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
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
World: Alfheim Diet: Magic, drained from captives and from the environment. Height: 456-905′ Lifespan: 1050 years Habitat: Any Activity Cycle: None In the great narrative of the world, there is often a reason to take prisoners. Whether it be a… Continue Reading