A Hero's got to do what a Hero's got to do... sometimes the call of duty involves helping little old ladies across the road, retrieving cats from very tall trees... oh, and making an art form out of massacring maraudering monsters! Cities and Lands that are in need of a Hero for some reason or another, also generally tend to have a mutual monster manifestation. A land which is plagued by these pests often drives away many of the locals and makes travelling through the wilderness a dangerous experience for backpackers.

Throughout the following section, are listed all of the monster species' to be encountered in the Quest for Glory games, ranging from QFG1 through to QFG5.