Bat
General Information
Type	Natural beast
Alignment	LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE
Vision	Blindsight
Location	Prime Material Plane

Bats are a group of wild, flying mammals of generally small size that feed on other small mammals, insects, reptiles, or fruit. Although the majority of bats are small, a few larger varieties exist.^[1] Bats are almost all nocturnal.^[2]

Physical descriptionEdit

Most bats are roughly the size of a small bird although larger bats exist. All bats are adept at perceiving their surroundings in the dark though the precise mechanics differ from species, with most bats using a form of blindsight,^[2] shadowhunter bats using darkvision, and fire bats projecting light around them.^[2]

Species of batsEdit

There are many varieties of unusual bat species, some of which are listed below.

Dire bat

Enormous bats with a wingspan of roughly eight to nine feet.

Fire bat

An unusually large bat native to the elemental planes.

Shadowhunter bat

A type of large, predatory bat touched with the power of the Shadowfell or Plane of Shadow.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition, p. 27. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition, p. 192. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.