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The Monster List by Environment

Climate is the first environmental consideration. In general, the Old Empires has a warm climate; the exceptions would be mountain peaks and ocean depths where the temperature remains rather cold year–round. Varying applications of climate control magic in Mulhorand, Unther, Chessenta, and Murghôm allow creatures which normally would live in temperate zones to thrive in this area of the South as well. However, denizens of solely–cold climates will not be found anywhere in the Old Empires except the heights of a few mountain ranges.

Habitat is the second part of defining an environment. In the most general terms, there are aerial, aquatic, terrestrial, and subterranean habitats.

Aerial

Creatures which have a fly speed may be encountered anywhere above land or sea, and some may appear underground or underwater as well. An allip is one example of a monster which could be encountered anywhere. There may be no specific locations in the Old Empires which are purely aerial, but nevertheless this is an important environment.

Aquatic

On the other hand, creatures which have only a swim speed can only be encountered in lakes, oceans, and rivers.

Lakes: This includes various bodies of more–or–less stationary water too small to be called oceans. Lakes are typically, but not always, freshwater.; Monsters found in lakes include aboleth, alhoon, allip, animated object, aquatic elf, archlich, baelnorn, banelar naga, banelich, banshee, bullywug, half–celestial, crossroads guardian, cryptoclidus, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragon turtle, dread, dread wraith, dung snake, elasmosaurus, half–fiend, ghost, ghost dragon, jahi, kapoacinth, kraken, kuo–toa, kuo–toa leviathan, lacedon, lich, locathah, manta ray, merfolk, merrow, mohrg, nixie, octopus, giant octopus, porpoise, scrag, sea hag, shadow, skeleton, skum, spectral harpist, spectre, topaz dragon, watchghost, water naga, will–o'–wisp, wraith, and Zhentarim spirit.; The Akanamere; Gbor Nor (Brightstar Lake); The Lonely Lake; The Methmere
Oceans: This includes any body of water too big to be called a lake. Oceans are typically, but not always, saltwater.; Monsters found in oceans include alhoon, allip, animated object, aquatic elf, archlich, baelnorn, baleen whale, banelar naga, banelich, banshee, bullywug, cachalot whale, half–celestial, crossroads guardian, cryptoclidus, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragon turtle, dread, dread wraith, dung snake, elasmosaurus, half–fiend, ghost, ghost dragon, ixitxachitl, jahi, kapoacinth, kopru, kraken, kuo–toa, lacedon, leviathan, lich, locathah, malenti, manta ray, merfolk, merrow, mohrg, ocean giant, octopus, giant octopus, orca, porpoise, sahuagin, scrag, sea cat, sea hag, shadow, shark, dire shark, skeleton, spectral harpist, spectre, squid, giant squid, topaz dragon, triton, vampiric ixitxachitl, watchghost, water naga, wereshark, dire wereshark, will–o'–wisp, wraith, and Zhentarim spirit.; The Alamber Sea (The Sahuagin Sea); The Bay of Chessenta; The Golden Water; The Lake of Steam; The Vilhon Reach; The Wizards' Reach
Rivers: This includes any ribbon of water which flows from one place toward another. From a seasonal trickle to a thundering torrent, they're the lifeblood of growing things.; Monsters found in rivers include aboleth, alhoon, allip, animated object, aquatic elf, archlich, baelnorn, banelar naga, banelich, banshee, bullywug, half–celestial, crossroads guardian, cryptoclidus, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragon turtle, dread, dread wraith, dung snake, elasmosaurus, half–fiend, ghost, ghost dragon, jahi, kapoacinth, kraken, kuo–toa, lacedon, lich, locathah, manta ray, merfolk, merrow, mohrg, octopus, giant octopus, porpoise, scrag, sea hag, shadow, skeleton, skum, spectral harpist, spectre, topaz dragon, watchghost, water naga, will–o'–wisp, wraith, and Zhentarim spirit.; The Adder River; The River Alamber; The River Angol; The Clearflow; The River of the Dawn; The River Estan; The River Ghaast; The Goldenflow; The River Haqar; The Jade River; The Jhan River; The River of Metals; The River Murghol; The Rauthenflow; The River of Shadows; The River of Spears; The River of Swords; The Winding River

Terrestrial

This is by far the largest category of habitats, and since the PCs are generally landlubbers it makes sense that most of their encounters will be on the ground. Everything with a somewhat solid surface and sky overhead is in this group: deserts, forests, hills, marshes, mountains, plains, and urban areas.

For the purposes of this discussion, the deck of a ship and the interior of an airy bubble count as terrestrial environments.

