Basilisks [バジリスク] Habitat: Swamps [生息地：沼沢] Temperament: Hostile, Solitary [気質：敵対的，孤独的] Might: Deadly [実力：致命的] Bears, Cave [ベア【洞穴】] Habitat: Mountains [生息地：山] Temperament: Neutral, Solitary [気質：中立…

ゾンビとは、スケルトンと同様に、死人の肉体が闇の魂に占有され、醜い姿で再び起き上がった存在であり、それは死者とも生者とも言い難い。保存期間の適切でないぶどう酒のように、ゾンビは、 ネクロマンサーがスクルトンの制作を失敗したときに出来上がる。…

灰色の毛皮に覆われた大きなウルフは、近縁種と比べて最も広く分布しており、森の奥に生息し、群で獲物を狩る。本来、このウルフは旅行者にとり危険な存在ではなかったが、近年の獲物不足により、彼らは複数の群を統合し、攻撃的な性格を持つようになった。 …

最も高貴な動物であるウルフは、地界が開花したとき以来から狩りを行い、人里離れた土地に遠吠えを響かせてきた。山地ウルフには、林地に生息する近縁種よりも小さい特徴があり、黒く見事で厚みのある毛皮は、北方に住む人々にしばしば賞賛される。 山地ウル…

ウルフの中で最も大きく、恐ろしいこの凶暴ウルフは、最高の戦闘能力を持つ動物の一つに数えられる。凶暴ウルフの大きさは馬と大差がなく、彼らの群は、北方の寒冷地で巨大なマンモスさえも引き倒してしまう。彼らの毛皮は、矢を通さないほど丈夫であり、力…

ウルフは頑健な肉食動物であるため、地界においては、寒冷地のような厳しい環境にも適応する。北極ウルフ（人の子は冬ウルフや雪ウルフとも呼ぶ）とは、北方に位置する不毛な氷河と雪原に住み着いたウルフであり、獲物を見つけ次第捕食する。 北極ウルフの体…

Twisted, bestial terrors of the night, these hideous creatures are living testament to the flaw that lurks in the blood of Humankind. Some among the Sons of Men, it is said, are afflicted with the curse of skinchanging, a hideous malady th…

Most undead are created by the intervention of a spirit from the Dark or the refusal of a vengeful soul to depart the World. In the case of the Vampyre, however, a demented soul willingly enters the undead state, pledging service to the po…

Born of the twisted power and mad will of Morloch the Fallen One, Sand Trolls were the Dark God's first attempt to create children of his own. Like Thurin and the All-Father before him, Morloch crafted his spawn from the stuff of Aerynth, …

The most ancient of all living things save Dragons, these greatest of trees are filled with the wisdom of time, moving and speaking like enlightened beings. Long have they watched the history of the World unfold, tending the great forests …

On my journeys across the Vast Plains I was fortunate enough to encounter one of these fabulous beasts, lurking in the steaming jungles on the far side of the Plains that few folk have ever seen. Larger, fiercer, and stronger than the lion…

Like their cousins the Genies, sylphs (the name derives from the ancient word suilvaen, or Wind Maidens) are elementals, beings composed of only two elements instead of five. Master Channelers learned long ago how to create these creatures…

The steaming fens of the South are home to many horrors, but none so terrible as the dreaded Swamp Hag. Bloated and repulsive, these vile women dwell in isolated huts, brewing potions and working foul spells of the darkest magic. Fond of t…

None can say whether the Skrell are a race of Men whose greed and vile habits have degenerated them into manlike rats, or a cunning, gigantic breed of rats who have learned to walk, speak, and use tools in imitation of Men. My Master leans…

The least of the Unholy Legions, skeletons are the bones of a dead being bound together and given motion by a vengeful spirit from the Dark or evil magic. An affront to the natural order, Skeletons are driven by an endless hatred for all t…

Formidable hunters and eaters of carrion, these arachnids have grown to the size of a man. Born in the searing deserts, these cunning predators have spread to other regions of the World, since few natural predators can stand against them. …

The masters of the Twisted Breeds, Orcs are vicious humanoids born, shamefully, of elves corrupted and transformed by Chaos. As men and the lesser children of the All-Father are the rightful servants of the Elvish Host, so do the Grobolds …

Dull-witted in the extreme, these massive humanoids are the strongest of the Twisted Breeds, and the least clever. Their stunted minds can conceive of little beyond the concepts of "food" and "enemy," and even these two concepts are hazy a…

Among the largest and most powerful of all the Beasts of the World, Mammoths (also called "Oliphaunts" by the Sons of Men) are massive, hairy animals, found primarily in the frozen lands of the Uttermost North. Adults stand more than twent…

Ancient legends abound with references to the "Scaly Ones," the reptilian masters of the steaming marshes, but the Deathless Empire has never had any extensive contact with them. Resembling a hulking cross between a Human and a crocodile, …

In the rocky heights and barren places of the World, the stones themselves sometimes awaken, leading long, solitary lives where centuries pass between each breath. Like the Genies, Grondulkar (the name means "breathing stones") are created…

These troublesome creatures are but one specialized variety of the common Grobold. In the frozen wastes of the North live what the Northmen call "Pukjet," hardy Grobolds with pale skin and long, shaggy coats of white fur. Like their lowlan…

Creatures that were once men, Grobolds have been twisted by the taint of Chaos into foul humanoid imps, the least of the Twisted Breeds. Reviled by all the creatures of the world, Grobolds are fierce warriors that live in packs who raid to…

Greatest and mightiest of the beasts of the wild, griffons combine the features of both lion and hawk. Blessed with the keen eyes of eagles, the speed of falcons, the strength of lions and talons that can rend steel, these noble beasts are…

The greatest Elvish Channelers and Magi first discovered how to create and call the so-called "elemental spirits" long ago, during the Age of Twilight. Mightiest of these are the Genies, beings composed of Air infused with Spirit. Genies, …

When the Dark Lords ravaged all Aerynth at the end of the Age of Days, there were some who served them who were born of this world. Many Humans of weak will and dark disposition (failings, alas, all too common to the Sons of Men!) threw th…

Cousins to the elusive Genies, the Efreet are the deadliest of the Elemental Spirits, combing the destructive power of fire with a twisted will born of tainted Spirit. Originally created and summoned by the Magi of the Deathless Empire to …

Rarest and most elusive of all the breeds of Drakes, the Blue Drake is not actually blue at all, but gains its name from the shimmering, blue scales that form several stripes on its back. Though smaller than most other Dragon-spawn, Blue D…

Among the largest and most destructive of the "lesser" Dragonspawn, these Drakes are easily identified by the wicked truesteel blades that jut from the ends of their digits. Longer than t'lanarians [the curved longblades favored by Blade W…

Of all the legacies of the War of the Scourge, surely the most hideous and detestable is the Daelanc ("jaw head" in the High Tongue), or "Plague Gorgers" as the commoners call them. Once believed to be some hideous form of Undead, their tr…