Formian Taskmaster

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At a Glance

A lawful extraplanar outsider— specifically a formian.

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Formian Queen

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At a Glance

A lawful extraplanar outsider— specifically a formian.

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Formian Myrmarch

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At a Glance

A lawful extraplanar outsider— specifically a formian.

Sources

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Erinyes

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At a Glance

A lawful evil extraplanar outsider.


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
Passing Mention

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Cornugon

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Barbazu, cornugon, and erinyes, from the Monster Manual (3.5e) art gallery. All rights assumed to be reserved by Wizards of the Coast.


At a Glance

A lawful evil extraplanar outsider.


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
  • Monster Manual [17755] page 55
  • Monster Manual [2009] (1e) page 22 — referred to here as a malebranche, but it’s (presumably) not the same monster as the 3e malebranche
Passing Mention

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Bezekira

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At a Glance

A lawful evil extraplanar outsider.

Also called hellcat.

Known Hellcats

Trinity

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Barghest

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At a Glance

A shapechanging lawful evil extraplanar outsider.


Variations


Notable Individuals

In Faerûn
  • Kempfana
  • Ulgulu
Elsewhere

Sources

Primary Sources
Passing Mention

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Barbazu

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At a Glance

A lawful evil extraplanar outsider.

Also called bearded devil.

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Achaierai

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At a Glance

A lawful evil extraplanar outsider.

Absurd Adversary

Even within the context of a fantasy world which breaks many of the “rules” that govern our own, this monster is irrational and/or fundamentally stupid, earning it a spot in my Absurd Adversaries list.

  • “…massive, 15-foot tall flightless birds…” — Being a flightless bird, this critter automatically has massive odds stacked against it. It’s just incredibly hard to take this kind of thing seriously as an opponent. I will give it some credit for being much better than the abrian… but that’s not saying much and it’s not enough to redeem the achaierai.
  • The fact that it has a fart attack which causes insanity makes it even more dumb. There’s a spell based on it, so your PC can “release a choking, toxic black cloud” too, although theirs will only cause confusion instead of insanity… so they’ll never be as cool as the giant infernal parakeet.

This thing might show up on a random encounter list some day in a slapstick game where everything the PCs face is taken from the Absurd Adversaries list, but it will not appear in anything resembling a serious campaign.

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Living Dictum

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At a Glance

A lawful ooze— specifically a living spell.

Source

  • Monster Manual III [17921] page 93

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