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''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatures Creatures]]'': [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatureTypes Creature Types]] ([[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesA A]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesB B]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesC C]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesD D]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesE E]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesF F]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesG G]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesH H]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesIToJ I to J]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesK K]] | '''L''' | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesM M]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesNtoQ N to Q]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesR R]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartOne Sa-Sn]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartTwo So-Sy]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesT T]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesUToV U to V]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesWToZ W to Z]]) | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsBeholderkin Beholderkin]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDemons Demons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDevils Devils]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDragons Dragons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsGiants Giants]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsMindFlayers Mind Flayers]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsYugoloths Yugoloths]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCrossoverCreatures Crossover Creatures]] \\

''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatures Creatures]]'': [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatureTypes Creature Types]] ([[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesA A]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesB B]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesC C]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesD D]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesE E]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesF F]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesG G]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesH H]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesIToJ I to J]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesK K]] | '''L''' | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesM M]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesNtoQ N to Q]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesR R]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartOne Sa-Sn]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartTwo So-Sy]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesT T]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesUToZ U to Z]]) | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsBeholderkin Beholderkin]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDemons Demons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDevils Devils]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDragons Dragons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsGiants Giants]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsMindFlayers Mind Flayers]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsYugoloths Yugoloths]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCrossoverCreatures Crossover Creatures]] \\

See also the [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsBeholderkin Beholderkin]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDemons Demons]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDevils Devils]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDragons Dragons]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsGiants Giants]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsMindFlayers Mind Flayers]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsUndead Undead]], and [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsYugoloths Yugoloths]] subpages for information about those respective creatures.

''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatures Creatures]]'': [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatureTypes Creature Types]] ([[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesA A]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesB B]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesC C]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesD D]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesE E]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesF F]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesG G]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesH H]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesIToJ I to J]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesK K]] | '''L''' | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesM M]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesNtoQ N to Q]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesR R]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartOne Sa-Sn]], [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesSPartTwo So-Sy]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesT T]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesUToZ U to Z]]) | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsBeholderkin Beholderkin]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDemons Demons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDevils Devils]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDragons Dragons]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsGiants Giants]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsMindFlayers Mind Flayers]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsUndead Undead]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsYugoloths Yugoloths]] | [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCrossoverCreatures Crossover Creatures]] \\

[[folder:Lichling]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Bizarre, animalistic horrors spawned from the body of a demilich.

* CreepyCockroach: They look something like a spindly-legged roach with a SkullForAHead. Most lichlings are just six inches tall, but if they manage to fully mature after anywhere between a century and a millennium, [[BigCreepyCrawlies they grow to be 80 feet long.]]
* EmotionEater: They don't actually need to consume organic material, instead lichlings are sustained by the fear and trauma of other creatures. Some will haunt battlefields for an easy source of nourishment.
* FlechetteStorm: Fully-grown lichlings can fire a stream of damaging bone shards every other round.
* NoSell: They're immune to non-magical weapons, cold or electricity damage, as well as charm, death, enfeeblement, fear, insanity, polymorph, or sleep effects.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Everything about lichlings is weird, from their appearance to how they're created. Some demiliches, through "arcane and complex magical procedures," are able to convert their own corpses into gigantic monster factories -- their heart extracts magic from spellcasters, the kidneys produce a foul black liquid, the stomach extracts fear from living creatures, while the demilich's own dead brain cells are converted into young lichlings that are nourished by the rest of the organs for 10 to 40 years, until they end their dormacy. Said monsters are unwaveringly loyal to the demilich who spawned them, though if said lich is destroyed, they might join some other evil spellcaster, or roam about in hordes up to a hundred strong. Oh, and for all their bizarre origins and habits, lichling corpses make for good fertilizer.
* PersonalSpaceInvader: In combat, a lichling goes for the throat, latching on with jaws strong enough to chew through a tree trunk. This deals ongoing damage until the lichling lets go or is killed, though even in the latter case, the victim will continue to take minor damage due to the jaws stuck in their flesh and the anticoagulant around them until the lichling corpse is pried off.
* TheVoiceless: The only sounds they make are to hiss and clack their teeth when attacking.
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[[folder:Light Devourer]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''\\
'''Classification:''' Aberration (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (5E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Unaligned

Man-sized, aberrant fish that lurk in the dark depths of the ocean, using what light reaches them as a weapon.

* FiendishFish: Light devourers look like even nastier anglerfish, and are dangerous and unnatural predators.
* LightEmUp: Their signature ability is to absorb bright light (or [[FeedItWithFire radiant damage]]), which they can use to convert the piercing damage of their bites to radiant damage, or unleash that light in a spherical burst of damaging energy.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: A light devourer's mouth is filled with numerous needle-like teeth, which is reflected in the damage dealt by their bites.
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[[folder:Lillend]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}''\\
'''Classification:''' Outsider (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (3E)\\
'''Playable:''' 3E\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood

Winged, serpentine celestials from the Heroic Domains of Ysgard, the patrons of art and defenders of the unspoiled wilderness.

* BigEater: When a lillend indulges its desires for physical sustenance, it tends to gorge itself into a [[BalloonBelly bloated]] torpor and then lounge around savoring the feeling of digesting in ecstasy.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Lillendi can live off of the magical energies of nature itself, off of beauty and moonbeams, but they ''enjoy'' eating physical food, and they will eat almost literally anything -- from fruits, vegetables, grains, herbage, fish, fowl and meat to hay and spell components. Meat is a particularly
* TheGadfly: Lillendi are notorious pranksters and love to make mischief. Those who anger a lillend in particular are likely to be tormented with all the creative havoc that the lillend can come up with.
* ItsPersonal: Lillendi are infamous for holding grudges and violently punishing those who go after their favorite arts or landscapes.
* MagicMusic: They have the bardic music and spellcasting abilities of a 6th-level bard.
* MysteryCult: Lillendi culture is divided into a number of secret socities centered around a piece of wisdom passed down through the generations, each associated with certain music, instruments and weapons. The more societies a lillend moves through, the greater their status. They also pick up {{Cool Mask}}s that are tangentially related to each society, bearing designs associated with particular lillend families.
* NoSell: They're immune to poison and, in their older rules, positive and negative energy, as well as any music-based magic like a harpy's singing or a satyr's pipes.
* OneGenderRace: Played with; lillendi are all biologically female and reproduce via parthenogenesis, but some are born with male torsos, and follow male dress patterns and customs. So one sex, multiple genders.
* PersonalSpaceInvader: They can use their snake halves to wrap around and constrict enemies, holding them in place while the lillend's upper body is free to fight. In their older rules this let lillendi dispose of troublesome foes by flying up into the sky and dropping them, though 3rd Edition forbids them from moving while constricting someone.
* SnakePeople: A lillend manages to combined WingedHumanoid and FeatheredSerpent into one whole, having the body of an angel-winged elf from the waist up and the body of a giant snake (which may have either scales, feathers, or both) from the waist down.
* TamerAndChaster: Their 2nd Edition entry notes that lillendi eschew clothing and only wear jewelry, and depicts one with GodivaHair to preserve her modesty. Their 3rd Edition art instead gives the sample lillend a gold bra.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Lillendi who tire of their service can choose to die, which they refer to as the Silent Hour -- it is unclear whether this ability is a gift from the gods they serve or punishment from the powers of Law for a past betrayal. This allows a lillend to wrap up their business and make farewells before passing on, but it also means lillendi who die through accident or violence do so in despair, as according to legend only lillendi who pass through the Silent Hour join their gods.
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[[folder:Limbo Stalker]]
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->'''Classification:''' Magical Beast (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 8 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticNeutral

