Neutral Monsters

in OSRIC

• Aerial Servant - Creatures from the Elemental Plane of Air, invisible on the Prime Material Plane
• Al-mi'raj - Large (3-ft) hares with black unicorn horns projecting from their foreheads
• Amber Creeping Vine - A climbing plant with striking amber flowers that feeds on the brains of living creatures
• Amber Zombie - Humans, demi-humans, or humanoids transformed by amber creeping vines with amber skin and glazed eyes
• Androsphinx - A winged lion with a male human torso, serious-minded and intellectual
• Animated Tree - Normal trees animated by treants
• Ankheg - Gigantic burrowing arthropods with chitinous shells that can subsist on filtered earth or meat
• Ape - Large primates found in remote rainforests
• Archelon - Cretaceous carnivore; a kind of gigantic turtle
• Aurumvorax - Long-bodied, eight-legged carnivore with a beautiful golden coat
• Axe Beak - Diurnal hunters, these ostrich-like birds run fast and attack prey with their strong beaks
• Baboon - Communal and vegetarian primates that defend their territory
• Badger - Swift-moving burrowers that defend their territory and mate for life
• Bandit - NPC thieves who live by robbery
• Barracuda - A fearsome, very fast aquatic predator found in warm salt water
• Basilisk - 10' long, serpentine lizards. Unintelligent, but highly magical
• Bat, Ordinary - Common bats that swarm when startled
• Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
• Bear, Brown - Aggressive strain of bear including the famous grizzly, fights to the death
• Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
• Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
• Berserker - Fighters who enter a rage in battle. They never take prisoners.
• Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
• Brown Mould - A heat-absorbing fungus that feeds on energy and grows in darkness
• Buccaneer - Sailors who make a living by raiding coastal settlements and robbing other ships
• Bulette - Huge, vicious burrowing predator that resembles a turtle crossed with an armadillo
• Camel - Irascible animals that are adapted to life in dry climates
• Carcass Creeper - A fearsome, subterranean omnivore described as the magical hybrid of a cutworm and a squid
• Caryatid Column - Intricately-carved columns in the shape of a person, created as guardians
• Cave Lizard - Lizards that dwell in underground settings with camouflage colouration
• Caveman - A species closely related to humans; shorter, stockier, and much more heavily muscled
• Centaur - Half man, half horse creatures that are haughty, aloof, but very honorable
• Centipede, Giant - Larger versions of normal centipedes, 2 to 3 feet long, fast-moving predatory venomous arthropods
• Centipede, Huge - Most common of the monstrous 'pedes with lethal weak venom
• Centipede, Large - Smallest of the monstrous 'pedes with weak venom
• Centrosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore that seems to have lived in very large herds
• Clay Golem - Man-shaped figure created from clay by a lawful good cleric
• Cockatrice - A strange creature appearing to be a chicken with a long serpentine neck and tail
• Coeurl - Vaguely feline predators with twin tentacles that feed on the life force of living creatures
• Cougar - Solitary great cats that range widely while hunting
• Crabman - Humanoid amphibious creatures with tough reddish-brown exoskeletons and pincers
• Crypt Thing - A cloaked skeleton that guards its lair with teleportation magic
• Diceratops - Cretaceous herbivore; extremely rare compared to triceratops
• Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
• Disenchanter - A bizarre creature resembling a cross between a dromedary camel and a cow with a muscular prehensile snout, shimmery electric blue and translucent
• Doppelganger - Intelligent, human-sized shape-shifters of wicked character and highly magical nature
• Draft Horse - Bred for great strength and endurance. Used to pull vehicles and ploughs or as beasts of burden
• Dragon Turtle - Massive aquatic creatures up to 200 feet long, occasionally mistaken for rocky outcroppings or small islands
• Dryad - Female nature spirits mystically bound to enormous oak trees
• Dunkleosteus - Devonian carnivore; formerly known as dinichthys
• Dwarf - Short, stocky, bearded demihumans who dwell in mountains and subterranean realms
• Eagle - Large bird of prey, can exceed three feet in length with a wingspan of five to eight feet, weighing up to twelve pounds
• Elasmosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore
• Electric Eel - Non-aggressive fresh water dwellers, preferring warm water
• Elemental, Air - Air elementals resemble "dust devils," that is, small whirlwinds, but they are much more powerful
• Elemental, Earth - Crude, headless humanoid statues with clublike hands and feet
• Elemental, Fire - Simply flames, which may appear generally humanoid for brief moments when they attack
• Elemental, Water - Roiling waves of water that fall upon creatures only to reform
• Elephant, African - Large mammal with grey hide, tusks, trunk and large ears found in subtropical plains
• Elephant, Asian - Large mammal with grey hide, tusks, trunk and ears found in subtropical plains
• Elf - Slender, fey demihumans with pointed ears. Live in harmony with nature, in beautiful natural settings.
