Banshee

D&D 2024 monster: Banshee. Source: Monster Manual (2025). challenge rating 4, creature type Undead, Medium size, speed 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) Banshee Wailing Harbinger of Death Habitat: Any Treasure: Random Magic Items - Relics Heralds of doom and plagues on the living, banshees are spirits obsessed by unresolved bitterness or sorrow. These storied phantoms slay any who glimpse them or hear their baleful wails. Although any tormented soul can arise as a banshee, some elven communities particularly fear them and believe that those who hoard or destroy beauty-natural or otherwise-risk returning as a banshee. All manner of torments might give rise to a banshee. Roll on or choose a result from the Banshee Sorrows table to inspire how a banshee's torment influences its behavior. 1 Appear prior to a family member's death. 2 Haunt the site where it was executed. 3 Lament a lost love and haunt their grave. 4 Presage a disaster or tragedy. 5 Seek the return of a stolen treasure. 6 Slay those more beautiful than it was in life. Banshee Sorrows Undead Medium 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)