Apelike creatures that primarily hunt the slaadi of the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo.

* DeadlyLunge: Limbo stalkers are ambush predators that lunge on foes from concealment, trying to pin them against a solid bit of Limbo (often the very ground a traveler shaped to stand on).
* FoodChainOfEvil: Limbo stalkers' favored prey are slaadi, the larger the better -- besides eating them, the creatures plant their eggs in the corpses of slaadi, so their young hatch with a meal around them. They'll go after githzerai for want of better prey, but the gangly humanoids just aren't much of a meal.
* {{Invisibility}}: A variant; rather than simply casting the ''invisibility'' spell, limbo stalkers can exert their will over the roiling chaos of their home plane, wrapping themselves in a thin layer of controlled Limbo to camouflage themselves.
* KillerGorilla: They have the body shape of a great ape, just with serpentine scales and features.
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[[folder:Lindworm]]
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->'''Alignment:''' As parent dragon

The result of chromatic dragons' breeding failures, lindworms are less dangerous than true dragons, but remain vicious and rapacious predators. Not to be confused with the linnorms below.

* AbandonTheDisabled: Lindworms are kicked out of their nests by their parents shortly after hatching, while any other dragon will kill them out of hand and leave their body to rot. This has made them bitter, selfish creatures lashing out at the world.
* AngstySurvivingTwin: Rarely, lindworms hatch as twins, who become steadfast companions after their exile. If one lindworm twin is injured or killed, the other will keep fighting without any thought of self-preservation.
* ArmlessBiped: They're born without forelegs or wings due to some birth defect -- "This may be due to a curse of the gods or simply nature's way of insuring that the population of true dragons doesn't grow too large." This leaves lindworms with much fewer physical attack options than proper dragons, as they can only bite, claw with one of their legs, or lash with their tail.
* BreathWeapon: Lindworms have the same breath attack as their dragon parents (and are [[RequiredSecondaryPowers immune to the associated energy type]]), but said breath can only be used three times per day, its dimensions are halved, and it does moderate damage rather than scaling with the creature's age.
* EyeOfNewt: Averted; wizards have yet to find any use for a lindworm's body parts.

[[folder:Linnorm]]
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->'''Classification:''' Dragon (3E)

Primeval offshoots of true dragons, linnorms are defined by their lack of wings and rear legs, leaving them to move with a combination of walking on their forelegs and slithering their serpentine bodies. Though there are several varieties of linnorm, all are thoroughly evil creatures, treacherous, spiteful and cruel.

* BreathWeapon: In 3rd Edition, linnorms stand out from "true" dragons for being able to choose whether their breath attack emerges as a cone or line.
* DamnedByFaintPraise: As their 3rd Edition entry explains, "About the best that can be said of linnorms is that not all of them are avaricious."
* DyingRace: No young linnorms have been sighted for centuries, leading to the possibility that the species is dying out. Unfortunately, that just means that all the extant linnorms are ancient, and since dragons grow StrongerWithAge...
* NonMammalianHair: Many linnorms have shaggy manes, another way of differentiating them from their cousins.

!!Corpse Tearer
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 28 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

The most powerful and worst of the linnorms, corpse tearers are also the most loathsome, with scaled bodies covered in slime, moss, fungus and cilia, so that at rest they resemble a fallen, rotting tree. They make their homes beneath ancient burial grounds, which they loot for both treasure and corpses to reanimate.

* EvilSmellsBad: A corpse tearer exudes a revolting stench of death that is almost impossible to ignore.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Those lucky enough to encounter a corpse tearer in one of its rare agreeable moods discover that it is knowledgeable about many ancient, magical mysteries. However, no meeting with a corpse tearer is likely to end without bloodshed unless the intruders pay a staggering duty.
* AKindOfOne: 2nd Edition describes Corpse Tearer as an individual, while 3rd Edition treats corpse tearers as a type of linnorm.
* LevelDrain: Their claws inflict negative levels, [[LifeDrain healing the corpse tearer in the process.]]
* {{Necromancer}}: Corpse tearer lairs are usually guarded by their undead servants, everything from skeletons to banshees. When not on guard duty, these servitors scour the graves above their master's lair in search of treasure, but when intruders are detected, the linnorm will send these minions in first to delay the interlopers while the dragon studies them for weaknesses.
* TheParalyzer: One of their breath weapons is a line or cone that paralyzes victims, at which point the corpse tearer likes to crush or claw its victims while they're helpless.
* PoisonousPerson: Their other breath weapon carries a disease called linnorm fever, which [[NonHealthDamage damages victims' Strength and Constitution.]]

!!Dread Linnorm
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 25 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

The largest linnorms are also characterized by their two heads, and their surly and uncommunicative nature. They dwell within labyrinthine cave networks that can run for miles once the linnorm is done expanding them, making it entirely possible for intruders to wander for weeks without encountering the dragon, but woe to those who take anything from a dread linnorm's lair.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Dread linnorms collect treasure like other dragons, but leave their plunder carelessly strewn about after a cursory examination. But should anyone actually steal from a dread linnorm -- even if the stolen item is something as mundane as a bucket of rocks -- the dragon flies into rage and tries to severely punish the thief. If it fails to recover the lost item, a dread linnorm vents its rage on the surrounding countryside, leveling villages, burning crops, and devouring livestock.
* LevelDrain: Their bite attacks inflict negative levels upon victims.
* MultipleHeadCase: A dread linnorm has two long, serpentine necks, each ending in a shaggy, draconic head. One head breathes fire, and the other ice, in either a line or a cone, and it can use both heads' breath attacks in the same turn.
* NoSell: In addition to 3E dragons' immunities to sleep and paralysis effects, dread linnorms are immune to any enchantments.