• Falcon - Small bird of prey, typically around a foot in length with a wingspan of two to three feet
• Faun - Frisky nature spirits with goat-like lower bodies who live in remote forests and meadows
• Fire Lizard - Giant lizards with tough scaled hide, thought to be an evolutionary dead-end on the dragon family tree
• Flesh Golem - Construct made from flesh that follows simple commands
• Gelatinous Cube - Nearly transparent cube that travels dungeon corridors absorbing carrion, creatures, and trash
• Giant Ant - Giant (6' long), omnivorous, black ants
• Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
• Giant Bee - Giant bees that live in hives or nests and produce valuable honey
• Giant Blow Fly - Massive fly with shiny metallic green or blue body covered with coarse black hair
• Giant Boar - Ancient ancestor to the modern boar, even more aggressive
• Giant Bombardier Beetle - Scavenging beetle that collects decaying matter and can release noxious gas
• Giant Boring Beetle - Tunnel-dwelling beetle that feeds on fungal cultures in rotting wood
• Giant Crab - Unintelligent crustaceans that lurk in coastal waters and creep along beaches
• Giant Crayfish - Large freshwater crustaceans that ambush prey from concealment
• Giant Crocodile - More than 50' long crocodile that will attack small ships
• Giant Death Watch Beetle - Camouflaged beetle that produces deadly bass vibrations
• Giant Fire Beetle - Nocturnal beetle with glowing red glands sought after for illumination
• Giant Frog - Giant frogs from 2 to 6 feet in length with natural camouflage
• Giant Gar - Large predatory fish that live in deep rivers and lakes
• Giant Horsefly - Massive flat tan and brown fly with shiny brown eyes
• Giant Leech - Giant leeches that inhabit warmer, fresh water
• Giant Lizard - Giant lizards that dwell in marshy or swampy areas
• Giant Moray Eel - Salt water dwellers with a nasty temper and a mouth full of teeth
• Giant Octopus - Giant, eight-armed cephalopods. Lurk in coastal waters, close to settlements.
• Giant Pike - Aggressive predators found in larger and deeper lakes
• Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
• Giant Rhinoceros Beetle - Massive tropical beetle that feeds on fruit and vegetation
• Giant Sea Turtle - Massive beasts, normally placid but ferocious when they feel they are under attack
• Giant Slug - Large boneless creatures that spit acid and burrow through wood and earth
• Giant Snake, Adder - Common name for giant poisonous snakes
• Giant Snake, Amphisbaena - Two-headed snake that rolls like a hoop, immune to cold
• Giant Snake, Boa - Large carnivorous snake that drops on prey from above and constricts
• Giant Snake, Cobra - Hooded giant snake that can spit poison
• Giant Snapping Turtle - Aggressive predators, lying in wait for prey in shallow waters
• Giant Squid - Giant, ten-armed cephalopods. Two of the ten arms are larger, and may be used to attack ships
• Giant Stag Beetle - Woodland beetle that plagues farmland by feeding on young grain shoots
• Giant Tick - Giant invertebrates that dwell in ruins and upper dungeon levels
• Giant Toad - Warty amphibians with long, sticky tongues. As large as a great hound, weighing 150 to 250 pounds.
• Giant Wasp - Giant wasps with paralysing poison stingers that carry victims to their nests
• Giant Water Beetle - Omnivorous aquatic beetle that hunts by scent and vibration
• Giant, Cloud - Massive giants with milky white to sky blue skin, living in clouds and demanding tribute
• Giant, Stone - Reclusive giants of rocky mountainous terrain, standing 12 feet tall
• Gnome - Small humanoids standing 3 to 3½ feet tall with tan to woody brown skin
• Gorgon - Magical monsters resembling cattle made of iron
• Green Slime - Dripping, green slime that clings to walls and ceilings
• Grey Ooze - Slimy horrors that lurk on stone surfaces or among boulders
• Griffon - Large carnivorous creatures resembling lions with the head, foreclaws and wings of eagles
• Hawk - Medium bird of prey, typically around two feet long with a wingspan of four to five feet
• Hippogriff - Large flying horses with the forefront of a bird of prey
• Hippopotamus - Large semi-aquatic herbivorous mammals that aggressively defend their territory
• Horse, Heavy Warhorse - Heavy warhorse trained for combat
• Horse, Light Warhorse - Light warhorse trained for combat
• Horse, Medium Warhorse - Medium warhorse trained for combat
• Hydra - Reptile-like monsters with multiple heads, gray-brown to dark brown with light yellow or tan underbelly
• Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
• Indricotherium - A prehistoric ruminant that looks like a large rhinoceros
• Invisible Stalker - Creatures native to the Elemental Plane of Air that serve wizards and sorcerers
• Iron Golem - Powerful construct made of iron that can breathe poison gas
• Jackal - Small nocturnal scavenger and occasional predator with muzzle-snout and long tail
• Large Spider - Common dungeon and ruin dwelling spiders of various shapes and colours
• Leprechaun - A magical race that love to torment with practical jokes, mischief, and swindles
• Leviathan - Huge fish that may originate from the deepest oceans or the Elemental Plane of Water
• Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
• Lizard Man - Tall reptilian humanoids that excel at swimming and ambush tactics
• Locathah - Aquatic nomads who make their home in warm, shallow, salt waters
• Lurker - Dangerous creatures resembling manta rays that wait in high places to drop on prey
• Mammoth - Huge, shaggy prehistoric relatives of the elephant
• Mastodon - Intelligent, aggressive prehistoric relatives of the elephant
• Merchant - Organized traders who travel between settlements in well-armed caravans, buying and selling trade goods
• Merman - Aquatic humanoids with human upper bodies and fish-like lower bodies that dwell in tropical seas
• Mobat - Very large bat found in warm regions with plentiful warm-blooded prey
• Monitor Lizard - Aggressive carnivores found in warm regions with dark grey and black colouration
• Monoclonius - Cretaceous herbivore with only one horn
• Mosasaurus - Cretaceous carnivore that filled the same ecological niche as sharks
• Mule - Stubborn horse/donkey cross-breeds used as beasts of burden
• Necrophidius - A skeletal giant snake with a fanged skull of an adult human male for a head
• Nixie - Small water fairies with pale green skin and dark green hair
• Nomad - Superstitious tribes who wander steppes and desert regions, living in tents or temporary huts
• Normal Wolf - Carnivorous relatives of dogs that hunt in packs
• Nothosaurus - Triassic carnivore; amphibious like huge seals
• Nymph - Feminine nature spirits of almost indescribable beauty that inhabit natural places of particular loveliness
• Owlbear - Nightmarish creatures with the body of a large bear and the head of an owl
• Pentaceratops - Cretaceous herbivore, resembling a triceratops with a longer neck-frill and two extra horns protruding from under its eyes
• Phase Spider - A spider able to shift in and out of reality during combat
• Piercer - A living creature encased in stone that looks exactly like a stalactite
• Pixie - Winged fairies often found in forested areas who love beauty and pranks
• Plesiosaurus - Jurassic carnivore that may have preferred smaller prey than a man
• Portuguese Man O'War - Translucent floating creature with poisonous tentacles that trails below the water surface
• Prehistoric Lion - Larger versions of regular lions found in lost world settings
• Pteranodon - Giant-sized pterodactyls with wingspans of 25 feet or more
• Pterodactyl - Prehistoric winged reptilian creatures with a wingspan of around 25 to 30 inches
• Purple Worm - Gigantic subterranean monsters with poisonous stingers
• Remorhaz - Great polar worms found only in arctic areas
• Rhinoceros - Dim, armoured, herbivorous mammals
• Riding Horse - Lightly built horses adapted to run at high speed
• Roc - Giant eagle-like birds with dark brown or golden plumage
• Rot Grub - 1-inch long vermin found in carrion, dung, and other organic material
• Rust Monster - Strange monster built like a huge turtle with insectoid head and feather-like antennae
• Scorpion, Giant - Giant scorpions are aggressive predators, sometimes as large as a donkey
• Scorpion, Huge - Vicious, fearless predator with huge claws and poisonous tail
• Scorpion, Large - Vicious, fearless predator with huge claws and poisonous tail
• Sea Serpent - Serpentine monsters which live in the sea, ranging from 20' to 40' long
• Shambling Mound - Intelligent plant creatures appearing as piles of rotting vegetation
• Shark - Aggressive, predatory fish of low intelligence and unpredictable behaviour
• Shrieker - Large, semi-mobile fungus that wails loudly when approached or threatened
• Skeleton - Mindless undead created to guard tombs or serve their creator
• Slithering Tracker - Transparent, amorphous predator that stalks prey in darkness
• Sphinx, Crio- - A winged lion with the head of a ram
• Sprite - Reclusive fey creatures, looking like tiny elves just a foot tall with dragonfly-like wings
• Squealer - Large three-armed ambush predator that dwells in trees
• Stegosaurus - Stocky, herbivorous dinosaurs with a ridge of plates along their backs, and a tail studded with spikes
• Stirge - Weird winged creatures resembling hairless bats with tubular proboscis
• Stone Golem - Construct made of stone that can cast slow spells
• Stunjelly - Translucent creature that appears as a normal section of wall until prey approaches
• Styracosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore with a distinctive spiky neck-frill; about half the size of triceratops
• Sylph - Aerial creatures thought to be closely related to nymphs
• Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
• Trapper - Underground predators with flat, chameleon-like bodies that lie in wait on dungeon floors
• Tribesman - Tribal humans usually found in tropical jungles or remote islands
• Triceratops - Massive (12' to the shoulder, almost 40' long), aggressive, herbivorous dinosaurs with a protective crest behind the head, and three long horns
• Violet Fungi - Plant creature that resembles shriekers, with branches that release rotting spores
• Volt - Peculiar magical creature appearing as a ball of grey fur with protruding eyes and an electric whip-like tail
• Walrus - Large, flippered carnivorous animals with long ivory tusks
• War Dog - Large mastiffs or pit bulls trained to fight, typically armoured in leather
• Warthog - Aggressive omnivore, related to a pig
• Warthog - Tropical relatives of the common boar
• Water Naga - Naga with scales ranging from deep green to turquoise and eye colour from light green to brilliant amber
• Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
• Weasel, Huge - Large blood-draining weasels found in forests and dungeons
• Weed Eel - Found in both salt and fresh water, preferring depths of around 30-ft
• Werebear - Highly intelligent, also in bear form
• Wereboar - Semi-intelligent and irascible
• Weretiger - Exhibit feline behaviour
• Whale - Large aquatic mammals with considerable variation between species
• White Dragon - Found in cold regions
• Wild Dog - Roaming packs that compete for food with wolves and refugees
• Wild Horse - Lightly built horses adapted to run at high speed
• Winter Wolf - Large, intelligent, bad-tempered predator found only in cold wastes with silver or ivory coat and ice blue eyes
• Xorn - Bizarre creatures from the elemental planes of earth that eat precious metals and other minerals
• Yellow Mould - Deadly fungus that covers walls, ceilings, and other surfaces
• Yeti - Tall ape-like humanoids covered in thick white hair that crave human flesh
• Zombie - Undead corpses of humanoid creatures that are deathly slow but move silently and are very strong