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 ====== CHAPTER IV: Humanoids ====== ====== CHAPTER IV: Humanoids ======
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 **Humanoid Group Encounters** **Humanoid Group Encounters**
  
-** **Annunakim+Annunakim
  
- Batrachians+Batrachians
  
- Bugbears+Bugbears
  
- Centaurs+Centaurs
  
- Cephaloids+Cephaloids
  
- Cheiropterans+Cheiropterans
  
- Devil Rays +Devil Rays
  
- Gnolls+Gnolls
  
- Goblins+Goblins
  
- Grimlocks+Grimlocks
  
- Hobgoblins+Hobgoblins
  
- Kobolds+Kobolds
  
- Lizard Men+Lizard Men
  
- Locathah+Locathah
  
- Mermen+Mermen
  
- Ogres+Ogres
  
- Orcs+Orcs
  
- Pech+Pech
  
- Peikko+Peikko
  
- Sahuagin+Sahuagin
  
- Svartlings+Svartlings
  
- Tritons+Tritons
  
- Troglodytes+Troglodytes 
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 +Vegepygmies
  
- Vegepygmies 
 **Dealing with Intelligent Non-humans** **Dealing with Intelligent Non-humans**
  
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 **CENTAURS** **CENTAURS**
-           Centaurs mostly worship Artemis or Hermes. They can become druids, mostly of very low level, but a few range much higher and there has been one recorded case of an exceptional centaur challenging for Great Druid status. (He was unsuccessful.) For some reason, centaur druids are able to use short bows. + 
-           As part of the rituals to celebrate the spring equinox, centaur druids ingest substantial quantities of wine laced with ivy-berries. While intoxicated with this substance, some have been known to consort intimately with horses. This is an irredeemable disgrace and the centaur-druid will always become an outcast, travelling as far as possible from their herd. Their name will never be mentioned again in centaur society.+Centaurs mostly worship Artemis or Hermes. They can become druids, mostly of very low level, but a few range much higher and there has been one recorded case of an exceptional centaur challenging for Great Druid status. (He was unsuccessful.) For some reason, centaur druids are able to use short bows. 
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 +As part of the rituals to celebrate the spring equinox, centaur druids ingest substantial quantities of wine laced with ivy-berries. While intoxicated with this substance, some have been known to consort intimately with horses. This is an irredeemable disgrace and the centaur-druid will always become an outcast, travelling as far as possible from their herd. Their name will never be mentioned again in centaur society.
  
  
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 **CYCLOPES** **CYCLOPES**
-          Most cyclopes worship Poseidon, but there are some who follow Kronos, and a few accounts speak of a much more northerly isle where a break-away group of cyclopes worship Odin. Female cyclopes appear to be much rarer than the males.  
-          No male spellcasting cyclopes have ever been encountered. Female cyclopes can acquire spellcasting power by an unusual means:- three cyclopes perform a dark and bloody ritual together. At the climax of this ritual each cyclops puts out her own eye. They become an inseparable coven (and the three will always be encountered together). This conjures an entity from the Abyss, as yet unidentified, who grants them a huge, magical gemstone which functions as an eye -- one eye between the three of them; a gigantic black cauldron that burns on a fire of bones; a great black eldritch weaving-loom inlaid with silver runes; and immense, colossal magical powers. These cyclops-witches are called //Graeae//. When acting together, a coven of Graeae can cast spells as an 18<sup>th</sup> -21<sup>st</sup> level Magic-user (17+1d4) and a 16<sup>th</sup> -19<sup>th</sup> level Cleric (15+1d4). It requires all three Graeae working in unison to cast a spell. 
-         Graeae have some trouble regaining their spells when cast. They are reticent about the details but sages believe that regaining their spells involves weaving special kinds of magical cloth on their gargantuan looms, brewing weird concoctions in their cauldrons, and anthropophagy. They also eat elves, although not for spell-regaining reasons -- Graeae just think elves are tasty. 
  
 +Most cyclopes worship Poseidon, but there are some who follow Kronos, and a few accounts speak of a much more northerly isle where a break-away group of cyclopes worship Odin. Female cyclopes appear to be much rarer than the males. 
  
 +No male spellcasting cyclopes have ever been encountered. Female cyclopes can acquire spellcasting power by an unusual means:- three cyclopes perform a dark and bloody ritual together. At the climax of this ritual each cyclops puts out her own eye. They become an inseparable coven (and the three will always be encountered together). This conjures an entity from the Abyss, as yet unidentified, who grants them a huge, magical gemstone which functions as an eye -- one eye between the three of them; a gigantic black cauldron that burns on a fire of bones; a great black eldritch weaving-loom inlaid with silver runes; and immense, colossal magical powers. These cyclops-witches are called //Graeae//. When acting together, a coven of Graeae can cast spells as an 18<sup>th</sup> -21<sup>st</sup> level Magic-user (17+1d4) and a 16<sup>th</sup> -19<sup>th</sup> level Cleric (15+1d4). It requires all three Graeae working in unison to cast a spell.
  
