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CHAPTER 6:

BESTIARY

HIS BESTIARY PROVIDES GAME STATISTICS

and lore for more than a hundred

monsters

suitable for any D&D campaign

, including

old favorites from past editions of the game

as well as original creations.

Among those

returning to the fold

are the berbalang, the

iron cobra, the

spirit troll, the meazel, and

the vampiric mist, all of

which trace their lineage back

to the original Fiend Folio published in 1981.

Many of these monsters, old and new alike, are ideal

for use with the earlier chapters of this book. For in-

stance,
the demons and devils presented here- lesser

varieties
as well as the greatest of the demon lords and

the archdevils -can add even more chaos and savagery

to a campaign based on the Blood War.

Similarly, you'll find a selection of specialized duergar

to spice up a game that involves the characters in the

struggle described in chapter 3.

T he ranks of the drow and the shadar-kai are

swelled

by the addition of special individuals that can add

depth-and danger- to adventures that take

heroes into

the Underdark or the Shadowfell.

Or, if you're interested in exploring

either side of the

conflict between the gith that's

portrayed in chapter 4 ,

the bestiary has new versions

of githyanki and githzerai

that supplement the Monster

Manual entries for those

creatures.

This chapter is a continuation of the Monster Manual

and adopts a similar presentation. If you are

unfamiliar

with the monster s tat block format, read

the introduc-

tion of the Monster Manual before proceeding further. It

explains stat block terminology and gives rules for vari-

ous monster traits- information

that isn't repeated here.

As with the monsters

in the Monster Manual, we've

tried to capture the essence of each creature and focus

on those traits that make it unique or that encourage

DMs to use it. You can do what you will with these mon-

sters and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing

we

say here is meant to curtail your creativity.

The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabet-

ically. A few are grouped under a banner heading; for

example, the "Demons" section contains stat blocks for

various kinds of demons, which are presented alphabeti-

cally within that section.

Following this chapter is an appendix

that contains

lists of the creatures arranged by

type, challenge rating,

and environment. DMs can use these lists, in conjunc-

tion with similar information in the Dungeon Master's

Guide and other sources, to choose monsters for a par-

ticular adventure

or campaign.

CHAPTER 6 I BESTIARY