bestiary

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B E S T I A R Y

HELL HOUND

★★★★

This undead creature is found across all three regions. Adult males stand approximately 6 feet tall while females range between 4-5. Pack hunters. Razor-sharp teeth and claws. Leather-like skin.

Weaknesses: salt, fire, silver.

BASILISK

★★★★

Basilisks can be found in dark, humid areas such as cellars, caves and sewers. They are large, sometimes reaching up to a hundred or more feet. Venom is extremely poisonous. Avoid being face to face.

Weaknesses: silver, odor of a weasel.

HAG

★★★★

Living mostly in marshes and swamps, hags are relentless and brutal when it comes to pursuing a living being caught in their surroundings. Being amphibious allows them to smell above ground and underwater.

Weaknesses: silver, fire, witch oil

HYDRA

★★★★

A gargantuan water snake that can have up to nine heads and is impossible to kill if someone is faced with one on their own. Hydra's are quick and have a great deal of range making it hard to outrun.

Weaknesses: silver, fire, witch oil

WRAITH

★★★

Haunting the areas where they died or were buried, wraiths are normally seen at night around cemeteries and catacombs. While envying the living, they also have an intense hatred for them and will attack without provocation.

Weaknesses: silver, magical traps, witch oil

GOBLIN

★★★

Small, green and highly capable, Goblin's are greedy and capable of stealing whatever looks like it has value. They can be hunters, assassins and even powerful magic users and aren't fair by any means. Best to avoid them at all costs or have a sharp weapon accessible.

Weaknesses: Someone smarter, stronger and better at fighting.

KOBOLD

★★★

Among the sprite family, Kobold's can be found in three places: assisting in homes, haunting mines and on ships as part of the crew. Kobolds may manifest as animals, fire, human beings, and objects. They are prone to be easily insulted and carry nasty grudges.

Weaknesses: Anyone stronger than them.

HARPY

★★★

Among the sprite family, Kobold's can be found in three places: assisting in homes, haunting mines and on ships as part of the crew. Kobolds may manifest as animals, fire, human beings, and objects. They are prone to be easily insulted and carry nasty grudges.

Weaknesses: Emerald oil, fire, brute strength

WYVERN

★★

Wyverns tend to stick to wilderness areas and near human settlements. They are natural elements of the ecosystem and therefore respected. They pose little threat to anyone unless provoked and are highly revered by druids, who take in and train them.

Weaknesses: silver

TREE FOLK

★★

Living exclusively in forest areas, Tree Folk are exactly what the name implies. While gentle and non-violent, they are not beyond protecting the forests in which they dwell. Their strength lies in numbers and will rally quickly when they know the size of their threat.

Weaknesses: fire

EMBER UNICORN

★★

Ember unicorns are a sight to behold with their flaming forms. Unfortunately, due to the magical and healing properties of this creature, they are hunted for their single horn and to bottle the flames that are said to bring back the dead.

Weaknesses: arrows, magical traps

GRIFFIN

★

Griffin's nest in the high mountain areas and are curious but cautious creatures. Having been captured and trained as mounts, their numbers have dwindled. Elder griffins are twice the size and have the ability to telepathically communicate with humans, despite their wariness of them.

Weaknesses: good aim

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[ofwovenstone]

Name of Creature: chimaera
Rating: ★★★★
Info: A fearsome beast with three heads, one a lion, one a dragon, and the middle one a goat, that breathes fire. Chimaera can be found among caves and rocks, although they’re known to venture away from their lairs in order to hunt. (Particularly when they smell prey that intrigue them.)
Weakness: silver, flight, good aim, cunning

Name of Creature: the golden hind
Rating: ★★
Info: An enormous hind with a golden coat that glints in the sunlight, golden antlers like a stag and hooves of bronze, it makes its home in among the trees and flowers. Some say that the golden hind is part woman, part deer, but no one can say for certain. It is said that it can outrun an arrow in flight. Rare, and difficult to find, the golden hind is rumoured to appear whenever destiny is afoot. Or when those who have fate bound to them are near. It is a peaceful, gentle creature, unless attacked. If flight fails, it will defend itself. (Those antlers aren’t just for show. Or is it a bow, and arrows?)
Weakness: magical nets

[darksmokerising]

Name of Creature: Three-Eyed Crows
Rating: ★★
Info: These crows have three eyes, one to watch the living, the other to see the Otherworld and the middle to see the future. Hunted for their eyes, which are fabulous in magical spells regarding foresight and warding bad luck, these guys aren’t seen much but will come to a magic user as a familiar if they see them do good things for others.

Their sharp beak is prized as a hunter’s knife for it is extremely sharp and when combined in a forge with the ordinary metal (gold, steel, copper, silver, etc.) of a sword makes it unbelievably sharp. The birds shed their beak every year.
Weakness: silver, iron, arrows, fire


Name of Creature: Cwn Annwfn/Gabriel Hounds
Rating: ★★★
Info: Mythically controlled by Drawn Lord of Annfwn, these hounds follow the scent of those who have offended, harmed, or abused others. When they find their prey, they wail and howl, belling over the mountains in the night. They will hunt wrongdoers until they can no longer run - exacting revenge on behalf of the wrongdoer’s victims. They have been spotted in rocky terrain in the forests, using a system of caves as their dens. It is rumored that they will give pups to those who seek justice for others. These pups will never leave their owners’ side and remain faithful to their family’s progeny and loved ones.
Weakness: iron, silver

Name of Creature: Crodh Sidhe
Rating: ★
Info: Please don’t kill these cows. They're a kind of fairy cow and are usually hornless, spotted, white, and usually have a white face. They’re brilliant for increasing the herd’s health and for ushering a new wave of baby cows. The absolutely love meillich, blubbery seaweed, and come from the sea to visit or are sent by faries as a reward.
Weakness: iron, silver, arrows

Name of Creature: Bog Wight
Rating: ★★★★
Info: Bog wights are craggy, fearsome, gangly limbed creatures who are vicious when it comes to hunting and defending their territory. Scratches or bites will become infected within minutes no matter what kind of being they're inflicted on. Use extreme caution when dealing with these creatures, if not treated within thirty minutes to an hour death is almost certain.
Weakness: Silver, magic