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1. #1Felaryaconstantselective

   Keys: Felarya

   Overview: Felarya is an immense and mysterious jungle world, situated right at a crossroads between dimensions. Many strange phenomenon occur here, and bizarre animals roam the land. Countless adventurers and explorers from many worlds have come to Felarya to try their luck, and some attempted to conquer and colonize it. They all failed though, because of Felarya's extremely dangerous environment. Indeed, Felarya is classified as a category 9/10 world on the the Galfam-Abh MURCOWIH scale (MUltiversal Research Center on Worlds Inhabited by Humans), making it even more dangerous than, for example, the Insectomorph-infested mining colonies of Tau Borghula V! It's a very hostile and primal place, teeming with all manner of voracious creatures that would make a snack of any lost travelers in the blink of an eye. Felarya is home to a wide variety of wild animals and dangerous beasts. Most of these species weren't originally from this world, making the Felaryan fauna very varied, strange, and often unpredictable. A good portion of vegetation and plant life is deadly as well; from poisonous creepers to a huge variety of carnivorous plants.

   Treasures: Felarya also possesses many places of wonder though, and an untamed beauty to it that makes for an odd and fascinating counterpoint to its dangerous nature. Moreover, it's very well known for it's fabulous and legendary treasures, not least its soil. The ground of Felarya is a marvel that cures most diseases through simple contact. It revitalizes living beings and grants a sort of immortality to them, though not invincibility. In short, you won't age, and your body won't be damaged by the passage of time. Moreover it acts as a greatly boosting supplement to an organism's own immune system. It is practically impossible for microbes such as bacteria and viruses to infect living tissue. Thus you won't die from illness as long as you are on Felarya, and any non-lethal wound you sustain will completely heal in just a matter of weeks or days! Likewise, creatures who have spent a long time on Felarya or were born there tend to grow taller than their off world counterparts.

   Dangers: However, the thing Felarya is most famous for is its population of giant hybrid creatures such as: nagas, dridders, centaurs, harpies, etc.. They are clever, agile, and voracious predators, used for the most part to feed on humans and small creatures. Some of these predators, such as fairies, are organized a well, and proficient magic users. They represent the main danger of Felarya. Lastly there are the guardians of Felarya: mythical creatures with god-like powers capable of wiping out entire armies in an instant. They are the main reason why Felarya hasn't been conquered yet, but they appear extremely rarely, only when something is threatening the very balance of the world. The vast majority of Felaryan forms of life are carnivorous and, for some reason, seem to have developed a liking for swallowing their prey whole and alive!

   Living in Felarya: For a human, surviving in the wilderness of Felarya is extremely hard and dangerous, though not impossible. One can manage it through their perfect knowledge of the fauna, constant danger-awareness, incredible reflexes and solid luck. A few even manage to befriend sentient predators and live with them. Most humans or semi-humans however, live in cities across the continent such as Negav or Chioita city where they have built thriving communities. Those settlements are either very heavily fortified, hidden or protected one way or another. Some of their residents manage to live long and relatively peaceful lives in Felarya there, despite all of its perils.

2. #2Jungle Faunaselective

   Keys: Jungle Fauna

   Jungle fauna In Tolmeshal forest Noghdong Size: 20 to 50 feet Threat: Very Low

   Noghdongs are large, peaceful turtles who move slowly through the jungles of Felarya, grazing on various plants. Their carapace is usually of a brownish green color, mottled with dark splotches, while their leathery skin is of a dark green, allowing them to blend relatively well in forest environment. Their shell is extremely heavy and strong, providing an indestructible sanctuary where the noghdong retreats whenever it detects a danger. At this point, if for some reasons you wanted to harm the creature, you might as well just give up, as a rocket would barely even scratch the noghdong's shell. Despite their imposing and hulking frames, noghdongs are almost entirely harmless. There are some known cases of noghdongs swallowing a human whole, but this behavior is extremely rare and, in each case, the human was going out of their way to annoy the animal. As long as you don't do anything really stupid, you are perfectly safe. They are rather easy to tame and, while slow, they can carry a very heavy load.

   Starkala Bug Size: 1 inch Threat: Minimal

   This tiny creature is extremely common, and often ends up as lunch for basically any other species. Starkalas bugs look like a little blue berry, with small spines all over. These spines are actually legs, and they also have a pair of wings reminiscent of fly wings. Many biologists are confused as to how classify them. They look like insects, but they actually use photosynthesis in order to feed, and possess both animal and vegetal cells. They congregate in large numbers, forming light blue balls the size of a grape. They have a life span of two days and breed rapidly, providing an endless supply of food for other creatures. They taste delicious as well.

   Duiker Size: 3 feet Threat: Minimal

   Felaryan duikers are a common herbivore of Felarya found in many place where the jungle isn't too thick. Three feet high at the shoulder, the little antelopes survive through by being very stealthy, agile, and alert. With their keen senses, they spring and run at the slightest sign of danger at an incredible speed, easily surprising and leaving behind inexperienced or young predators. They taste very good though, being a choice prey of many of the inhabitants of the jungles. For example they are the favored prey of the naga Anna, although she has quite a hard time catching them.

   Glouteux Size: 30 feet Threat: Moderate

   A sort of large fowl with strong running legs. Glouteux have been dubbed the 14th dumbest creature in the known universe by the famous biologist Dr. Ebb Anguimon. Their extremely limited brain basically thinks of only two things: moving and eating. Their stupidity doesn't mean that they aren't dangerous though. They are definitely voracious and, with their size and strength, they can easily overpower a human and swallow them whole. Still, they are incredibly stupid and very easy to trick: once they spot you, they will run after you, no matter what. If a pit is between you and it, the glouteux will run straight over the edge of the pit. If it survives the fall it will stare blankly at the wall it faces. Moreover, glouteux do not recognize danger of any sort, and will walk in front a pack of kensha beasts, as if they weren't even there!

   Kensha Beast Size: Males 33 feet, Females 30 feet Threat: High

   Kensha beasts are one of the dominant animal predators in the Felaryan jungles. Essentially enormous six-legged wolves, they hunt in packs of four to twelve beasts, of which three out of four are female. With their robust legs, very keen senses and powerful maws, they make formidable opponents, aggressively hunting prey and foes. They are social creatures, highly loyal to their pack and deeply territorial, and they won't hesitate to fight off any intruders, be it a giant dridder or another Kensha pack. Their attacks typically involve two beasts chasing their prey into the waiting jaws of the others. Single attacks are fast and depend heavily on surprise when stalking larger prey. Their claws contain a paralyzing venom that can kill in large doses, and their large fangs can easily crush through bones and exoskeletons alike.

   Drakewillow Nexolt Size: 20 feet Threat: Moderate

   An avian creature which in some ways resembles a goose, but with a long, snakelike, reptilian neck, and a large gaping maw. A nexolt will wrap its powerful neck around a drakewillow tree and shake loose all the dragonapples. After that it will hide and use it's long neck to reach down and gobble up the woodland creatures, or passing travelers, who stop to pick up the fruits on the ground.

   Mumansi Size: 60 to 70 feet Threat: Low

   Mumansis are large and mostly peaceful herbivores, resembling a bulky rhino with a long neck and longer legs. They are territorial and aggressive toward large creatures, but almost harmless to humans. Actually, the beast seem to have no problems with a human's presence at all, and adventurers can take cover under its body and be entirely ignored by the creature. It remains fiercely independent though, and no tamed mumansis has ever been reported. With their extremely thick hide, formidable strength, and sharp horns, they are more than a match for many predators and tales of a single enraged mumansi wiping out a small pack of kensha beasts are not uncommon. The sheer ferocity and savagery of the attack is usually enough to send any potential predator running for cover.

   Bugle Lizard Size: 2 feet tall - 4 feet long Threat: Very Low

   A small lizard found in the jungles of Felarya. It has a bony neck frill and a long, slender body which at a distance gives it the appearance of the small hunting horn that gives it its name. In fact, the similarities don’t stop there, for the Bugle lizard is capable of a honking sound that can sound quite musical and pleasing to some. The lizard is completely herbivorous and is only known to eat bugleberries. The lizard will honk when anything comes too close, or if someone is taking its supply of bugleberries. It won’t attack, and it’s sonic assault causes no harm to anyone, but it typically will attract any predators nearby, usually to the detriment of whoever is taking the bugleberries. Some enterprising species have trained these reptiles to be guard creatures, honking when someone approaches. Rosic nekos have also trained these creatures, but more for musical reasons then defensive ones, although with Rosic nekos the two things are often synonymous.

   Boom Bee Size: 2 inches Threat: Low

   A purple wasp-like insect with a long, narrow section and no stinger. Boom bees follow a typical hive mindset, with a queen-worker hierarchy. Instead of stinging, however, boom bees explode. A single boom bee explosion isn't very powerful, and will give a human a first degree burn, or possibly a light second degree burn at most. Several boom bees exploding can cause more severe injuries however, and they tend to travel in swarms. They are relatively non-aggressive, but some strangely specific actions seem to set them off, making them rather unpredictable. For example, if you cause harm to a flower with red petals in their presence, they will immediately attack you. That's just one of the several bizarre known actions that can turn them angry.

   Black Skin-Diver Size: 2 to 3 inches Threat: Minimal

   This insect resembles a black beetle with a round body. A first encounter with one can be downright terrifying. If left alone, the creature will simply crawl on your skin and then dig in to and painlessly enter your body! It then can be seen moving, making a bulge as it crawls under. However instead of causing harm, the black skin-diver secretes an enzyme that eats toxins, very efficiently cleansing the body of poisons. The insects themselves are actually completely harmless, and will die in the body, eventually making their way out through natural means. Still, it's creepy as hell to watch, and indescribably strange to experience. They are sometimes used in cleansing rituals among some tribes of Felarya.

