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SENTIENT RACES OF OERTH - Part 1
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SENTIENT RACES OF OERTH - Part 1
(Of Average Intelligence or Greater)*
Probably a number of creatures that could be found in a Gygaxian campaign are missing. If anyone notices any please let me know.
I have noted any creatures which have their own spoken languages specifically mentioned. Specific languages listed are those mentioned as known though not necessarily all languages known.
* Minor exceptions for language using monsters of less than average intelligence
NOTE: The line length on this article is a mess and I haven't been able to work out a correction for it just yet.
Aarakocra -
Average -
.Aarakocra, Eagle, Common Tongue
Abboleth -
.. High -
...Telepathic
Ape, Carnivorous -....... Low -
Carnivorian Apeish
Aspis, Drone -
. ..Very -
Aspis, Common Tongue
Atomie -
. Average to Very -
....Atomie, Common Tongue, Pixieish, Sprite
Banderlog -
... (Low to Average) -
. Banderlog
Beaver, Giant
.... (Low to Average) -
.. No Language Mentioned
Beholder
Exceptional -
.Beholder
Blink Dog
... Average -
...Blink Dog
Boggart -
...Very to Exceptional -... Speaks All Languages, ESP
Booka -
..Very -
. No Language Mentioned
Brownie
.. High -
Brownie, Elvish, Halfling, Pixieish
Buckawn -
. Average to Very -
. Brownie, Pixieish, Saytr, Sprite
Bugbear
. (Low to Average) -
Bugbear, Goblin, Hobgoblin
Bullywug -
. (Low to Average) -
.Bullywug, Common Tongue
Caveman
.. (Low to Average) -
. No Language Mentioned
Centaur
. (Low to Average) -
. Centaur
Couatl
.Genius -
...Undefined Avian, Serpent and Human Languages
Cyclopskin -
.. (Low to Average) -
. No Language Mentioned
Dakon -
.. Average -
Common Tongue
Death, Crimson -
...... Genius -
...No Language Mentioned
Derro -
Very to Genius -
.. Derro, Common Tongue, Subterranean Trade Language
Dolphin
Very -
No Language Mentioned
Doppleganger
.... Very -
ESP, No Language Mentioned
Dracolisk -
.. (Low to Average) -
. Black Dragon
Dragon, Black
. Average -
.Black Dragon
Dragon, Blue
...Very -
Blue Dragon
Dragon, Brass
High -
Brass Dragon
Dragon, Bronze
. Exceptional -
Bronze Dragon
Dragon, Cloud -
Genius -
.Cloud Dragon, All Dragon Languages, Common Tongue
Dragon, Copper
. High -
Copper Dragon
Dragon, Faerie -
High to Genius -
...... Faerie Dragon, Elvish, Local Animals & Birds, Pixieish,~ ~~~Sprite,Telepathic
Dragon, Gold
.. Genius -
Gold Dragon
Dragon, Green
Average to Very -
....... Green Dragon
Dragon, Mist -
.Exceptional -
.... Mist Dragon, All Dragon Languages, Common Tongue,
Dragon, Red
.Exceptional -
... Red Dragon
Dragon, Shadow -
. .Very to Genius -
..... Shadow Dragon, All Evil Dragon Languages
Dragon, Silver
.. Exceptional -
Silver Dragon
Dragon, White
. Average (Low) -
White Dragon
Dragon Horse -
Average to Exceptional -. Ki-Rin
Dragon Turtle
Very -
..Dragon Turtle
Dryad
High -
..Dryad, Elvish, Pixieish, Speak with Planes, Sprite
Dune Stalker -
..High -
..No Language Mentioned
Dwarf
..Very -
..Dwarven, Common Tongue, Gnome, Goblin, ~ ~~~Kobold, Orcish
Eagle
. Average -
Eagle, Telepathic
Eblis -
.Low to Exceptional -
. No Language Mentioned
Elf
High+ -
Elvish, Common Tongue, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin,~ ~~~Halfling, Hobgoblin, Orcish
Elf, Drow -
..High -
...Drowic, Common Tongue, Elven, Gnome,~
~~~Subterranean Trade Language
Elf, Grey............................High to Supra-Genius...... High Elven
Elf, Half.............................Low to High+..................... Elven, Goblin, Orcish, Gnoll, Halfling, Gnome,~
~~~Common Tongue
Elf, Wood (Sylvan)........... Low to High....................... Sylvan Elven, Treant, Unspecified Forest Animals
Ettin -
.. Low -
No Language Mentioned
Eye of the Deep
..Very -
... No Language Mentioned
Flind -
..Average -
..Gnoll
Foo Creature, Dog -
..Very -
.Foo Creature
Foo Creature, Lion -
. Exceptional -
