Gauth
| Gauth | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (1989) |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Aberration |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the gauth (or nighteyes) is an aberration, a type of beholder.
Publication history
The gauth (nighteyes) first appeared in second edition for the Forgotten Realms setting in the Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (1989) under the "beholder-kin" entry. The gauth appeared in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "beholder" entry.[1] The gauth was also featured in the book about beholders, I, Tyrant (1996).[2]
The gauth appeared in the third edition in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003).[3] The gauth appeared under the "beholderkin" entry in Lords of Madness (2005).[4]
Description
This is a beholder-kin that feeds on magic as well as flesh. A gauth has six eyestalks (one of which is used to drain magic from items) and four feeding tendrils. The most obvious feature of a gauth is that its central eye (which affects the viewer's mind) is surrounded by a ridge of flesh and many small eyes used for sight.
References
- ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual. TSR, 1993
- ^ Allston, Aaron. I, Tyrant (TSR, 1996)
- ^ Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ^ Baker, Rich, James Jacobs, and Steve Winter. Lords of Madness (Wizards of the Coast, 2005)
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