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Beholders
Also known as a “sphere of many eyes” or an “eye tyrant,” the
beholder is the stuff of nightmares. Its eyestalks can fire beams of
energy to disable or destroy its opponents. In a blink of an eye, the
large central orb can disable all the magical effects of an adventurer,
rendering him “easy pickings”. 
Driders
These are bloodthirsty creatures that lurk in the depths of the earth,
seeking warm-blooded prey of any kind. All drow must pass a special
test set upon them by their goddess Lolth. Those who fail become
doomed to suffer existence as half-spider, half-drow. Drow and drider
hate one another passionately.
Gelatinous Cubes
This nearly transparent cube travels slowly along dungeon corridors
and cave floors, absorbing carrion, creatures and trash. It can
immobilize and devour an adventurer in moments.
Illithid
Also known as mind flayers, these tentacled monstrosities are
generally weak of body but strong of mind. Their unmatched psionic
attacks can paralyse an opponent, giving the mind flayer ample time to
wrap its tentacles about the victim's head to suck out their brains.
Most heroes die from the procedure. Mind flayers are also capable of
creating realistic illusions that are rather difficult to disbelieve.
The Campaign: Hordes of the Underdark™
These modules will take your character from levels 12-15 all of the way into the epic
levels. After finishing the campaign you will notice that there are some epic feats and epic
spells that your character still does not meet the requirements for. This is because the
level cap for Hordes of the Underdark is now 40 levels! This is meant to encourage you to
play online and enjoy the rich multiplayer environment, where you can interact with
other gamers as your character journeys and gains more experience!
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