Grell
| Grell | |
|---|---|
 A grell, as depicted in Monster Manual II (2002). | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Aberration |
| First appearance: | White Dwarf #12 |
The grell is an Aberration.
Ecology
Environment
Grell are usually found underground.
Typical physical charactaristics
The grell is levitating creature with a body like a giant olive-colored exposed brain the size of a human and with a frontal beak, below which trails ten long pale olive-green tentacles. The tentacles carry small spines that inject paralyzing venom into a victim.
Alignment
Society
Publishing history
The grell was introduced in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in White Dwarf #12 (April/May 1979), in the "Fiend Factory" column, originally submitted by Ian Livingstone. The grell then appeared in the first edition Fiend Folio (1981). The grell's first second edition appearance was in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990), which was reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The grell made its third edition debut in Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (2001), and was later featured in the Monster Manual II (2002). The grell received its own chapter in Lords of Madness (2005). The grell's first fourth edition appearance was in the Monster Manual (2008).
Bibliography
- Baker, Rich, James Jacobs, and Steve Winter. Lords of Madness. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005.
- Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. Monster Manual II. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
- Breault, Mike, ed. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
- Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Livingstone, Ian, and Don Turnbull. "Fiend Factory: Grell". White Dwarf #12. London: Games Workshop, 1979.
- Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. Monster Manual. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2008.
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grell | Monster | Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e | 46, 47, 48 | |
| Grell | Monster | MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix | Insert (Grell), Encounter Tables | |
| Grell | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e | 173 | |
| Grell | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e (Premium Edition) | 173 | |
| Grell | Monster | Monster Manual 1, D&D 4e (Deluxe Edition) | 144 | |
| Grell | Monster | Monster Manual 1, D&D 5e | 172 | |
| Grell | Monster | Monster Manual 2, D&D 3.0e | 121-122 | |
| Grell | Monster | Oerth Journal #28 | 19 | |
| Grell | Monster | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 20, 27, 28, 125, 126, 158-159 | |
| Grell | Monster | Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: Original Adventures Reincarnated #03, D&D 5e | 258 | |
| Grell | Monster | 1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set | 617 | |
| Grell | Monster | White Dwarf #012 | 8, 9 | |
| Grell Brood-Mother | Monster | Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: Original Adventures Reincarnated #03, D&D 5e | 258, 293 | |
| Grellpit | Building | Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant , | Ivid the Undying | 50 |
| Grellpit | Building | Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant , | Ivid the Undying | |
| Grellus (Baron) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [F7], | L2 The Assassins Knot | 1, 2 |
| Grellus (Baron) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [F7], | L1 The Secret of Bone Hill | 17, 20 |