   Squirrel Size: 8 inches Threat: Minimal but maybe not..

   Squirrels are one of the most bizarre and strange creatures that live on Felarya. Many scientists agree that they are not native to the dimension, but are stumped when they try to identify where they came from. They appear to be some sort of rodent with a strange, large, furred tail and gleaming black eyes. The story of their arrival is that one day, a powerful mage attempted a dangerous portal spell to defend himself from a predator, while in the already unstable Miragia forest. What occurred is known as a black day in Felaryan history. Both mage and predator were buried under a furry tidal wave as squirrel after squirrel was flung through the portal. Predators flocked to devour the strange creatures en mass, causing nearby settlements to be put in serious danger. The squirrels themselves got everywhere and ate crops and flowers, ruining the village harvests. They were dubbed "Squirrels" after "Skwe U'Rell", the lord of the underworld in Sagolian mythology.

   After a few days, the flow of the squirrels stopped as the portal closed and the predators moved on. Many squirrels somehow survived and continue to live on Felarya to this day. Predators consider squirrels animals of good fortune and tend not to eat them - seeing a squirrel is seen as a sign of good luck. They are considered cute and appropriate animals to give baby predators as pets. For the smaller species however, seeing a squirrel is the equivalent to seeing a black cat cross your path on Earth and is said to be the harbinger to terrible misfortune. Many nekos and humans refuse to eat them, convinced they will suffer a deadly curse. Even the most professional and hardened adventurers can get a little skittish if they think there's a squirrel nearby. In Negav, there are specially trained exterminators who deal solely with this odious threat. The squirrels themselves seem only interested in collecting nuts, for reasons unknown. They appear to be preparing for an event which has yet to occur in the Felaryan jungles. Prey species list this as another reason not to trust the furry little freaks.

   Iampi Size: 3 feet Threat: Low to Moderate in group

   The iampis are a species of green-brown monkeys living in the canopy of many forests across Felarya. They have rather short arms and big strong legs, making them able to leap from one branch to another, jumping lengths up to 30 times their size. This allows them to both quickly escape danger, and to hunt prey. Iampis are omnivorous, but they have a special liking for insects. Large groups of iampis can be quite dangerous when disturbed. Their lifestyle is completely arboreal: they eat, sleep, mate, and breed on the branches of the large Felaryan trees, using their legs and tail to keep their balance. However, due to this, iampis avoid touching the ground. Even when they are in the lower branches they feel uneasy and, even though they're excellent jumpers, they seem utterly defenseless and struck by panic when walking on the ground.

   Nexocula Size: 20 inches Threat: Very Low

   Nexocula is a kind of corpse-eating butterfly living in small swarms in Felaryan forests, often resting under the shade of a big tree. People don't often see the insect, as they only move around when they detect a corpse, a creature near-death, or for reproduction. An adult Nexocula looks like a butterfly with 4-6 closed evil-looking eyes on its large purple wings. They are actually real eyes, that can blink and roll around, and follow a nearby creature's movement. If someone wanders into a Nexoculas swarm, a lot of these eyes would open to stare at the intruder, and put them into an state of hypnosis, showing them vision of horrors. When picking up the scent of a dead, or nearly dead, creature, the nearest swarm of Nexoculas will fly to that corpse, and use a special enzyme to liquefy the flesh and drink it until there is nothing left, aside from the victim's equipment. If the “food” is still alive, the butterflies will wait until they die. Obviously, seeing Necoxulas appear is seen as a very bad omen, and a sure sign a nearby creature is going to die soon. Some claim the butterflies are actually able to see into the future and will gather around a person about to die, even if the person is in perfectly good health. Sentient undead creatures like vampires will confuse them. However, they will attack and consume mindless ones like zombies. Due to its unique diet and habits, there are many terrible rumors and legends surrounding this butterfly. The name Nexocula actually means “Eyes of Death”

   Cyganeka Worm Size: 2 inches Threat: Low

   A very unpleasant creature, the Cyganeka worm is a parasite that diggs through the skin of its host, using an anesthetic and numbing saliva to remain undetected. It targets primarily smaller creatures strolling through the jungle, slowly sucking out their energy and making the victim host feeling tired and easily exhausted. It's usually not lethal if removed in time, but several of them can seriously ruin a person's health. Moreover their removal is difficult and messy, unless you use a certain Cogamosia-based ointment. Rubbing it on the segment of the body where the worm is will make it quickly attempt to crawl out of its host.

   Eliocanthe Size: 6 feet wingspan Threat: Low

   A strange bird with an elongated body and two pairs of wings. Eliocanthes have a sort of insectoid look to them, while retaining skin and feathers. Their bodies are blue and grey, with white underparts, and males sport a characteristic crest on top of their head. Eliocanthes are notably attracted by Ley lines and flock in large numbers around those zones. They can be sometimes seen accompanying leptabas in the sea, although they are mostly found inland. The creature is largely harmless, but has a vicious, slightly venomous bite if bothered.

   Balbakh Size: 20 to 30 feet Threat: Medium

   Balbakhs are massive quadrupedal creatures native to Felarya. They possess a sturdy, muscular body and a humped back covered by a long, shaggy brown and green fur resembling vegetation and providing them with excellent camouflage in the jungle. Balbakhs are ambush predator, patiently staying hidden in wait. Once they sense a prey nearby they will use their curious ventriloquist ability to project their deafening roar where they want, in order to trick their prey. The roar of the Balbakh is a truly frightening noise the first time you hear it, well able to send even hardened adventurer running for cover, usually right into the Balbakh's waiting maw! Seasoned veterans know the best way to escape a Balbakh is usually to run exactly toward the source of the roar.

   In Giant tree Treestars Size: 5 to 45 feet Threat: Minimal

   Treestars resemble massive arboreal sea stars that live on the giant tree. They tend to be a mottled brown or leafy green in color with bioluminescent organs that dot their bodies. They feed on the tree's fluids, sucking them out with a proboscis located on their underside. They often go unnoticed, blending very well with their surroundings. Their skin is thick, and nearly bulletproof. They move slowly and are utterly harmless.

   Arboreal Frog Size: 10 to 15 feet Threat: Moderate

   large frogs found in many areas of Felarya, mostly in the canopy of trees. Arboreal frogs are voracious creatures that usually feed on snakes, although at their size, they don't have the sightliest trouble capturing and swallowing a human or a small harpy whole. They move little, usually waiting patiently in ambush among the branches and dense foliage of trees for a prey to pass by. When it's time to strike, they display very quick reflexes though, launching their long, sticky tongue at their prey to catch it in their very large mouth. Their brown green bark-like skin is rich in nutrients and grows moss, bushes and plants, making them very hard to spot when they stand still, in spite of their size.

   In forest of whispers Tonorion Size: 40 to 120 feet long Threat: Medium to High

   A sort of armored and spiked centipede with the front claws of a praying mantis. Their bodies are divided into well-marked segments, each of them adorned by lateral menacing spikes and supported by thick armored legs, each ending in a sharp claw. With their razor sharp fang-filled maw and multiple glowing eyes, tonorions look positively nightmarish. They are agile and can run with great speed and strike in the blink of an eye. They dwell in hives deep underground, such as the great hive in the forest of whispers, and come to the surface to hunt, mostly during the night. Tonorions naturally emit a powerful anti-magic aura from a special organ, strong enough that only a very powerful offensive spell caster can hope to harm them magically. While Tonorions are more than capable of tearing their prey into bits, they will still attempt to swallow it whole if possible. They represent a formidable threat for any adventurers party walking through the jungle, and one of the things making Felarya so dangerous at night.

   Anti magic aura:

   Tonorions are not completely magic immune, but they emit a short range-aura that greatly dampens any magic cast within it. While most spell-casters wouldn't be able to directly harm a tonorion through magic, in theory, an extremely powerful mage could be capable of such a feat, although their attacks would be greatly dampened as well. Tonorions are not immune to residual effects caused by some magic attacks such as elemental ones however. For instance if a mage hurled a fireball at a tonorion, the efficiency of the spell would be greatly reduced as well as any properties imbuing the fire, but the fire caused by the blast itself would still burn normally as tonorions are not particularly resistant to it. Likewise, if a mage tried to make a rock levitate and launch it at a tonorion through magic,the mage would likely struggle to lift the rock from the ground if they were within the range of the anti-magic aura, and the speed and force at which they propel it would be greatly reduced as well the more the projectile becomes closer to the beast. However if the same rock was shot at the tonorion from a large magical impact a distance away and driven by kinetic energy alone instead of magic, the creature's anti-magic aura wouldn't lessen the final impact in any way.

   The anti magic aura of a tonorion is the strongest when it stands against pure magic such as offensive spell cast by a wizard or the shrinking magic of a fairy. For those type of spell-casters, damaging or affecting a tonorion is extremely hard.

   Glowbug Size: 6 inches Threat: Very Low

   A small, floating, jellyfish-like creature with sharp proboscis underneath them instead of tendrils. Glowbugs have an extremely low tolerance to cold and thus have to prepare for each night. They do this by attaching themselves to a particular tree during the daytime with their proboscis and absorbing nutrients from them. When day turns to night and the temperature drops, the Glowbugs will use these nutrients to create heat for themselves, creating a bright and pretty glow. These creatures are useful for adventurers traveling through Felaryan forests as they provide a good source of light. They are naturally attracted by heat. Glowbugs prove to be pretty harmless, although they have been known to accidentally attach themselves to people instead of trees, resulting in a nasty, but non-lethal, sting.

