Terms of Venery – Monstrous Humanoids

aarakocra A flight of aarakocra [Monsters of Faerûn]
chitine A swarm of chitines [Monsters of Faerûn]
chosen one A plague of chosen ones [Monsters of Faerûn]
doppelganger A crisis of doppelgangers [Xaeyruudh]
gargoyle A wing of gargoyles [Monster Manual]
grimlock A gang or pack of grimlocks [Monster Manual]
hag A covey of hags [Monster Manual]
harpy A spite of harpies [Xaeyruudh]
medusa A covey of medusa [Monster Manual]
wemic A pride of wemics [Monsters of Faerûn]

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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