World: Midgard, some in Alfheim Diet: Plants Height: 4’6″ at the top of the hump Lifespan: 20 years Habitat: Mangrove swamps Activity Cycle: Nocturnal Pained cries ring out in the night, soft sobbing mixed with splashing. Most hearing this would… Continue Reading
World: Midgard, some in Alfheim Diet: Herbivory Height: 5’6″ Lifespan: 100 years Habitat: Any Activity Cycle: Diurnal Millenia ago, when the worlds were still young, Midgard and Alfheim first met through natural portals linking their realms. Culture and creatures alike… Continue Reading
Life has existed on the planet for nearly 3 and a half billion years now, counting from the emergence of the simplest single-celled organisms not long after the planet cooled off enough for the oceans to form to the time… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Omnivorous Height: 6’0″ Lifespan: 70 years Habitat: Montane forest and plains Activity Cycle: Crepuscular Every so often, a traveler passing through the mountains in the north of Gurngamos catches sight of a strange creature, a hairy wildman… Continue Reading
World: Black Wastes Diet: Microscopic creatures in their ice Height: Individual worms 2’1″, overall length depends on number of segments Lifespan: 760 years Habitat: Deep trenches, Erebus Activity Cycle: Nocturnal With the sun shrouded in a red haze, the Black… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Electricity, burned flesh Height: 4’3″ Lifespan: 10 years Habitat: Cloud-touching branches of the world tree Activity Cycle: Cathemeral If you look up at the branches of the world tree at night, they seem to sparkle, erratic lights… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Special Nutcracker Nuts Height: 7’5″ Lifespan: 10 years Habitat: Toyland, mostly in cities Activity Cycle: Diurnal In a cold but fertile land, bordered by smoldering volcanoes and dotted with rivers and lakes, there is a place called… Continue Reading
World: Jotunheim Diet: Blood Height: 4’3″ Lifespan: 10 years Habitat: Larger animals Activity Cycle: Cathemeral In a land dominated by enormous beasts that can live for centuries at a time, parasites create an outlet for energy that would otherwise be… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Solar energy Height: 4’6″ Lifespan: 90 years Habitat: Where the sun sets Activity Cycle: Diurnal Each and every day, regular as clockwork, the sun crosses the sky in a regular arc. This is true of every world,… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Root vegetables, fruit Height: 3’6″ Lifespan: 50 years Habitat: Temperate plains and forests Activity Cycle: Nocturnal The rolling foothills of the mountains are often places of lush fertility and great beauty, but they are equally places where… Continue Reading