Monsters of Drakkenheim

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Drakkenheim is home to various types of monsters.

## Groups of Monsters

### Ratfolk

The ratfolk were originally simple rats, but they were mutated by the delerium, becoming larger, bipedal, and gaining capacity of thought. Originally disparate bands, when the group under the Rat Prince moved into Reed Manor, their interaction with the Shadow Demon statue in the basement led to many of them evolving even quicker, and all bands of ratfolk eventually coalesced under the Rat Prince, who set his sights on becoming Rat King. Important Ratfolk include the Rat Prince, Supreme Seer Squeaks, Scritches, and big nose. The ratfolk come in a variety of shapes: swarm of rats, giant rats, "Mother", ratfolk, and rat ogres.

### Frogfolk

Though never encountered in the campaign, Dungeon Master Monty Martin revealed in a Q&A that Frogfolk also live in the outskirts of Drakkenheim, most likely based on the Bullywug.

### Fishfolk

Based on the Kuo-Toa, the Fishfolk have large fish-like bodies with human-like arms and legs. They live in the sewers of Drakkenheim, and are ruled over by a figure known as the Duchess. They are intelligent and speak a language similar to Undercommon. Their main source of food is "The Giver", or the Executioner in Slaughterstone Square, who drops his victims into their cistern.

### Gnolls

Gnolls aren't native to the Drakkenheim world. They first appeared only after the Meteor struck. Given that one gnoll refers to herself as Gregora and wears the robes and badge of the High Flamekeeper, it may be the case that the gnolls are mutated humans. Gnolls are hyena-men who hunt across the Temple Ward of Drakkenheim. They originally held both Temple Gate and the Cathedral of Saint Vitruvio, but they were routed by our heroes. Important gnolls include the Lord of the Feast (based on the gnoll flind statblock), and the former High Flamekeeper Gregora Goldenbrow. They worshipped the Shadow Demon and had built an effigy of him in the Cathedral. They were allied with various monsters, including death-dogs, a manticore and hags in Temple Gate, a Shuva, and a vrock in the Cathedral.

### Minotaurs

The minotaurs controlled King's Gate and infested Old Town and even Castle Drakken itself. Their superior size and strength made them apex predators in Drakkenheim. Like gnolls, minotaurs are mutated humans, as evidenced by Prince Leonard von Kessel's transformation into one. They do not worship the shadow demon, but a different demon, who claims to be the Shadow Demon's brother. The minotaurs are perhaps related to the Goristro, which is a gargantuan minotaur-like creature living in the courtyard of Castle Drakken.

### Undead and Abominations

Various undead creatures walk in Drakkenheim. Some are mysteriously preserved by the power of the meteor, like Sticks. Others have been cobbled together by rogue necromancers like Oscar Yoren. In areas of Deep Haze, living things have been corrupted and twisted into undead-like abominations, like a two-headed dock-worker ogre, or Gibbering Mouthers.

## Individual Monsters

The following is a list of monsters encountered at least once unassociated with other monsters.

* Gelatinous Cube

* Umber Hulk

* A Lily Monster (roper)

* The Queen's Maidens and the Garden Gnomes

* Audrey the Plant-Monster

* Mephits

* Froghemoth
* Trolls

* Harpies

* Cockatrices

* Minozerran, the Clockwork Dragon

* The Executioner (Cadaver Collector)

* Sibriex

* Basement Monster (Castle Drakken)

## Non-Monster Enemies

Drakkenheim is home to many hostile creatures that are also not mindless monsters. Sentient races found in Drakkenheim include humans, tieflings, half-orcs, dwarves, gnomes, bugbears, goblins, elves, halflings, half-elves, Tabaxi, and at least one Shadar-Kai, and the aasimar and shifter appear in the sequel series, Shadows of Drakkenheim.

* The Queen's Men appeared as hostile in most circumstances, engaging with the heroes in combat multiple times.
* The heroes engaged in combat against the Silver Order after the meeting of the Five Factions in the Cathedral.
* Our heroes once encountered the Followers of the Falling Fire in a non-combat scenario. In the Untold Tales of Drakkenheim, a team of Queen's Men infiltrated St. Selena's Abbey and killed several of the group.
* The heroes fought the Hooded Lanterns during an infiltration mission against Oscar Yoren, but only Sten was killed in the battle, and only Oscar Yoren and Gemma were harmed.
* The heroes never engaged in battle with the Amethyst Academy.