World: Any Diet: Woody shrubs, canopy leaves Height: 40-60 feet Lifespan: Unlimited Habitat: Cliffsides, preferably near savannas or forests Activity Cycle: Diurnal All dragons can fly, but few can fly as well as a thagomiser. Despite their enormous size, they… Continue Reading
Bugbear Some philosophers in days of old said that monsters were manifestations of our fear, long before it was known that they were animals and people like any other, even if sometimes they had magical origins. So I felt it… Continue Reading
Snagbrush Disguise is a common feature of animals in the frozen north. Many animals have fur that changes color to match the snowy landscape. The snowman kulanthula goes so far as to resemble a snowbank in order to hunt its… Continue Reading
Chimney Golem Further north than even the Kat’trak fortress, set not on land but on solid ice, is the mysterious Mummy Factory. Its operations are cruel and bizarre, but the fruits of those labors are the subject of another entry.… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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