!!Flame Linnorm
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->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

The rarest and most beautiful of their kind, flame linnorms are still evil creatures who seek to enslave other beings.
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* {{Greed}}: These linnorms are obsessed with treasure, to the extent that they live in isolation to reduce the risk of theft, keep a mental tally of their hoard's worth, and prefer to attack with spells that don't run the risk of damaging their target's goods. They particularly prize magic items, especially those that let flame linnorms bend other creatures to their will, and will use their new slaves to amass more treasure.
* PlayingWithFire: They can breathe a stream of flame or a cloud of superheated ash, and as they age they learn magic like ''fireball'', ''flamestrike'' and ''firestorm''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: While flame linnorms can survive off anything from animals to trees to [[EatDirtCheap dirt]], their favorite food is something that's on fire, to the extent that they'll start forest fires just to have a meal.

!!Forest Linnorm
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->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Serpentine linnorms who lurk in overgrown woodlands, and have a particular enmity for "beautiful" creatures.

* AcidAttack: Their breath weapon is a line of acid that can also ''wither'' a random limb of creatures hit by it.
* AttractivenessDiscrimination: They hate every creature with more than an animal's intelligence, but particularly despise (and feast upon) majestic or beautiful creatures such as stags, eagles, swans, and similarly target humanoids considered attractive by others of their kind. The same logic leads forest linnorms to prize jewelry and gemstones, only so they can destroy such items.
* SnakesAreSinister: Forest linnorms are born with four limbs, which atrophy away by young adulthood. They're also noted as possessing "a great ego, a natural cunning, and unending cruelty," and tend to fight to the death.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Forest linnorms can speak the "languages" of any animals in their territory, but can't converse with the likes of humans.
* ThatsNoMoon: When in their lairs, they wrap their bodies around tree trunks and roots, becoming almost indistinguishable from them.

!!Frost Linnorm
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->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

Among the most territorial of their kind, frost linnorms attack any intelligent creatures near their lairs. During winter months, they launch well-planned raids on settlements for treasure.

* AnIcePerson: Unsurprisingly, their breath weapon is a cloud of chilling ice particles, and they learn magic like ''meld into ice'' and ''ice shape'' as they age, which they use to reshape their surroundings into "elaborate, reflective lairs."
* RunicMagic: They supplement their natural spellcasting with magical runes, and are always successful when attempting to cast such spells.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Since frost linnorms never eat what they kill, sages speculate they derive sustenance from "inhaling frigid winds."

!!Gray Linnorm
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 20 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

The smallest of linnorms, grey linnorms are still huge beasts, as well as the most aggressive of their kind. They lay claim to everything they see, and attack anything that intrudes upon their territory.

* AcidAttack: A gray linnorm can breathe caustic slime, dealing damage and [[MooksAteMyEquipment potentially destroying victims' nonmagical equipment.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: They don't bother with traps or try to study their foes before a battle, gray linnorms simply attack other creatures on sight.
* BewareMyStingerTail: The tip of a gray linnorm's tail carries a venomous stinger.

!!Land Linnorm
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->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Four-legged linnorms driven by greed, so that they prefer to lair on hills near humanoid settlements to keep watch for passing treasure. They're cautious and crafty, and jealous of wealthy humanoids.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: As much as they despise humanoids as "lesser beings," land linnorms are willing to take prisoners who have knowledge of magic or the location of treasure. Sometimes this can develop into a long-term relationship with the prisoner bartering magical training for continued life.
* ChameleonCamouflage: Downplayed; hatchling land linnorms' scales are small and green, but grow larger and duller as the creature ages, and are able to change color to shades of green, brown and gray.
* PlayingWithFire: Downplayed; their breath weapon is a line of searing heat that instantly fatigues those who survive it.
* RunicMagic: They know a random assortment of runes, which they always cast successfully.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Mature adults learn to ''polymorph'', and commonly trail potential targets in humanoid or animal form for days to study their strengths and weaknesses.

!!Midgard Linnorm
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->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

The Midgard linnorm -- hopefully there is only one -- is the largest and greatest of its kind, though fortunately it considers combat beneath it. It normally lurks in its deep ocean lair, but every four or five decades will surface to feast upon sea foam, and anything floating in it.

* BreathWeapon: It has three: a long spray of [[MakingASplash boiling water]] that can [[SupernaturalSuffocation drown weak creatures]], a cloud of [[SandBlaster damaging dust]] that can also incapacitate victims with choking and sneezing, or a [[BlowYouAway cone of wind]] that can send targets [[KnockBack flying backwards 200 feet.]]
* DivineParentage: It's possibly the only offspring of the Midgard Serpent, which is in turn the child of Loki. The Midgard linnorm may in fact be immortal.
* KrakenAndLeviathan: It's fully 500 feet long and spends most of its time in a vast cavern beneath the ocean floor, filled with magical treasure, prows of ships, and other trinkets.
* MonsterLord: "All other linnorms bow to the Midgard," and it's always attended by four venerable sea linnorms.

!!Rain Linnorm
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Impossibly avaricious, rain linnorms are also egomaniacs who demand full credit for the atrocities they commit. They lair beneath hills, and emerge to enjoy the wind and rain.

* MakingASplash: Their breath weapon is a line of boiling water.
* NoSell: They're immune to electricity, and in fact feed upon lightning bolts.
* WeatherManipulation: They learn magic like ''call lightning'' and ''control winds'' as they grow, and if there's no inclement weather for them to [[HappyRain revel in]], older rain linnorms use ''control weather'' to make some.

!!Sea Linnorm
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 21 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Cold and vicious sea-adapted dragons that view land-dwelling humanoids as a threat to all ocean life, attacking them whenever they can.

* AcidAttack: The sea linnorm's breath weapon is made up of caustic acid droplets.
* EvilVegetarian: Oddly enough, sea linnorms are strict vegetarians, and will even dry seaweed in the sun to improve its flavor.
* SeaSerpents: Sea linnorms are large marine dragons with no limbs, are the basis of maritime tales about sea serpents big enough to capsize ships, and will even attack coastal settlements.
* WeatherManipulation: Sea linnorms have a limited degree of innate control over the weather, mostly focusing on creating and manipulating fog.

