Gorgon (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
|---|---|
| Gorgon | |
| Alignment | |
| Type | Magical beast |
| Source books | |
| First appearance | |
| Mythological origins | Gorgon |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the gorgon is a magical beast that resembles a bull, covered in dusky metallic scales. It can breathe out a cone of vapor that turns creatures to stone. They are very aggressive creatures that attack intruders on sight, attempting to trample, gore, or petrify them. There is no way to calm these furious creatures, and they are impossible to domesticate. Even though they are named after the mythological Gorgons, they are derived from the catoblepas.
A gorgon is not very intelligent, and therefore always neutral in alignment. They usually live in temperate plains, in small packs of 3-4, or larger herds.
In the Eberron campaign setting, the gorgon is the heraldic beast of the dragonmarked House Cannith.
[edit] References
- Cook, David, et al. *Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989).
- Greenwood, Ed. "Ecology of the Gorgon, The" Dragon #97 (TSR, 1985).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
- Ward, Kyla. "The Petit Tarrasque and Other Monsters." Dragon #329 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
[edit] External links
Official sources:
- “Unhallowed Preview 3: Oldies But Goodies” by Stephen Schubert at Wizards.com