Deserts: This includes all water–starved environments. If the most important aspect of the landscape is the aridity, it's a desert.; Monsters found in deserts include aasimar, aballin, abeil queen, abeil soldier, abeil vassal, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, androsphinx, animated object, archlich, asabi, ash rat, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, basilisk, bat, dire bat, bat swarm, battle horror, beast of Xvim, blooded one, blue dragon, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass dragon, brass golem, braxat, bronze serpent, broodguard, brown dragon, camel, half–celestial, chosen one, clay golem, cloud ray, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, crested felldrake, criosphinx, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, diamond golem, direguard, donkey, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dragonne, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, famine spirit, half–fiend, fiendwurm, fire genasi, flesh golem, frost salamander, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gold horror, gravecrawler, grell, gynosphinx, hammerer, helmed horror, hieracosphinx, homonculus, horned felldrake, hyena, iron golem, jahi, janni, juggernaut, kir–lanan, lamia, lammasu, lich, medusa, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, platinum horror, pulverizer, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, remorhaz, scorpion, shadow, shield guardian, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, stained glass golem, stone golem, sun giant, tarrasque, tiefling, twig blight, vampire, vampire spawn, watchghost, water genasi, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; The Eastern Shaar; The Plains of Purple Dust; The Raurin Desert
Forests: This denotes significant quantities of trees– small copses surrounded by miles of grassland don't count.; Monsters found in forests include aasimar, aballin, abomination, adamanine horror, air genasi, alaghi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, allosaurus, animated object, ankylosaurus, ape, dire ape, legendary ape, aranea, archlich, ash rat, assassin vine, badger, dire badger, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, dire bear, beast of Xvim, bheur hag, black bear, black unicorn, blood ape, blooded one, boar, dire boar, boggle, bogun, giant bombardier beetle, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, bronze serpent, broodguard, brown bear, half–celestial, centaur, ceratosaur, chosen one, clay golem, cloaked ape, constrictor snake, dire constrictor snake, legendary constrictor snake, giant constrictor snake, corollax, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, couatl, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, dark tree, deathbringer, deathcoils, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, deinonychus, diamond golem, digester, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, dryad, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, half–elf, dire elk, ettercap, famine spirit, half–fiend, firbolg, fire genasi, flesh golem, flesh jelly, forest giant, forest gnome, forest sloth, gambol, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, girallon, gold horror, gravecrawler, green dragon, grell, grig, grizzly mastodon, halfblood, hammerer, hawk, dire hawk, helmed horror, high elf, homonculus, horned felldrake, iron golem, jahi, juggernaut, julajimus, kir–lanan, kobold, krenshar, leopard, lich, lizard, medusa, megaraptor, mohrg, monitor lizard, monkey, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, nymph, owl, giant owl, owlbear, pegasus, pixie, platinum horror, giant praying mantis, pseudodragon, pulverizer, pureblood, quetzalcoatlus, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, raven, satyr, seismosaurus, shadow, shield guardian, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spider, spider eater, spider swarm, spinosaurus, spitting felldrake, giant stag beetle, stained glass golem, stone golem, tallfellow halfling, tarrasque, tendriculos, tiefling, tiger, dire tiger, treant, twig blight, unicorn, vampire, vampire spawn, giant wasp, watchghost, water genasi, black werebear, dire black werebear, brown werebear, dire brown werebear, wereboar, dire wereboar, wererat, weretiger, dire weretiger, werewolf, dire werewolf, werewolf lord, wight, wild dwarf, wild elf, will–o'–wisp, winter wolf, wolf, dire wolf, legendary wolf, wolverine, dire wolverine, wood elf, wraith, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; Aerilpar Forest (The Wood of Dark Trees); The Chondalwood; The Ganathwood; The Maerchwoods; The Methwood; The Riftwood; The Shalhoond; The Sharawood
Hills: Too bumpy to be a plain but not tall enough to be called mountains.; Monsters found in hill country include aasimar, aballin, abeil queen, abeil soldier, abeil vassal, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, allosaurus, animated object, ankylosaurus, archlich, ash rat, athach, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, beast of Xvim, behir, Halruaan behir, beholder, blooded one, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, bronze dragon, bronze serpent, broodguard, bulette, half–celestial, chimera, chosen one, clay golem, cloud ray, copper dragon, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, dark naga, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, deep halfling, diamond golem, direguard, displacer beast, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, dire elk, ettin, famine spirit, half–fiend, firbolg, fire genasi, flesh golem, frost salamander, gargoyle, gauth, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gold horror, gravecrawler, gray linnorm, greenvise, grell, griffon, grizzly mastodon, hammerer, helmed horror, hill giant, hippogriff, hobgoblin, homonculus, horned felldrake, iron golem, jahi, juggernaut, kir–lanan, lich, medusa, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, ogre, ogre mage, orc, half–orc, phase spider, platinum horror, pulverizer, quetzalcoatlus, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, rock gnome, seismosaurus, shadow, shield guardian, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spinosaurus, spitting felldrake, stained glass golem, stone golem, tarrasque, tiefling, twig blight, vampire, vampire spawn, watchghost, water genasi, weasel, dire weasel, dire wereboar, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, wyvern, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; The Council Hills; The Maerthwatch (Hills of Maerth)
