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Offline Rasyr

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In the works..... Bestiary Express #1
« on: March 31, 2025, 08:49:10 AM »
Ok, so for the first issue, I am thinking of something like 65-ish critters.... Some of these are  creatues from Against the Darkmaster, that I had not previously converted since I  was going light on  the Darkmaster stuff at the time, but I  felt that it was appropriate to bring them across now.

Here is the list of what I am aiming for.....

Animals   
   Alligator/Crocodile
   Antelope-Like, Small
   Antelope-Like, Large
   Dire Bear
   Dire Boar
   Dire Wolf
   Eagle
   Elephant
   Hawk
   Swarm
   Tasmanian Devil
   Viper - (venomous snake)
   Wolverine
Celestial   
   Holy Guardian -- spirits tied to a place (i.e. of a forest or river, mountain,etc), they protect thier place, rarely appearing before mortalts.
   Sacred beast -- spirits that  manifest as  animals of great size/beauty (i.e. White deer, giant boar, etc), mischievous but  enemies of arkenss
   Shield Maiden -- guide the spirits of fallen warriors to the  afterlife enemies of darkness
Constructs   
   Carytid - statues of women that come  to life  to protect  a location, usually carved  into columns that support a structure
   Stone Guardian - kinda like a stone golem, but with a specific task - rough appearance
Demons   
   Faceless - muscular demons with no eyes, often in service to Dark Mages (i.e. evil mages)
   Shadowflame Demon - twisted spirits  of fire who have been corrupted and turned to evil
Devils   
   Efreet - Fire devils
   Marid - water devils
Draconic   
   Kraken --  (gigantic cuttlefish-like sea montster)
   Lindworm - giant reptilian creature that lives in forest
   Sea Drake - aquatic version of the Cave Drake
Fey Folk      
   Banshee -- avatars of fury and  death
   Bauchan -- sometimes referred to as a Buckawn, similar to Brownie/Boggart, but more evil in nature
   Dark  Elf (think evil Tylweth Teg, not true elves)
   Feyblade - Seelie  and Unseelie who have lost themselves to battle, and basically  liveto  fight now
   Leprechaun -fey shoemakers who often guard  great wealth
   Pech - nocturnal stone masons,
Floronic   
   Bloodthorn - vampire vine
   Chillvine - frost attacks
   Fire Flower - fire-breathing flower, chars victims  and then eats them via roots
   Sentients
      Fungoids (sentient) - mushroom people
      Oakmen/Yewmen (sentient) - like twiglings butbigger
      Swamp Shambler (sentient) - swamp creature
Giant Races   
   Firbolg - slightly bigger than Asgerdi
   Fomorion - type of giant
   Trolls
      Dark Troll - trolls  bread using dark magics
      Maimlord (think Dire Troll - also made using dark magics)
      Stone Troll - turns to stone in  daylight, similar to Ogres
      Wild Troll - similar to forest trolls, but wanderers, can be found  anywhere
Mythical Creatures   
   Alce (wingless griffon)
      Blackfeather - large gorcrows that can also travel through shadows
   Giant Eagles
      Giant Eagle - like it says on the tin
      Wind Lord - type of  Giant Eagle, often rules them   
   Gorcrow
      Gorcrow  - evil ravens, often serve evil masters
      Blackfeather - large gorcrows that can also travel through shadows
   Sky Manta - flying manta rays
   Vargr - giant riding  wolf-like creatures - think Wargs)

Prehistoric Creatures   
   Besr (Pygmy Mastadon) - about the size of cattle, but more dangerous
   Sognar (Compsognathus) - tiny velociraptor-like creatures
   Ursyon (Amphicyon) -  like a  cross be a  giant bear and wolf
Undead   
   Merlock - undead obessed with gold and riches
   Lich - undead spell user, very evil
   Vampire - more poweful version of the Vampyri
Unusual Races   
   Dragonspawn -- humanoid dragon-like  beings
   Dwergar - twisted evil dwarves
   Minotaur - bullmen
   Stylithi - reptile men  (not the same as lizardmen)
   Wulver - Wolfmen

thoughts and opinions welcome!