Vampire Bestiary 5E (2014)

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Inject Folklore into Your Campaign

Are your game sessions suffering from monster fatigue? Have your veteran players memorized every standard creature's statistics, making encounters predictable and devoid of suspense? The Vampire Bestiary 5E is an illustrated compendium specifically designed to reintroduce genuine terror and unpredictability into your tabletop adventures.

Moving far beyond the exhausted pop-culture tropes of aristocratic counts living in gothic castles, this volume unearths 50 lesser-known, blood-drinking entities drawn directly from authentic global mythology.

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Why the Vampire Bestiary 5E is Essential for GM

Instead of merely listing generic features, this compendium focuses on providing immediate, game-ready material that enhances the narrative depth and psychological tension of your campaigns. We have translated ancient legends into seamless 5th Edition combat mechanics, ensuring every encounter is balanced, unique, and terrifying.

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- Surprise Players: Challenge your party with obscure threats they have never seen before. Introduce them to the Adze, a Togolese vampiric spirit that infiltrates camps as a glowing firefly before possessing a human host, or unleash the Nuckelavee, a skinless Scottish centaur that breathes toxic mist and terrorizes coastal settlements.
- Ready-to-Play 5E Mechanics: Every single entry features a fully integrated 5E-compliant stat block. We have meticulously mechanized folklore abilities—such as the Nelapsi's requirement that both of its hearts be destroyed simultaneously, or the Redcap's supernatural speed that relies on keeping its hat soaked in fresh blood.
- Comprehensive Lore & Tactical Advice: Beyond mere statistics, each monster includes deep mythological context, an analysis of its predatory psychology, and specific Game Master recommendations. You will receive adventure hooks, lair descriptions, and behavioral tactics to seamlessly drop these creatures into any existing setting.
- Scalable Encounters for Any Party: The monsters range widely in Challenge Rating (CR), perfectly balanced to test parties of 2-5+ heroes between levels 3 and 10.

Perfect for Any Campaign Style

Whether you are running a dark mystery investigation, an urban political intrigue, or a grueling wilderness survival hexcrawl, the Vampire Bestiary 5E provides the tools, mechanics, and inspiration you need. Do not settle for predictable encounters—make the night yours.

Look Inside

A detailed book spread from Vampire Bestiary by Fern Flower Press, featuring D&D 5e monster lore and a stat block for the Azeman.

A detailed book spread from Vampire Bestiary by Fern Flower Press, featuring D&D 5e monster lore and a stat block for the Hili.

A detailed book spread from Vampire Bestiary by Fern Flower Press, featuring D&D 5e monster lore and a stat block for the Nelapsi.

AbhartachA dwarf sorcerer who forces his subjects to bleed into his cup to sustain his power.
AdzeA vampiric spirit that appears as a glowing firefly.
AnimalitosA small creature with a lizard’s head and a dog-like maw.
Aripa SatanaiA half-human, half-bear being whose human side appears as an old woman.
AsanbonsamA forest monster with iron hooks for feet. It hangs from trees and drags passers-by up to drink their blood.
AufhockerA shape-shifting vampire that springs onto guilty travelers at lonely bridges and crossroads.
AzemanA witch-vampire who sheds her skin at night and becomes a bat.
BaitalA half-human, half-bat vampire with a short thick tail that can possess corpses to infiltrate villages.
BajangA demonic familiar that looks like a cat. Its owner keeps it in a bamboo tube.
Baobhan SithFairy vampires whose dresses hide hooves.
BarabarlakosA vampire whose body never decays; its skin dries tight like a drumhead.
Blood DogsSpectral hounds with blazing eyes that roam battlefields.
BluatsaugerA skeleton-less vampire with huge eyes and a body covered in thick fur.
BoudaA were-hyena who wears a magic amulet and digs up corpses.
Burach-bhaoiAn eel-like vampiric fae that coils around a victim’s legs at the water’s edge.
Ch’ing ShihThe “hopping vampire” whose knees don’t bend and whose breath is poisonous.
ChordevaA witch who becomes a black cat, slips into the homes of the sick.
Dearg-DueA beautiful woman-vampire who seduces men and kisses them, drawing out their blood through her mouth.
DhampireA child born of a human woman and a vampire.
DodeleckerA vampire with a grotesquely swollen body..
HiliA vampiric bird with a skull for a head.
ImpunduluA vampire bird that serves witches, hunting people at night.
InvuncheA guardian twisted by a witch, with limbs bent backward.
KashaAn undead creature with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
KishiA demon that appears as a two-headed hyena but can turn into a handsome man.
KudlacA vampire-sorcerer born in a red “shirt.”
KukudhiA wandering breed of vampire that drinks blood but usually leaves its victims alive.
Leanhaum-SheeA vampiric fairy muse who grants bards and poets inspiration.
LobishomenA tiny monkey-sized vampire, yellow-skinned, hunchbacked, with black teeth.
LoogarooAn old woman who bargained with the Devil.
MulloA corpse that rises to torment those who wronged it in life.
MuroniA vampire able to turn into a cat or dog, but most often a flea or spider.
NelapsiOne of the deadliest vampires—so strong it can wipe out an entire village in a single night.
NuckelaveeA skinless man-horse hybrid whose poisonous breath.
OvenguaThe vampiric spirit of a dead sorcerer roaming the forest for victims.
OwengaThe vengeful ghost of someone who died of a broken heart.
Pacu PatiA powerful lord of ghouls and revenants.
PelesitA vampire familiar shaped like a cricket.
PijavicaA red-faced vampire that drinks the blood of its relatives.
PolongA tiny spirit familiar raised in a bottle from the blood of a murdered man.
RedcapA malevolent faerie who haunts ruined castles.
SamodivaA forest nymph-vampire who rides stags.
SasabonsamA vampiric creature with a bearded man’s face and bat wings.
SoulisA vampire sorcerer who struck a bargain with the Devil and kept a blood-drinking demon familiar.
StikiniAn owl-man who vomits out his organs at night and transforms into an owl.
StrigeA vampire bird born from a witch’s soul.
TomtinLittle red-clad forest sprites who ambush travelers with chains and clubs.
UpiorasA big, man-sized vampire.
WumeA vampire that rises from the unburied corpse of a criminal.
Yara-ma-yha-whoA small red man with suction cups on his fingers who lives in trees.