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Various depictions of krakens.

Kraken

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5th Edition Statistics[1][2]

Size

Juvenile	Huge
Adult	Gargantuan

Type

Monstrosity

Tag(s)

Titan

Alignment

Chaotic evil

Challenge rating

Juvenile	14
Adult	23

4th Edition Statistics[3]

Size

Gargantuan

Origin

Aberrant

Type

Magical beast

Keyword(s)

Aquatic

Alignment

Chaotic evil

3rd Edition Statistics[4]

Size

Gargantuan

Type

Magical beast

Subtype(s)

Aquatic

Alignment

Usually neutral evil

Challenge rating

12

2nd Edition Statistics[5][6]

Size

Gargantuan

Alignment

Neutral evil

1st Edition Statistics[7]

Size

Large

Alignment

Neutral evil

General Information

Movement

Swimming[1][2][3][4]

Vision

Darkvision,[4] Low-light vision,[4] Truesight[1]

Homeland(s)

Oceans[4]

Language(s)

Common,[4] Aquan; [4] understands Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal and Primordial but can't speak[1]

Favored climate

Temperate[4]

Favored terrain

Aquatic[4]

Appearance[4]

Average length

60‒90 ft (18‒27 m)

History

First appearance

Monster Manual II 1st edition

Based on

Kraken (Scandinavian) Krakens (pronounced: /ˈkreɪkɛnz/ KRAY-kenz[8] or: /ˈkrɑːkɛnz/ KRA-kenz[8]), called lopok by the locathah,[9] were enormous, ocean-dwelling magical beasts.[4]

“ A kraken dreams of casting its tentacles into the heavens and strangling that which birthed it, and when its dream exceeds its reach, it settles for the occasional passing ship. ” — Excerpt from Night of the Kraken Cult, by Malfeore Serrang of Tethyr[1]

Contents

• 1 Description
• 2 Personality
• 3 Combat
• 4 Ecology
• 5 Notable Krakens
• 6 Appendix
  • 6.1 See Also
  • 6.2 Appearances
  • 6.3 Gallery
  • 6.4 External Links
  • 6.5 Further Reading
  • 6.6 References

Description[]

They were akin to squids except larger in size, with a body almost 30 feet (9.1 meters) long. They had a similar body, with a ring of tentacles surrounding a mouth connected to a conical central body. Two of its ten tentacles were longer than the rest and had deadly barbs. The kraken had very large eyes, and fins protruded from the upper part of its elongated central body.[4]

When younger, krakens resembled a pale squid.[10]

Personality[]

Krakens were highly destructive and evil creatures. With their strong tentacles and massive strength, they could pull an entire ship down into the ocean. They often completely wiped tropical islands of all life, and deep beneath the ocean, they had cavernous lairs where they bred human slaves to feed and tend them.[4]

Combat[]

Krakens attacked predominantly with their tentacles. They could both constrict opponents and bring them into the reach of the creature's huge jaws. In addition, krakens could also release an enormous cloud of jet-black ink, regenerate severed limbs, and even cast spells.[4]

Ecology[]

Krakens could speak some languages of surface-dwelling races but most commonly spoke Common and Aquan.[4]

In the area around Serôs krakens were known to be actively hunted by both storm giants and merrows, keeping their population low.[11]

Notable Krakens[]

• Gethshemeth was an ally to the morkoth Arcanum of Olleth that took control of an aberrant artifact called Dreamheart and became enthralled by the Abolethic Sovereignty in 1396 DR.
• Slarkrethel was an ancient kraken that ruled the Purple Rocks, and headed the Kraken Society as their master.[12][13]
• Xisar, a powerful blue-skinned kraken that terrorized the land of Serôs in the late 13th-century DR.[14]

Appendix[]

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See Also[]

• Aboleth
• Zakharan kraken

Appearances[]

Adventures Storm King's Thunder Novels Tangled Webs • Plague of Spells Video Games Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Treasures of the Savage Frontier Referenced only Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford Card Games Spellfire: Master the Magic Board Games Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins Miniatures Icons of the Realms Organized Play & Licensed Adventures Locathah Rising

Gallery[]

A kraken attacks a caravel.

External Links[]

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• Kraken article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.

Further Reading[]

• Eric Cagle (October 2002). “The Minions of Darkness”. In Jesse Decker ed. Dragon #300 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 58–65.
• Richard Pett (August 2005). “The Ecology of the Kraken”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #334 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 60–65.

References[]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0786965614.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Kate Welch (May 2019). Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-0-7869-6686-8.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mike Mearls, Greg Bilsland, Robert J. Schwalb (June 2010). Monster Manual 3 4th edition. Edited by Greg Bilsland, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7869-5490-2.
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 162. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
5. ↑ David "Zeb" Cook, et al. (August 1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-8803-8753-X.
6. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 331. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
7. ↑ Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 79. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 28.
9. ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 49. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
10. ↑ Mike Mearls, Kate Welch (May 2019). Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7869-6686-8.
11. ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 43. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
12. ↑ Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 189. ISBN 978-0786966011.
13. ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
14. ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 163. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.