Monsters: J
22 monsters whose names start with J.
- Jabberwock The ancient forest's own guardian, a burbling, dragonlike horror whose voice scrambles minds and words, and whose hide yields to nothing but a vorpal blade.
- Jacinth Dragon [Neutral] One of the rarest dragons anywhere, a flame-orange desert loner whose riddling charm, hypnotic shimmering hide, and scorching breath leave visitors dazzled or ensnared.
- Jack Frost Mischievous ice spirits that drift down as dazzling snowflakes, freeze victims in a killing cloud, and nip off noses and fingertips for the fun of it.
- Jackal Timid, fox-faced scavengers of warm plains whose eerie night cry spooks herds and has earned them a far worse reputation than they deserve.
- Jackalwere A shapeshifting jackal that walks among travelers as a helpless stranger, lulls them to sleep with a glance, and then feasts on their blood.
- Jade Dragon [Mystara] A chatty, self-important forest gem dragon whose foul breath carries a rotting disease that blocks magical healing and rots away a victim's gear.
- Jade Dragon [Neutral] A winged, near-mythical eastern cousin of the emerald dragon whose sonic wail can deafen and knock out a whole party, and whose hide is priceless.
- Jagre Towering, war-god-branded ogre lords whose enchanted pelt armor lets them become six-legged, tentacled phase panthers that are never quite where they seem.
- Jakar A druid bound by an archmage's enchanted collar, able to become any natural beast from mouse to mammoth and nearly impossible to tell from the real thing.
- Jaleeda Bird A deranged ape-eagle hybrid from a wizard's failed experiments, whose agonized shriek scatters its prey before it swoops to snatch and smash them.
- Janni Genie [Al-Qadim] Desert-born genies who could pass for statuesque humans, the jann herd camels between oases, guard the wild sands for their genie lords and turn resistant to magic whenever open desert lies near.
- Jarbo A swift desert rodent with a psionic nose for water, able to smell a single spilled spoonful from a hundred yards away.
- Jermlaine [Gremlin] Thumb-sized tunnel brigands with a grudge against everyone taller, jermlaine net, club, rob and shave unwary adventurers, then sell what they know to the highest bidder.
- Jhakar A scaly, bulldog-jawed desert predator that clamps on, never lets go, and drags its prey to the ground for the rest of the pack, prized in cities as a slave-catcher.
- Jishin Mushi A giant forest beetle that drums its belly on the ground to raise earthquakes, then drags its shaken prey off into the trees to eat.
- Jolly Roger The grinning, dripping ghost-captain of a sunken pirate crew, whose chuckle forces victims to laugh helplessly and whose touch can make them laugh themselves to death.
- Jorri A playful, salty-tongued otterlike sea creature that rides storm surf for fun, warns ships off the rocks, and latches on with an unshakable bite when it must fight.
- Jozhal A small, color-shifting desert reptile of keen intellect and priestly magic that stalks travelers' camps at night to steal their enchanted gear.
- Juhrion A hairless, red-skinned bear twisted by a curse-born gift, whose claws spread redrot and who hunts curse-gifted folk in a jealous frenzy.
- Jungle Ghoul Spade-handed, earth-colored ghouls of the steaming southern jungles, they tunnel beneath graveyards and drag victims down into the soil before anyone can react.
- Jungle Giant Tall, thin, green-haired hunters of the rain forest, jungle giants loose six-foot poisoned arrows from the canopy and can empty a whole region of game.
- Jungle Stirge A crimson, double-sized stirge of the deep jungle whose long beak punches through most armor and whose venom leaves victims paralyzed for hours.