World: Midgard Diet: Small animals Length: 15 feet long Lifespan: 90 years Habitat: Cities Activity Cycle: Diurnal The old city of Tagask (at the time the center of a small empire, now a province of Leontide) was the first to… Continue Reading
With the first Monster Hunter a massive success in Japan, a sequel was inevitable. This game made Monster Hunter a lot more recognizable in its modern form, adding a lot of staple weapons and some of the most popular monsters… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Mostly fish, especially anchorfish Length: 10-20 feet Lifespan: 5 years Habitat: Rivers, estuaries, coastal waters Activity Cycle: Diurnal The boatsback is the result of an arms race between the Republic of Fellowstel and Kirrik, an island of… Continue Reading
World: Any, but usually Jotunheim Diet: Trees, stone Length: 100 feet Lifespan: 10,000 years Habitat: Forest Activity Cycle: Crepuscular In size and power, a Numbskull dragon matches or even exceeds the great giants. In intellect, they are closer to a… Continue Reading
So I love Monster Hunter. A game series could not focus more totally upon monsters. Every (good) mission you undertake focuses on finding a new monster and learning its powers, patterns, and weaknesses to effectively fight it. DLC and… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Omnivorous, preference for meat Height: 8-15 feet Lifespan: 100 years Habitat: Any Activity Cycle: Diurnal Gurngamos, the World Empire, is one of the last remaining vestiges of humanity, but their military is structured around post-human beings, like… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Omnivorous, require blood in their diet Height: 5 feet Lifespan: 70 years Habitat: Wetlands Activity Cycle: Crepuscular Colloquially called “leechfolk” by other races, the Viruna are an uncommon breed of beastfolk, restricted to areas of permanent damp.… Continue Reading
Cryptids as we know them are largely a modern phenomenon. To us, a cryptid is often a special, singular animal. While many people work to make cryptids accepted as ordinary animals we just don’t know about yet, nearly all of… Continue Reading
World: Midgard Diet: Meat Length: 23 feet Lifespan: 20 years Habitat: Lakes Activity Cycle: Crepuscular Dobharchu are one of the oldest monsters made by mankind, a mostly simplistic upgrade of the ancient creatures known as “otters”. Like the otters, they… Continue Reading
Wasps are, by and large, likely the most despised animals on the planet. In a world where even spiders are beginning to be recognized as the cute and beautiful animals they are, wasps are still regarded as vicious brutes who… Continue Reading