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Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn is an accessory for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons® that is set in the Forgotten Realms and features monsters unique to Faerûn. It was one of the first Forgotten Realms books released as part of 3rd edition, and the first monster book to feature the "In the Realms" section for each entry, providing helpful and concise hints to the Dungeon Master as to how and where to incorporate the creature into the campaign setting.
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Mighty heroes deserve wicked foes.
Demons and half-demons, dragons and dragonkin, animated corpses and restless spirits, wielders of magic and eaters of spells: These are the creatures of Faerûn, the monsters of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn contains scores of new monsters for use in Dungeons & Dragons adventures. From the aarakocra to the Tyrantfog zombie, these monsters present a whole new range of challenges.
Although usable in any campaign, these monsters are especially suited for the Forgotten Realms setting—a world of great magic, terrible villains, and high adventure.”
Summary[]
The book provides 3rd edition versions of dozens of monsters drawn from across different Forgotten Realms sources, mostly from 2nd edition but with some dating back to 1st edition. While the emphasis is on creatures specific to events and places of Faerûn, the main entries for each monster are setting-neutral as with any monster book. However, the "In the Realms" sections present for each monster clarify the creature's place in the Forgotten Realms, and generally offer additional insights into the monster's ecology or role in history. These sections also sometimes introduce new places, lore, or characters. As the book pre-dates the release of the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, some of these "In the Realms" sections hint at major events that would come to define 3rd edition (notably the return of the Shade Enclave) while other sections stress things that were important in 2nd edition but would cease to be in 3rd edition (notably the god Iyachtu Xvim is relevant for a number of monster entries, but would be killed off as of the release of the Campaign Setting).
The monsters were subsequently updated to 3.5 edition in a web enhancement for the Player's Guide to Faerûn.
Contents[]
- Alphabetical Listing of Monsters
- Introduction
- The Monsters
- Monsters Ranked by Challenge Rating
Index[]
Characters[]
A malaugrym in both a human form and its natural form.
- Arathluth • Five Point • Kurdin • Taluth
- Referenced only
- Alustriel Silverhand • Aznar Thrul • Baphomet • Beast Lord • Benauril • Carina Tchazzam • Clusterfang • Elaacrimalicros • Elminster • Fzoul Chembryl • Imbar • Kaverin Ebonhand • Khelben Arunsun • Lander • Malaug • Obould • Piergeiron Paladinson • Ruha • Szass Tam • Tarlon Tchazzam • Twisp • Ulstult • Zstulkk Ssarmn
Creatures[]
- aarakocra • aballin • aberration • abishai (black abishai, blue abishai, green abishai, red abishai, white abishai) • alaghi • asabi (stingtail) • banedead • baneguard (direguard) • banelar • beast • beast of Malar • beast of Xvim • beholder mage • beholderkin (death kiss, eyeball, gouger) • black unicorn • bullywug • chitine • choldrith • chosen one • cloaker lord • construct • crawling claw • curst • darkenbeast • dark tree • deep bat (bonebat, night hunter, sinister) • deepspawn • Dekanter goblin • demon (ghour, yochlol) • dragon (brown dragon, deep dragon, fang dragon, shadow dragon, song dragon) • dragonkin • dread warrior • dwarf (arctic dwarf, duergar, gold dwarf, shield dwarf, urdunnir, wild dwarf) • elemental • fey • firenewt • gemstone golem (diamond golem, emerald golem, ruby golem) • ghaunadan • ghost (doomsphere, ghost dragon, spectral harpist, watchghost, Zhentarim spirit) • giant (fog giant, phaerlin giant) • giant strider • gibberling • greater doppelganger • green warder • groundling • gulguthydra • half-fiend (draegloth) • helmed horror • humanoid • hybsil • ibrandlin • ice serpent • incorporeal creature • leucrotta • lich (Alhoon (Illithilich), archlich, baelnorn, banelich) • lycanthrope (lythari, werebat, werecat, werecrocodile, wereshark) • magical beast • malaugrym • meazel • monstrous humanoid • myrlochar • nishruu (hakeashar) • nyth • ooze • outsider • peryton • phaerimm • planetouched (air genasi, fey'ri, fire genasi, earth genasi, tanarukk, water genasi) • plant creature • pterafolk • quaggoth • revenant • shadow creature • shalarin • shapechanger • sharn • siv • spectral panther • stinger (tlincalli) • subterranean spider (hairy spider, sword spider) • tall mouther • Thayan golem • tomb tapper • Tyrantfog zombie • undead • vermin • wemic (mountain wemic) • yuan-ti broodguard • yuan-ti tainted one
Various beholderkin. From left: deathkiss, beholder mage, gouger, and an eyeball (also called a gazer).