Marshes: Mucky miserable places that are too soaked to be forests but not wet and/or deep enough to be called lakes.; Monsters found in marshy areas include aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, allosaurus, amphisbaena, animated object, ankylosaurus, annis, archlich, ash rat, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, beast of Xvim, black dragon, blooded one, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, bronze serpent, broodguard, bullywug, catoblepas, half–celestial, chosen one, chuul, clay golem, cloud ray, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, crested felldrake, crimson death, crocodile, giant crocodile, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, darktentacles, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, famine spirit, half–fiend, fire genasi, flesh golem, flesh jelly, frost salamander, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gold horror, gravecrawler, gray ooze, gray render, green hag, greenvise, grell, hammerer, harpy, helmed horror, homonculus, horned felldrake, iron golem, jahi, juggernaut, kir–lanan, kopru, leechwalker, lich, lizardfolk, manticore, medusa, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, ochre jelly, platinum horror, pulverizer, rakshasa, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, seismosaurus, shadow, shambling mound, shield guardian, shocker lizard, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spinosaurus, spirit naga, stained glass golem, stirge, stone golem, tarrasque, tiefling, toad, dire toad, twig blight, vampire, vampire spawn, viper, dire viper, legendary viper, watchghost, water genasi, werecrocodile, dire werecrocodile, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; The Adderswamp
Mountains: This includes lone peaks as well as mountain ranges— anything too big to be called rolling hills.; Monsters found in mountainous areas include aarakocra, aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alaghi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, animated object, archlich, arctic dwarf, ash rat, asperi, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, beast of Xvim, bheur hag, blood ape, blooded one, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, braxat, bronze serpent, broodguard, bugbear, half–celestial, chaos roc, chosen one, clay golem, cloud giant, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, crystal dragon, curst, cyclops, darkenbeast, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, Dekanter goblin, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, eagle, legendary eagle, giant eagle, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, dire elk, famine spirit, half–fiend, fire genasi, fire giant, flesh golem, fomorian, frost giant, frost salamander, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gold horror, gravecrawler, gray elf, gray linnorm, grell, hammerer, helmed horror, hill dwarf, homonculus, horned felldrake, iron golem, jahi, juggernaut, kir–lanan, lich, medusa, mohrg, mountain dwarf, mountain giant, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, platinum horror, pulverizer, quetzalcoatlus, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, red dragon, roc, shadow, shield dwarf, shield guardian, silver dragon, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, stained glass golem, stone giant, stone golem, storm giant, tarrasque, tiefling, troll, twig blight, vampire, vampire spawn, watchghost, water genasi, wererat, white dragon, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, yrthak, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; The Adder Peaks; The Akanapeaks; The Mountains of Copper; The Dragonsword Mountains; The Dustwall; The Firesteap Mountains; The Giants' Belt; Khôpet–Dag; The Raurin Alta; The Raurinshield Mountains; The Riders to the Sky; Sentinelspire; The Ship of the Gods; The Smoking Mountains; The Sunrise Mountains; Teyla Shan; The Thrulaliel Mountains; The Toadsquat Mountains; The Uthangol Mountains
Plains: This describes all varieties of flat land... except deserts and marshes.; Monsters found on the open plains include aasimar, aballin, abeil queen, abeil soldier, abeil vassal, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, allosaurus, animated object, ankheg, ankylosaurus, giant ant, archlich, ash rat, baboon, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, beast of Xvim, giant bee, beguiler, bison, black unicorn, blink dog, blooded one, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, bronze serpent, broodguard, cat, half–celestial, cheetah, chosen one, clay golem, cloud ray, cockatrice, corpse gatherer, corpse tearer, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, diamond golem, direguard, dog, riding dog, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread linnorm, dread warrior, dread wraith, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, elephant, dire elephant, famine spirit, half–fiend, fiendwurm, giant fire beetle, fire genasi, flesh golem, flesh jelly, frost salamander, frost worm, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gnoll, goblin, gold dragon, gold horror, gorgon, gravecrawler, greenvise, grell, grimalkin, guardian naga, hammerer, helmed horror, homonculus, horned felldrake, dire horse, heavy horse, light horse, iron golem, jahi, juggernaut, kir–lanan, lich, lightfoot halfling, lion, dire lion, locust swarm, loxo, medusa, mohrg, mule, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, platinum horror, polar bear, pony, pulverizer, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, rhinoceros, seismosaurus, shadow, shield guardian, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spinosaurus, spitting felldrake, stained glass golem, stone golem, tarrasque, tiefling, triceratops, twig blight, tyrannosaurus, vampire, vampire spawn, heavy warhorse, light warhorse, war pony, watchghost, water genasi, polar werebear, dire polar werebear, werelion, dire werelion, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, worg, wraith, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; The Akanal; The Black Ash Plain; The Great Vale; The Green Lands; The Land of the Dead; The Shaar
Urban: This is a bit of a misnomer, because it includes all settlements from a single household to a sprawling metropolis.; Monsters found in urban areas include aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, animated object, archlich, ash rat, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, battle horror, beast of Xvim, blooded one, boggle, bogun, bonebat, bone naga, brass golem, bronze serpent, broodguard, half–celestial, chosen one, clay golem, corpse gatherer, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkenbeast, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dragonkin, dread, dread guard, dread warrior, dread wraith, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, famine spirit, half–fiend, fihyr, great fihyr, fire genasi, flameskull, flesh golem, gargoyle, ghast, ghost, ghost dragon, ghoul, gold horror, grell, hammerer, helmed horror, homonculus, horned felldrake, iron golem, jahi, kir–lanan, lich, medusa, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, platinum horror, pulverizer, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, sewerm, shadow, shield guardian, sinister, skeleton, song dragon, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, stained glass golem, stone golem, tarrasque, tiefling, tressym, twig blight, vampire, vampire spawn, watchghost, water genasi, werecat, wererat, wereshark, dire wereshark, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; Skuld

