Will-O’-Wisp

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At a Glance

An aberration.

There are several variant spellings: will-o-wisp, will-o’wisp, will-o-the-wisp, will-o’-the-wisp, …


Variations

Will-o-wisps are related to boggarts.


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Water Naga

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At a Glance

An aberration— specifically a naga.


Variations

Guardian naga are related to all other naga.


Climitat


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
  • Monster Manual [17755] page 193
  • Monster Manual [2009] (1e) pages 72-73
Passing Mention

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Umber Hulk

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At a Glance

An aberration.

Intriguingly, this is one of 11 monsters in the Monster Manual which are considered “Product Identity” by Wizards of the Coast and therefore could not be included in the d20 SRD.


Variations


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Notable Individuals

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Spirit Naga

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At a Glance

An aberration— specifically a naga.


Variations

Guardian naga are related to all other naga.


Climitat


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
  • Monster Manual [17755] page 192
  • Monster Manual [2009] (1e) pages 72-73
Passing Mention

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Skum

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Skum, from the WotC Monster Manual 3.5 Art Gallery... click on the image for the link.
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At a Glance

An aberration.

They are most frequently found as slaves and servants of aboleth.

Sources

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Rust Monster

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At a Glance

An aberration.


Variations


Appearance

Art Review

A suggestive interpretation of the rust monster turned up on the Erotic Monster Manual Contest on somethingawful.com.

You might be able to achieve this by bending the rules a bit and applying the anthropomorphic template to a rust monster…


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Phasm

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Phasm, from the WotC Monster Manual 3.5 Art Gallery... click on the image for the link.
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At a Glance

An aberration.

Sources

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Otyugh

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At a Glance

An aberration — specifically a gulguthra.


Variations

An otyugh is at least loosely related to all other gulguthra.


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Notable Individuals

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Mimic

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At a Glance

A shapechanging aberration.

This monster is featured on Stupid Monsters, which is a fun read.


Variations


Appearance


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Notable Individuals

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Sources

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Passing Mention

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Illithid

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At a Glance

An aberration.

Also called a mind flayer.

Intriguingly, this is one of 11 monsters in the Monster Manual which are considered “Product Identity” by Wizards of the Coast and therefore could not be included in the d20 SRD.


Variations

Illithids are related to alhoon, half-illithids, illithidae, and ulitharids.


Climitat


Mind Flayer Communities


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
  • Monster Manual [17755] page 186
  • Expanded Psionics Handbook page 204
  • Monster Manual [2009] (1e) page 70
Passing Mention
  • Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark [11509] pages 21-23 — illithids are mentioned on many pages of this book, but some key information is found in this early section
  • WotC Monster Index

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