   Feather Boa Size: 3 to 6 feet (Although rare giant-sized exceptions have been spotted.) Threat: Low

   A kind of feathered serpent, the Felaryan feather boa boasts a brightly colored plumage in shades of lurid pink or purple ( a scarlet, and more aggressive variety may be found in the Jungle of perils.) They are best known for their habit of dropping onto unsuspecting explorers from overhead and wrapping themselves around their necks. If attempts are made to remove the boa, it will simply coil tighter, eventually strangling the unfortunate wearer. If ignored, however, the serpent is quite harmless, and will eventually drop off of its own accord in order to feed, or when the wearer is confronted with a greater danger, such as a giant predator.

   Kowo Cat Size: 5 feet Threat: Low

   A fast and agile feline creature with red fur and a long, large bushy tail. Kowo cats have their backs and tails covered by long and very thin spines that look like hair. Those quills are released by simple contact and are able to embed themselves very easily in the skin of an attacker. They may drop out when the Kowo cat shakes its body or when the creature is under extreme stress, but they grow back in a matter of seconds. Kowo cats feed on small animals and are utterly harmless to humans, unless you ask for trouble. The creature can then turn quite nasty and will whip the air with its quilled tail, launching spines at the offender, a very painful experience. Kowo cats are rather affectionate when they don't feel threatened though, and the fur on their head is as silky and smooth as that of other cats.

   Flish Size: 20 inches Threat: Minimal

   This strange creature resembles a brightly colored scalaire fish with short feathered wings. What strange evolution led to this odd mix is unknown. The animal is utterly harmless and will only float slowly in the air and feed on fruits. Its vibrant colors are a warning to potential predators though, as most specimens are highly poisonous. Fairies are usually fond of flishes and love to pet the animal.

   Echydin Size: 25 feet Threat: Medium

   This creature looks sort of like a big unicorn with sparkling colors and antenna. The most noticeable thing about them is how silent they are. An echydin can gallop without producing the slightest sound, which is probably a magically enhanced ability. Echydins are very dangerous. When you encounter one, the creature will first stare at you, trying to determine if you are edible, the right size and if it's hungry. If the answer to all three is yes, then the echydin will instantly teleport you in to its stomach! Most anti-magic protections can't counter that because the spell is actually not cast on the prey but on the space directly around it. Once trapped in the stomach the prey has little to no chance of getting out as the echydin possesses a very tough and stretchy stomach which nullifies magic and a rather fast metabolism. Echydins are usually very friendly to fairies.

   Whisper Wisp Size: 1 to 3 inches in diameter Threat: Low

   Whisper wisps are stranger, ethereal beings native to Felarya. Resembling glowing orbs of light that come in a variety of colors, they've earned their name from their whispering speech. In childish voices they are known to taunt and make fun of those they come across like little children, much to the annoyance of many adventurers. However, they are also wary of them as whisper wisps appear to have a knowledge beyond that of mere mortals, speaking of things that only the wisest of beings would know. If scared, they will suck in all nearby magic and then unleash it all as an explosive blast known as as a "nova". This burst can be very destructive and loud, as well as distracting. Strangely though, whisper wisps appear to have little need of doing this as most physical objects merely phase through them as if they weren't even there. This has led some to believe that their nova is merely a way to "get back" at the offender in an act of childish revenge, and leaving them more vulnerable to any nearby predators.

   Furred Parrot Size: 20ft from head to feet. Threat: Low

   This unusual creature is found in the forest of whispers and the western part of the Tolmeshal forest. Interestingly, the furred parrot is not actually a parrot at all; rather, it is a kind of mammal. Its name comes from its ability to "parrot" the sounds it hears with near perfect accuracy. This is its primary defense mechanism-when danger approaches, it hides and mimics the growl of a kensha beast or another large dangerous predator. Should this fail, it then attempts to escape by flight. Furred parrots have bat-like wings, which are covered in colorful and complex patterns, while their body proper is a rather drab shade of brown. The animal actually does have a somewhat parrot-like head, due mostly to its vertically thick snout. Its long tail helps it to steer while in flight. When on the ground, it hops along rather like an oversized sparrow. Its meat has a somewhat sweet taste, due to its diet of ripe and overipe fruit and nectar.

   In evernight forest Abyssal Slug Size: 30 to 40 feet Threat: Medium

   These creatures usually live in very dark places such as caverns. They glow lightly and have a beautiful pattern of vividly colored lights on their skin. However, the moment you spot those lights it's probably already too late, as abyssal slugs can locate their prey far away with a sort of natural sonar. When the slug knows the exact location of its prey and is in the right range, it creates a sudden and very powerful vacuum, sucking the prey right into its large mouth where it is promptly swallowed. The range of their vacuum can reach up to 200 feet for the largest specimens.

   Shadow Fish Size: 1 to 40 feet Threat: Very Low to Medium

   The size of shadow fish varies a lot and this name comprises many sub species. Shadow fish have the unique ability to breath shadow, which means that they can live in or out of the water, so long as it is dark. Exposing them to light will suffocate them, much like what happens to a regular fish out of water. They float in the air and can move quickly if needed. Because they have no teeth, shadow fish swallow whole anything that is the right size. Larger specimens can easily gulp down an human, posing a serious threat to adventurers.

   Wandering Nightmare Size: Varies Threat: Low to Medium

   Wandering nightmares are grotesque creatures, seemingly made out of pure darkness. Their appearance, size, intelligence and aggressiveness vary a lot. Some of them are merely harmless pranksters, while some others display nothing but pure savagery, hunting in deadly packs. Wandering nightmares are said to be expressions of Déméchrelle's troubled sleep. Some theorize they are originally parts of her that somehow became independent and now roam Tenebra maze, the Evernight forest, and even others parts of Felarya. It is said that, when a place become dark enough, wandering nightmares have a chance of appearing...

   Glophorbia Size: 12 to 40 feet Threat: Moderate to Medium

   Glophorbias are strange, alien creatures. During the first stage of their life, they look like a sort of large white flatworm. They live in very dark environments and vivid light is very painful, sometimes even lethal, to them. They crawl around slowly and they don't have any particular weapons, but they are voracious and will attempt to swallow anything of the right size. Later, the glophorbia begins to develop additional features such as legs or a tail. Their appearance remains grotesque though, with an eyeless head and a large, gaping maw. The more they eat, the larger and the more complex they become, sometimes based on the creatures they consumed. Fortunately, once large enough, glophorbias will take flight and leave Felarya altogether. They then start roaming in space where some specimens can reach truly gigantic proportions, becoming a serious threat even for space battleships.

   Flash Medusa Size: 20 to 30 feet Threat: Moderate

   Drifting in dark places such as Evernight forest , these creatures look like a large, round jellyfish. They hunt blindly by spreading their long tentacles and sweeping them across their surroundings in order to find prey. They are very sensitive and once a medusa senses a potential prey nearby, it immediately releases a powerful flash to dazzle and blind its prey... or suffocate it in the case of shadow fishes, which make up the bulk of its diet. In such pitch black environment, a vivid light can become a deadly weapon. The medusa then moves rapidly in range to swallow its meal.

   Lightseeker Size: 15 inches Threat: Minimal

   A small and extremely fast bird. Little is known about them because once you see a trace of a lightseeker, it's already gone. They possess a strange glowing globe on their belly that emits a blinding light when the bird flies, and they leave a long tail of light behind them, a bit like a comet. In the eternal darkness of Evernight forest, this is one of the rare sources of light. For some reason, lightseekers seem to always fly very straight trajectories, and turn with very sharp angles, creating long jagged lines of light that remain for several seconds before being swallowed up by the dark.

   Night Anemone Size: 50 feet Threat: Medium

   A dangerous creature lurking in dark places such as caverns or Evernight forest. They feed on anything that they catch with their long and agile tentacles and they can swallow very large prey. While their most common prey are shadow fishes, a human would also easily fit in such a large stomach. What makes night anemones especially dangerous is their tentacles which are strong, swift, and can stretch to frighteningly long distance. Moreover their tentacles are semi-immaterial and can't be harmed in any normal way.

   In Misty glade

   Ostralik Ostralik Size: 25 feet on their long legs. Threat: Moderate

   This strange creature is a mix between a giant ostrich and a reptile. It possesses a very long, outstretched neck, a reptilian head, scales in place of feathers and a semi-transparent body. Their legs are sturdy and long which makes them very fast and agile runners. Ostraliks are voracious, and will eat anything that seems even remotely edible. Their maw, throat and stomach are amazingly stretchable and can accommodate very large prey. If the prey looks like an easy target, the Ostralik will simply try to snatch and swallow it right away. If the prey is tougher, the Ostralik will use its powerful legs to stun it and knock it down first.

   Blue Collared Cockatrice Size: 5 feet Threat: Low

   A strange creature with the body of a bird, the crest of a rooster and the tail of a lizard. They are harmless to a normal human, as they feed purely on magic, but they are the bane of any spellcaster. Once they have sensed a creature possessing magic, they will chase it and drain its magic at an alarming rate. While chasing their target, they also emit an extremely annoying grating sound that can disrupt even the most focused of spellcasters, making it very hard to cast any spell. Blue collared cockatrices are an important threat to any purely magical creatures such as elementals.

