Riding Lizard

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At a Glance

A colloquial term for a large lizard suitable for riding. They can be found anywhere large lizards are found, but they’re more common in the Underdark due to breeding programs in various drow and duergar cities.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] page 308
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 92 — the original 2e description
  • WotC Monster Index

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Pack Lizard

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At a Glance

An animal.

A colloquial term for a large lizard suitable for serving as a pack animal. They can be found anywhere large lizards are found, but they’re more common in the Underdark due to breeding programs in various drow and duergar cities.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] page 308
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 91
  • Ruins of Undermountain [1060] adventure booklet, page 25
  • WotC Monster Index

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Foulwing

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At a Glance

An aberration.

Sources

  • Lost Empires of Faerûn: page 166
  • Monstrous Compendium Annual 1 [2145]
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 90 — the 2e description
  • WotC Monster Index

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Cloaker Lord

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At a Glance

An aberration.

Related to cloaker.


Sources

Primary Sources

  • Monsters of Faerûn [11832] page 28
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 89 — the 2e description
Passing Mention
Other Resources

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Illithilich

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At a Glance

An undead— specifically a lich.

Archlich, baelnorn, banelich, demilich, dracolich, and dry lich are related.

An illithid lich, also called an alhoon.

Sources

  • Monsters of Faerûn [11832] page 89
  • Lords of Madness
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 88 — 2e description
  • WotC Monster Index

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Monsters in Drow of the Underdark

The monsters described in Drow of the Underdark (3e) include adamantine spider, bugbear, chwidencha, deep dragon, draegloth, footpad lizard, husk vermin, kuo-toa, quaggoth, quicksilver lizard, shunned, spitting spider, subterranean lizard, szarkai (albino drow), tangle terror, troll, venom ooze, vril, and widowmaker.

The monsters described in FOR2/9326 include azmyth, deep dragon, deep rothe, hairy spider, hunting spider, myrlochar, night hunter, pedipalp, sinister, solifugid, spitting crawler, sword spider, watchspider, werebat, and yochlol.

Yochlol

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At a Glance

A shapechanging chaotic evil extraplanar outsider.

Yochlol, also known as the Handmaidens of Lolth, originate in the Abyss.

Sources

  • Monsters of Faerûn [11832] page 34
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 87
  • Drow of the Underdark [FOR2/9326] page 126
  • WotC Monster Index

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Spitting Crawler

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At a Glance

An animal.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [11836] page 308
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 87
  • Drow of the Underdark [FOR2/9326] page 125 — the original 2e description.
  • WotC Monster Index

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Watchspider

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At a Glance

A magical beast.

A spider that lairs in temperate climes, both above and below. This breed was developed in Waterdeep, and has spread throughout the Realms from there and throughout the Underdark via Skullport.

Sources

  • City of Splendors: Waterdeep [88162] page 137
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 86
  • Ruins of Undermountain [1060] adventure booklet, page 28
  • Drow of the Underdark [FOR2/9326] page 123
  • WotC Monster Index

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Sword Spider

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At a Glance

A vermin.

A spider that lairs in various non-arctic climes, preferring jungles. They do not venture into the Underdark.

Sources

  • Monsters of Faerûn [11832] page 79
  • Menzoberranzan [1083] page 86
  • Drow of the Underdark [FOR2/9326] page 123 — the original 2e description
  • WotC Monster Index

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