are revered as Zaltec's chosen beast.
Large Bird	Beast	CR ⅛	Maztica hosts many species of large bird, from the northern snow goose, to the majestic storks and flamingos of Far Payit, to the wild turkeys of Kultaka and Huacli, to the colorful peacocks of Kolan.
Leech	Beast	CR 0	Nearly every natural source of water in Maztica has leeches.
Giant Leech	Beast	CR 0.5 ¼	Maztican giant leeches typically suck the blood of minotaur lizards, giant crocodiles, and hakuna, leaving smaller prey, like humanoids, alone. Due to their size and sluggishness, they are a regular food source for coastal humanoids and giant hornets.
Lizard	Beast	CR 0	Lizards are a common sight across Maztica, and any house will inevitably have a lizard infestation at some point.
Mountain Goat	Beast	CR ⅛	The thick fur and long horns of Maztican mountain goats are greatly valued by the people of the Borderlands and the predators of the plains they descend to graze upon.
Ocelot	Beast	CR 0	Small, lanky wildcats can be found across Maztica.
Parrot	Beast	CR 0	The bright colors of parrots are a fairly common sight in Maztica's jungles
Porcupine	Beast	CR 0	Nocturnal, arboreal rodents, porcupines are set apart by their quills, though Maztican Nachtal porcupines have shorter quills than southern Faerûn's crested porcupines.
Giant Porcupine	Beast	CR X	While smaller Nachtal porcupines typically climb trees to forage leaves, berries, and bark for food, giant porcupines are a natural rival of giant hornets and minotaur lizards, and likewise fight for territory in former giant hornet nests.
Quipper	Beast	CR 0	The quippers found in some of Maztica's rivers are typically well fed on a diet of less carnivorous fish, but a quipper that hasn't eaten recently might still take a bite out of an adventurer's ankle.
Swarm of Quippers	Beast	CR 1	In large groups, quippers can sometimes over-hunt their part of the river, forcing them to attack anything that stops to drink from their territory.
Red Wolf	Beast	CR 1	Originally thought to be a hybrid of wolves and foxes, the packs great red-furred wolves that span from Huacli to Payit are a persistent threat to travelers.
Skunk	Beast	CR 0	Spotted skunks are one of the more populous species on Maztica's plains, hills, and forests.
Spider	Beast	CR 0	While spiders make all reaches of Maztica their home, they rarely bite humans unless compelled to.
Giant Wolf Spider	Beast	CR 0.5 ¼	Unlike other species of giant spider, the smaller giant wolf spider primarily hunts on creatures roughly the size of most humanoids.
Giant Spider	Beast	CR 1	Giant spiders regularly set traps for giant hornets at the mouths of their nests, though if a humanoid were to get stuck in its web it wouldn't have a reason not to eat them too.
Swarm of Insects	Beast	CR 2	In the dense jungles of Maztica, dense swarms of insects are a constant annoyance at best, and a blood-draining death sentence at worst. The oil of the black cohosh is typically used as an insect repellent to ward off such things.
Tapir	Beast	CR 0.5 ¼	Tapir are wide, forest-dwelling beasts that many of Maztica's predators prey on, and some of its peoples use as mounts and beasts of burden.
Vulture	Beast	CR 0	Vultures typically follow the predators of Maztica's deserts, awaiting the remains of their hunts.
Giant Vulture	Beast	CR 1	Unlike their smaller counterparts, the rare giant vulture flies across any of Maztica's skies in search of fallen rain dragons and hakuna.

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