Nazgorean, Hydramander
- Armor Class
- 2 [17] to -1 [20]
- Hit Dice
- 8 to 12 (+10)
- Attacks
- Bite (1d6+2)
- Special
- 5-8 heads, heads can be attacked separately, sound-sensing, silent foes treated as invisible, immune to charm/mind reading, sunlight/dry-air weakness, darkvision
- Move
- 6 (3)
- HDE/XP
- 8 to 12/800/1,100/1,400/1,700/2,000
Description
The term Nazgorean refers to any of a group of monstrous otherworldly creatures believed to be from a realm or dimension called Nazgor. Little is known about this realm or its inhabitants, but all that have been encountered so far share a few common traits.
In general, a being from Nazgor has a grayish cast to its skin, which is usually wet and slimy. It suffers damage when exposed to sunlight and/or dry air. Sunlight alone causes 1d4 points of damage per hour, as does dry air; exposure to both causes 1d8 points of damage per hour unless the being can periodically wet its skin and move into areas of shadow or darkness.
Nazgoreans are truly alien, so much so that their brains are effectively immune to all forms of Sleep, charm, or hold magic. Attempting to read the mind of a Nazgorean (via Detect Thoughts (ESP), for example) causes the character who made the attempt to make a saving throw against magic or become confused (as the spell) for 2d6 rounds. Those which are apparently sentient cannot learn any normal language, nor is it generally possible for normal characters or creatures to learn their language (if indeed they have one; none have ever been witnessed engaging in any sort of conversation). Finally, they cannot perform magic in any normal way; even magic items that normally work for any character or creature will not function in their hands.
A Hydramander is a multi-headed creature from the dimension of Nazgor. The body of a hydramander is similar to the body of a hydra; however, the hydramander has no eyes. It depends on sound to locate prey (treat as Darkvision out to 60 feet). Thus, a silent opponent is as good as invisible to the monster.
The individual heads of a hydramander may be attacked; 12 points of damage must be dealt to disable each head.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Nazgorean: Nazgorean, Digester, Nazgorean, Eelbat, Nazgorean, Frogman, Nazgorean, Gray Render, Nazgorean, Nehnite, Nazgorean, Octospider, Nazgorean, Spiderwolf, Nazgorean, Tigersquid.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.