Leader: Korgel Blackblade (male war troll battle champion)
Other Notables: Jalira Stormtongue (evil female bloodfire harpy warlord 11), Salan (evil male wererat rogue)
The Flayer Guard, elite soldiers of Droaam, keep the peace in Droaam, but they stand ever ready to face a challenge from Breland—or to launch an attack against the eastern kingdoms. The majority of the guards are orcs and minotaurs, along with a few ogres and trolls (remarkably intelligent for their kind, but still saved for brute force operations). The Flayer Guard has a number of special units. Jalira Stormtongue commands a squad of gargoyles and harpy archers who serve as scouts and air support; while she is otherwise identical to an 11th-level bloodfire harpy, Jalira’s burning song deals lightning and thunder damage. Salan commands a squad of ten small wererats; all possess a +3 bonus to Stealth and Perception, and they appear as goblins when not in hybrid form. The true core of the Flayer Guard is the team of twenty war trolls, a unit trained by Sora Maenya. These fearsome soldiers are under the command of Korgel Blackblade, a war troll of terrifying skill and power, who wields a magic greatsword forged by Szalas Jal.
Each member of the Flayer Guard is utterly devoted to the group’s illithid master, due equally to patriotism and psychic conditioning. They are veteran soldiers and use intelligent tactics in combat; players expecting orcs and ogres to be bumbling buffoons are in for an unpleasant surprise.