... Foo Creature
Formian, Myrmarch -
.... Exceptional -
.. Common Tongue, Telepathic
Galeb Duhr -
Very -
...No Language Mentioned
Giant, Cloud
. Average to Very -
.. Cloud Giantish
Giant, Firbolg -
Average to Genius -
... Firbolg
Giant, Fire
.(Low to Average) -
.. Fire Giantish
Giant, Formorian -
...... Average -
. Formorian
Giant, Frost
.. (Low to Average) -
...... Frost Giantish
Giant, Hill
.. (Low) -
Hill Giantish
Giant, Mountain -
....High -
..Mountain Giantish
Giant, Stone
.Average -
Stone Giantish
Giant, Storm -
. Exceptional -
..... Storm Giantish
Giant, Verbeeg -
. Average to Very -
...... Verbeegian
Gnoll
..(Low to Average) -
.... Gnoll, Hobgoblin, Orchish, Trollish
Gnome
...Very -
......Gnome, Dwarven, Goblin, Halfling, Kobold,~
~~~Speak with Burrowing Mammals
Goblin
.Average (Low) -
.... Goblin, Hobgoblin, Orcish
Grig -
(Low to Average) -
.... Grig, Atomie, Brownie, Common Tongue,~ ~~~Pixieish,Sprite
Grim -
Average -
. No Language Mentioned
Grippli -
.Very to Exceptional -
.......... No language Mentioned
Halfling
...Very -
Halfling, Common Tongue, Gnome, Goblin, Orcish
Hippocampus
... Average -
.. Hippocampian
Hobgoblin
. Average -
.. Hobgoblin, Carnivorian Apeish, Common Tongue,~
~~~Goblin, Orcish
Hybsil -
..Average to Very -
.... Hybsil, Common Tongue, Elvish
Intellect Devourer
........ Very -
.All Human Languages
Ixitxachitl
... Average to High -
.... No Language Mentioned
Jackalwere
Very -
.No Language Mentioned
Jelly, Mustard -
.... Average -
...No language Mentioned
Jermlaine -
... Average -
...Jermlaine, Common Tongue, Dwarven,~
~~~Gnomes, Goblin, Orcish, Speak With Rats,
Kech -
Average -
.. No Language Mentioned
Kelpie -
..(Low to Average) -
.... No Language Mentioned
Ki-Rin
..Supra-Genius -
.. Ki-Rin, Telepathic
Kilmoulis -
. Average -
Telepathic
Kobold
... Average (Low) -
..... Kobold, Goblin, Orcish
Korred -
. Very -
No Language Mentioned
Kraken -
. Genius+ -
No Language Mentioned
Kuo-Toa -
... High+ -
.Kuo-Toan, Speak with Fish,~
~~~Subterranean Trade Language
Lamia
. High -
.Common Tongue
Lammasu
.. Genius -
. Lammasuvian, Telepathic
Leprechaun
...... Exceptional -
..... No Language Mentioned
Leucrotta
.. Average -
... Common Tongue
Lizard Man
... Average (Low) -
..... Lizard Man
Locathah
.. Very -
... Locathian (Mentioned in Merman Description)
Lynx, Giant -...................... Very-............................................. Lynxian
Mandragora -
...... (Low to Average) -
......... No Language Mentioned
Medusa
.... Very -
.... Medusae, Common Tongue
Meenlock -
... Very -
... Telepathic
Men
.. Average to High -
........ Amedian, Baklunish, Common Tongue,~
~~~Ferral, Flannish, Fruz, Keolandish, Lendorian, Nyrondese, Oeridian, Olman, Suel, Velondi
Merman
... Average to Very -
........ Merman, Locathian
Mimic
... (Semi to Average) -
......... Mimic, Common Tongue, Orcish, +
Mind Flayer
..... Genius -
Mind Flayer, Weird Arcane Tongues,
Miner -
. High -
. No Language Mentioned
Mongrelman -
..... (Low to Average) -
........... Common Tongue
Moon Dog -
..... High to Exceptional -
.............Moon Doggy, Common Tongue,~
~~~Speak with Canine & Lupine, Telepathic
Morkoth -
..... Exceptional -
...... No Language Mentioned
Muckdweller -
...... Average -
..... Muckdweller, Lizard Man
Myconid -
. Average -
..... No Language Mentioned
Naga, Guardian
....... Exceptional -
........ No Language Mentioned
Naga, Spirit
... High -
.... No Language Mentioned
Naga, Water
..... Very -
.... No Language Mentioned
Neo-Otyugh
...... Average to Very -
............ Telepathic
Nixie -
Very -
..... Nixie, Common Tongue
Norker -
. Average -
........ Hobgoblin
Nymph -
Exceptional -
............ Nymphish, Common Tongue
Obliviax -
... Average -
......... No language Mentioned
Ogre -
.Low -
........ Ogre, Stone Giant, Orcish, Troll
Ogre Mage -
. Average to Exceptional -....................Ogre Mage, Common Tongue, Ogre
Ophidian -
.
