Girallon
Encyclopedia
In the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
, a girallon is a magical beast.
(2000), and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003).
The girallon appeared in the fourth edition in Monster Manual 3 (2010).
. It is eight feet tall and covered in white fur, though other hues are known to exist, and has four arms. Some depictions show them with a dinosaur
's tail.
Girallons are savage creatures. They stalk in temperate forests, walking on their legs and two lower arms, and conceal themselves in piles of leaves or behind trees when victims come near. It then bursts its way out and attacks. The girallon picks up and takes away smaller opponents, often before any companions it has can do anything, while larger opponents it tears to shreds with its four, deadly, muscular arms.
If a girallon hits with two or more of its claws at a time it performs a rend attack, savagely tearing at the flesh of an opponent.
They cannot speak, being animals.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
, a girallon is a magical beast.
Publication history
The girallon appeared in the third edition Monster ManualMonster Manual
The Monster Manual is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It includes monsters derived from mythology, and folklore, as well as creatures created for D&D specifically...
(2000), and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003).
The girallon appeared in the fourth edition in Monster Manual 3 (2010).
Description
A girallon is a more intelligent, more dangerous, more unusual version of the gorillaGorilla
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
. It is eight feet tall and covered in white fur, though other hues are known to exist, and has four arms. Some depictions show them with a dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
's tail.
Girallons are savage creatures. They stalk in temperate forests, walking on their legs and two lower arms, and conceal themselves in piles of leaves or behind trees when victims come near. It then bursts its way out and attacks. The girallon picks up and takes away smaller opponents, often before any companions it has can do anything, while larger opponents it tears to shreds with its four, deadly, muscular arms.
If a girallon hits with two or more of its claws at a time it performs a rend attack, savagely tearing at the flesh of an opponent.
They cannot speak, being animals.