 +Graeae have some trouble regaining their spells when cast. They are reticent about the details but sages believe that regaining their spells involves weaving special kinds of magical cloth on their gargantuan looms, brewing weird concoctions in their cauldrons, and anthropophagy. They also eat elves, although not for spell-regaining reasons -- Graeae just think elves are tasty.
  
  
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 **MEDUSAE** **MEDUSAE**
-         Medusae worship Typhon or Hecate. They can become clerics or magic users, as opposed to shamans or witchdoctors. They enjoy extremely high status in Medusa society. They are weak as spellcasters, being restricted to 3rd level at maximum. Those who worship Typhon are often awarded one or more pet venomous snakes, which will be immune to petrifaction, and some of which may be giant varieties. Those who worship Hecate can sometimes invoke an effect that adventurers call "Bad hair day", causing their head-snakes to grow much longer and more active. The effect lasts only three rounds but during that time, the medusa has 1d6 attacks per round and can attack enemies up to five feet away.+ 
 +Medusae worship Typhon or Hecate. They can become clerics or magic users, as opposed to shamans or witchdoctors. They enjoy extremely high status in Medusa society. They are weak as spellcasters, being restricted to 3rd level at maximum. Those who worship Typhon are often awarded one or more pet venomous snakes, which will be immune to petrifaction, and some of which may be giant varieties. Those who worship Hecate can sometimes invoke an effect that adventurers call "Bad hair day", causing their head-snakes to grow much longer and more active. The effect lasts only three rounds but during that time, the medusa has 1d6 attacks per round and can attack enemies up to five feet away.
  
  
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-**ANNUNAKIM  ****  (Dangerous Dungeons p.XXX)**+**ANNUNAKIM (Dangerous Dungeons p.XXX)**
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 |**RAIDING PARTIES**||  **# APPEARING:** 1d10+20 (21-30)| |**RAIDING PARTIES**||  **# APPEARING:** 1d10+20 (21-30)|
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 |||Annunaki Captain| |||Annunaki Captain|
 |  **Troops:**||2 Annunaki Warrior or Mage Trainees| |  **Troops:**||2 Annunaki Warrior or Mage Trainees|
-=====**MISSION PARTIES**=====+ 
 +**MISSION PARTIES**
  
 |  **Leader:**||Annunaki Knight| |  **Leader:**||Annunaki Knight|
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-**BATRACHIANS    (c.v. OSRIC)**+**BATRACHIANS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-80 (10d8)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-80 (10d8)|
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-**BUGBEARS            (c.v. OSRIC)**+**BUGBEARS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **#Appearing:** 6-36 (6d6)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **#Appearing:** 6-36 (6d6)|
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-**CENTAURS                                                                                              (c.v. OSRIC)**+**CENTAURS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 4-24 (4d6)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 4-24 (4d6)|
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-**CEPHALOIDS **** (Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**+**CEPHALOID (Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# Encountered:** 1-4 (1d4) or 9-24 (4d4+8)|| |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# Encountered:** 1-4 (1d4) or 9-24 (4d4+8)||
 |  **Leader:**|Every 4 Cephaloids|Cephaloid Master (9+4 HD)| |  **Leader:**|Every 4 Cephaloids|Cephaloid Master (9+4 HD)|
-=====**LAIRS**=====+ 
 +**LAIRS**
  
 |  **Leaders:**|Every 8 Cephaloids|Cephaloid Torturer (10+4 HD)| |  **Leaders:**|Every 8 Cephaloids|Cephaloid Torturer (10+4 HD)|
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-**CHEIROPTERANS ****(Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**+**CHEIROPTERANS (Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-60 (10d6)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-60 (10d6)|
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-**DEVIL RAYS       ****(Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**+**DEVIL RAYS (Dangerous Dungeons, p. XXX)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-100 (10d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-100 (10d10)|
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-**GNOLLS            (c.v. OSRIC)**+**GNOLLS (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-200 (20d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-200 (20d10)|
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-**GOBLINS            (c.v. OSRIC)**+**GOBLINS (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)|
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 |  9-10  |  Ruins  | |  9-10  |  Ruins  |
  
-**GRIMLOCKS   (c.v. OSRIC)**+**GRIMLOCKS (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 20-200 (20d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 20-200 (20d10)|
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-**HOBGOBLINS             (c.v. OSRIC)**+**HOBGOBLINS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)|
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 |  10  |  Palisade  | |  10  |  Palisade  |
  
