Manticores are winged creatures that resemble a cross between a lion , dragon , and a humanoid. [1]
Description
Manticores have the body and mane of a lion, wings of a dragon, and a head that resembles a humanoid's. Their tails are long and culminate in over a dozen sharp spikes. [1]
Abilities
Manticores have the ability to launch their tail spikes up to 200 feet (61 meters) away. When hunting, they use this ability to injure prey from a distance, before swooping in to finish off their targets with their powerful bite and sharp claws. [1]
History

Shortly after the dwarves first settled in the Mror Holds , the Kundarak clan forged an alliance between the manticores of the Ironroot Mountains and the dwarves. The manticores agreed to help the dwarves fight against the Jorash'tar orcs in exchange for the dwarves warding their lairs against aberrations . This bond continues to the present day, and when the Kundarak clan became a dragonmarked house they adopted the manticore as their symbol. [4]
Lands
Manticores are rarely found in the Five Nations , [5] but dwell elsewhere in Khorvaire , such as Droaam , [6] the Mror Holds, [4] and the Shadow Marches . [7]
Some manticores live in the wilds of Xen'drik . [5] Other manticores serve as the minions of powerful dragons, such as Gornath the Madwyrm in Sarlona , or Xarkon the Stormheart in Xen'drik. [8] [9]
Notable Manticores
- Old Varkaar of the Splintered Shield : a one-eyed gladiator who fights in Stormreach 's Red Ring . [10]
Appendix
External Links
- Manticore article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki , a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Mearls , Jeremy Crawford , Christopher Perkins (2014). Monster Manual (5th Edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 213. ISBN 978-0786965614 .
- ↑ Mike Mearls , Stephen Schubert , and James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual (4th edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 184. ISBN 0-7869-4852-3 .
- ↑ Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keith Baker , Ari Marmell , Michelle Lyons and C.A. Suleiman (2006). Dragonmarked . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 43. ISBN 0-7869-3933-8 .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Keith Baker , Jason Bulmahn , & Amber Scott (2006). Secrets of Xen'drik . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-3916-8 .
- ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 125. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4 .
- ↑ David Noonan , Rich Burlew , & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 103. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Scott Fitzgerald Gray , Nicolas Logue , & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 124. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 143. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .