Monsters: K
60 monsters whose names start with K.
- Ka The undying mummy of a long-dead king, a ka guards its tomb with curses, commanding glyphs and stone statues, yet can be won over by reverence and gifts.
- Kada An invisible shadow of strong emotion left behind at a death, a kada haunts the place it was born, hurling one kind of object as it chases a single unfinished goal.
- Kael Morandu [Mechanical Golem] A wilderness ranger whose soul was torn out and sealed inside a mute, razor-fingered metal body by a mad wizard, now haunting the forests to mercy-kill his tormentor's other victims.
- Kala Ravenous cannibal spirits of the frozen wastes, kala track prey for days, swing stone axes, and bite with a venom that builds to crippling agony.
- Kaldravi the Black Courser A towering black stallion housing a reincarnated animal soul, the Black Courser flies in bursts, breathes fire, and grows weak whenever the moon is hidden from him.
- Kalmari A mist-bodied guardian summoned from a plane of endless war, the kalmari hides inside a living host and swallows enemies whole, yet any magic it eats can destroy it.
- Kalothagh A sluggish, spine-covered sea fish nicknamed the prickleback, the kalothagh fires barbed, venomous quills like an underwater manticore and happily eats any sailor it brings down.
- Kaluk A towering elephant-headed spirit of greed, the kaluk robs travelers of every coin and gem, devours its loot, and can be bought off only with a scrap of gilded paper.
- Kamatlan A spotted jungle cat with venomous serpents sprouting from its shoulders and a rattlesnake tail, the kamatlan stalks prey for hours before it strikes from the treetops.
- Kamigoroshi [Lesser Spirit] A spirit-eater whose blistering red skin shrieks with the souls it has swallowed, the kamigoroshi grows huge by devouring honor, and every dishonorable act against it feeds it.
- Kani Doll Painstakingly crafted tribal luck charms of fur, feather and cloth, kani dolls turn into tireless little killers when evil magic twists them against their owners.
- Kappa Small, shelled river goblins of astonishing strength, kappa drown the unwary, challenge travelers to deadly wrestling matches, and draw all their power from a bowl of water atop their heads.
- Karliki Cruel, sun-shunning dwarf-folk of the haunted mountains, karliki ambush lost travelers in ornate black armor, laughing as they cut human flesh, and turn to stone in daylight.
- Kasharin [Gazer Tyrant] Charred, stalkless gazer tyrants caught between life and death by a plague called the Blinding Rot, whose single surviving eye either charms or kills outright.
- Kashehotapolo Shy, fetal-looking forest goblins whose mournful song lulls travelers to sleep, kashehotapolo prick their sleepers with a musk-tipped thorn that slowly rots their souls toward chaotic evil.
- Kech Green-skinned, monkeylike forest fiends that fake cries for help and string snares along village paths, kech pick off travelers one by one and drag them into the trees.
- Keeper Gray, rubbery strangers from another universe, keepers hunt down secrets and silence anyone who learns them, still obeying orders from a master they murdered long ago.
- Kelpie A shapeshifting mass of intelligent seaweed, the kelpie charms men into embracing it beneath the waves, where they drown happily in its arms.
- Kenku Hawk-headed tricksters who live hidden among humans, kenku hand out fairy gold, give advice meant to mislead, and kidnap the rich for ransom.
- Ker Ghost A black-winged, fanged spirit of vengeance that shadows its chosen victim as a gnat, then flays them with a barbed scourge that brings bad luck, age, and disease.
- Kercpa Tiny squirrel-folk archers of deep forests, kercpas pepper intruders with arrows from every direction, lead invaders astray, and stand as loyal allies of the elves.
- Kes'trekel Scrawny, red-headed carrion birds of the desert, kes'trekel are cowards alone, but a big flock strafes prey like a storm and drives intruders off with a shared psionic dread.
- Kesh Morvayan [Unique Undead] A deposed necromancer-emperor reborn as a pair of floating golden eyes, Kesh Morvayan rules a mountain kingdom through stolen bodies while plotting to retake his old throne.
- Kesrin [Unique Weretiger] A hardened wanderer cursed by a lost love, this weretiger now leads a secret society of shapechangers against a rakshasa tyrant in a sweltering jungle realm.
- Khaasta Scaly, crested lizard-folk who roam the planes as treacherous traders, slavers and raiders, khaasta live for loot and prestige, and their code rewards stabbing allies in the back.
- Khalvoreth [Supreme Ferrous Dragon] The undying Supreme Dragon of the ferrous clans, a colossal iron wyrm reborn in each chosen heir, broods beneath a towering mountain and plots the extinction of every red dragon.
- Khargra Metal-hungry predators that swim through solid rock on the elemental plane of Earth, khargra burst from the stone to seize travelers and bite through armor, weapons and flesh alike.
- Kharvesk the Dragon A cruel, calculating would-be dragon of the desert world who walks among men in an unbreakable human disguise and wields a vast arsenal of psionics and sorcery.
- Kholiathra Invisible, glass-edged luck spirits that drift over elven homelands, tipping fortune toward their charges and away from anyone who means them harm.
- Ki-rin A golden-scaled sky steed with the spell power of an archmage, the ki-rin patrols the heavens rewarding the worthy and hunting down powerful evil.
- Killer Spruce A spiteful evergreen that tolerates no living thing beneath it, flailing passersby with iron-hard needles and, when finally felled, toppling onto its killers.
- Killmoulis Tiny, mouthless, big-nosed workers who hide in mills and kitchens, doing chores at night and repaying insults with escalating mischief.
- King-Wight A wicked king who chose undeath to keep his throne, the king-wight rules a barrow court of wight warriors and baits heroes with glimpses of his hoard.
- Kirre An eight-legged, horned jungle tiger of the desert world that rakes prey seven times a round or lashes out with raw psionic force.
- Kitsune Kasumi Silent white mist foxes that guard groves of dead trees, breathing pale blue foxfire and melting into fog between bites.
- Kizoku A flawless, wealthy suitor from the eastern lands who seduces a married woman into murdering her husband, then devours her soul with a kiss.
- Kla'a-tah A gem-encrusted guardian turtle of the deep sea that watches over the turtle-folk, snapping sea gluttons in half and shrugging off magic inside its shell.
- Klar A shell-backed, sandy-furred mountain bear of the desert world that crushes victims in a toying hug and assaults minds with psionic terror.
- Kluzd A ten-foot mud serpent that seizes anything crossing its sludge pool by the leg and holds it under until it drowns in the muck.
- Klyndes A living shadow born in the haze of the plane of Steam, convinced it is the only one of its kind, that slips through solid walls and leaps out to carve up prey.
- Kna Twelve-foot, orange-skinned sea giants with finned heads who either trade peacefully along the coast or drive ships onto reefs as merciless pirates.
- Knight Haunt An empty suit of gleaming armor animated by a fallen knight's unbroken spirit, the knight haunt rises with each full silver moon to fight evil on the field where it died.
- Knight Terror A fallen knight who still leads his order while secretly feeding on his followers' willpower, growing gaunt and paranoid when hungry and fearless when gorged.
- Kobold Yapping, rat-tailed little reptilian humanoids that nobody takes seriously until they spring a trap, outnumber the party and go for the wizard.
- Kodragon A cat-sized, fur-covered dragon with bat wings and a child's voice, the kodragon roams its home plane recording history and shrinks troublesome foes with a puff of gas.
- Kopru Decadent, heat-loving amphibians whose triple hooked tails crush prey while their charm turns victims into unknowing puppets for life.
- Korobokuru Shaggy, bowlegged eastern dwarves who shun outsiders, hate goblinkind and make giants miss, but may welcome a patient guest into their day-long incense rite.
- Korred Wild-bearded, goat-legged forest revelers who hurl boulders, bind trespassers in living hair and stun crowds with a magical laugh.
- Krag The bitter undead remains of an elemental cleric killed by the very element he opposed, now enslaved to it and turning victims' blood into fire, silt or stone.
- Kragling Skeletal undead raised by a krag's poisoned bite, bound body and mind to their creator and carrying a lesser version of its elemental curse.
- Kraken [Al-Qadim] Colossal albino squid of the ocean depths, once worshipped by coastal humans, that hate all goodness, drag ships beneath the waves, and keep human slaves in flooded caverns.
- Krakentua A hundred-foot demon spirit with a kraken's head and a lord's silk robes that tramples cities, spits blinding cherry milk and demands slaves who worship it.
- Kreel Placid, color-shifting eels raised in herds by lizard men of a hidden inland sea, helpless without their reptilian shepherds.
- Kroggareth A crocodile-headed, antlered fiend lord of the Abyss whose stinging tail steals life levels and who returns from death to hound his killers.
- Krotter Shaggy, humpbacked arctic oxen that are almost defenseless one by one but can trample a hunter flat when the whole herd stampedes.
- Kruel Once-good woodland fey twisted by some ancient evil, kruels are elf-torsoed, bird-legged tormentors who pelt farmsteads with burning pebbles and drag travelers off for cruel sport.
- Kuei The restless ghost of someone slain by violence and left unburied, a kuei slips into the body of a strong victim and wears it until its unfinished business is done.
- Kupuk A tusked, walrus-skinned sled dog of the polar ice, the kupuk is a gentle worker and babysitter that turns savage when its people or its gold-like eggs are threatened.
- Kyrie Proud hawk-winged folk of high mountain aeries, kyrie stay peaceful until crossed, then bomb intruders with stones, cast druid magic and choose death over capture every time.
- Kyton Chain-wrapped enforcers of a clanking city in the hells, kytons stalk lawbreakers to the sound of rattling links and giggles, bending every nearby chain to lash, grow and flay.