   Edgar Dragon Size: 40 feet Threat: Moderate

   A strange and rare creature living in several magic-rich zones of Felarya. They stand on their hind legs, having no front ones, and posses large, delicate, colorful pixie wings. They have two heads, each adorned by long antennas, each head having its own personality and mind. Their body doesn't actually looks very draconic, and no one know how they got their name or who this Edgar is. Edgar dragons are clever creatures and very capable of speech but with one little restriction: they can speak only in rhymes. They do it amazingly naturally, though. Interestingly enough, if you manage to make a Edgar dragon say an unrhymable word, the beast will collapse unconscious, and will sometimes even die.

   Hecatick Size: 3 inches Threat: Very Low

   Hecaticks are a strange species of parasites native to Felarya. Resembling ticks, they live a similar lifestyle, hiding in tall grass and such while waiting for suitable prey to pass. However, instead of sucking blood, hecaticks feed on the magical energies that flow through all living things in Felarya in varying amounts. In order to get at this food source, hecaticks latch on to a host and then begin feeding. They don't bite and the process is perfectly harmless. The magical essences then flow into them, causing their abdomens to expand. Once satiated, they fall off. Hecaticks are naturally attracted to beings with great magical powers. While not harmful on their own, in large amounts they can drain a being's magic, thus making them temporarily vulnerable and unable to use spells for a short period of time. Hecaticks also possess a unique natural ability which is the projection of a "bubble" around themselves that not only masks their presence from "magical senses" but also "repels" basic magical spells, causing them to wash around them as if an invisible barrier were present and making them extremely annoying to get rid of. It's theorized that hecaticks do not "see" in the typical sense, instead being able to view concentrations, flows, and gradients of magic that exist within the world, a useful ability in a world as magic-rich as Felarya.

   In Bulvon wood Giant Nematode Size: 30 to 130 feet long Threat: Moderate to Medium

   These animals come in a myriad of forms and sizes but the most common variety runs from thirty to a hundred and thirty feet long. They have a slender unsegmented body with sensory hairs and warts running along their length and a characteristic head shield. A very simple animal in design, it has six lips running around a circular mouth lined with blunt projections that serve as teeth. They eat almost anything, vegetable or animal, and are relentless in pursuing a food source once they locate it. Surprisingly, they do not have stomachs; their food going right in to their intestines. This makes being swallowed by one a very unpleasant experience and you can often tell what a nematode ate last by the bulges in its body. They're extremely adaptable and can be found almost anywhere in Bulvon wood, even underwater, although they prefer to live underneath logs and rocks in the leaf mulch out of the sun. This brings them into conflict with both Dridders and Chilotaurs. The latter hate them with a passion, as one variety of Giant Nematode possess a sharp stylus-like beak, which it uses to puncture Chilotaur eggs and drain them of the gooey contents. Nematodes themselves lay their eggs in the leaf litter where they are ingested by the giant snails of Bulvon Wood. Upon hatching the infant nematodes live as parasites in the snail's belly feeding on the vegetable matter the snail provides until the time they are passed naturally from the snail's body thusly being dispersed throughout the jungle.

   Chorygate Size: 80 to 160 feet Threat: Medium to High

   This strange creature resembles an enormous earthworm that has been squashed flat. They range in size from eighty to one hundred and sixty feet long for the most gigantic, but thankfully rare, specimens. They come in a wide variety of often bright colors. They are very common predators and are one of the main causes of death for visitors to Bulvon wood. They feed on anything: corpses, eggs of insects, worms, snails, and unlucky adventurers. These critters can also swallow prey their own size, and they are a lot quicker on the strike than one would think. The mouth of a Chorygate can extend quite a distance as well. It's worth noting that their slime is one of the most disgusting substances in Felarya, causing retching and nausea for any poor predator silly enough to put one into their mouths.

   Bulvonian Snail Size: 15 to 40 feet Threat: Very Low

   The Giant Snails of Bulvon Wood are perhaps one of its most common residents and found pretty much everywhere in the area. They are heavy bodied creatures with dark chocolate-brown shells, although some albino specimens or brightly colored ones do exist. They usually grow to about 15 to 20 feet, with some specimens reaching twice that size. They are thankfully mostly vegetarian, although they will rasp away at any bones they find in order to collect the calcium they need to grow healthy shells. They eat a variety of foliage such as ferns, cyclades, and many species of shrubs. Reproduction is by the usual hermaphrodite method which results in thousands of eggs being laid in damp soil and abandoned by the parents who serenely slide off to go mindlessly about their business. Most are devoured by parasites and predators before hatching and the tiny snails themselves are a favorite snack of Chilotaurs. Giant Snails are pretty placid as a rule and, so long as you avoid being crawled over by one, pretty much harmless. In fact, some residents on Bulvon Wood hitch a rides on them. It's slow but it throws off any predators tracking your scent. A few enterprising nekos dangle cabbages tied to the end of long poles, like fishing rods, to lure the snails in the direction they want to go.

   Drashig Size: 7 feet Threat: Low

   A sort of Reptilian bird, the Drashig is commonly found in Bulvon wood, and some greater specimens are said to live in Deeper Felarya. Their main ability is to spray a corrosive venom to fend off predators, that they get from consuming a certain type of insect. Drashigs are not very aggressive and won't attack humans if they are not provoked. But if they do, they can become serious opponents, with their very painful acidic venom and sharp talons.

   Gumamboo Size: 16 to 50 feet Threat: Medium

   This creatures resembles a large orange-ish slug covered in numerous thin white sharp spines. It's very slow, like all slugs, but it's still a dangerous creature. When it locates a prey, it fires spines at it. The spines are coated in a very quick acting venom that makes the victim fall asleep where it stands. Even a simple scratch from one of them will make an human-sized prey feel extremely drowsy and barely able to move, allowing the Gumamboo for another, more successful, shot. Once its prey is down, the slug proceed to lazily slither its way to it and swallow its meal down. Its large fleshy mouth allow it to easily slurp up a small naga or even a smaller slug. It then retract in a ball of spines in order to quietly digest. Gumamboos represent an important threat for adventurers, being very capable of decimating a whole careless group in an instant.

   Pyrabite Size: 11 inches Threat: Very Low to Moderate in group

   Often mistaken for an insect, the Pyrabite is, in fact, a flying crustacean creature found mostly in Bulvon wood and very damp environments. It makes a characteristic and rather annoying, loud buzzing noise, but is usually pretty harmless... unless it feels a nearby magic source. For unknown reasons, magic is known to drive Pyrabites into a frenzy, making them hyper active and very aggressive. When in this state, it will start to attack nearby creatures at random, even if they aren't the source themselves, lashing at them with sharp pincers and emitting high-pitched shrills. Pyrabites are one of the reason you don't see many fairies venturing in Bulvon woods, besides the general hostility of the place of course.

   In The Bach Groomer Size: 12 feet Threat: Very Low

   A strange species of arachnid that lives in large groups in dark places such as crevasses, caves, or the place called "The Bach" in Bulvon wood. Black in color and about twelve feet long, they resemble a scorpion that has been flattened by a heavy object, and ironed out flat. With their multiple scuttling legs and twitching palps they look absolutely creepy, and some nagas will just send them flying with their tail, repulsed by their alien appearance, and thus they miss out on the groomer's "services". Groomers survive by eating the parasites off various creatures, from the fleas off a neko, to the dirt and fragments of dead skin off of a large naga.

   They are almost totally harmless, even for humans, in spite of their size. If a human goes to a groomers lair with no hostile intent, a groomer will soon appears and give him the same treatment as other creatures, removing pests and parasites like head lice. While coming into contact with a groomer is rather scary, adventurers who have tried it have admitted afterwards that the animal knows it's job very well and that the session was definitely refreshing. Groomers are quite intelligent and have a sort of limited telepathic ability. They can’t talk out loud so they communicate mind to mind with each other, and those lucky individuals who are also telepathic. They taste incredibly foul, which must have helped them get established.

   In Threnos island Alga Pepari Size: 2-6 feet Threat: Threat: Minimal

   This dark green colored fish is only found in the Emerald river of Threnos island. It is very sought after by all types of predators, from humans to mermaids. Not only are they absolutely delicious, but they carry the healing properties of the algae they consume, making them very healthy to eat. Their scales can also be ground up to make a very potent healing salve that, when put on a wound, will help it heal twice as fast. The alga pepari is very common and some places in the Emerald river are teeming with them.

   Giant Green Catfish Size: 20-30 feet Threat: Threat: Moderate

   A very large catfish that lives mostly in tropical waters. They are of a dark blue-green color, with a powerful tail and a very wide mouth. They are considered a delicacy for their delicious meat, but their size makes them dangerous to hunt. Many people have become the hunted instead of being the hunters, and only very skilled fishermen should go after them.

   Mirror Fish Size: 2-4 feet Threat: Very Low

   This strange and rare fish lives mostly around shores in shallower waters. They have wide eyelids, which are the same silver-grey color as their bodies, and that gives them a strange and rather unique look. Their scales are mobile and are not flush with the skin, instead sticking out at a slight angle, which does not affect its swimming ability. When frightened or threatened, the fish will immediately lay all of its scales down flat and close its eyes, turning itself into a fish shaped mirror. This maneuver often confuses and startles an unaware attacker which give the fish time to flee. Some of the smaller mirror fishes are often kept as pets because of their docile nature, and because if you make any sudden movements towards them, they become very handy makeshift mirrors.

   Serpent Fly Size: 1-3 feet Threat: Very Low

   Unlike what their name says, these small creatures are more like gliding snakes. They glide by flattening their bodies out and leaping between trees, fluttering their small wings to catch prey such as birds and small mammals. Serpent flies can't control how far they move through the air very well, so if another creature gets in the way, they may end up colliding with it. They are otherwise totally harmless to humans.

