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
World: Alfheim Diet: None Length: 12’10” Lifespan: Less than a year Habitat: Burned forests Activity Cycle: Cathemeral When Salamanders burn forests to expand their land, it is not a victimless conquest. Plenty of forest inhabitants die in the flames, and… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim, small populations in Midgard Diet: Aerial plankton Height: 4’3″ Lifespan: 100 years Habitat: Clouds Activity Cycle: Diurnal In Alfheim, you can visit the emerald skies. Simply climb the great tree in the center of the world and if… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim, small populations in Midgard Diet: Mostly fish and squid Length: Varies wildly Lifespan: 100 years Habitat: Ocean Activity Cycle: Diurnal When most people think of mermaids, what comes to mind is more like the beautiful undine. Their bodies… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Meat, preferably burned Length: 13’02” Lifespan: 80 years Habitat: Burning places Activity Cycle: Cathemeral The salamanders are the undisputed champions of their lands largely by default, for they only thrive where fire constantly reigns. Magically sustained fires… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Omnivorous Height: 2’9″ (14’7″ as giants) Lifespan: 300 years Habitat: Underground Activity Cycle: Cathemeral From mere feet under the earth to miles deep, gnomes are everywhere in Alfheim, but rarely seen. Gnomes can pass through the earth… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Mold, rotting things, small animals Height: 1’5″ terrestrial, 0’9″ avian Lifespan: 5 years Habitat: Cities Activity Cycle: Nocturnal In old Tagask, a fantastical device known as the microscope and many clever experiments revealed that the root of… Continue Reading