Subterranean

This category encompasses everything underground, from ruins to dungeons to the Underdark.

Dungeons: This includes all underground environments between the near–surface ruins and the much deeper Underdark.; Monsters found in dungeons include aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, amethyst dragon, animated object, arachnoid creature, archlich, ash rat, avolakia, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, baphitaur, battle horror, beast of Xvim, black pudding, blooded one, boggle, bonebat, bone naga, bone ooze, brass golem, bronze serpent, carrion crawler, cavvekan, half–celestial, centipede, centipede swarm, chameleon creature, chitine, choker, choldrith, clay golem, cloaker, cloaker lord, giant cockroach, corpse gatherer, crawling claw, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkmantle, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, deep dragon, deep dwarf, deep rothé, deepspawn, Dekanter goblin, delver, derro, desmodu, destrachan, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, draegloth, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dread, dread guard, dread warrior, dread wraith, drider, drow, duergar, durzagon, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, emerald dragon, ethereal filcher, eyeball, famine spirit, half–fiend, fiendwurm, fire genasi, flesh golem, fomorian, frost salamander, gargoyle, gelatinous cube, ghost, ghost dragon, gibbering mouther, gold dwarf, gold horror, gouger, gravecrawler, gravorg, grell, grick, grimlock, guard bat, hammerer, helmed horror, homonculus, hook horror, horned felldrake, hunting bat, illithid, iron golem, jahi, jermlaine, kir–lanan, leechwalker, lich, medusa, mimic, minotaur, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, otyugh, phantom fungus, phasm, platinum horror, pulverizer, purple worm, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, roper, rust monster, sapphire dragon, shadow, shield guardian, shrieker, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spitting felldrake, stained glass golem, stone golem, svirfneblin, tiefling, troglodyte, twig blight, umber hulk, urdunnir, vampire, vampire spawn, violet fungus, war bat, watchghost, water genasi, werebat, dire werebat, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, wyste, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; Old Skuld is believed to be accessible only through the oldest asil–re villas in Skuld. Adventurers and fugitives have learned of other entrances, however— forgotten portals in the buried districts of Sultim, Unthalass, and Zindalankh.
Ruins: This includes all ruined settlements and dark environments such as basements and cellars, above the dungeons and Underdark.; Monsters found in ruins include aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, amethyst dragon, animated object, arachnoid creature, archlich, ash rat, avolakia, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, baphitaur, battle horror, beast of Xvim, black pudding, blooded one, boggle, bonebat, bone naga, bone ooze, brass golem, bronze serpent, carrion crawler, cavvekan, half–celestial, centipede, centipede swarm, chameleon creature, chitine, choker, choldrith, clay golem, cloaker, cloaker lord, giant cockroach, corpse gatherer, crawling claw, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkmantle, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, deep dragon, deep dwarf, deep rothé, deepspawn, Dekanter goblin, delver, derro, desmodu, destrachan, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, draegloth, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dread, dread guard, dread warrior, dread wraith, drider, drow, duergar, durzagon, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, emerald dragon, ethereal