Dakon (Dungeons & Dragons)

Dakon

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the dakon is a monstrous humanoid. Dakon are native to the World of Greyhawk campaign setting.

A dakon is usually lawful neutral.

Publication history

The dakon first appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Fiend Folio (1981).[1]

The dakon appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Dragon #187 (November 1992).[2] It also received a brief entry in the Monstrous Manual under the "mammal" entry.[3]

The dakon appeared in third edition Dungeons & Dragons in the Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (March 2002).[4]

Description

Dakons are described as shaggy, intelligent apes with a reasonable grasp of language. A dakon is usually light brown in color, with green eyes and black hands.[1]

Their language is largely based on hoots, grunts, finger and hand gestures, and body postures.

Environment

Dakon are jungle dwellers.

Campaign settings

Greyhawk

Dakons most commonly appear in the Amedio Jungle.

Other publishers

The dakon appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[5]

Additional reading

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
  2. Parenti, Nick. "The Ecology of the Dakon." Dragon #187 (TSR, 1992)
  3. Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  4. Reynolds, Sean K. "Enchiridion of the Fiend Sage, Fifth Report." Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)
  5. Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. p. 59. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.