- Referenced only
- aboleth • animal • antelope • baatezu • bat • beholder • cat • celestial • centaur • clam • cloaker • cockatrice • constrictor snake • crocodile • dark naga • death tyrant • deer • dire wolverine • displacer beast • dog • dolphin • doppelganger • dracolich • dragon (blue dragon, green dragon, red dragon) • drider • elemental (air elemental, fire elemental, water elemental), efreet • elf (drow, gold elf, moon elf, sea elf, wood elf) • fish • gargoyle • genie • giant (cloud giant, stone giant) • glabrezu • gnome • goblin • golem • halfling • half-elf • hawk • hell hound • horse • human • hydra • imp • jelly (ochre jelly) • kobold • kuo-toa • lizardfolk • locathah • lycanthrope (werebison, weredog, weredolphin, wereleopard, wereowl, werepanther) • merfolk • mind flayer • minotaur • naga • ogre • ooze • orc • otyugh • outsider • owl • panther • pixie • sahuagin • salamander • scorpion • shark • shrieker • skeleton • skunk • slime (green slime) • specter • spider • tiefling • treant • triton • unicorn • vampire • vulture • werewolf • whale • will-o'-wisp • wolf • yuan-ti (yuan-ti halfblood) • zombie
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
- Referenced only
- Ice Lakes • Lake of Steam • Moonsea • Sea of Corynactis • Sea of Fallen Stars (Easting Reach) • Sea of Moving Ice • Trackless Sea • Vilhon Reach
- Buildings & Sites
- Referenced only
- Academy of Menzoberranzan • Ascalhorn • Darkhold • Dekanter • Flame Fault • Hellgate Keep • Hired Horrors • House of Cyric (Skullport) • Skull Gorge • The Tomb • Tower of Skulls • Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse • Undermountain
- Continents
- Referenced only
- Faerûn • Maztica
- Deserts
- Referenced only
- Anauroch • Raurin
- Forests
- Referenced only
- Amtar Forest • Ardeep Forest • Border Forest • Cormanthor (Starwoods) • Far Forest • Forest of Tethir • Granuin Forest • High Forest • Lurkwood • Neverwinter Wood • South Wood • Spiderhaunt Woods • Wood of Dark Trees • Woods of Turlang
- Hills & Mountains
- Referenced only
- Cloven Mountains • Desertsmouth Mountains • Frost Hills • Greypeak Mountains • Hill of Lost Souls • Ice Spires • Lost Peaks • Marching Mountains • Mistcliffs • Mount Hotenow • Nether Mountains • Peaks of Flame • Rat Hills • Serpent Hills • Spine of the World • Star Mounts • Storm Horns • Sunrise Mountains (North Faerûn) • Thunder Peaks
- Islands
- Referenced only
- Arnrock Island • Tuern • Whamite Isles
- Planes of Existence
Various abishai.