filcher, eyeball, famine spirit, half–fiend, fiendwurm, fire genasi, flesh golem, fomorian, frost salamander, gargoyle, gelatinous cube, ghost, ghost dragon, gibbering mouther, gold dwarf, gold horror, gouger, gravecrawler, gravorg, grell, grick, grimlock, guard bat, hammerer, helmed horror, homonculus, hook horror, horned felldrake, hunting bat, illithid, iron golem, jahi, jermlaine, kir–lanan, leechwalker, lich, medusa, mimic, minotaur, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, otyugh, phantom fungus, phasm, platinum horror, pulverizer, purple worm, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, roper, rust monster, sapphire dragon, shadow, shield guardian, shrieker, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spitting felldrake, stained glass golem, stone golem, svirfneblin, tiefling, troglodyte, twig blight, umber hulk, urdunnir, vampire, vampire spawn, violet fungus, war bat, watchghost, water genasi, werebat, dire werebat, wererat, will–o'–wisp, wraith, wyste, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.; Delhumide is controlled by the Nanaikhalam, who have sealed all connections to the Underdark and destroy any undead they find. This impacts what may be found creeping through the ruins.; Semkhrun; Zindalankh is the lair of the phaerimm Arrkhnaungaothseiyr and the demesne of undead.
Underdark: This includes all deep underground environments, beneath ruins and dungeons.; Monsters found in the Underdark include aasimar, aballin, adamanine horror, air genasi, alhoon, all–consuming hunger, allip, amethyst dragon, animated object, annihilator, arachnoid creature, archlich, ash rat, avolakia, baelnorn, banedead, baneguard, banelich, banshee, baphitaur, battle horror, beast of Xvim, black pudding, blooded one, boggle, bonebat, bone naga, bone ooze, brass golem, bronze serpent, carrion crawler, cavvekan, half–celestial, centipede, centipede swarm, chameleon creature, chitine, choker, choldrith, clay golem, cloaker, cloaker lord, giant cockroach, corpse gatherer, crawling claw, crested felldrake, crossroads guardian, crypt spawn, curst, darkmantle, deathbringer, deathfang, death kiss, death tyrant, deep dragon, deep dwarf, deep rothé, deepspawn, Dekanter goblin, delver, derro, desmodu, destrachan, diamond golem, direguard, doomsphere, doppelganger, greater doppelganger, draegloth, half–dragon, dragonflesh golem, dread, dread guard, dread warrior, dread wraith, drider, drow, duergar, durzagon, earth genasi, effigy, electrum horror, emerald dragon, ethereal filcher, eyeball, famine spirit, half–fiend, fiendwurm, fire genasi, flesh golem, fomorian, frost salamander, gargoyle, gelatinous cube, ghost, ghost dragon, gibbering mouther, gold dwarf, gold horror, gouger, gravecrawler, gravorg, grell, grick, grimlock, guard bat, hammerer, helmed horror, homonculus, hook horror, horned felldrake, hunting bat, illithid, iron golem, jahi, jermlaine, kir–lanan, leechwalker, lich, medusa, mimic, minotaur, mohrg, mummy, mummy lord, night hunter, otyugh, phantom fungus, phasm, platinum horror, pulverizer, purple worm, rat, dire rat, rat swarm, roper, rust monster, sapphire dragon, shadow, shield guardian, shrieker, sinister, skeleton, spectator, spectral harpist, spectre, spitting felldrake, stained glass golem, stone golem, svirfneblin, tiefling, troglodyte, twig blight, umber hulk, urdunnir, vampire, vampire spawn, violet fungus, war bat, watchghost, water genasi, werebat, dire werebat, wererat, wight, will–o'–wisp, wraith, wyste, Zhentarim spirit, and zombie.

Special Environments

There are a few places in the Old Empires which defy conventional descriptions. These other features get special consideration.

Azulduth
The Cliffs of Leaping Horses
The Gate of Iron
The Great Rift
The Jumpa River Gorge
The Marthessel