!!Swamp Linnorm
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 24 (3E)\\

Looking something like oversized crocodiles with bulging orange eyes, shaggy hair, and too many teeth, swamp linnorms rapidly deplete their territory of any creatures larger then turtles or birds. Anything that isn't consumed by a swamp linnorm is likely to be infected by its bite and turned into a swamp mummy under its control.

* AcidAttack: A swamp linnorm's breath weapon is a cone or line of boiling acid, which deals half acid, half fire damage.
* DrivenToMadness: Any creature that meets a swamp linnorm's smoking orange eyes must save or go permanently insane.
* MookMaker: Anything bitten by a swamp linnorm must save or contract the disease known as dread decay, dealing [[NonHealthDamage Constiution and Charisma damage]] until healed with ''dispell evil'' and other magic to cure disease. Those who succumb turn into mummies, which the swamp linnorm can command as a high-level evil cleric.
* TailSlap: Swamp linnorms can make a tail sweep attack against anything in a 20-foot semicircle behind it.
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[[folder:Liondrake]]
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->'''Classification:''' Magical Beast (3E), Natural Magical Beast (4E), Monstrosity (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (3E, 5E), 12 (4E)\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

Liondrakes, also known as dragonnes, are wild predators with the features of both lions and brass dragons.

* ArtEvolution: Their design tends to fluctuate significantly from edition to edition. 1st Edition's dragonnes are essentially dragons with leonine heads. 2nd Edition goes in the other direction, and depicts them as lions with scaly cheeks and dragon wings. 3rd goes for a more even blend, with fully scaly bodies that nonetheless have feline proportions; 4th uses a stockier version of this design. 5th Edition returns to a primarily feline appearance with a very long neck and tail, with the only truly draconic part being the wings -- which, instead of the previous versions' batlike wings, are the finlike limbs of brass dragons.
* CatlikeDragons: Liondrakes are chimeric creatures with features of lions and brass dragons. Depending on the edition, their appearance can vary between that of a dragon with a leonine head to that of a scaly lion with dragon wings.
* UndergroundMonkey: Uncommonly, dragonnes may have the features of other dragons besides brasses -- Mystaran ones are part-gold dragon, while Krynnian dragonnes may have the traits of any type of metallic dragon. Krynnian dragonnes may additionally be part-tiger or -puma instead of leonine.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: A liondrake's roar induces fear intense enough to paralyze those who hear it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lirr]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/DarkSun''\\
'''Classification:''' Magical Beast (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 4 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Unaligned

Lion-like reptiles known for the colorful frills on their necks and tails, which they use to silently signal their packmates.

* DeadlyLunge: Lirr are excellent jumpers, and make "pounce" and "rake" attacks in combat.
* SuperScream: Lirr can loose a MightyRoar capable of stunning other creatures, and are cunning enough to cooperate with their packmates to [[CombinationAttack combine their efforts]] (while also taking care not to hit each other with the effect). 2nd Edition notes that putting wax in one's ears confers a bonus on the saving throw against a lirr roar, though a ''silence'' effect works even better.
* UndergroundMonkey: "Mountain lirr" prefer rocky terrain to tablelands, and are distinguished from their kin by the muted coloring of their frills, allowing them to better blend in with their surroundings.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lith]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''\\
'''Classification:''' Magical Beast (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Misshapen creatures of stone with psionic powers, sometimes employed by more powerful Underdark beings as agents or guards.

* DishingOutDirt: Liths' PsychicPowers run along these lines -- they can ''meld into stone'' at will, and use ''passwall'', ''wall of stone'', ''[[TakenForGranite flesh to stone]]'' and ''stone sphere'' as well. They prefer to use their powers to entomb their victims in solid rock, dead or [[BuriedAlive alive]].
* {{Gonk}}: Their bodies are described as "lumpy and sometimes twisted," while their faces are "indescribably ugly."
* NobodyHereButUsStatues: Between their rocky hides and ability to hold themselves completely still for extended periods, liths can easily pass themselves off as (ugly) stone statues.
* RockMonster: Downplayed; they're "psionically awakened creature[s] of stone" that resemble horned, malformed statues, but while they don't need food, water or air, liths are classified as Magical Beasts rather than true {{Elemental|Embodiment}}s.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Living Doll]]
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->'''Classification:''' Construct (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (5E)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

Dolls or stuffed animals inhabited by a malevolent spirit that delights in spreading misery.

* TheCorruptor: The mean spirit inside a living doll encourages others to behave badly, and takes pleasure in tormenting the guilt-ridden and despondent. Living dolls prefer this sort of corruption to more direct evildoing because they fear discovery and destruction.
* CreepyDoll: They're creepy in deed and ability, but not outwardly spooky-looking -- that way they can pass themselves off as ordinary toys by lying perfectly still.
* EvilLaugh: In battle, a living doll torments foes with a maniacal cackle that can [[MindRape deal psychic damage]] and incapacitate creatures with [[LaughingMad a fit of laughter.]]
* HealingFactor: They'll recover health each turn, unless they take fire or psychic damage.

[[folder:Living Portent]]
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->'''Classification:''' Celestial or Aberration (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 3 (5E)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral or ChaoticEvil

Otherworldly beings sent to the Material Plane to ensure a prophecy comes to fruition.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: These "embodiments of prophecy" are sent by gods or other cosmic powers to seek out figures of destiny, whom they can bless so they may better fulfil those prophecies. They also tend to share bits of their prophecy with other people they meet.
* CameFromTheSky: Living portents usually arrive in the world of mortals like falling stars, blasting out great impact craters but [[NoEndorHolocaust miraculously leaving everyone around the site unharmed.]]
* EvilCounterpart: Some living portents are in the service of sinister living stars like Acamar, Caiphon and Hadar.
* HumanShifting: They can freely assume the form of any humanoid.
* LightEmUp: They attack with beams of radiant energy, and can CounterAttack with an even heavier attack when damaged.
* PhosphorEssence: Their natural form is that of a being of light, which illuminates the area around them.

[[folder:Living Spell]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}''\\
'''Classification:''' Ooze (3E), Construct (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' Varies (3E), 1 (living ''burning hands'') to 7 (living ''cloudkill'') (5E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Varies by spell (3E), Unaligned (5E)

These magical anomalies are spells that, rather than resolving normally, linger and continue to affect their surroundings, indiscriminately attacking other creatures.

