Stryxes are unnatural beings that came about through terrible manipulation of normal owls and kidnapped humans. The Moonlit King of the shadow fey, banished and imprisoned in his tower, is desperate to touch the outside world. His crazed experiments blended shreds of mortal souls into shadowy owls and thus brought the stryx into being.

Stryxes are the result of the Moonlit King's mad experiments deep within the Plane of Shadows. They resemble owls and can pass as normal birds as long as they don't speak or open their mouths. The stryx have a larger mouth hidden behind …

Strix (used as both the singular and plural term) are a race of dark-winged humanoids who live in only a single region in all Avistan: the forsaken rocky spires on Cheliax's west coast known as the Devil's Perch. 1 Grisly tales told by the local human population has made them the target of much hatred and fear; in truth, the strix wish mainly to...

The Styx, also known as the River of Blood, [1] [5] [note 1] was a cross-planar river that linked the topmost layers of the Lower Planes according to the Great Wheel cosmology, [6] and all of the Fiendish planes according to the World Tree cosmology. [7] .

The stryx’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom. It can cast the following spell, requiring no components: 3/day: comprehend languages; Keen Hearing and Sight. The stryx has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. Actions. Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage ...

Complete description and statblock for Stryx compatible with D&D 5th edition.

Stryx are the result of mad experiments deep within the plane of Shadows. They resemble owls and can pass as normal birds as long as they don’t speak or open their mouths. The stryx …

Tail Spike Regrowth. The greater strix releases a volley of dozens of tiny silver barbs from its wings. Multiattack. The manticore makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or three with its tail spikes. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. Claw.

Stryx Network. The area within 5 miles of the Moonlit King’s lair attracts hundreds of stryxes and owls. The King can choose to see or hear through the senses of any stryx or owl in this area. Waking Dreams. Dreams and fears take on a life of their own. Minor visual and auditory hallucinations plague creatures within 3 miles of the lair.

Freall, a half-elven ranger, avoids everyone since the spriggans murdered his father. She rebelled against their hag patrons who betrayed their family and eventually found herself in the nest of the colossal roc chicks and their mother.