Kuo-toa
Template:Infobox Greyhawk creature The kuo-toa are fish-like Monstrous Humanoids that dwell in the Underdark.
Ecology
Kuo-toans maintain friendly relations with the drow, their Underdark neighbours. They often raid seaside settlements for human victims.
Environment
Kuo-toa settlements are known to exist in the Underdark, near the Vault of the Drow beneath the Hellfurnaces.
Typical physical characteristics
Kuo-toa have scaly, bipedal bodies with fish-like heads.
Alignment
Society
Religion
Most kuo-toans worship the goddess Blibdoolpoolp, though a few remote tribes worship Dagon.
Language
History
Creative origins
The name "Kuo-toa" was created by Gary Gygax, co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. However, the concept is thought to be inspired by the deep ones, creatures that appear in H. P. Lovecraft's novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Like the Kuo-toa, the deep ones are a monstrous marine-dwelling race of fish-headed humanoids, who worship a being called Dagon.
The kuo-toa is considered a "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast and as such are not released under its Open Gaming License.[1]
Publishing history
The kuo-toa first appeared in dungeon modules Shrine of the Kuo-Toa (1978), and Vault of the Drow (1978). They made their 2nd edition debut in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), and were reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
The first appearance of the kuo-toa in 3rd edition was in the Monster Manual (2000). The entry was updated for 3.5 in the revised Monster Manual (2003). They were presented as a player character race for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in Underdark (2003).
The kuo-toa made their 4th edition debut in the Monster Manual (2008).
Bibliography
- Cagle, Eric. "The Minions of Darkness." Dragon #300. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.