An umber hulk is a fictional creature in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. They are large, bipedal, insectoid aberrations with an ape-like build. The creature has the ability to confuse any creature that sees all four of its eyes at once. They are often found in the Underdark, where they are sometimes captured and enslaved by other races, such as illithids. Despite their bestial appearance, umber hulks possess a significant intelligence and language of their own.

In the Spelljammer campaign setting, the starfaring race of neogi were seldom seen without at least one umber hulk slave, the enslavement of which was considered a rite of passage in their savage society.

Vodyanoi

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The vodyanoi are aquatic versions of the umber hulk. They can summon electric eels once per day.

References

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• Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).

• Jones, Tony. "Ecology of the Umber Hulk, The" Dragon #152 (TSR, 1989).

Dungeons & Dragons creatures | Spelljammer creatures