Spoiler noticeMajor spoilers ahead

The Monster Manual reveals creatures, bosses, abilities and where you’ll encounter them, including content still in development. Even if you’re testing the game, we recommend playing through the first four adventures once before reading further. Keep the surprises intact until you’re ready to explore the full bestiary.

Before you open this volume

Major spoilers ahead

The Monster Manual reveals creatures, bosses, abilities and where you’ll encounter them, including content still in development. Even if you’re testing the game, we recommend playing through the first four adventures once before reading further. Keep the surprises intact until you’re ready to explore the full bestiary.

For this volume, in this browser.

Volume III · Monster ManualBuild 25

Hollow warden

Creatures of the Crooked Mile

A complete creature referenceOpen the book ↓
Hollow warden
Implemented development through Build 25Reviewed 28 October 2026

Tower keeper · Void

Wood and duty make an unforgiving combination. The Hollow warden has little interest in the Company’s explanation.

Reference statistics

Basic difficulty · ordinary profile before temporary states and encounter adjustments

HP
26
Armor class
13
Attack
+4
Damage
d6+2
Initiative
16
Strikes
1

Weaknesses Holy

Resistances Void

Polymorph immunity Yes

Traits and special behavior

Grave Chill replaces action on exact round 2 once: independent 50% Freeze / 25% Frost-ward chance, fixed all tiers, no damage. Missing round-2 action to Freeze loses the opportunity; it does not cast late. Immune to Polymorph.

See the condition reference for the shared effects, and enemy tuning for difficulty-wide chance adjustments.

Statistics by difficulty

DifficultyHPACAttackDamageStrikes
Basic2613+4d6+21
Advanced5818+8d6+61
Expert10624+11d6+101
Master11726+13d6+121
Master+15628+14d6+202

Includes explicit tier overrides and the final maximum-HP multiplier. Damage is the ordinary die and bonus, before final outgoing multipliers. Rage, growth, buffs, encounter adjustments and special action damage are not baked into this table.

Current appearances

AdventureLocationEncounter roster
The Forsaken WoodsThe Forsaken WatchtowerHollow warden × 1

Detailed reference

These panels retain the exact authored configuration, including unscaled base values. For tier overrides, −1 Attack or damage bonus and zero HP or strikes mean “inherit”; tier indices run from 0 (Basic) to 4 (Master+). Field values and message templates are shown as reference data, not additional rules.

Creature configuration
Stable identifier
warden
Attack Text
{actor} strikes with ancient, implacable force.
Timed Action
Name
Grave Chill
Round
2
Effect
Sound
combat.graveChill
Kind
freeze
Target
party
Element
Frost
Freeze Chance
50
Resistance Mitigates Freeze
Yes
Resisted Freeze Chance
25
Fixed Freeze Chance
Yes
Grave Chill Marker
Yes
Name
Hollow warden
Plate Name
Warden
Role
Tower keeper
HP
26
Armor class
13
Attack
4
Damage die
6
Damage bonus
2
Initiative
16
Artwork registry index
6
Visual Scale
1
Weaknesses
  1. Holy
Resistances
  1. Void
Element
Void
Immune to Polymorph
Yes
Tier Adjustments
  1. Tier index (0–4)
    4
    Attack
    -1
    Damage bonus
    6
    Strikes per action
    2
  2. Tier index (0–4)
    2
    Attack
    -1
    Damage bonus
    -1
    HP
    32
Attack Sound
combat.wardenStrike
Encounter configurations (1)

Whole encounter rewards and modifiers are shown here; they are not rewards for defeating this creature alone. Legacy fields remain visible for configuration audits.

  1. Stable identifier
    final
    Armor Protection
    Protector
    dawnSentinel
    Target
    warden
    Armor Per Protector
    2
    Warning
    The Dawn Sentinels shield the Hollow Warden with ancient magic.
    Legacy Enemies
    1. warden
    2. goblin
    Enemies
    1. warden
    2. dawnSentinel
    3. dawnSentinel
    Gold
    45
    Xp
    40
    Opening
    Dreadbell woke the Hollow Warden. <b>Veyr</b> slipped through its arch with the <b>Silver Seal</b>.
Artwork and presentation
Resource
JournalArt/Adventures/ForsakenWoods/Creatures/HollowWarden
Registrations
None

Download the exact creature definition (JSON)

Return to the cover ↑