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[Sponsored by @wizardsandwardrobes, the last of the Princes of Elemental Evil to be covered. Cryonax has always been something of the odd one out, as he's not composed of the four classical D&D elements. As such, he's been left out of 5e's focus on Elemental Evil, only appearing in the semi-canon, PDF only Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy. But on the other hand, his tentacle-yeti appearance is much more creative and interesting than the other four, and he's been allowed to have some particularly grandiose plots over the years. This flavor text builds on his goals from Dragon 347, which synergize nicely with the work I've been doing with the new elemental planes from PF2e. I also took the opportunity to tie some of my older monsters in as worshipers and minions.

If you'd like to join wizardsandwardrobes in sponsoring your own monsters, or just want to help an unemployed author out, check out the Creature Codex Patreon here]

Cryonax CR 23 NE Outsider (elemental) This creature resembles a white furred bipedal ape as tall as a house, with jaws that open in both directions. Rather than arms, it has six long tentacles.

Primordial, Cryonax The Bleak Monarch, Bringer of Eternal Winter, Prince of Evil Cold Creatures NE Primordial Elemental Portfolio cold, expansion, winter Domains Evil, War, Water, Weather Subdomains Ice, Storms, Tactics, Tyranny* Worshipers asen, frost giants, ice magic users, yeti Minions frost worms, kilblains, ice elementals Favored Weapon light flail Unholy Symbol a silver snowflake inside a blue-white square Obedience freeze a living creature of Tiny or larger size to death, then spend 1 hour contemplating it as it thaws or crystallizes. Gain a +4 profane bonus to saves vs. paralysis Boons 1: frigid touch2/day; 2: ice storm 2/day; 3: freezing sphere 2/day *worshipers of Cryonax can use the Tyranny subdomain to modify the Evil domain.

Cryonax is the Prince of Evil Cold Creatures, a scheming primordial who seeks to upset the balance of the Elemental Planes. There is no Plane of Cold, only a zone of overlapping influence between Air and Water. But Cryonax hopes to separate from these two planes and form his own separate Plane of Cold, which he then hopes will be able to dominate and rule over all of the other Elemental Planes. He knows this is a difficult goal, but the re-emergence of the Plane of Metal and the Plane of Wood encourages his ambitions by proving that the Elemental Planes are not static.

Although Cryonax often acts aloof and is slow to anger, his cool attitude gives way to icy hate when prompted to combat. Cryonax’s bite inflicts a long lasting paralysis, but most creatures that succumb to it do not live long enough to experience its full duration, as he picks them up in his tentacles and crushes them. If surrounded, Cryonax uses Whirlwind Attack to bite as many foes as he can at once. Weapons that strike Cryonax grow brittle as they are weakened with cold magic—Cryonax will wait for a weapon that can harm him to strike several times and become brittle before he attempts to sunder it. Cryonax has not survived for millennia by risking his life carelessly; he will readily retreat from a combat in order to regenerate and strike again, be it a few minutes after his retreat or decades.

Cryonax rules with frosty malevolence from The Chiseled Estate, a colossal fortress made of ice and glass the size of a mountain, embedded in a glacier that stretches between Air and Water. There, he sends his agents on missions across the planes in search of artifacts that can stretch or break planar boundaries, as well as working to create new frigid monsters to fill his armies. The kilblain is one of his most resounding successes. Cryonax has welcomed the worship of the asen, a species of comet-dwelling fascists who share his goals of freezing the cosmos. Some of the most powerful cults of Cryonax are composed of frost giants and yeti led by an asen prophet.

The secret that's been kept for the past 8 months!

The first 5 episodes of Monkey Wrench are officially coming to NETFLIX on AUGUST 19th!

Fully remastered and re-engineered audio!

New multiple language dubs!

New intro sequence!

I'm sure you're all bound to have lots of questions, so below here's a brief FAQ about this new venture;

FAQ;

Q: When did this happen???

A: Netflix approached us back during the early days of episode 4's production after watching the eps progress. They wanted to congratulate us on reaching ep 3 and commenting on how rapidly we've improved and what motivated us to keep going. They kept an eye on our progress since and once they saw ep 5, they reached out in December 2025 to offer us a licensing deal for the first 5 eps. That deal was cemented in March 2026.

Q: So is this why ep 6 has taken so long?

A: Yes and No. We did have to divert Matt, Ockeroid, Rigsby and myself over to Eps 1-5 to get them up to NETFLIX's broadcast standards which took around 8-12 weeks of non-stop work. However if we didn't take the deal we'd still be in a worse place in terms of ep 6 funding and progress. Most of the licensing money went into getting ep 6 finished this year. Without it, we would be going well into 2027.

Q: Is the new intro sequence gonna be in the eps from now on???

A: Only for the Netflix versions, as they have exclusive rights to it. The regular Youtube / Patreon release will have our usual wrench glass smashy intro still.

Q: Will the Alternate language tracks come over to the Youtube Versions???

A: No, those are exclusive to Netflix.

Q: So this is just a licensing deal?

A: For now, yes! The first 5 eps will be on the NETFLIX service August 19th.

Q: What does that mean for the future? Is there a chance you'll get picked up???

A: The future is still uncertain, but it looks a lot brighter than it did before. NETFLIX allowed us to have promotions to our patreon in the end credits of each episode, something they don't usually do, so people who watch the eps on NETFLIX will have the chance to come over here and support us directly.

As for getting picked up, there is a chance, but it's all at the behest of NETFLIX if the first 5 eps do well on the service.

Q: What would going exclusive mean???

A: Basically, IF we go exclusive, NETFLIX would get exclusive rights to eps 7-10 for season one and beyond. We'd have to suspend the patreon (everything would still be available, there's just be no more updates) and fourthwall store (NETFLIX would get exclusive merch rights) and stop youtube uploads.

If they decide to cancel our exclusivity, then we're back to doing what we are currently doing; using patreon and fourthwall to fund ep production.

Q: What if they want Ep 6 as well to go exclusive???

A: In that scenario we've worked out a plain that those who have supported us financially for it's production will still get to see it on here and for Youtube Members.

Q: Would Eps 1-5 still be free to watch on Youtube?

A: Yes, the original 5 will still available to view on Youtube for freeeee, even if we go exclusive.

Q: So no more fourthwall store if you go exclusive???

A: Yup! NETFLIX gets full merch rights, though we'd get a 35% cut of all sales, so pretty much what it's like now but with someone else managing it which would be a massive load of my already extensive plate of things to do, and with NETFLIX's resources there's be so many more options for neat stuff to be made... vinyl figures for instance~?

Q: I thought you said you didn't want to go with a network / Streaming service? A: I did, but unfortunately times and minds change. We're 6 years into this production and only have (almost) 6 eps done. Our funding isn't growing, merch isn't selling that well and I'm really starting to feel my age. Potentially getting picked up exclusively by NETFLIX will get us Budgets we could only dream of doing it indie, and if it gets this series made before I turn 45, then so be it!

Q: So, when Ep 6???

I made this with clay and painted it.

Dipper, Mabel, Wendy and Robbie ^-^

I love that they say they will be included EW content in the future. Really warms my heart.

Hoping the veteran operatives includes the DLC characters.

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Some I mages from the email