* BlobMonster: Their 3rd Edition stats lean into this, giving living spells an "engulf" attack and treating them like oozes.
* FusionDance: Some of the more dangerous living spells combine multiple spells, for example "glitterfire," a combination of ''glitterdust'' and ''fireball'', a spell combo often used on the battlefields of the Last War.
* PureMagicBeing: Living spells are spell effects that become living beings and subsist on ambient magical energy.

!!Apocalypse Spell
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->'''Classification:''' Various types of animate (4E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 26 (prison of Mual-Tar) to 30 (light of Amoth) (4E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Unaligned

Epic-level magic can also produce living spells, of correspondingly greater potency. These apocalyptic spells can be controlled with the right artifacts or rituals, though some are also intelligent enough to be convinced to join a cause.
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* AsteroidsMonster: Many apocalypse spells have the "Unfettered Apocalypse" triggered action, letting them spawn a duplicate of themselves under certain conditions that persists until the end of their next turn.
* BornOfHeavenAndHell: A light of Amoth is the remnant of magic that resulted in the death of both a god and demon prince, mixing their essences together. They've thus been seen fighting alongside both demons and angels in their wars against each other.
* ChainPain: A prison of Mual-Tar, as shards of the magic Moradin crafted to bind a primordial, appear as rocky figures that lash foes with their chain-arms.
* CreatingLifeIsUnforeseen: Apocalypse spells aren't created on purpose, but are fragments of mighty magic that have gone on to become free-roving and self-perpetuating.
* DeathSeeker: Shards of Uralinda are remnants of icy magic an archfey used to destroy an eladrin city in order to spite a failed paramour. The spirits of the slain eladrin combined with the icy shards, and have just enough control over their frozen prisons to direct them against foes who might destroy them.
* KillTheGod: Godslayer infernos, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as might be guessed]], were created by the primordials to slay deities in the Dawn War. They continue to target divine agents, and may band together to assault a deity's astral domain.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: A single apocalypse spell is capable of destroying entire empires -- one escaping an attempt to control it is thought to have been responsible for the fall of Bael Turath, and rampaged through Arkhosia for good measure.
* TakingYouWithMe: The lights of Amoth were born from the god's self-sacrificing attempt to destroy the demon princes Orcus, Demogorgon and Rimmon when they assaulted Amoth's domain. Instead, Orcus and Demogorgon used Rimmon as a demonic shield, allowing them to survive at his expense.
* TechnicolorFire: A herald of [[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}} colorless fire]] looks like a vaguely-humanoid mass of white flame.

[[folder:Lizardfolk]]
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->'''Classification:''' Humanoid (3E, 5E), Natural Humanoid (4E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 1 (3E), 4 (4E), 1/2 (5E)\\
'''Playable:''' 2E-3E, 5E\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

Primitive, swamp-dwelling, reptillian humanoids with a cold-bloodedly pragmatic approach to survival. See [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsRaces the Playable Races subpage]] for more information about them.

!!Blackscale Lizardfolk
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3 (3E), 6 (4E)\\

A breed of lizardfolk that stands up to nine-and-a-half feet tall, and is also distinguished by their dark coloration.

* DumbMuscle: Subverted; even though they look like the lizardfolk equivalent to orgres, the blackscales aren't noticably dumber than average Medium-sized lizardfolk.
* LargeAndInCharge: On the world of TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}, the blackscale lizardfolk of Q'barra have used their size to dominate their smaller kin, living off the tribute they extract in the name of the dragon Rhashaak. They'll still follow the orders of the dragon priests of Haka'torvhak, but the blackscales see no shame in this.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Unlike most lizardfolk, who are concerned chiefly with survival, blackscales are more interested with "heroic action and personal glory," and consider traps and other trickery the methods of "lesser" lizardfolk.
* SkullForAHead: Their flat nasal openings and deepset eyes give blackscales this impression; on Eberron, this and their coloration leads those Q'barra blackscales to claim descent from the black dragon Rhashaak.

!!Lizard King/Queen
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->'''Classification:''' Outsider (3E), Humanoid (5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (3E), 4 (5E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Lizardfolk touched by the demon prince Sess'innek, who use their fiendish power to rule over their tribes and lead them into evil.

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Since lizardfolk in general are comfortable with "follow the strongest," it's easy for a lizard king to take over their tribes, since even the weakest of them is stronger than an ordinary lizardfolk.
* TheCaligula: Due to their demonic ancestry, they're sadistic, ruthless, and arbitrarily cruel. That said, lizard kings ''do'' feel responsible for their tribes, and use their fiendish intellects to lift their kin up from barbarism (if not savagery) and forge (relatively) stable civilizations.
* CastingAShadow: 3rd Edition lizard kings can cast ''darkness'' three times per day.
* DevilsPitchfork: Their traditional weapon, dating back to 1st Edition, is a trident that can deal extra damage by skewering opponents.
* NonHumanHumanoidHybrid: They're lizardfolk with the 3E "half-fiend" template applied to them, giving them boosted stats, {{wing|edHumanoid}}s and a host of resistances. They're now a self-sustaining race, as a lizard king/queen who mates with a standard lizardfolk produces offspring that have a 50-50 chance of being another lizard king.
* PragmaticVillainy: Despite their voracious hunger for sapient flesh, the lizard kings are smart enough to direct their tribes to target caravans and travelers well away from civilization, to avoid attracting retaliation.
* ReligionOfEvil: Unsurprisingly, these demon-blooded lizardfolk enforce the worship of their forebear Sess'innek in the tribes they rule. Since this just amounts to regular sacrifices that are little different from the worship of traditional lizardfolk deities, it's easy for standard lizardfolk to convert to demon worship.
* RuleOfTwo: Beyond "MightMakesRight," the only rule governing the lizard kings is that there can only ever be one ruler of a tribe, and one designated heir. Young lizard kings compete with one another for battlefield glory, with the survivors growing stronger and more skilled. When they reach maturity, the one deemed strongest and worthiest is named the heir, while the rest are sacrificed to Sess'innek and consumed by the tribe. A young lizard king can OptOut of all this by becoming a priest of Sess'innek, but few take this path due to their natural ambition and arrogance.
* ToServeMan: While all lizardfolk will eat sapient beings without any qualms, lizard kings have a fiendish compulsion to do so -- if they don't eat an intelligent humanoid once per week, they'll start taking Constitution damage as a sign of Sess'innek's disfavor, which can't be healed without magic on the level of ''limited wish''. These meals take the form of a HumanSacrifice that culminates with the victim's still-beating heart being torn out and devoured by the lizard king, after which the rest of the corpse is carved up for dinner, with the largest portion going to the tribe's ruler.

