Froghemoths were massive amphibious predators with four tentacles and three eyes. They were revered by bullywugs, who treated them as gods.[1]
Description[]
Froghemoths were some 18 ft (5.5 m) long (or tall, when standing) and 10 ft (3 m) wide, yellow on the belly and yellowish-green on the undersides of the legs, shading to light green on the sides, and then to mottled green on the 15‑foot-long (4.6‑meter) tentacles and back. The nostrils were on short stalks, and the three eyes, which were greenish-tinged amber with vertical, bright green edged with orange pupils, were similarly located on retractable appendage.[3][4] Fully grown froghemoths weighed 5 tons (4,500 kg).[2]
Immature froghemoths, called tadhemoths, looked fish-like, with four pectoral fins and two tails (which became tentacles and legs respectively) hatched from eggs about 1 ft (0.3 m) in diameter, and grew a foot each month for six months, and then a foot every two months until they reached full size. The tentacles started developing at the six-month mark, and the legs started developing by the tenth month. After twelve months, the creature was fully mature. Tadhemoths were fully aquatic and relied on gills to breathe.[3][4]
Relations[]
If a bullywug tribe came across a froghemoth, they would attempt to lure it to their den, paying tribute in the form of food and protection. They could communicate only at a basic level, so the froghemoth usually killed and ate a number of bullywugs before they could successfully communicate their intentions.[1]
History[]
According to Omuan legends, the froghemoths were a creation of the primordial Ubtao. When Papazotl the eblis discovered Ubtao had forsaken the Omuans, he sent Kubazan the toad to parlay with Ubtao on behalf of the humans. But this enraged Kubazan, and he decided to wrest with Ubtao instead. Amused, the primordial gave Kubazan tentacles to make it stronger, creating the first froghemoth.[5]
Notable froghemoths[]
A froghemoth swallowing Salabak.
Froghemoths dwelt in a swamp outside Manshaka in Calimshan. In the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR, lured by the fighting between Vajra Valmeyjar and Salabak, it burst out of the water and caught Salabak with its long tongue, devouring him before retreating underwater.[6]
Kubazan, one of the Nine Trickster Gods of Chult, was a froghemoth.[7]
Appendix[]
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Appearances[]
- Comic Books
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (#16)
- Video Games
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
- Card Games
- Magic: The Gathering (AFR)
- Miniatures
- Icons of the Realms
Further Reading[]
- Dungeon #128, pp. 47, 61–62.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 145. ISBN 978-0786966011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tito Leati (November 2005). “Age of Worms: The Champion's Belt”. Dungeon #128 (Paizo Publishing, LLC) (128)., pp. 61–62.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jon Pickens ed. (1995). Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two. (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 0-7869-0199-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 67. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (March 1990). “The Last Betrayal”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #16 (DC Comics) (16)., pp. 19–21.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 256. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.