Quaggoth

Quaggoth
Characteristics
Alignment Neutral
Type Monstrous humanoid
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Publication history
Source books Monsters of Faerun, 2E Fiend Folio (MC14), 1E Fiend Folio, 2E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Monstrous Manual

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the quaggoth is a monstrous humanoid.

Publication history

The quaggoth first appeared in first edition in the original Fiend Folio (1981).[1]

The quaggoth appeared in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992),[2] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993),[3] and for the Forgotten Realms setting in the expanded Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (1993). The quaggoth appeared as a player character race in Dragon #265 (November 1999).[4] The quaggoth mutants (including the multi-headed quaggoth and the quaggoth head with arms) appeared in Dungeon #81 (July 2000).

The quaggoth appeared in Monsters of Faerûn (2001).[5] The render quaggoth appeared in Dungeon #104 (November 2003). The quaggoth appeared with the quaggoth war leader and the greater quaggoth in Drow of the Underdark (2007).

Ecology

Quaggoths are sometimes enslaved by other races, notably drow.

Environment

Quaggoths usually live in underground lairs.

Typical physical characteristics

Quaggoths are about seven feet tall and covered in shaggy white hair, though brown-haired quaggoths are sometimes seen.

Alignment

Quaggoths are usually neutral in alignment.

Society

Quaggoths are savage, bestial hunters who live in nomadic tribes.

Quaggoths in Greyhawk

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, quaggoths live in cold regions above ground. They are most commonly found in the Forlorn Forest, but have also been encountered in Blackmoor, the Burneal Forest, the Cold Marshes, the Hraak Forest, and the lands of the Tiger and Wolf Nomads. In ancient times, the quaggoths were far more numerous, but thousands were slain by elves in the War of Extermination.

The most notable quaggoth in the Flanaess is Shag Solomon, a "civilized" quaggoth who plays a minor role in the Age of Worms adventure path.

References

  1. Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
  2. Williams, Skip, et al. Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (TSR, 1992)
  3. Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  4. Brown, Lloyd III. "Primitive PCs." Dragon #265 (TSR, 1999)
  5. Wyatt, James and Rob Heinsoo. Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerun (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)

Additional reading