   Seaweed Snake Size: 30 feet Threat: Threat: Moderate

   A large snake living on the shores of Threnos island. It is dark green in color, like seaweed, and it has adapted so that seaweed will actually grow on its nutrient rich skin, giving it even better camouflage. They can hide frighteningly well in the beds of giant seaweed, to the point it's near impossible to spot one when it's staying still in ambush, until it's too late. Seaweed snakes are dangerous and voracious, feeding on anything of the right size to be swallowed.

   In grove of carnivorous plants Steam Scorpion Size: 20 feet Threat: Moderate

   A large species of scorpion, living mostly in undergrowth vegetation. They are rather similar to other scorpions, aside from their glowing red eyes and the scythe like appendages in place of claws. They possess the strange ability to discharge toxic steam from their shell, like a steam machine, and they use this when they want to intimidate an opponent, or when they are preparing to charge. The steam quickly becomes non-toxic after a short period of time in contact with the air. Steam scorpions are rather peaceful toward humans though, and feed mostly on other insects and spiders. They are extremely territorial however, and if you inadvertently enter their lair you will be faced with an enraged mass of chitin, toxic steam, and blades that can cut through a tree when charging at full speed.

   Titan Chameleon Size: 40 to 60 feet Threat: High

   Chameleons are known for their ability to blend into their surroundings, allowing them to remain unseen. The Titan Chameleon takes this ability one step further by using total invisibility! Countless adventurers going through the grove have suddenly found a sticky tongue adhering itself to their body and pulling them into a mouth seemingly opening in mid air. When moving, the chameleon becomes partially visible, and even then it's little more than a shimmer in the air, outlining its huge body. Their tongue is very sticky, and once it's attached to you, there is little hope of escape. The Titan Chameleon can also capture prey incredibly fast, having been known to devour entire parties of travelers in mere seconds. Fortunately they remain rare and are only found in the Grove of carnivorous plants.

   In Thayrn forest Mangurr Size: 8 to 10 feet Threat: Low

   The Mangurr of Thayrn forest is a heavily built gaur-like herbivore whose body, excluding the face and legs, is densely covered in shaggy, coarse dark-blue hair. Slow, listless and hornless, these creatures seem like they would be easy prey for carnivores, but are in fact something that many prefer to leave alone. Indeed, any parasitic invertebrate that tastes a Mangurr's blood will be forever enslaved by the will of the beast, and over time they are gathered in ever increasing numbers under their fur. Should a predator threaten the Mangurr, up to several pounds of blood-suckers will pour forth and swarm the attacker, each draining their share of blood and leaving behind extremely itchy and painful rashes. Mangurrs typically feed on shrubs, fungi, tubers and whatever else of vegetal origin they may find rooting around. Their bodies have extremely high concentrations of blood vessels to accommodate their hungry swarms, but they will regularly comb them with long, barbed tongues to gain a little fix of protein and avoid anemia.

   In Chidokai forest Jaykay Bird Size: 2 feet Threat: Minimal

   A sort of parrot native to the Chidokai forest. Males are brightly colored, usually having alternating patterns of blue, green, and red, while females tend to be a uniform forest green. Their diet consists of citrus fruits such as mangos, nuts, and berries. Their beaks are made of densely packed calcium-rich bone, and they are often hunted by Felaryan natives for their beaks as they make very useful tools. Jaykays possess a pair of antennae that allow them to hear any sounds in their vicinity. They then tend to repeat them, including any conversation they've heard, sometimes spoiling an ambush or annoying a predator to no end. Moreover, their antennas are able to pick up radio transmissions as well, with the jaykay retransmitting it with remarkable accuracy. They aren't complex creatures though, so they just use this ability to warn of danger, and in mating calls to see who can transmit the most attractive signal. This is why sometimes you can suddenly hear music in the middle of the jungle in Felarya! Dryads don't like them much as the birds sometimes intrude in to their private network and prevent them from sleeping with all the noises they make.

   Escalnai Slug Size: 1 to 4 feet Threat: Minimal

   Escalnai slugs can be found wandering next to rivers of Felarya and in other places where there is a lot of humidity. Basically harmless herbivores, these slugs are known to release a special secretion from every pore of their bodies as soon as they sense danger. When it comes in contact with the air this secretion instantly becomes hard, protecting the slug. In this state they don't look any different from a stone, so predators don't notice them and pass by. Once the area is safe again, the slug breaks it's thick stone-like shell and go back to searching for food. Escalnai slugs taste surprisingly good when grilled.

   Muris Size: 3-8 feet Threat: Minimal to Low

   The Muris is a giant rat-like creature found in Chidokai forest. They look like normal rats, save for their greenish fur that allows them to better blend into the foliage, and their unusually long sharp claws for easily climbing trees. They are most commonly found running around in the canopy, hunting birds and other small prey. Muris are very plentiful and provide a quick snack for most predators in the area, though said predators don't find them very tasty and sometimes have trouble swallowing them due to their over-sized claws. Muris are almost harmless to humans, although they can become aggressive when hungry and sometimes gather in to large packs.

   Lykorpid Size: 6 to 14 feet Threat: Moderate

   A strange crustacean creature mostly found in Chidokai forest or other humid, marshy areas. Its bulky body is entirely covered by a sleek but tough chitinous carapace, ranging in color from brown to emerald green. It stands on six very strong, sturdy, talon-like legs that allow the creature to cling to tree trunks and branches, much like a spider. Whenever an unsuspecting prey walks underneath it, the Lykorpid falls on top of it and proceeds to devour it whole with its large circular mouth situated below its body, circled by numerous small eyes that give the creature a very wide lateral field of vision. They sometimes eat humans, although the creature prefers to hunt smaller prey. One of the most remarkable traits of the Lykorpid is it chirps like a bird in order to deceive potential prey. It doesn't trick birds who seem to be able to easily identify the impostor but rather creatures that hunt them and make up the bulk of the Lykorpid's diet. When it feels threatened, a Lykorpid lowers its body and raises a few of its legs in a defensive posture. If the warning is ignored, the tip of the Lykorpid's legs becomes of a blood red color, a sure way to tell the creature is ready to attack. With their powerful and sharp legs, they pose no small threat, even for much bigger creatures.

   In Chomikai commons Gargoyle Fox Size: 6 to 11 inches Threat: Minimal

   The Gargoyle fox is a small, harmless fox-like creature with grey fur and black stripes. It has quick, agile feet that allows it to run away from predators, and to dig burrows to shelter itself from dangers and raise its young. Aside from its elusiveness, the gargoyle fox has another self-defense mechanism. In case of being caught or getting hurt, it can self-petrify, hardening its body in seconds to protect itself from harm. Unlike an Escalnai slugthat imitate a rock, a Gargoyle fox literally become one. The hardness of that new form is nearly-impenetrable for most physical and even magical blows. Its taste become dull and cold as well, just like like a rock, in order to make predator give up on them. The fox becomes a lot heavier as well, making it harder to lift or carry while in stone form. If left alone for a while, the fox's body will eventually cancel the petrification so it can move again. In case of his stone body being broken by extreme means during petrification, the fox will die. Gargoyle foxes are pest to farmers in Chomikai as they often attacks small farm animals and they are hard to eliminate. They can be trained into pets, and can make durable friends to children.

   Bold Glutton Size: 8-12 feet tall when rearing up Threat: Moderate

   This brown creature looks like an over-sized mix between a bandicoot and a hamster, except for four black, beady eyes, and a neckless body with a large three-foot wide mouth. Its throat is decorated with a long, red gall. The glutton spends most of its life on or near the water, regularly coming out to forage. It uses its over-sized mouth to stuff a large gullet quickly, later regurgitating its meal and sending it down its true digestive tract. The bold glutton has very well developed senses of smell and taste, and seems to have a weakness for large stockpiles of produce. Sometimes after catching wind of one, the animal spends some time planning on how to get to it. Its sense of smell is good enough to tell just how long any particular human has spent near any spot close to the stockpile, and its cunning is incredible: it's been known to figure out not only patrol schedules, but also avoid some basic traps.

   Some farmers have made it a point to cover their produce in wax or poison. This doesn't deter the creature though, whose resilient and developed digestive tract allows it to store poisonous food in its gullet harmlessly until it has a chance to clean it off or find an antidote. It's not known how the glutton can find antidotes: it's suspected its sense of taste is just good enough that it can taste the right antidote for a poison. The creature is so bold that if caught red-handed by a farmer in the act of stuffing its gullet, it'll consider stuffing itself with the farmer too. It stops paying attention to its nose while eating, so there is a chance to sneak off before it notices, but once it does, sudden movements are a very bad idea. An agitated glutton will resort to swallowing a threat whole if possible.

   Red Crawler Size: 3-9 feet long (1-3 feet tall) Threat: Low alone to High in group.

   A staple animal in Felarya, the crawler is more common in the Chomikai commons, where the lack of predators allows these creatures to breed in ludicrous numbers. Ten-legged, long, with black beady eyes and a red carapace, the crawlers live in underground colonies of up to 150 specimens. Crawlers have a ravenous hunger, and seldom pass up a meal while hunting. If it isn't possible to distract them by dropping some food, crawlers have been known to attack humans: they aren't very fast, but they are persistent, and their jaws inject a slow-acting paralyzing agent.

   Furthermore, they have a sort of natural armor: the top of their flat bodies secretes a thick layer of reinforced foam that forms both an insulant and a buffer to the outside, which sometimes they augment by sticking on it the toughest pieces of debris they can find. Its underbelly is relatively undefended, but its low stance prevents most creatures from exploiting that: they are notoriously hard to eliminate with a flamethrower or even low caliber gunfire. Hand-to-hand is more effective on small numbers, but large numbers are nearly uncontrollable, even by multiple fighters, as they tend to have prepared tunnels and pitfalls anywhere they are willing to show up en masse. It is recommended to stay off the ground by any means necessary wherever there are crawler alerts.