- Referenced only
- Abyss (Demonweb Pits, Bastion of Hate) • Baator • Ethereal Plane • Material Plane • Plane of Shadow
- Plains
- Referenced only
- Pelleor's Prairie • Shining Plains
- Realms
- Referenced only
- Aglarond • Amn • Arcorar • As'arem • Calimshan • Chessenta • Cormyr • Dambrath • Deep Realm • Durpar • Halruaa • Earlann • Imaskar • Impiltur • Luiren • Mulhorand • Netheril • Rashemen • Sembia • Sharrven • Siluvanede • Tethyr • Thay • Turmish • Unther • Xothaerin
- Regions
- Referenced only
- Chult • Dalelands (Daggerdale, Mistledale, Tasseldale) • Evermeet • Great Dale • Great Glacier • Heartlands • Moonsea • Mhair Jungles • Moonshae Isles • The North (Silver Marches) • Old Empires • Shaar (Eastern Shaar, Great Rift) • Shining South • Sword Coast • Underdark (Phaerlin) • Vilhon Reach
- Rivers
- Referenced only
- River Ashaba • Hale River • Tesh
- Ruins
- Referenced only
- Myth Drannor
- Settlements
- Referenced only
- Ched Nasad • Citadel Adbar • Everlund • Hlondeth • Longsaddle • Menzoberranzan • Mezro • Mintar • Mithral Hall • Ormath • Ooltul • Oryndoll • Rringlor Noroth • Saradush • Silverymoon • Shade • Skullport • Starmantle • Tsurlagol • Underhome • Unthalass • Waterdeep • Westgate • Yartar • Yathchol • Zhentil Keep
- Swamps & Marshes
- Referenced only
- Adderswamp • Farsea Marshes • Marsh of Chelimber • Mere of Dead Men • Vast Swamp
- Wastelands & Moors
- Referenced only
- Battle of Bones • Evermoors • Stonelands • Thar
Magic[]
A banelich and an alhoon (illithilich).
- Items
- amulet • bracers of armor • cloak of charisma • dust of disappearance • dust of illusion • holy water • potion (potion of cure light wounds) • ring (ring of deflection, ring of feather falling, ring of mind shielding, ring of spell turning) • rod (rod of absorption, rod of withering) • scroll • slippers of spider climbing • wand (wand of magic missiles, wand of summon monster ii)
- Domains
- Referenced only
- Air domain • Animal domain • Chaos domain • Darkness domain • Death domain • Destruction domain • Earth domain • Evil domain • Fire domain • Good domain • Healing domain • Knowledge domain • Law domain • Luck domain • Magic domain • Nature domain • Plant domain • Protection domain • Strength domain • Sun domain • Travel domain • Trickery domain • Water domain
- Spells
- create crawling claw • create chosen one • create darkenbeast
- Referenced only
- air walk • alarm • alter self • animal friendship • animate dead • antimagic field • bestow curse • Bigby's clenched fist • Bigby's crushing hand • Bigby's forceful hand • Bigby's grasping hand • blasphemy • bless • blink • blur • cat's grace • cause fear • change self • chaos hammer • charm person • chill touch • clairaudience/clairvoyance • command • command plants • confusion • contact other plane • continual flame • create undead • create water • cure light wounds • cure wounds • dancing lights • darkness • daylight • daze • deeper darkness • delay poison • desecrate • detect alignment • detect good • detect magic • detect thoughts • dimensional anchor • dimension door • disintegrate • dispel good • dispel magic • domination • emotion (despair) • energy drain • enervation • etherealness • Evard's black tentacles • faerie fire • fear • feather fall • feeblemind • fireball • flare • fly • freedom of movement • gaseous form • gate • ghoul touch • globe of invulnerability • greater shadow conjuration • greater shadow evocation • haste • heal • hold monster • hold person • ice storm • imprisonment • inflict light wounds • inflict wounds • invisibility • jump • levitate • light • lightning bolt • limited wish • lower water • mage armor • mage hand • magic circle • magic circle against good • magic missile • major creation • major image • maze • Melf's acid arrow • mending • mind blank • minor creation • miracle • mirror image • move earth • neutralize poison • nondetection • passwall • pass without trace • phantom steed • phase door • plane shift • poison • polymorph any object • polymorph other • polymorph self • ray of enfeeblement • ray of frost • read magic • remove curse • resistance • restoration • resurrection • reverse gravity • righteous might • sandstorm • scare • see invisibility • shades • shadow conjuration • shadow evocation • shadow walk • shapechange • shape metal • shatter • shield • shocking grasp • silence • silent image • sleep • slow • spectral hand • spell turning • spider climb • spike stones • stinking cloud • stoneskin • stone shape • stone walk • suggestion • summon familiar • summon monster • summon monster ii • summon monster vi • summon nature's ally vii • summon nature's ally viii • sunbeam • telekinesis • teleport • teleportation circle • teleport without error • tongues • transmute rock to mud • transmute water to dust • true resurrection • true seeing • true strike • unholy blight • water breathing • water walk • web • wish
- Weapon Qualities
- Referenced only
- flaming • flaming burst • frost • keen • shock • shocking burst • speed • thundering • wounding
- Other
- curse • divine magic • enchantment • gem-magic • illusion • ki • lycanthropy • necromancy • portal • psionics • Shadow Weave • turn undead
Miscellaneous[]
A tanarukk (left) and fey'ri (right).
