Sphinx of Valor

D&D 2024 monster: Sphinx of Valor. Source: Monster Manual (2025). challenge rating 17, creature type Celestial, Large size, speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft. Sphinxes of valor guard world-changing or dangerous secrets-evidence of weird truths, deadly Artifacts, and things that shouldn't exist. They inhabit hidden, magical sites and hold their duty above mortal life. If threatened, a sphinx of valor defends its charge with its supernaturally empowered roar and fierce strikes. Sphinxes Collectors and Keepers of Secrets Habitat: Desert, Planar (Upper Planes) Treasure: Random Magic Items - Arcana Sphinxes protect the secrets of the multiverse. Formed from the spirits of sages and explorers, sphinxes know the power of truth and the importance of preserving it. They share their wisdom only with those who prove themselves wise or overcome tests of worthiness, such as riddles or battles with dangerous beasts. Through their existences, sphinxes might change form as they gain more nuanced understanding of cosmic enigmas. Sphinx Lairs Sphinxes typically dwell in places that hold great knowledge or prophetic magic. Round she is, yet flat as a board Altar of the Lupine Lords Jewel on black velvet, pearl in the sea Unchanged but e'erchanging eternally Answer to the riddle of White Plume Mountain: The Moon. Celestial Large 40 ft., fly 60 ft.