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A Multitude of Monsters

Using Monster Manual® Monsters in the Iron Kingdoms™

with the same ability scores but different culture)

Elemental (Elementals rarely occur naturally in the Iron

Kingdoms, and only appear from being summoned, and

are not generally able to linger on Caen for long)

Elf (the Iron Kingdoms has its own take on Elves)

Frost Worm (Frost Worms would be some of the Nyss’

most hated predators, and a possible favored prey)

Ghoul/Ghast

Gibbering Mouther (In the Iron Kingdoms there is

rumored to be but a single Gibbering Mouther, a horrific

magical mistake that is now said to exist within the bow-

els of Ceryl’s undercity)

Golem (These non-mechanikal constructs are seldom

found in the Iron Kingdoms anymore, having been

superceded by the likes of Steamjacks. However, a few of

these old-fashioned constructs can still be found)

Hag

Homunculus (Much like familiars, Homunculi would be

regarded with suspicion as possible indicators of pacts

with Infernal masters, or devotion to black arts and

Thamar-worship)

Kraken

Mohrg

Nightshade (Nightshades would be undead servitors of

the Infernals)

Shadow

Skeleton (Skeletons are still encountered in the Iron

Kingdoms created by the regular animate dead spell, but

are shoddy and inferior to Thralls)

Spectre

Vargouille (Vargouilles could come from the deepest pits

of the Infernal planes)

Wight

Wraith

Zombie (Zombies are still encountered in the Iron

Kingdoms created by the regular animate dead spell, but

are shoddy and inferior to Thralls)

*Animals (Most natural animals can be found some-

where on Caen)

*Vermin (Only Monstrous Spiders of Small and

Medium-size can be found in the deep wilds of Caen)

APPROPRIATE MONSTERS

Allip

Animated Object

Ankheg (Ankhegs in the Iron Kingdoms would dwell in

arid areas only, particularly the Bloodstone Marches)

Assassin Vine (the Assassin Vine is related to the subter-

ranean Cavewort)

Bodak

Chaos Beast (Chaos Beasts would only ever occur on

Caen when a summoning spell goes horribly wrong)

Choker

Dwarf (the Iron Kingdoms has its own take on Dwarves,

The following article provides DMs with a list of monsters

from the MM that easily fit the setting of the Iron Kingdoms

in terms of style, feel, and appropriateness, a second list of

monsters that shouldn’t prove disruptive but might not fit the

setting’s feel, and a third list of those monsters that if intro-

duced would change the feel or setting significantly.

The creators of the Iron Kingdoms strive to create an

entirely new and fresh setting. This is not necessarily an

extremely radical setting in all regards, as many of our creatures

will be drawn closely from standard fantasy fare, but one will

notice in cases where we have a similar appearing creature,

we're usually reshaping it in some way and molding it to fit

distinctly into the Iron Kingdoms; for example, we have gob-

bers and ogrun instead of goblins and ogres, both of which

are similar in many ways to the "standard" but also have dis-

tinct differences. Iron Kingdoms elves and dwarves are also not

identical to the ones described in the PH. A very good exam-

ple from “The Witchfire trilogy” adventures are the treatment

of skeletons and zombies from which thralls were created—

just one of our takes on the traditional D&D undead.

It should also be noted that Outsiders are incredibly rare.

The Iron Kingdoms universe is significantly distinct from tra-

ditional fantasy campaign settings, rendering many such mon-

sters inappropriate, from the viewpoint of the Iron Kingdoms’

creators. Due to this approach, you should not expect to see

any of the following monsters mentioned in future Iron

Kingdoms publications, but can rest assured that they can be

used with little impact on the official setting or feel of the

game.

A Multitude of Monsters

*Templates (Only the Ghost and Lich templates occur in

the Iron Kingdoms, the latter considered inferior to the

likes of the terrible Iron Lich)

DISRUPTIVE &

INAPPROPRIATE MONSTERS

Aboleth

Achaierai

Aranea

Arrowhawk

Athach

Azer

Barghest

Behir

Beholder

Belker

Blink Dog

Bugbear

Celestial

Centaur

Chimera

Couatl

Demon

Devil

Delver

Dinosaur

Dragon (The treatment of dragons in the Iron Kingdoms

is vastly different than in normal D&D, and is an intrin-

sic part of the setting)

Dragon Turtle (the Dracodile fills the Dragon Turtle

niche in the Iron Kingdoms)

Dragonne

Drider

Dryad

Ethereal Filcher

Ethereal Marauder

Ettin

Formian

Genie

Giant (Giants exist in the Iron Kingdoms but are all

unique)

Giant Eagle

Giant Owl

Girallon

Gnoll

Gnome (Gobbers have taken the place of Gnomes in the

Iron Kingdoms setting)

USABLE MONSTERS

Basilisk

Bulette

Carrion Crawler

Chuul

Cloaker

Cockatrice

Darkmantle

Destrachan

Devourer

Dire Animals

Displacer Beast

Doppleganger

Ettercap

Fungus

Gargoyle

Gray Render

Grick

Krenshar

Manticore

Mephits

Naga

Ooze

Otyugh

Purple Worm

Remorhaz

Roc (Although the Saqu of the Iron Kingdoms is largely a

replacement for the Roc)

Sea Lion

Shadow Mastiff

Shield Guardian

Stirge

Umber Hulk

Will-o’-Wisp

Worg

Wy v ern (Wyvern would be classified as a type of drake, and

have no relation to dragons)

Vermin

A Multitude of Monsters

Goblin (Gobbers are Iron Kingdoms goblins)

Gorgon

Griffon

Grimlock

Halfling (Gobbers have taken the place of Halflings in

the Iron Kingdoms setting)

Harpy

Hellhound

Hippogriff

Hobgoblin

Howler

Hydra

Invisible Stalker

Kobold

Kuo-Toa (Kuo-Toa have been replaced with Bog Trogs)

Lamia

Lammasu

Lillend

Lizardfolk (Lizardfolk have been replaced with

Gatormen)

Locathah

Magmin

Medusa

Merfolk

Mimic

Mind Flayer

Minotaur

Mummy

Night Hag

Nightmare

Nymph

Ogre/Ogre Mage (Ogrun take the place of ogres in the

Iron Kingdoms)

Orc (Orcs have been replaced by Trolls and the Farrow)

Owlbear

Pegasus

Phantom Fungus

Phase Spider

Phasm

Planetouched

Pseudodragon

Rakshasa

Rast

Ravid

Roc

Roper

Rust Monster

Sahuagin

Salamander

Satyr

Shambling Mound

Shocker Lizard

Skum

Slaad

Sphinx

Spider Eater

Sprite

Tarrasque

Tendriculos

Thoqqua

Titan

Tojanida

Treant

Triton

Troglodyte

Troll (the Iron Kingdoms has its own take on Trolls and

their kin)

Unicorn

Vampire Spawn

Winter Wolf

Xill

Xorn

Yeth Hound

Yrthak

Yuan-Ti

*Templates – Celestial Creature, Fiendish Creature,

Half-Celestial, Half-Dragon, Half-Fiend, Lycanthrope,

Vampire

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