They almost despise other species as much as they despise themselves. What happens when a beholder dreams of humanoids?īeholders aren’t fond of, well… much. Other unusual beholder variants can be created when a beholder has nightmares.Ī beholder that fears blood loss might beget a blood-drinking death kiss.īeholderlings twisted by multidimensional travel sometimes become spectators or gauths.

Of course, a carbon-copy of a preexisting beholder isn’t the worst possible result of beholder dreaming.

On the odd ocassion when the “newborn beholder” escapes without killing its creator, another beholder enters the world. Often, this surprise “birth” results in a nasty fight to the death between the two. Megalomaniacal, paranoid egomaniacs, beholders only create new beholders when they dream of themselves. Or worst yet, consider the dark, shapeless horrors that lurk at the corners of your subconscious made real, eager to see their way into the prime material. Perhaps your mind would create childhood embarrassments given physical form. How pleasant would it be to wake up and find yourself face-to-face with whatever stress-generated phantasm your mind concocted while you were unconscious? Imagine some ghoul that looks like you, naked, with all its teeth falling out. DM Dave Leave a Comment on Beholder, Abretheghals | New Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Posted in Monsters

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