!!Poison Dusk Lizardfolk
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1 (3E)\\
'''Playable:''' 3E

Small, stealthy lizardfolk who use cunning to compensate for their lack of physical power.
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* ChameleonCamouflage: Their scales can change color to blend in with their surroundings, giving them a racial bonus to Hide checks.
* CombatPragmatist: Poison dusk lizardfolk prefer to avoid direct combat, and would rather [[WaterSourceTampering poison a human village's water supply]] or [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink food stores]] than fight a field battle. If they have to fight, these lizardfolk will use ambushes, traps and weapons like [[BattleBolas bolas]] and [[InescapableNet nets]] to hamper foes while the lizardfolks' poisoned arrows do their work.
* PoisonedWeapons: They're quite comfortable with such, giving poison dusk lizardfolk the racial ability to apply poison to weapons without fear of poisoning themselves.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: They're described as such compared to other lizardfolk, and the poison dusk variety are notable for making use of swords and bows instead of the clubs and javelins favored by other lizardfolk. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation That said,]] their ''Monster Manual III'' entry gives poison dusk lizardfolk the same 8 Intelligence as the blackscales, which is still inferior to the baseline lizardfolk's 9 Intelligence.

[[folder:Locathah]]
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->'''Classification:''' Humanoid (3E, 5E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2 (3E, 5E)\\
'''Playable:''' 5E\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

Nomadic fish folk who favor warm waters where they hunt crustaceans. Though not deranged like the kuo-toa nor vicious like the sahuagin, locathahs are wary of surface-dwellers due to the number of their kin who end up caught in fishing nets. See [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsRaces the Playable Races subpage]] for more information about them.

[[folder:Lodestone Marauder]]
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->'''Classification:''' Aberration (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 9 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Unaligned

Monsters whose metallic hides are studded with rusty spikes, and possess the power of magnetism.

* BioweaponBeast: Lodestone marauders are not natural creatures and were originally bred as guardians, although most have since escaped into the wild.
* MagnetismManipulation: Their powers over magnetism grant lodestone marauders a passive Armor Class bonus against attacks with metal weapons, and they can also unleash a thirty-foot-radius pulse of magnetic force. If used to attract, this can yank metal objects out of other creatures' hands and make them stick to the lodestone marauder's body, or if used to repel, the pulse can disarm enemies and knock down those wearing metal armor.
* MetalMuncher: While lodestone marauders are carnivores, they also need to eat metal to fortify their hides and grow spikes. They can live on both ore and pure metal, but find the former less nutritious. Consequently, they are strongly attracted to concentrations of worked metal and are a dangerous pest for civilized races whose armories they like to raid.

[[folder:Lost]]
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->'''Classification:''' As base creature (3E)\\

'''Alignment:''' Any Evil

Miserable beings who, in a moment of anger or sorrow, were struck by a passing strand of incarnum that permanently bound that emotion to their souls, amplifying that negativity until it overwhelmed them.

Not to be confused with a variety of sorrowsworn from the Shadowfell.

* AcidAttack: Lost ruled by hatred can spew a cone of acidic bile from their mouths every few rounds.
* TheBerserker: Lost embodying wrath automatically fly into a rage when they enter combat.
* TheHeartless: The lost were ordinary intelligent beings who were unlucky enough to attract a stray wisp of incarnum that matched their emotional state at their worst moment -- someone furious with a merchant for fleecing them, a teamster who watched his fiancee get beaten to death by thugs the day before their wedding, a nymph mourning a dryad who was a dear friend -- which transformed the creatures into embodiments of that dark emotion. Some lost are reduced to drooling savages by the experience, while smarter lost become "deviously insane" and work out how to masquerade as ordinary humanoids even as they are obsessed with their negative emotion. No lost has been successfully restored to normal, though their entry suggests a DM could come up with a quest to do so.
* InsanityImmunity: Their "Twisted Mind" rule lets the lost make another saving throw against a mind-affecting spell or effect if they fail the first try.
* PowerBornOfMadness: The lost template confers a hefty penalty to Intelligence, which can potentially reduce the creature to an animalistic state, but also grants bonuses to Strength and Constitution, the creature's Armor Class and land speed, and lets it make slam attacks.
* RedRightHand: Even those lost who try to hide their condition can be given away by their heartbeats, which are so loud that those within five feet of them can hear the sound by succeeding at a high Listen check.
* SirenSong: Lost fused with misery can sing a droning "Song of Misery" that fascinates those who succumb to it.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: Lost filled with despair have such unsettling gazes that those who meet them have to save or become shaken for several rounds.

[[folder:Loxo]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''\\
'''Classification:''' Monstrous Humanoid (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (3E)\\
'''Playable:''' 3E\\

Hulking humanoids resembling two-trunked elephants, who dwell in seminomadic herds on the warm plains. Not be confused with the similarly elephantine [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsRaces Loxodons]] of [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Ravnica]].

* BeastMan: They're bipedal elephants, just with an additional trunk.
* CruelElephant[=/=]HonorableElephant: As Neutral beings, they share traits of both tropes. Loxos are peaceful and generally insular, engaging their neighbors in trade and staying out of conflicts that don't involve them. But when provoked, they can be extremely dangerous.
* LostColony: One account of the loxos' origins in their home setting has them arriving on Toril in spelljamming ships, only to end up stranded and reverting to barbarism.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Loxos have a pair of humanoid hands that are strong and clumsy, though still capable of wielding weapons, while their trunks serve as weaker secondary limbs for fine manipulation work. This means that loxo metalwork is either very crude or very fine, with nothing in between.
* TrampledUnderfoot: 3rd Edition loxos can make a trample attack.
* UnstoppableRage: Loxos can fly into a rage in certain circumstances. In 3rd Edition, this triggers when they see a clanmate get downed or slain, and translates into a bonus on attacks and damage with a penalty on defense. In 2nd Edition, loxoth might gain an additional attack if their family comes under threat, while if a male loxo sees a family member get killed, they'll go completely berserk, attacking any non-loxo they see and threatening any fellow loxoth, a state that persists until the male dies of exhaustion.
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[[folder:Lucent Worm]]
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->'''Classification:''' Magical Beast (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 17 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' Unaligned

Hundred-foot-long worms with completely translucent flesh and insatiable appetites.

