Groaning spirit

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the groaning spirit is a type of undead. The creature is also known as the banshee ( ).
Publication history
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The groaning spirit (banshee) first appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).
Advanced Dungeons & dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
The groaning spirit (banshee) appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), and is reprinted as the banshee in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)
The banshee appeared in third edition Dungeons & Dragons in Monster Manual II (2002).
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (2014-)
A banshee named Agatha appears in the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure module, included with the starter set, although no stat block is given for her. The banshee appeared in the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons in the Monster Manual (2014).
Description
The groaning spirit is a spirit of an evil female elf, whose keening wail causes hearers to die on the spot.
Other publishers
The groaning spirit appeared in The Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.
The banshee appeared in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (2010), on page 41.

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