Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:38 pm  
SENTIENT RACES OF OERTH - Part 1

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