   In jungle of perils Land Urchin Size: 30 to 50 feet Threat: Low

   Large globular creatures found mostly in the Jungle of Perils. Their spherical body is a bright red, covered by long and numerous spines. At first glance, they don't possess any visible eyes, legs, or means of propulsion. They do have legs though, but they very small, and allow the creature to move slowly about. Land urchins eat anything that comes close enough to their mouth, hidden somewhere on their body. However, compared to most fauna of the zone, they are not very dangerous. Some scientists long believed Land urchins were only the early life stages of a much larger creature though, and it has been recently established they were right. Land urchins are actually the egg form of the Exorilhogg, and immense space monster. Those leviathans are the stuff of nightmare, the kind of which could easily gnaw on a battlecruiser. Once the egg hatches, the creature just shoots out in to the sky and exits the atmosphere (and thus the Felaryan dimension), which explains why Felarya has been lucky so far to never see the ugly mug of an adult Exorilhogg.

   Clobbersaurus Size: 5 to 7 feet Threat: Low

   This man-sized upright built theropod is mostly found in the Jungle of Perils. It's also widely considered the single most frickin' annoying animal in Felarya by many residents. The clobbersaurus doesn't eat, drink, sleep or do anything except hop around and punch people in the face with its massive, bone-studded fists. The amount of muscle packed into each arm is incredible. It's been witnessed to knock harpies off their feet! The clobbersaurus tends to pull its punches against humans and the like. No one's ever been decapitated or directly killed in any way by these creatures. Some scientists theorize that instead of pulling its punches, the clobbersaurus automatically adjusts its own personal physical laws so that each punch has only just enough force to knock its victim off their feet (or the equivalent). Nothing else is really known about these unpleasant creatures. Even their way of feeding is a total mystery. It almost seems as though they derive sustenance from beating people up. Not just people, in fact, as the clobbersaurus will go out of its way to knock anything with a face into the dirt, only to hop away before they can retaliate. Entire platoons of explorers have been given bloody noses by a single clobbersaurus.

   Bloodclaw Ape Size: 5 feet Threat: Low to Critical in group

   A rather small but frightening-looking creature. Bloodclaw apes possess glowing red eyes, ridiculously long arms, sharp fangs and very strong claws, hard as iron. They are very agile and incredibly ferocious, with a blood lust that makes them mindlessly attack the largest of predators... and if these predators see them they will actually flee rather than fight the apes! Indeed, bloodclaw apes are the most terrible threat in the entire jungle of peril. They usually travel in swarms more than twelve thousand strong, and they ravage all in their wake: trees and living beings both. If you ever hear their terrible and recognizable shouts, don't think, just flee. Where the bloodclaws swarms come from remain a mystery. They periodically warp in to the jungle of peril, laying waste to everything for miles around, then vanish just as quickly as they came. The cycle seems to repeat itself every few years. That seems to be a phenomenon that has repeated itself since time immemorial. Even tablets from the Ur-Sagol era mention them.

   Fairy kingdom Gloomglow Size: 5 to 25 feet large Threat: Medium

   A creature found mostly in the fairy kingdom, gloomglows look like a sort of floating, ghostly octopus with spread tentacles. They appear only during the night, where they can be seen, emitting a very faint glow and drifting silently in the nocturne sky. They are voracious and dangerous creatures. A slight contact will trigger them to immediately emerge from their intangible state, entangle their prey and proceed to shove it in their large, fleshy mouth, before reverting back to their ethereal form to quietly digest it. When they are in that form, they are almost invulnerable to physical damages. They are not that difficult to bring down with magic though and don't pose that much of a threat as long as you walk on the ground as they usually drift higher. A fairy flying carelessly by night could find themselves in dire trouble though.

   Dridder forest Terror Hyena Size: 40 feet tall Threat: Medium

   Virtually the Dridder forest’s version of the kensha beast, terror hyenas possess only four legs, though they do have poisonous claws like the kensha beast. Terror hyenas constantly laugh which adds to the eeriness of the forest. Although less strong and having less endurance than kensha beasts, these huge creatures are intelligent and are even able to speak some human words, which is rather freaky and unsettling in its own right. They often travel in packs of five or more, and when they have cornered their prey they always wear wide grins on their face while laughing, laughter that causes many of their prey to go mad.

   Gulok Size: 20 to 27 feet tall Threat: Moderate

   A strange bipedal creature. Their large, bulky body is vaguely reminiscent of that of a flightless running bird, with strong hind legs that the creature uses to jump from branch to branch. It has a clearly reptilian appearance though, with a grey and rough scaly skin. It possesses no apparent eyes and a prominent and very large frog-like mouth. They hunt by throwing a web-like material from their mouth and use it like a net. Once the prey is ensnared, they pull the web-sack and its content back into their mouth where it is promptly swallowed down. Guloks are known to eat humans, but they don't represent the biggest danger out there. The creature is somewhat cowardly, and will flee at the first sign of serious opposition, and they will never attack a group of adventurers, preferring isolated prey.

   Skridion Size: 3 to 5 inches Threat: Very Low to High in swarms

   The skridion is a mean and ferocious flying insect, found mostly in the eastern part of the dridder forest, toward the swamps. They are easily recognizable by the elongated, triangular shape of their wings, the red markings on their back and their tail ended by a sting, vaguely similar to that of a scorpion. They live in large hives, usually built in the canopy, forming enormous swarms that will aggressively attack any intruder who has the bad luck of walking too close to the hive, be it a lone human or a giant naga. Skridions don't do things half way either, emptying the entire hive in seconds, in order to remove what they see as the threat. If you are the unfortunate target, you are as good as dead. The sting from a skridion is painful but not lethal, but being covered from head to toes by an angry swarm is. It's a serious threat, even for a giant predator, who will barely be able to see them but will definitely feel the thousands of stings. Skridions are believed to be insects who stayed behind after the fall of Supprozad, and thrived in the region, to the dismay of most other living creatures.

   Umbra Size: Varies Threat: Medium

   Long thought extinct on Felarya, several dozen of these creatures still exist in or around the Dridder forest. Because of their unique physiology, their form is never completely fixed. They continually phase in and out of the dimensions of Felarya, with the effect of essentially making them shape shifters of sorts. In their true form you could vaguely describe them as a sort of shadowy fog. Their most common hunting tactic is to conceal themselves in the roots of a tree, or on the ceiling of a cave, and wait for a small living creature to approach before surrounding and enveloping it. Umbras can stretch to remarkably long lengths, and because of their weightlessness they are able to travel with blinding speed through the air like a cloud. Strangely, their semi-corporeal form is as much a drawback as it is an advantage, as a strong wind that any human would mostly ignore would prove dangerous to an Umbra. They also have only a very small tolerance for injury and tend to flee a tough battle, only to come back and strike later. Indeed, if an umbra does find a suitable prey, it will relentlessly pursue it, feeling an unnatural compulsion to remove all evidence of their existence by devouring any who have seen them. Those who have claimed to have seen an umbra are thus usually cast out of their society due to the bad luck that the more superstitious people will see as surrounding them.

3. #3Threat Level (Fauna)selective

   Keys: Threat Level (Fauna and Flora, and all creatures)

   The Felayan fauna is composed of many species from many worlds which makes it very varied and unpredictable. These pages feature mostly dangerous or remarkable creatures. There are many many others, from small animals to harmless herbivores, or unreported species that aren't listed here but exist and are part of the great Felarya food chain.

   Threat Ranking:

   Minimal: A totally harmless being such as a mouse or a rabbit. Very Low: Mostly herbivores but who can still strike back if attacked. Low: Various animals such as felines. Moderate: A moderately dangerous Felaryan creature can still be very dangerous in another world. For example a great white shark would rank between Low and Moderate here... Medium: A predatory, dangerous and often man-eating creature. High: A great predator. Crisis is in this category. Very High: A top predator. This creature could take on a small army. Critical: In Felaryan scales, very few creatures reach this rank. Extreme: A guardian or a mythical creature. Only a god can hope to survive a confrontation with one of these.

   Note that threat ranking is based on the threat that the creature represents for a normal human. It's not necessarily linked to the strength of the creature. For example the dryad Cypress would rank very low because she is very friendly to humans, yet she is a powerful being.

4. #4Marsh faunaselective

   Keys: Marsh fauna

   In Ixtapal marshes Tagmatok Size: 6 inches Threat: Medium in group

   Tagmatoks are small but venomous white scorpions found mostly in the southern part of the swamps. They live in huge swarms, most of the time dug under the mud and plunged into a lethargic state. Some of them scout the surface however, and once they find a suitable prey they wake up the others. There ar few things more unpleasant than watching a whole colony of tagmatoks popping up seemingly out of nowhere and encircling you. Once they surround their prey, they overwhelm it with their sheer numbers and paralyzing venom. Tagmatoks are very dangerous, and seeing one is a very bad sign. They possess a hive-mind of sort and, the more numerous they are, the more clever they seem to become. Large groups of them seem to acquire an elaborate sense of tactics involving hit-and-runs, ambushes, and diversions.