* TheParalyzer: Anything bitten or crushed by the worm has to save or be paralyzed for four rounds.
* SandWorm: An amphibious example, as lucent worms can swim as fast as they can burrow.
* StealthyColossus: Despite being Gargantuan creatures, lucent worms get a hefty racial bonus to Hide checks to offset their size penalty, which combined with their transparent flesh means "those who encounter a lucent worm often do so before they know the creature is near."
* SwallowedWhole: They can swallow anything ogre-sized or smaller, though since lucent worms can only digest living matter, their gizzards tend to accumulate small objects, and larger items are excreted as waste.
* TrampledUnderfoot: Rather than swallowing opponents, lucent worms can crush Medium-sized or smaller creatures, dealing damage and pinning them.

[[folder:Lukhorn Worm]]
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->'''Alignment:''' Neutral

Relatives of the purple worm, these burrowing monsters mimic tunnel openings so that prey walks right into their mouths.
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* MooksAteMyEquipment: Anything swallowed by a lukhorn worm takes acid damage, including equipment, which is at risk of being ruined in a mere four rounds.
* OrganDrops: Lukhorn worms secrete a viscous liquid that keeps their skin supple and masks their body heat from infravision, which is in high demand by alchemists and wizards (to the effect of 100 gold per vial) since it extends the duration of potions of ''invisibility'' and ''polymorph''. Unfortunately, this liquid dries up rapidly upon the death of the monster, making it difficult to harvest more than one or two vials from a given lukhorn worm.
* SandWorm: They're Huge, burrowing monsters that swallow victims whole, and a hungry lukhorn worm might not bother using camouflage to get a meal.
* SuperScream: If attacked while digesting prey, a lukhorn worm emits a sonic screech that can leave all within 60 feet on the ground, writhing in agony for several rounds. Worse, the noise echoes for miles through the Underdark's tunnels, potentially attracting the attention of other creatures.
* SwallowedWhole: Entire drow patrols have walked right into a lukhorn worm's maw to be swallowed and digested alive. A victim can try and cut their way free, but the worm's malleable bodies ignore bludgeoning damage and take reduced damage from other weapons.
* ThatsNoMoon: They have malleable bodies and can [[ChameleonCamouflage alter their skin coloration]], allowing the worms to mold themselves to the shape of a tunnel. Only natives of the Underdark are entitled to a Wisdom check to notice the creature without the benefit of magic or illumination as bright as daylight.

[[folder:Lumi]]
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->'''Classification:''' Outsider (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (3E)\\
'''Playable:''' 3E\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral

Humanoids from the Positive Energy Plane, distinguished by their floating heads and hatred of falsehood.

* FloatingLimbs: Their heads hover a few inches above their shoulders, able to rotate freely, but not move any further from their bodies -- an invisible force resists even others' attempts to shift the head around. This means lumi can easily spot enemies trying to sneak up on or flank them, cannot be strangled or suffocated, and have nothing to fear from a ''[[OffWithHisHead vorpal]]'' weapon.
* HonorBeforeReason: The lumi's hatred of deception extends to warfare, so they'll never use ambush tactics, preferring open combat on a clear battlefield.
* NoSell: As they're from the Positive Energy Plane, lumi aren't in danger of gaining temporary hit points from positive-dominant planes and [[ExplosiveOverclocking exploding from absorbing too much energy]] (but they still benefit from the fast healing offered by positive energy areas). They also cannot be blinded or dazzled, and are immune to light-based magic like ''color spray'' and ''sunbeam''.
* PhosphorEssence: Lumi's bodies constantly radiate light in a five-foot radius, an ability that cannot be suppressed without the benefit of spells like ''darkness''.
* ScaryDogmaticAliens: The lumi worship Light as a symbol of purity and truth, revering how it uncovers that which is hidden. More to the point, lumi despise falsehood, from spoken lies to illusion magic -- even a basic illusion cantrip is a capital crime in a lumi settlement. Evidence suggests that they're mustering an army for a crusade to destroy liars and deceivers, and within the next twenty years will have assembled a force capable of invading the Material Plane.
* TheTheocracy: Lumi society is ordered according to their theology, and their cities are run by High Ecclesiastics who sometimes hold conclaves in a hidden cathedral on the Positive Energy Plane.
* TurnUndead: They can use ''disrupt undead'' at will.
* WillNotTellALie: Lumi are honest to a fault, sometimes [[BrutalHonesty unpleasantly so]].

[[folder:Lunar Ravager]]
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->'''Classification:''' Fey (3E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (3E)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Pale, nine-foot-tall fey who reside in cloudtop hunting lodges, but descend to the surface on beams of moonlight to raid, plunder and hunt intelligent prey.

* BarbarianTribe: Lunar ravagers are only interested in hunting, and at most will forge their own wargear and craft macabre jewelry from their victims. Everything else they steal, and they regularly sack farms and villages for food and drink. Their interactions with other ravager clans are little better, and they may decide to attack, trade, steal from their rivals, exchange clan members, or host a debauched revel -- and sometimes all of the above, in no particular order.
* {{Expy}}: They're more or less a fey take on the Franchise/{{Predator}}, a bunch of tall, muscular, often-invisible hunters who descend to earth and make trophies of men.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Lunar ravager society revolves around battle prowess, bluster, strength and wealth, and the best way to increase their standing is to bring back trophies from dangerous foes.
* {{Invisibility}}: They can cast the spell on themselves three times per day.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: While lunar ravager society frowns upon cowardice, they're not stupid, and know to retreat when they face unexpectedly fierce opposition, as well as not to tangle with superior threats. "A lunar ravager's belt is much more likely to carry the skulls of dire animals, magical beasts and common folk than those of dragons, fiends or heroes."
* NotQuiteFlight: They can ''air walk'' at will, hovering in mid-air or climbing skyward as though ascending a steep hill.
* SolidClouds: Their lodges are built in the clouds, and usually the ravagers let the wind carry them where it will while they pillage the lands they pass over.
* {{Teleportation}}: Lunar ravagers can use their "moon rider" ability to teleport either from their lodge to any point within 10 miles of it, or back to their lodge, but only in moonlight. This process requires a full minute of concentration, over which time the lunar ravager becomes misty and insubstantial. Sometimes a lunar ravager ends up marooned (either by accident or as the result of a rival's scheming) after straying too far from their lodge, or staying out too late, only to find that their lodge has moved on the next night. These ravagers are among the most dangerous of their kind, as they'll seek out and take command of like-minded creatures such as orcs and ogres.
* TheWildHunt: They have shades of this, being a bunch of fey hunters who pursue humanoids by moonlight. When hunting as a group, lunar ravagers form a loose line with up to half a mile between each hunter, driving other creatures before them, and sounding their bronze horns to summon the rest of the hunting party when they spot worthy prey.
-->'''Ostler the Barkeep:''' I've heard the horns that come with the full moon. I've helped bury the headless bodies of those who've ventured into the forest on such nights. Unless you wish to end up as a ravager's trophy, I suggest you spend the night here.

