Terms of Venery – Humanoids

bullywug A pad, float, or pond of bullywugs [Monsters of Faerûn]
dwarf A diligence of dwarves [Xaeyruudh]
elf A vainglory of elves [Xaeyruudh]
githzerai A fellowship, sect, or order of githzerai [Monster Manual]
gnoll A cacklesquad of gnolls [Xaeyruudh]
gnome An urgency or a calamity of gnomes [Xaeyruudh]
halfling A dilemma of halflings [Xaeyruudh]
human A plague or a deathwish of humans [Xaeyruudh]
kobold A clutch of kobolds [Xaeyruudh]
lizardfolk A clutch of lizardfolk [Xaeyruudh]
orc An outbreak or an epidemic of orcs [Xaeyruudh]
troglodyte A clutch of troglodytes [Monster Manual]

all humanoid races of at least moderate intelligence are capable of forming structured military units which may be referred to by various appropriate terms including band, company, hunting party, phalanx, patrol, platoon, regiment, squad, team, troop, and war party. gang is a similarly universal term. since these terms can apply to (almost) all humanoids, they’re ignored.

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