Mammals sometimes get a reputation for being a bit boring. They’re a bunch of hairy blobs too familiar to elicit much excitement. Sure, most people’s favorite animals are mammals, but few consider them particularly exciting or unusual. This is largely… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Insects Height: 2’9″ Lifespan: 1 year (as seeds) Habitat: Forest Activity Cycle: Crepuscular Burrbirds are a common sight in any forest where the trees top 100 feet in height, which in Alfheim is most forests. They jump… Continue Reading
World: Jotunheim Diet: Fruit, bark Height: 5’4″ Lifespan: 20 years Habitat: Jungle Activity Cycle: Diurnal Where grand trees meet great rocky cliffs, creatures who climb both with ease roam. Farslicers move in large groups of 50-100 members in the upper… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Meat Height: 11’3″ Lifespan: 20 years Habitat: Temperate rainforest Activity Cycle: Diurnal Many plants form many shoots above the ground, all sharing a root below. The electrap only has two visible parts, one a pressure-sensitive leaf and… Continue Reading
World: Black Wastes Diet: Metal Height: Variable Lifespan: Indefinite Habitat: Anywhere, prefers cities Activity Cycle: Cathemeral Most plant life remaining in the Black Wastes has been reduced to a basic, hardy state, no complex parts to be ravaged by the… Continue Reading
The classic monsters of horror were established long ago. Vampires and werewolves we have seen over and over again in movies, while others like witches and mummies are mostly relegated to Halloween decorations. It’s rare that a new monster becomes… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Blood Height: 3’2″ (arms can reach dozens of feet) Lifespan: 10 years Habitat: Meadows Activity Cycle: Diurnal The rare marble rose is a plant that only grows under the jurisdiction of fae powerful enough to shape the… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Small animals Height: 3’7″ (including flower stalk) Lifespan: 20 years Habitat: Meadows Activity Cycle: Diurnal Yamblers are a common sight in any flowering meadow, but most people never realize that they saw one. This is because the… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Nutrients of other plants Height: 1’1″ Lifespan: 5 years Habitat: Forests Activity Cycle: Nocturnal Deep in the darkest of forests, especially places like the Nightglade where the sun never rises, mandrakes lurk. During the day, they are… Continue Reading
World: Any Diet: Stones Height: 14’3″ Lifespan: Unlimited Habitat: Scrubland Activity Cycle: Nocturnal Born from sand and stone and desert plants infused with chaos, cycasaurs are an entire walking hill, equal parts living and unliving matter. Their bodies are studded… Continue Reading