Peryton (5e)

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The peryton is a mythological hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird. The peryton was first named by Jorge Luis Borges in his 1957 Book of Imaginary Beings, using a supposedly long-lost medieval manuscript as a source.

The peryton is said to have the head, neck, forelegs and antlers of a stag, combined with the plumage, wings and hindquarters of a large bird, although some interpretations portray the peryton as a deer in all but coloration and bird's wings.

According to Borges, perytons lived in Atlantis until an earthquake destroyed the civilization and the creatures escaped by flight. A peryton casts the shadow of a man until it kills one during its lifetime, at which time it starts to cast its own shadow.

Found in Adventures

• Hoard of the Dragon Queen
• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
• The Fiend of Hollow Mine
• Princes of the Apocalypse
• Dead in Thay
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
• Hoard of the Dragon Queen

List of Perytons

(4 official and unofficial Perytons)

Name	Type	Subtype	Size	HP	CR (XP)	Alignment	Habitat	Source
Peryton Common	Monstrosity	Peryton	Medium	33	2 (450)	Chaotic Evil	Hill, Mountain	Monster Manual (5e)
Peryton Overview	Overview	Monstrosity, Peryton					Hill, Mountain	Monster Manual (5e)
Monstrous Peryton	Monstrosity	Peryton	Large	144	11 (7,200)	Chaotic Evil	Hill, Mountain	Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rasp (Individual)	Monstrosity	Peryton, Monstrous Peryton	Large	144	11 (7,200)	Chaotic Evil	Coastal, Hill, Mountain	Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Sources and Notes

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