Skeleton This skeleton was outfitted to kill other skeletons, with a crushing claw and a blunt mace. What is it about ridding itself of flesh that allows the humble zombie to reach greater heights of wit and agility? Experiments have… Continue Reading
Kallikantzaros Ah, demons. Everybody remembers summoning their first imp. Mostly harmless when contained properly, demons are a wide category of beings that lack proper bodies, forming them from their surroundings or borrowing one. Demons are defined mostly by their preferred… Continue Reading
Gargoyle It is notable that despite their great age and the harsh environment they are exposed to, the ancient ruins of the north are strikingly well-preserved. Being well-built only covers so much; the real secret is continued maintenance. The gargoyles… Continue Reading
Wriggleghast Wriggleghasts have long fascinated and terrified those who work the soil, and for good reason. Their pudgy, pink forms vaguely resemble some sort of deformed human shape, and so the stories rose. They were worms that fed on human… Continue Reading
Manic Puppet What power lies in that puppet it holds high? Is it a form of moon man? Nobody knows, for the Manic Puppet will not tell, and has not been captured for study. It acts strangely, seemingly never seeking… Continue Reading
So when we last left earth off, we were just 5 million years in the future. That may sound like a long time, but 5 million years is nothing in evolutionary time. The most realistic animals last time were very… Continue Reading
Goblin Cat With the owls running around on the ground at day, something else lurks in the trees now, eyes glowing in the night. This is the goblin cat, and unlike many of our misleadingly named creatures, it is indeed… Continue Reading
Frostgill Shambler These clear-skinned beasts factor into many goblin legends as the “teardrop folk”, with stories about how they emerge from their lakebed kingdoms to eat or grant great gifts to people, with little in between. They say they live… Continue Reading
Timber Mantis Named in the days before proper taxonomy, timber mantises are not, of course, mantises at all, and not even insects, but rather distant relatives of the common centipede. In a place too cold for dragons, these enormous arthropods… Continue Reading
Dullahan Of all the undead in the world, none is so feared. Mothers of all races tell their children to behave lest a dullahan drag them away. Their fearsome reputation is not surprising. They truly are intimidating creatures, naked and… Continue Reading