   Giant Mud Slug Size: 60 to 80 feet Threat: High

   An enormous slug-like creature commonly found all over the swamps. Their slimy, rubbery flesh is brown and grey, with a pattern that imitates the mud remarkably well. They actually possess multiple, short legs under their massive bodies that help them with digging. They can create tunnels that don't collapse behind them because of a substance they secrete which solidifies the mud for hours. They hunt by lurking under the mud, waiting for prey to walk above their location. They possess very developed senses that allow them to emerge with great precision, engulf their victim, and go back in to hiding in an instant. They eat voraciously anything that can fit in their large fleshy mouths, and with their gigantic size, there are few things that can't. A mud slug could easily swallow a vehicle whole. Another of their method of hunting is to lay traps, weakening the ground above them, so the unsuspecting prey would fall through, landing directly into their cavernous gullet.

   Korazon Size: 30 feet Threat: Very Low

   A large lizard, resembling a sort of six-legged iguana. They possesses a dewlap, a row of spines running down their back to their long tail, and two sharp horns protruding from their forehead. Their scales are usually of a dark brown color. Korazons are often used by humans as a mount or as a means to transport goods. They are docile, sturdy and fast creatures, very agile in a swamp environment. Even better, Korazons are almost harmless to humans despite their great size, feeding largely on insects and insectoids instead. One interesting particularity of the Korazon is its tail. The meat is absolutely delicious once cooked, and the creature doesn't seem to mind at all if the passengers cut it, as it painlessly re-grows in a matter of hours.

   Stormseeker Size: 20 inches Threat: Very Low - Medium for vehicles.

   Strangely shaped red birds, able to attract lightning with their beaks during a storm, "store" it in them, and later blast it at targets with great precision. They are not that common in the swamps but they represent one of the most potent threats to any vehicle. They are small, agile, attack in packs, and their blast will cause great damage to machines, which they seem to dislike for some reason. They don't destroy their targets but instead totally disable and immobilize them, which is obviously very dangerous in the swamps of Felarya. They are sometimes hunted for their beaks, which are made of a material with excellent conductive properties.

   Heluda Size: 30 to 40 feet Threat: Very Low

   Heludas are huge butterflies, living mostly in the northern part of the swamps. They fly majestically and quietly in the foggy air, and the glow of their slightly luminescent white wings piercing through the mist can make for a beautiful and strangely fascinating spectacle. With a wingspan of about 40 feet, they are an impressive sight and can be quite scary if they emerge suddenly before you from the mist. They are harmless however, as they feed only on small birds. Heluda larvas are more aggressive though, and possess a painful and venomous bite.

   Liethins Size: 4 feet head to tail Threat: Low to Medium in group

   Snake-like creatures with sharp fangs and feathered wings. Liethins are quick and agile, hunting in packs and biting their victims in order to suck blood from them, sometimes completely draining smaller prey of all bodily fluids. They often live in large colonies and are known to be ill-tempered toward intruders. Encountering a small numbers of them is not too dangerous; a whole hive is another story. Their bite is painful, and some species living deep in the swamps are know to be venomous as well.

   Giant Marsh Viper Size: 40 to 50 feet long Threat: Medium

   These giant snakes are common predators of the swamp. Their scales are rough and irregular, giving them the appearance of a root when still. They are fast and very voracious, feeding on just about anything that is the right size to be swallowed, and will relentlessly chase after prey. They won't hesitate to attack a group of adventurers, surging out of the murky waters to snatch a member. They often become prey themselves, though, and giant harpies are know to be quite fond of them. They are also the favorite food of the great dryad Cypress and inhabitants of the Jungle bowl often track and capture the giant snakes to feed them to their protector.

   Zinorid Size: 15 inches to 1 foot Threat: Moderate

   The rolling Zinorid is a strange creature resembling a red land starfish. It usually curls up into a ball of variable size. They can often be spotted rolling near damp places such as stagnant pools or marshes. Zinorids are leeches, feeding on the blood of their prey. Once they detect a potential victims, they will pounce and change into their original form to latch on the preys, tearing skin with their teeth and greedily sucking their blood. The more blood they suck, the more bloated they become until they cannot stomach more and drop down on the ground and roll away. Due to their habit of traveling in large number, they can be fatal to small or even medium-sized creatures. They also attack giant predators indiscriminately, making them seen as pest by large creatures. They don't appear to be very interested on things that are smaller than themselves However, so tinies are luckily out of their menu. Marsh-inhabiting tinies sometimes build their settlement near colonies of zinorids in order to protect themselves from wandering nekos. Those vampiric starfishes can also be used as a throwing weapon, which can effectively disable a foe or at least severely hinder them or even kill them with enough numbers.

   Water Leaper Size: 15 feet Threat: Moderate

   A strange creature with the body of a large frog without hind legs, forelegs replaced with bat-like wings, and the tail of a lizard. It can fly and swim, using its wide wings like fins underwater and its rudder-like tail to propel itself much like a tadpole. Because the only real change to its body during its growth cycle is its size and wings, it grows very quickly, letting its species populate new areas with startling speed. The water leaper hunts both above and below marshes and swamps, feeding mostly on insects, birds, fish and mammals. It has adapted well to Felarya's food chain since its arrival over thirty years ago. The original specimen is rumored to be a colossal version of these lower-tier predators, and the only of its kind. Water leapers are dangerous and have been known to attack humans, although they cannot fly if carrying a human-sized load in their stomachs, and may become stranded on land. A water leaper will instantly regurgitate its prey to escape if it feel threatened. If nothing troubles the creature however, it will just sit there until it has finished digesting its meal.

   Gorudan Behemoth

   Gorudan Behemoth Size: 65 to 80 feet Threat: High

   Essentially an enormous toad with a shell, a long body and pedunculated (slug-like) eyes. Their hide is mostly orange and brown color, and very thick. They gobble voraciously any prey that comes in their range, by flicking their long and very sticky tongue at it. The bulbous tip adheres instantly to what it touches, and a quick retraction will drag the prey in to the Gorudan's mouth in the blink of an eye. The appendage can be launched up to 140 feet with with amazing accuracy and blinding speed. With its very large mouth, the Gorudan can easily swallow a vehicle and it's occupants whole, as well as medium-sized slug girls and nagas. Although rare, gorudan behemoths are one of the most dangerous predators in the swamps. They are slow and not very mobile, but they are extremely hard to kill because of their shells, which are as hard as a rock, and their very fast natural regeneration.

   Bogmog Toad Size: 25 to 30 feet Threat: Medium

   Thankfully much smaller than the Gorudan behemoths, bogmog toads are nonetheless dangerous predators of the swamp. It's a huge, fat toad with a rather grotesque appearance, a large head and a wide mouth, sometimes as wide as their bodies. Color patterns vary between greens, browns, and beige with darker streaks. They are ambush predators, remaining hidden and motionless until they see something moving close and then they lash at it. They are incredibly voracious, even by Felaryan standards, and will try to eat anything that can fit in their mouths, and some things that can't. A giant naga having their tail gnawed on by a bogmog toad is a common occurrence. They will eat until they are about to burst, gorging themselves literally to the brim, until not only their stomach, but also their gullet and mouth are full, and until they are materially unable to fit anything within their digestive track anymore. This particular trait gave way to the popular expression " to have the manner of a Bogmog." Bogmog toads are dangerous and one of them would have no problem whatsoever engulfing an human adventurer and even fitting a small group of them in its enormous stomach. Thankfully, their vision is movement-based and staying perfectly still might avoid you being swallowed.

   In Mycoria forest Ooze Size: Varies Threat: Moderate

   Oozes are basically protoplasmic sacs of slime that, not surprisingly, ooze around the swamp in search of food. When food is found, they will engulf it completely. At this point it's very difficult for the victim to escape, as the gelatinous mass is extremely sticky. Once the prey has been completely surrounded, the ooze will stop moving and start digest it. Soft, organic material go usually first followed by bones and finally rocks and metals. Travelers have reported seeing massive oozes with the skeletons of entire traveling groups still suspended within them. Since the ooze is amorphous, trying to cut it or shoot it will usually have no effect. Freezing the ooze is often your safest bet. That won't kill the creature, but it will restrict its movement enough to allow you to escape. Adventurers should be aware that since the ooze is a shapeless mass, they can hide almost anywhere. Special attention should be paid to shallow water, because what look like a harmless swamp water could actually be an ooze waiting in ambush! Oozes are one the favorite prey of mud slugs, Gorudan behemoths, and slug girls.

   Forgon Size: Varies Threat: Moderate

   Forgon is the common name for the Jenkenite Petrifying Fungus (so named in honor of Professor Jenkin, the first person to document its existence, and ironically also its first documented victim). This rare fungus can be found growing on various rocks, which it feeds upon. It vaguely resembles an oceanic anemone, although its tentacles are usually hidden within its pod most of the time. When prey approaches it, it lashes out with its many tentacles, each one tipped with poison. If the prey is injected with the poison, they will immediately be petrified into a stone statue. The Forgon will then begin to grow upon them, feeding off of its new rock perch. Fortunately the victims don't die immediately, and the process can be reversed, but only through a powerful transmutation spell.

   A Moss basilik . Picture by Blazbaros from his Deviantart gallery

   Moss Basilik Size: 25 feet Threat: Moderate

   A large, bulky lizard entirely covered by thick moss and small plants. Their special skin is nutrient-rich and allows vegetation to grow on it, an efficient way to hide themselves completely from predators and to attract the small herbivores that make up the majority of the basilik's diet. The lizard however, is very aggressive and won't hesitate to attack humans that comes too close. Despite their heavy appearance, they are surprisingly fast and agile. Thus what looks like a harmless heap of moss and brush can suddenly turn into a ferocious beast that leaps at you, maw wide open. While their prey is stunned by the collision, the moss basilik will attempt to devour it in a succession of rapid swallows, holding it with its tremendously strong jaws. Despite being called a "basilik" and looking a lot like a real basilisk, moss basiliks cannot actually petrify their victim with their stare. They were mistakenly named because of the numerous humanoid statues that are in the zone, statues that are actually made by the much more discreet forgons.

