A gynosphinx (pronounced: /ˈgaɪnoʊsfɪŋks/ GY-no-sfinks[5]) was a female sphinx[4][3][2][1] and was the sole female sphinx subrace.[3]
Personality[]
Gynosphinxes were known to be very knowledgeable and wise creatures.[4] They preferred to pursue intellectual ideals.[2]
Gynosphinxes loved to collect knowledge and ancient lore,[2] though they were also known to value gems and similar forms of wealth.[4] They delighted in solving riddles, puzzles, and mental challenges.[2]
Abilities[]
While not as physically powerful as an androsphinx,[3] the gynosphinx was still a capable combatant and possessed a number of magical powers. Gynosphinxes were often known to be capable of casting the spells banishment, clairaudience/clairvoyance, comprehend languages, darkness, detect invisibility, detect magic, dispel magic, identify, greater invisibility, legend lore, locate object, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, read languages, read magic, remove curse, shield, suggestion, tongues.[4][2][1] They were also known to be skilled in the use of arcane symbols.[4] Once per week a gynosphinx could create a symbol of death, a symbol of fear, a symbol of insanity, a symbol of pain, a symbol of persuasion, a symbol of sleep, and a symbol of stunning.[2]
Society[]
Relationships[]
Gynosphinxes greatly detested criosphinxes, who often lusted after them.[4]
They were generally known to demand payment from humans in return for their aid. Such payment could take the standard form of wealth, but also in the form of knowledge, poetry, prose, riddles, or even the location of an androsphinx. Failure to pay them often led to the offending humans being eaten.[4]
Gynosphinxes were favored monsters of the dwarven deities Dugmaren Brightmantle and Vergadain and the Mulhorandi goddess Isis, often acting as their divine servitors and being sent as messengers to their faithful.[6]
Notable Gynosphinxes[]
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Adventures
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Dark Harvest
Further reading[]
- Johnathan M. Richards (February 1998). “The Ecology of the Sphinx”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #244 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 84–89.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 280, 282. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 232–234. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 324. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 26.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. pp. 8, 11, 12, 14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
Connections[]
Androsphinx • Criosphinx • Gynosphinx • Hieracosphinx
Minor Subspecies
Canisphinx • Luposphinx • Saurosphinx
Related Creatures
Dracosphinx
Giant felines: Dire lion • Dire tiger • Giant lynx
Magical felines: Cath shee • Crag cat • Elven cat • Jaguar lord • Jana-nimr • Jana-qitat • Luck eater • Sabu lord • Swamplight lynx • Tressym • Water cat
Planar felines: Fey panther • Spectral panther
Humanoids: Rakshasa • Razorclaw shifter • Tabaxi • Wemic
Outsiders: Cat lord • Displacer beast • Foo lion • Hellcat • Leomarh • Leonal
Lycanthropes: Werecat • Werecougar • Werejaguar • Wereleopard • Werelion • Werepanther • Weretiger
Undead felines: Crypt cat