Monstrous centipedes were venomous, subterranean arthropods of giant size.[3]
Description[]
Monstrous centipedes ranged from halfling-size to as big as the largest dragons.[3] Their bodies ranged in color from pale grey, black, red, and brown.[5]
Monstrous centipedes were adept at climbing nearly any surface with their many legs.[3]
Behavior[]
These creatures were very aggressive[5] and liable to attack anything that could be food.[3]
Combat[]
When attacking, a monstrous centipede would rush towards its prey and use its jaws. When it bit, it injected a sort of poison[5][3] that reduced a prey's mobility.[3] This poison was weak though and not liable to be fatal.[5]
History[]
In the late 14th century DR, giant centipedes were sold as fish bait at Skully's Bar and Bait in the city of Ravens Bluff.[6]
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
Monstrous centipedes could be found almost anywhere,[5] but typically they were encountered deep underground.[3]
On the surface they were known to infest the fens, moors, and deciduous forests of the Moonshae Isles.[7] They were also known to infest the Vast Swamp between Cormyr and Sembia,[8] the forests of Cormanthor,[9] and the sewers of Waterdeep.[10]
They were known to frequently be found in the steppes of the Hordelands, as well as its forests Ama Basin, Hagga Shan, and Shalhoond. They were also a common occurrence in its deserts, the Raurin and Quoya.[11]
Relationships[]
Evil spellcasters often summoned fiendish monstrous centipedes from the Lower Planes to fight for them.[12]
Gallery[]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 323. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (December 2013). “Lowdown in Highport”. Dungeon #221 (Wizards of the Coast) (221)., p. 11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 286–287. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 42. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Halina Adamski (March 1989). “The Living City: Skully's Bar and Bait”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #46 (TSR, Inc.), p. 16.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (March 1993). “Campaign Guide to Myth Drannor”. In Newton H. Ewell ed. The Ruins of Myth Drannor (TSR, Inc.), p. 10. ISBN 1-5607-6569-0.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
- ↑ David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), pp. 114, 122–123, 125. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 287. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.