- Armor
- chainmail • helmet • leather armor • pearl armor • plate mail • shield • silverweave armor • studded leather
- Events
- Referenced only
- Godswar • Rat Hills Conflagration • Shieldmeet • Time of Troubles • Tyrantfog
- Languages
- abyssal • aquan • auran • beholder • celestial • common • draconic • elvish • giant • goblin • halfling • infernal • orc • sylvan • undercommon
- Materials
- chitine • coral • diamond • dragonhide • emerald • iron • ruby • silver • Thayan oak
- Vegetation
- Referenced only
- cypress
- Weapons
- arrows • battleaxe • blowgun • club • crossbow • dagger • dart • falchion • greatsword • halfspear • handaxe • javelin • longbow • longspear • longsword • net • poison • polearm • quarterstaff • rapier • scimitar • shortbow • shortspear • short sword • siangham • sling • spiked chain • trident • warhammer
- Years
- 1372 DR
- Referenced only
- -2770 DR • 880 DR • 1305 DR • 1357 DR • 1358 DR • 1360 DR • 1363 DR • 1367 DR • 1369 DR • 1370 DR • 1371 DR
Organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Arcane Brotherhood • Bedine • Chosen of Mystra • City Guard (Waterdeep) • Conclave of Shadows • Cult of the Dragon • Eyes of the Evening • Harpers (Master Harpers) • House Dlardrageth • Many-Arrows • matron mothers • People of the Black Blood • Red Wizards (Cyric's Legion, Myrkul's Legion, Sisters of Cyric, zulkirs) • Tchazzam • Triumvirate • Twisted Rune • Unseen • Zhentarim
Religions[]
- Referenced only
- Akadi • Bane • Cyric • Dumathoin • Eilistraee • Garagos • Ghaunadaur • Gilgeam • God-Kings of Mulhorand (Sebek) • Ibrandul • Iyachtu Xvim • Kelemvor • Lolth • Loviatar • Lurue • Malar • Mielikki • Myrkul • Mystra • Shar • Sharess • Sseth • Talos • Tiamat • Umberlee • Velsharoon
Dwarves of Faerûn. From left: arctic dwarf, gold dwarf, shield dwarf, duergar, urdunnir, and wild dwarf.
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Images from Monsters of Faerûn
Back cover.
Accent image from the Alphabetical Listing of Monsters at the start of the book.
Various types of golems: a ruby golem (back left), a diamond golem (back right), an emerald golem (center top), and a Thayan golem (center bottom).
External Links[]
- Monsters of Faerûn Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- Richard Baker and James Wyatt (2004-03-13). Monster Update (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Player's Guide to Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
- James Wyatt (2001-02-16). Ogres of the Ice Spire (HTML). Web Enhancement for Monsters of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
- James Wyatt (2001-02-16). Ripe for Colonization (HTML). Web Enhancement for Monsters of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
References[]
- ↑ James Wyatt, Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. Edited by Duane Maxwell. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.
Connections[]
3rd edition and v.3.5
Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb