| assassin vine | A patch of assassin vines [Monster Manual] |
| fungus | A patch of fungi [Monster Manual] |
| treant | A grove of treants [Monster Manual] |
Author Archives: Xaeyruudh
Terms of Venery – Outsiders
| aasimar | A team of aasimars [Monster Manual] |
| abishai | A wail of abishai [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| achaierai | A flock of achaierai [Monster Manual] |
| archon | A squad of archons [Monster Manual] |
| arrowhawk | A clutch of arrowhawks [Monster Manual] |
| astral deva | A squad of astral deva [Monster Manual] |
| azer | A squad of azer [Monster Manual] |
| barghest | A pack of barghests [Monster Manual] |
| couatl | A flight of couatl [Monster Manual] |
| demon | A gang, squad, crowd, or mob of demons (same type) [Monster Manual] |
| demon | A troupe of demons (mixed) [Monster Manual] |
| devil | A gang, squad, band, crowd, mob, or swarm of devils (same type) [Monster Manual] |
| devil | A troupe of devils (mixed) [Monster Manual] |
| eladrin | A squad of eladrins [Monster Manual] |
| formian | A team, crew, troop, or platoon of formians [Monster Manual] |
| genie | A company or band of genies [Monster Manual] |
| guardinal | A squad of guardinals [Monster Manual] |
| hell hound | A pack of hell hounds [Monster Manual] |
| hellcat | A pride of hellcats [Monster Manual] |
| howler | A gang or pack of howlers [Monster Manual] |
| imp | A prick of imps [Candlekeep] |
| laraken | A drought of larakens [Candlekeep] |
| lillend | A covey of lillends [Monster Manual] |
| mephit | A gang or mob of mephits [Monster Manual] |
| rast | A cluster of rasts [Monster Manual] |
| salamander | A cluster of salamanders [Monster Manual] |
| shadow mastiff | A pack of shadow mastiffs [Monster Manual] |
| slaad | A gang or pack of slaadi [Monster Manual] |
| tiefling | A gang of tieflings [Monster Manual] |
| tojanida | A clutch of tojanidas [Monster Manual] |
| triton | A company, squad, or band of tritons [Monster Manual] |
| vargouille | A cluster or mob of vargouilles [Monster Manual] |
| xill | A gang of xills [Monster Manual] |
| xorn | A cluster of xorns [Monster Manual] |
| yeth hound | A pack of yeth hounds [Monster Manual] |
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.
Terms of Venery – Magical Beasts
| ankheg | A cluster of ankheg [Monster Manual] |
| aranea | A colony of aranea [Monster Manual] |
| banelar | A band of banelars [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| basilisk | A colony of basilisks [Monster Manual] |
| beast of Malar | A pack of beasts of Malar [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| beguiler | A pack of beguilers [Shining South] |
| blink dog | A pack of blink dogs [Monster Manual] |
| celestial creature | A pride of celestial creatures [Monster Manual] |
| chimera | A pride or flight of chimerae [Monster Manual] |
| cockatrice | A flight or flock of cockatrices [Monster Manual] |
| darkenbeast | A flight of darkenbeasts [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| darkmantle | A clutch or swarm of darkmantles [Monster Manual] |
| digester | A pack of digesters [Monster Manual] |
| displacer beast | A pride of displacer beasts [Monster Manual] |
| dragonne | A pride of dragonnes [Monster Manual] |
| eagle | A eyrie of giant eagles [Monster Manual] |
| fiendish creature | A pack of fiendish creatures [Monster Manual] |
| girallon | A company of girallons [Monster Manual] |
| gorgon | A pack or herd of gorgons [Monster Manual] |
| griffon | A pride of griffons [Monster Manual] |
| hellwasp swarm | A fright or terror of hellwasp swarms [Monster Manual] |
| hippogriff | A flight of hippogriffs [Monster Manual] |
| krenshar | A pride of krenshars [Monster Manual] |
| lamia | A gang of lamia [Monster Manual] |
| manticore | A pride of manticores [Monster Manual] |
| mantimera | A pack of mantimerae [Shining South] |
| owl (giant) | A company of giant owls [Monster Manual] |
| owlbear | A pack of owlbears [Monster Manual] |
| pegasus | A herd of pegasi [Monster Manual] |
| peryton | A rack of perytons [Candlekeep] |
| phase spider | A cluster of phase spiders [Monster Manual] |
| roper | A cluster of ropers [Monster Manual] |
| sea cat | A pride of sea cats [Monster Manual] |
| shocker lizard | A clutch or colony of shocker lizards [Monster Manual] |
| sinister | A band of sinisters [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| stirge | A colony, flock, or storm of stirges [Monster Manual] |
| unicorn | A grace of unicorns [Monster Manual] |
| winter wolf | A pack of winter wolves [Monster Manual] |
| worg | A pack of worgs [Monster Manual] |
| yrthak | A clutch of yrthaks [Monster Manual] |
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.
Terms of Venery – Giants
| cyclops | A fist of cyclopes [Shining South] |
| ettin | A gang of ettins [Monster Manual] |
| giant | A gang or family of giants [Monster Manual] |
| ogre | A gang or band of ogres [Monster Manual] |
| troll | A gang of trolls [Monster Manual] |
Terms of Venery – Fey
| dryad | A grove of dryads [Monster Manual] |
| satyr | A band or troop of satyrs [Monster Manual] |
| sprite | A gang or band of sprites [Monster Manual] |
Terms of Venery – Elementals
| belker | A clutch of belkers [Monster Manual] |
| galeb duhr | A rumble of galeb duhr [Candlekeep] |
| magmin | A gang or squad of magmins [Monster Manual] |
Terms of Venery – Dragons
| dragon | A clutch of dragons [Monster Manual] |
| firedrake | A flame or spark of firedrakes [Candlekeep] |
| pseudodragon | A clutch of pseudodragons [Monster Manual] |
| wyvern | A flight of wyverns [Monster Manual] |
Terms of Venery – Constructs
| animated object | A group of animated object [Monster Manual] |
| crawling claw | A applause of crawling claws [Monsters of Faerûn] |
| golem | A gang of golems [Monster Manual] |
| homonculus | A wobble of homonculi [Candlekeep] |
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