.Average (Low) -
.............. Orcish, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Ogre
Orc -
...Average (Low) -
............... Orcish, Goblin, Hobgoblin,
Otyugh -
(Low to Average) -
.............
.. Otyugh, Semi-Telepathic
Pech -
.
Average to Exceptional -
................. No language Mentioned
Pegasus -
...Average -
........
.. No Language Mentioned
Peryton -
.Average -
....
.. Peryton
Pixie -
..Exceptional -
........ Pixieish, Common Tongue, Sprite
Pseudo Dragon -
... Average -
..... Telepathic
Quickling -
...High to Genius -
.......... Quickling, Brownie, Common Tongue,~ ~~~Halfling, Pixieish
Quickwood -
Very -
..... No language Mentioned
Rakshasa -
..Very -
..... ESP
Raven (Crow), Giant -
.... Low+ -
....... Raven, Common Tongue
Roper -
..Exceptional -
........
. No Language Mentioned
Sahuagin -
....High -
..... Sahuagin, Ixitxachitl
Satyr -
...Very -
..... Saytr, Centaur, Common Tongue,~
~~~Sylvan Elvish
Selkie -
..Average to Exceptional -
................. No Language Mentioned
Shedu -
.Exceptional -
......... Shedu, Undefined Human Languages,~ ~~~Telepathic
Sirine -
...High to Genius -
........... Sirine, Common Tongue
Skulk -
....Average -
......
Common Tongue, Elvish
Slithering Tracker -
.. Average -
.......
No Language Mentioned
Spectator -
Very to High -
............. Telepathic
Sphinx, Andro -
Exceptional -
......... Sphinx, Common Tongue
Sphinx, Crio -
Average -
....... CrioSphinx, Speak with Animals, Sphinx
Sphinx, Gyno -
. Genius -
......... CrioSphinx, Common Tongue,~
~~~Speak with Animals, Sphinx
Spriggan -
..Average to Exceptional -
.................. No Language Mentioned
Sprite -
...Very -
....... Sprite, Common Tongue
Storoper -
..High -
....... No Language Mentioned
Su-Monster -
Average -
......... No Language Mentioned
Svirfneblin -
.. Exceptional -
........... Svirfneblin, Drowic, Kuo-Toan,~
~~~Subterranean Trade Language,
Sylph -
Exceptional -
............... Sylph, Common Tongue
Tabaxi -
...Average -
........ Tabaxi, Common Tongue
Tasloi -
(Low to Average) -
............
Tasloi, Common Tongue,~
~~~Speak with Apes & Monkeys
Thri-Kreen -
High -
...... No Language Mentioned
Titan -
...Genius to Supra-Genius -
............ Titan, All Giant Languages,~
~~~Common Tongue
Trapper -
. Very -
... No Language Mentioned
Treant -
Very -
...... No Language Mentioned
Triton -
. High+ -
.... Triton, Elvish(Sea), Locathah
Troll -
Low -
... Troll
Troll, Giant Two-Headed -.......... Average -
........ No Language Mentioned
Troll, Marine (Salt Water) -........ (Low to Average) -
................. No Language Mentioned
Umber Hulk -
....... Average -
..... Umber Hulk
Unicorn -
.. Average -
.....
Unicorn
Wemic -
.... Average -
..... Wemic, Common Tongue
Wolf-Were -
..... High to Exceptional -
............... No Language Mentioned
Xvart -
... Average -
...... Xvart, Goblin, Kobold
Yeti -
.. Average -
..... No Language Mentioned
Yuan Ti -
... Genius -
.... Yaun Ti, Common Tongue,~
~~~Speak with Snakes & Snake-Like Creatures
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