What is THAT thing?

[Admiral Squish]

So, a friend of mine who knows nothing of D&D brought up this picture. Now, I recognize the style typical of D&D illustrations, but I'm unfamiliar with the beast itself. Does anyone know what this thing is/where it can be found? It's driving me nuts.

[Serpentine]

I know it!
...
But I don't remember it. Someone else'll probably answer before me, but I'll have a look anyway.

[Lord_Gareth]

It starts with a D, and I want to say "Dreloch" or something like that. It's a half-drow/half-demon. Because, you know, elves are just too friggin' special to get the half-fiend template. Blame Forgotten Realms.

[Serpentine]

TinEye leads me to Wendigo, which can be found in the Fiend Folio.
edit: Doesn't seem to have the same picture, though.

[Claudius Maximus]

Draegloth from Monsters of Faeun.

[Admiral Squish]

TinEye leads me to Wendigo, which can be found in the Fiend Folio.

Aren't wendigo those legless flying undead from arctic areas?

[Serpentine]

Serious deja vu, here... Looks like this image has been misidentified as a wendigo several times.

[Lord_Gareth]

Draegloth from Monsters of Faeun.

Correct name here.

[The Endbringer Xaraphim]

It's a draegloth. Half demon drow; they pop up whenever Loth blesses some debased ritual that the drow partake in.

[Lord_Gareth]

It's a draegloth. Half demon drow; they pop up whenever Villain Sue blesses some debased ritual that the extra-special villain people partake in.

Fix'd.

Hate. Forgotten. Realms.

[Deastorm]

One of them was a major character in R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen series; my favorite series set in all of FR.

[Scarlet-Devil]

Yeah, specifically they're half-drow half-glabrezu, hence the four arms. As kind've a 'graduation' ritual for gifted priestesses, a glabrezu is summoned, the demon and priestess call in the stork, and if the priestess is blessed, she gets a draegloth.

They're given a monster class in Champions of Ruin, as well as being statted up in Monsters of Faerun, and Drow of the Underdark (IIRC).

[rayne_dragon]

Yeah, specifically they're half-drow half-glabrezu, hence the four arms. As kind've a 'graduation' ritual for gifted priestesses, a glabrezu is summoned, the demon and priestess call in the stork, and if the priestess is blessed, she gets a draegloth.

They're given a monster class in Champions of Ruin, as well as being statted up in Monsters of Faerun, and Drow of the Underdark (IIRC).

And I thought driders were one of the more unpleasant aspects of drow culture. I see I was sadly mistaken.

Edit: I'm curious, are there any other horrible Drowish monstrousities I may be unaware of?

[JeminiZero]

Edit: I'm curious, are there any other horrible Drowish monstrousities I may be unaware of?

Well, there is Drizzt Do'Urden.

[Katana_Geldar]

You know, this could be a fun game: Guess the Obscure D&D Image.

[Scarlet-Devil]

You know, this could be a fun game: Guess the Obscure D&D Image.

Very true; someone start it .

[Admiral Squish]

Very true; someone start it .

seconded.

[Runestar]

I will start the ball rolling.

Well, it was obscure for me.

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I believe it is Cuthulu from d20 modern.

[TurtleKing]

That would be Chtulu or something similar.

[Sdonourg]

I will start the ball rolling.

Well, it was obscure for me.

This image is from D20 Cthulhu (?) and also appears in Rules Compendium.

[Eldan]

Can't really be a Cthulhu game, can it? That's the iconic PHB adventurers on there.

[Kudaku]

It is indeed Cthulhu, the picture is from the Call of Cthulhu D20 rules book in an article where it discusses using the mechanics and "feel" of the book in a Dungeons & Dragons game, Lovecraftian D&D Campaigns.

[FelixG]

Cthulhu seems a little bloated in that picture, did he eat too many investigators before his photo shoot?

[Reynard]

Cthulhu appears to be unnerved and put off his aim by the very presence of Mialee.

[Eldan]

Well, I'd assume she's spawned by Dagon, somehow.

Anyway, moving on:

[Lord Loss]

A rast, I believe. I'll be back with confirmation.

Yip, that's a rast.

[rayne_dragon]

Cthulhu seems a little bloated in that picture, did he eat too many investigators before his photo shoot?

d6 investigators per round makes you pack on the pounds faster than you'd like. Seriously, those things go straight to the thighs - they're even worse than chocolates.

[FelixG]

d6 investigators per round makes you pack on the pounds faster than you'd like. Seriously, those things go straight to the thighs - they're even worse than chocolates.

-looks at the picture- And the arms too apparently! Seriously the super sized chibithulhu there needs to go to weight watchers or fat camp!

[rayne_dragon]

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Alright, the image has this monster's name right in it, but see if you can guess without cheating.

One of my groups fought one in a 4e game.

[Eldan]

Never heard of it. Also, the name is really, really original.