-**KOBOLDS (c.v. OSRIC)**+**KOBOLDS (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)|| |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# APPEARING:** 40-400 (40d10)||
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 |  9-10  |  Worked Cavern  | |  9-10  |  Worked Cavern  |
  
- +**LIZARD MEN (c.v. OSRIC)**
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-**LIZARD MEN              (c.v. OSRIC)**+
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-40 (10d4)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 10-40 (10d4)|
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-**LOCATHAH             (c.v. OSRIC)**+**LOCATHAH (c.v. OSRIC)**
  
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-200 (20d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-200 (20d10)|
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 |  6  |  Worked Undersea Cavern  | |  6  |  Worked Undersea Cavern  |
  
-**MERMEN             (c.v. OSRIC)**+**MERMEN (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 20-200 (20d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 20-200 (20d10)|
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-**OGRES  ****(c.v. OSRIC)**+**OGRES (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **2-20 (2d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **2-20 (2d10)|
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-**ORCS (c.v. OSRIC)**+**ORCS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **30-300 (30d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **30-300 (30d10)|
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 |  9-10  |  Worked Caverns  | |  9-10  |  Worked Caverns  |
  
-**PECH   ****(DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p.XXX)**+**PECH (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p.XXX)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-40 (10d4)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-40 (10d4)|
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-**PEIKKO  ****         (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p. XXX)**+**PEIKKO (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p. XXX)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **5-100 (5d20)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **5-100 (5d20)|
 |  **Leader(s)**|Every 50 Peikko|Peikko Chieftain (2HD)| |  **Leader(s)**|Every 50 Peikko|Peikko Chieftain (2HD)|
-|  **Witch-doctor**|> 60 Peikko|Peikko Witchdoctor (lvl 1d4+1)|+|  **Witch-doctor**|> 60 Peikko|Peikko W2#oasisitchdoctor (lvl 1d4+1)|
 |  ||1 Peikko Apprentice (lvl 1d3)| |  ||1 Peikko Apprentice (lvl 1d3)|
 |**LAIRS**||  :| |**LAIRS**||  :|
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- +**SAHUAGIN (c.v. OSRIC)**
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-**SAHUAGIN   (c.v. OSRIC)**+
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-80 (20d4)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **20-80 (20d4)|
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 ||Every 10 Sahuagin|Sahuagin Lieutenant (3+3HD)| ||Every 10 Sahuagin|Sahuagin Lieutenant (3+3HD)|
 |**LAIRS**||  | |**LAIRS**||  |
-=====**(01-95 Normal Lair)**=====+ 
 +**(01-95 Normal Lair)**
  
 |  **Leader(s)**||Sahuagin Baron (6+6HD)| |  **Leader(s)**||Sahuagin Baron (6+6HD)|
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 |||1d4x10 Sahuagin Hatchlings| |||1d4x10 Sahuagin Hatchlings|
 |  **Animal Guardians**||2d4 Sharks| |  **Animal Guardians**||2d4 Sharks|
-=====**(96-00 Princes' Lair)**=====+ 
 +**(96-00 Princes' Lair)**
  
 |  **Leader(s)**||Sahuagin Prince (8+8HD)| |  **Leader(s)**||Sahuagin Prince (8+8HD)|
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 |  7-8  |  Undersea Settlement  | |  7-8  |  Undersea Settlement  |
 |  9  |  Reef  | |  9  |  Reef  |
-|  10  |  Undersea Ruins  |+|  10  |  Undersea Ruins  |2#oasis
  
-**SVARTLINGS  ****   (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, pXX)**+**SVARTLINGS (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, pXX)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:**| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:**|
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 |  10  |  WiP  | |  10  |  WiP  |
  
-**TRITONS             (c.v. OSRIC)**+**TRITONS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-60 (10d6)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **10-60 (10d6)|
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 ||  3-10  |  Undersea Worked Caverns  | ||  3-10  |  Undersea Worked Caverns  |
  
-**TROGLODYTES    (c.v. OSRIC)**+**TROGLODYTES (c.v. OSRIC)**
 ---- ----
 |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# APPEARING: **10-100 (1d10x10)|| |**ALL GROUPS**|  **# APPEARING: **10-100 (1d10x10)||
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-**TROLLS     ****(c.v. OSRIC)**+**TROLLS (c.v. OSRIC)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 6-60 (6d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING:** 6-60 (6d10)|
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-**VEGEPYGMIES  ****(DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p. XXX)**+**VEGEPYGMIES (DANGEROUS DUNGEONS, p. XXX)**
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 |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **30-300 (30d10)| |**ALL GROUPS**||  **# APPEARING: **30-300 (30d10)|
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 **DEALING WITH INTELLIGENT NON-HUMANS** **DEALING WITH INTELLIGENT NON-HUMANS**
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