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#1 creyzi4zb12 Apr 02, 2008 9:29:00	Hello it's me again? What's a Malaugrym? What does it look like? Does it use magic? what kind of magic does it use, I heard a rumor that they use some kind of unknown magic not discovered yet. Are they superpowerful like Elminster?
#2 lord_karsus Apr 02, 2008 10:53:48	What's a Malaugrym? -A spherical monster with shapechanging abilities that invaded Faerûn via the Plane of Shadows. What does it look like? Show
#3 old_sage Apr 02, 2008 11:16:54	Check out Ed's "Shadow of the Avatar" trilogy for more on the malaugrym.
#4 lord_karsus Apr 02, 2008 11:18:24	-Oh, yes, I forgot. They are given stats in Monsters of Faerûn.
#5 creyzi4zb12 Apr 02, 2008 11:25:29	So they also appear in the novels? which one?
#6 lord_karsus Apr 02, 2008 11:33:10	So they also appear in the novels? which one? -As Sage said, the Shadow of the Avatar trilogy.
#7 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Apr 02, 2008 12:25:54	Elminster is a consistent enemy of the malaugrym. The malaugrym are powerful, but they haven't been able to beat him yet.
#8 markustay63 Apr 02, 2008 16:52:36	Maybe they finally will in 4e. Given the evident proliferance of Aberrations in 4e FR, I wouldn't doubt it. Then again, they are one of Ed's creations, so I'm sure 'someone' has decided they gotta go. Anhow, this is a Malaugrym - Both of them. Ones in it's natural form, while the other is what it looks like when it takes human form (one possible look, anyway). The images from MoF are available on this website, ya' know - enjoy them while they are still free. ;)
#9 old_sage Apr 02, 2008 19:27:24	Check out Ed's "Shadow of the Avatar" trilogy for more on the malaugrym. See Ed's compiled Candlekeep replies too, for more on the malaugrym.
#10 faraer Apr 02, 2008 21:45:17	On reflection, it's for the better that Wizards abused their own villains, the Shades, as general-purpose bogeymen and let the Malaugrym be.
#11 lord_karsus Apr 02, 2008 23:04:45	On reflection, it's for the better that Wizards abused their own villains, the Shades, as general-purpose bogeymen and let the Malaugrym be. -I think so. That said, however, the Shades aren't necessarily inferior to the Malaugrym because they were, more or less, created by WotC, and planted in the setting, with the Return of Shade. The Malaugrym have their own faults and cliches as well. That's for those who get the wrong impression.
#12 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Apr 03, 2008 8:44:51	On reflection, it's for the better that Wizards abused their own villains, the Shades, as general-purpose bogeymen and let the Malaugrym be. Heh. Perhaps that's the case.
#13 markustay63 Apr 03, 2008 10:33:08	But the Malaugrym were part of the original setting, and not pasted in later. Either way, I have no problems with Shades, since they are originaly from GH and I like that setting as well. Plus Paul Kemp made me like Shadowcr@p... that b@st@rd... ;) :P At least the Shades aren't as bad as Draconians and WoW-style Tieflings.
#14 lord_karsus Apr 03, 2008 10:46:51	But the Malaugrym were part of the original setting, and not pasted in later. -Yes indeed, and I am saying that the Malaugrym aren't better evil creatures than the Shades because of this one fact.
#15 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Apr 04, 2008 9:54:02	But the Malaugrym were part of the original setting, and not pasted in later. That was the point. Plus Paul Kemp made me like Shadowcr@p... that b@st@rd... Mr. Kemp made me like Shadowcrap when he writes about it. If someone else is writing about them, all bets are off (I could like it, but I'm biased against it).