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CHAPTER 6:  FRIENDS AND FOES




                      AVNICA IS HOME TO A GREAT VARIETY OF      AZOR I US CREATURES
                      creatures, including some that are unknown   Challenge  Creature                Source
                      on other worlds in DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
                                                                    0    Homunculus                    MM
                      This chapter provides stat blocks for many
             of these creatures, and it concludes with a collection   0   Owl                           MM
             of nonplayer characters who fill the ranks of Ravni-  1/4   Giant owl                     MM
             ca's guilds.                                          1/2   Soldier                       CCR
               Some of the stat blocks in this book have a special   1/2   Warhorse                    MM
             feature: guild spells. If  a stat block says its creature is a   Giant eagle               MM
             spellcaster of  a particular guild- an Izzet spellcaster, for   2   Griffon                MM
             instance- that creature's spell list includes one or more
                                                                    3    Arrester (veteran or knight)   MM
             spells from that guild's spell list. See chapter 2 for the                                CCR
             guilds' lists.                                         3    Precognitive mage
                                                                    5    Felidar                       CCR
              C REATURES BY GUILD                                   6    Lawmage                       CCR
                                                                   11    Sphinx of  judgment (gynosphinx)   MM
             This section is a list of creatures in this chapter and in
              the Monster Manual that are associated with each guild.   14   Archon of  the Triumvirate   CCR
              Each guild's entry includes a brief discussion of the   17   Androsphinx                  MM
              monsters from the Monster Manual that could be found   21   lsperia                      CCR
              among the guild's members, and it includes a table
             showing monsters sorted by challenge rating.       BOROS CREATURES
               Most of these monsters are in this book (GGR) or the
              Monster Manual (MM), but some of the monsters from   The Boros Legion employs many different creatures to
              Volos Guide to Monsters (VGM) and Mordenkainens   swell the ranks of its soldiery. These creatures might
                                                                serve as companions, guardians, or mounts.
              Tome of  Foes (MTF) are also mentioned.
                                                                FLAME-K IN
             AZORIUS  CREATURES
                                                                Flame-kin (which use the azer stat block in the Monster
              Most creatures associated with the Azorius Senate are   Manual) are elemental soldiers magically created and
              humanoids (largely humans and vedalken) and various   animated to serve the legion as scouts and shock troops.
              others that serve as familiars. pets, and mounts. Owls   Fanatical and inflexible, they are relics of a time when
              are popular familiars, since they are viewed as symbols   the guild was more concerned with zealotry than jus-
              of  wisdom and sound judgment. Sphinxes and archons   tice. They take the field  for large military engagements.
              are the rare non  humanoids that play a significant role in
              the leadership and operation of the guild.        BOROS CREATURES
               Azorius lawmages craft one-eyed homunculi to per-  Challenge  Creature                  Source
              form menial tasks in Azorius buildings. These homun-
              culi use the statistics of  a regular homunculus except   1/8   Mastiff                   MM
              that they are wingless and have no flying speed.     1/4    Frontline medic               CCR
                                                                   1/2   Soldier                        CCR
              SPH INXESOF j UDGMENT                                1/2   Viashino (lizardfolk)          MM
              Azorius sphinxes, known as sphinxes of  judgment, wield   2   Flame-kin  (azer)           MM
              hieromancy- the power of law magic- with the force of                                     CCR
              a judge's gavel to imprison criminals and compel truth   2   Skyjek roe
                                                                    3     Knight                        MM
              from them. A sphinx of  judgment is a gynosphinx, as
              described in the Monster Manual, but it is an Azorius   3   Veteran                       MM
              spellcaster with the following wizard spells prepared:   4   Reckoner                     CCR
                                                                    s     Battleforce angel             CCR
              Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, message
              1st level (4 slots): command, ensnaring strike, shield   7   Firefist                     CCR
              2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person,      8     Guardian giant                CCR
               suggestion                                           10    Deva                          MM
              3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, counterspe/1,      12    Firemane angel                CCR
               dispel magic
                                                                    16    Planetar                      MM
              4th level (3 slots): banishment, divination           21    Solar                         MM
              5th level (1 slot): dominate person
                                                                    23    Aurelia                       CCR


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