[[folder:Lupin]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}''\\

'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2 (3E)\\
'''Playable:''' 2E, 3E\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood or LawfulNeutral

Canine humanoids known for their pack mentality, keen sense of smell, and hatred of lycanthropes.

* ArchEnemy: Lupins despise werewolves, and as soon as they're old enough to eat solid foods, they begin instruction on how to combat lycanthropes. Each tribe has dedicated werewolf hunters, who band together during full moons to seek out lycanthropes. In 3rd Edition this translates into a racial bonus on attacks against lycanthropes.
* BornInTheSaddle: 2nd Edition casts the lupins of Mystara as a now-settled, feudal society, though the "beast riders" of the upper class are still expert riders, preferring a [[HorseOfADifferentColor dire wolf or lupasus (winged wolf) over horses.]] In 3rd Edition, lupins are a semi-nomadic culture and have the Experter Rider racial trait, which means that they get a +2 bonus to their Ride skill checks and Ride is always a class skill for them, so they can place points in it relatively cheaply.
* HumansAreSmelly: Lupins seem to think so, as the "musky scent" of humans (and gnomes) agitates their noses, though not enough to make the lupins avoid them -- and at least humans don't smell as bad as dwarves and half-orcs.
* MultipleChoicePast: There's in-universe debate over the lupins' origins. One group holds that they're a crossbreed between humans and gnolls, and took up werewolf hunting to win over wary human neighbors, while others think lupins are offshoots of full werewolves who rejected their kin's murderous, chaotic nature.
* TheNoseKnows: They have exceptional senses of smell, enough to let lupins easily recognize lycanthropes in humanoid form, penetrate disguises, track prey, and even detect invisible enemies. The downside is that lupins suffer a penalty on saving throws against smell-related effects such as a ''stinking cloud'' spell or a ghast's unholy stench.
* WolfMan: They have canine heads, though with silkier, human-like hair on the top, and their original 2nd Edition write-up notes that lupins eyes are like humans rather than wolves or dogs. Their hands and feet are humanoid, if hairy, with leathery palms/soles. Their 2E entry also notes that lupins are particularly vulnerable to wolfsbane.

[[folder:Lycanthrope]]
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->'''Classification:''' Humanoid (3E, 5E), Natural Humanoid (4E)\\
'''Challenge Rating:''' Varies by type\\
'''Playable:''' 3E\\
'''Alignment:''' Varies by type and edition

Accursed humanoids who transform into monstrous animals by the light of the full moon. Some lycanthropes try to resist the evil impulses of their animal forms, while others embrace them instead.

* TheBeastmaster: Lycanthropes can communicate with regular and dire variants of their base animals and, while they cannot truly command them, the regular beasts tend to be fairly well-disposed towards their lycanthropic counterparts.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When in animal form, the main thing setting lycanthropes apart from regular animals is the fact that their eyes glow red.
* GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals: You can generally tell whether a lycanthrope is good or evil by what kind of animal it turns into. If it turns into something imposing, majestic or with generally positive cultural associations, like a bear or a tiger, it's good or at least neutral. If it turns into something despised like a wolf or rat, it's evil.
* NonIndicativeName: "Lycanthrope" is strictly synonymous with "werewolf," being a construct of the Greek ''lykos'' ("wolf") and ''anthropos'' ("human"). Despite this, a lycanthrope in ''D&D'' terms can belong to any humanoid or giant species and transform into any sort of animal.
* NoSell: Lycanthropes are highly resistant (and in some editions, outright immune) to the damage inflicted by any nonmagical weapon that is not made of [[SilverBullet silver]].
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Werebeasts are collectively (and inaccurately) dubbed lycanthropes. They can take three shapes, a human with a few tell-tale animalistic traits such as thick hair or claw-like nails, an animal with glowing eyes, and a humanoid animal. Lycanthropy can be spread by a lycanthrope biting a non-lycanthrope humanoid, or it can be inherited from a parent. As of 5th Edition, the "core" werecreatures appearing in the basic ''Monster Manual'' are the werebear, -boar, -rat, -tiger and -wolf, but there have been many, ''many'' more over ''D&D''[='s=] history -- the wereape, -badger, -bat, -bison, -cat, -cougar, -crocodile, -dog, -dolphin, -fox, -hyena, -jackal, -jaguar, -leopard, -lion, -mole, -owl, -panther, -raven, -seal, -serpent, -shark, -spider, -weasel, -wolverine, and more. There are even variants exclusive to giantkin, the hill giant "dire wereboar" and the voadkyn "shadkyn," or giant werebat. The 3.5 edition ''Monster Manual'' has rules for the use of ''any'' type of animal as template for a werebeast.
* PartialTransformation: A lycanthrope's "hybrid" form is that of a BeastMan with the features of the shapeshifter's fully animal form, appearing as a [[CatFolk Cat Man]], PigMan, [[RatMen Rat Man]], WolfMan, etc.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: A wererat's animal form is a giant rat rather than a normal-sized one.
* SavageWolves:
** Werewolves are Chaotic Evil, making them the only main-list lycanthropes to be evil by default.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' has a variant of werewolf known as loup-garou, which is much stronger (CR 13 compared to CR 3 in 5th Edition), even more savage, and shapeshifts into a ''[[DireBeast dire]]'' wolf. Worse, loup-garous spread a more virulent form of lycanthropy that's harder to resist, and any victims so cursed cannot be cured while the loup-garou lives.
* SuperSenses: Many lycanthropes have sharper senses than those of ordinary humanoids.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Lycanthropes who choose to embrace their curse gain a measure of control over it, allowing them to assume hybrid or animal form at will.
* YouDirtyRat: Wererats are almost always evil, and clans of them operate like thieves' guilds.