   In Sunken forest Ringhorn Size: 10 feet Threat: Low

   A strange gravity-defying creature. Ringhorn resemble a majestic goat with pupil-less teal eyes that seem to pierce your soul. They can scale vertical surfaces with ease, with their strange gravity-based magic. They make their home within the Sunken forest, scaling up and down the ever-growing sides of the gigantic trees above the bottomless pit, searching for patches of moss to graze on. The Antlers of Ringhorns curve and connect to make a ring shape, hence their names. The horn possesses magical properties and can be framed around, say, a mirror. These Antlers are capable of sending out magic waves when the ringhorn feels threatened, that alter and modify the gravity of their target for a short instant.

   Colmotele Colmotele Size: 15 to 20 feet Threat: Moderate

   A large, pudgy bird with green messy feathers seemingly made of leaves puffed up all around its body. It possesses a long, retractable neck, and a large barky beak that can open very wide. It usually waits in ambush on the branches of one of the huge trees of the pit, standing still, and blending perfectly with the surrounding foliage. If something even remotely edible comes too close, the bird will leap, beak wide openm to gobble it down. Colmoteles are not fussy eaters and larger specimens are well capable of swallowing an unsuspecting adventurer. They possess a very loud screech that echo from time to time above the sound of the waterfalls. Despite their wings, colmoteles seem unable to fly at all, instead hoping in small leaps in rapid succession.

   In Malyra fen Titan Hawk Size: 50 to 80 feet Threat: Low

   Titan Hawks are rare, but breathtakingly impressive creatures. They are a massive bird that appears to be made of gleaming metals, chiseled marble and beauteous feathers. They are said to have been creatures of the ancient Titans, being designed by Alcazath himself to be defenders of Felarya. Most of them were killed during the Titan uprising, but, for whatever reason, they still exist in some of the Malyra plateaux. They soar majestically in seemingly meaningless routes, as if waiting for a command that will never arrive. While fearsome looking, they are fairly harmless. They would barely notice a human and seem not to mind predators as long as they don't get too close.

   Mutourk Size: 15 feet Threat: Medium

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   Malyran Snake-Ape Size: 5 to 6 feet Threat: Low

   A most curious creature, apparently being a cross between reptile and mammal! Its upper half is similar to that of a chimps, though with lighter hair. Its lower half is similar to that of a large, powerful snake. These tree dweller creatures are omnivorous, eating fruits and nuts but partial to eating meat if they can; they tend to swallow their prey whole with their remarkable detaching jaws. They are a cunning species, even able to use primitive tools. Some scientists propose some sort of connection to the large nagas found elsewhere in Felarya, though so far there has been few reports of Giant Malyran Snake Apes. Some scientists also postulate that some of these creatures may still exist elsewhere in Felarya and that these remnants have given rise to the popular "Bigtail" legend, though equally as many declare this to be a rather far-fetched idea.

5. #5Aquatic terrain faunaselective

   Keys: Aquatic terrain fauna

   In Topazial sea

   Leptaba Leptaba Size: 80 feet Threat: Moderate

   Leptabas, also called flying whales, are strange creatures, vaguely resembling a flattened white or light blue whale, with very large membranous wings. They use a very uncommon mode of locomotion, attaching themselves to Ley lines, then detaching and gliding, until they either find another line, or reach water. Leptabas are usually rather harmless, preferring to feed on fishes, although the occasional story of sailors eaten by one is not unheard off. They are good spell-casters, able to unleash powerful offensive spells, and attacking one can quickly become a hazardous enterprise. Spotting a leptaba is pretty rare in Felarya, but once you do, you know there is an important source of primordial magic nearby.

   Gulper Eel Size: 20 to 30 feet Threat: Medium

   This large eyeless fish are little more than a swimming stomach. With their large and extremely extendable maw, gullet, and stomach, they relentlessly chase and engulf whole anything that seems even remotely edible. This include other gulper eels, or various things that are sometimes significantly larger than them, such as mermaids or light human watercraft. Fortunately they are not very fast swimmers and, once you have noticed them, it's pretty easy to escape. A fight between two gulper eels is usually over very quickly: the two fishes will charge at each other from the front, mouths wide open, the winner being the one who managed to open its mouth slightly wider, and was able to engulf the other's head!

   Sea Ape Size: 3 to 6 feet Tall Threat: Very Low

   Sea apes are strange aquatic creatures native to Felarya. They wear a filamentous, greenish or aquamarine algae-like fur, while their faces, palms, chest, and feet are covered in tiny scales. They possess small fins on their back and the sides of their arms and webbed fingers and toes. Sea apes live in packs, and are most commonly found in coastal areas or in waters surrounding the clusters of islands within the Topazial sea. They are omnivorous, and will typically feed on seaweed and fish. Curious and mischievous creatures by nature, they are known to board ships should they enter their territories. Once on-board, they can become a real nuisance to the crew by nesting into the sails ropes and throwing stuff at them, tearing apart planks and smashing engines as they search for things of interest. Also, should the ship be a trawler or such, they will readily break into the hold in order to steal the fisherman's catch for themselves. Some sea apes can be bold enough to raid humans settlements situated near the water.

   Bejeweled Serpent Size: 45 feet Threat: Medium

   A reptilian creature with a long, serpentine shape, though it does have limbs, many in fact, however small. They look like a series of claw-like graspers on the serpent's sides, and tip of it's tail. The serpent swims down to the ocean floor and searches for glittering jewels, and grasps them with these. It attaches the most brilliant gems and jewels that the creature finds to its body, thus encrusting itself with a coat of valuables. With these treasures in tow, the serpent swims near the surface where the glittering attracts various seabirds, as well as some curious sentient creatures like humans. When a bejeweled serpent passes by a human vessel, some just can't resist reaching out to try to get their hands on a rare gem. Then the serpent rears up, knocks them overboard and devours them. However, if you can kill the creature you can salvage its collection of gems, making a relatively easy profit.

   Hoetre Size: 20 feet Threat: Moderate

   The Hoetre is a creature resembling a giant oyster. They have a very rugged shell, allowing them to blend easily with the submarine rocks. It's a dangerous predator for fishes and small mermaids alike. They usually keep their shell open, displaying a bright and shiny pearl as bait. As soon as something attempt to grab it, the hoetre snaps shut in the blink of an eye, trapping its prey in an hermetic embrace and beginning to digest it, not unlike a venus fly trap. For the victim, trying to force the shell open from the inside is all but a lost cause, as it would be like trying to pry open a giant's fist. Hoetres are tough and durable and can go for months without eating, using that time to grow another pearl in the event its previous one was stolen. Giant mermaids poses a serious threat to hoetres, and very often eat the inside, just like humans do with mussels. While dangerous to humans as well, it's pretty uncommon for one to be eaten, as hoetres tend to be found only deep underwater.

   Living Whirlpool Size: 10 to 80 feet Threat: Moderate to High

   Often mistaken for elementals, living whirlpools are actually a creature resembling a sort of huge amoeba. Living Whirlpools are like underwater chameleons, their transparent body blending almost perfectly in the water around them. When feeding, they just open their massive mouth and suck the water in, creating a massive whirlpool that pull in all nearby prey. The creature can also move while doing this, albeit very slowly. It will sit still near the surface of the water, blending in for hours until a boat, creature, or unfortunate swimmer comes by.

   Leviathan Gutlord Size: 30 to 50 feet long Threat: Medium

   A bizarre parasite that makes its home deep within the stomachs of, as its name suggests, leviathan mermaids. Resembling a cross between an eel and a shrimp, this ferocious crustacean parasite feeds off whatever the leviathan mermaid does and, from time to time, go after the crewman of ships who its host stores in her secondary stomach for safe travel. They are not very harmful to their host due to their relatively small size in comparison to them, though in large enough numbers they are known to make their host terribly ravenous, a scary concept when one considers the fact that leviathan mermaids are one of the largest creatures in Felarya.

   Arthronode Size: 6 feet tall, 20 feet in length Threat: Moderate

   A sort of electric orange-colored crab with massive claws and several metal spikes on their heels. They scour the beaches and seas of Felarya, going about their business. They possess a wide gaping mouth which allows them to engulf massive amounts of food. They hunt various creatures, from barnacles to small mermaids or humans, that they gobble whole if they get the chance. What makes arthronodes particularly dangerous is the electrical powers they can use to shock and stun their prey just long enough for them to swallow it down. They can also use it defensively, and the amount of electricity delivered this way is much greater. Sometimes they'll electrify their feet in order to repulse the naturally occurring ions in the soil, slightly levitating their feet and allowing them to "skate" across the land. During mating season, which usually occurs on a thundery night, male arthronodes create magnificent lightning spectacles in both the sky and the sea, wooing female crabs. During violent thunder storms, their metal spikes conduct electricity and gives them great boosts of power. During these boosts all of the crabs' abilities are amplified, from their strength and stamina to their electric power and, of course, their appetite. Often when boosted they will go on feeding frenzies, devouring any creature that moves. It is best to avoid the beaches of Felarya altogether during these times.

   Octohog Size: 3 to 15 feet tall Threat: Very Low to Moderate

   This nocturnal creature looks like an octopus that can be found under the waters of the various Felaryan seas. It possesses a specially grafted beak with teeth inside, and eight tentacles, each with a sharp point at their ends, which allows it to burrow into bedrock and to destroy various shells. Their tentacles are covered by fragments of crushed seashells and sand that sticks to it, and their bodies have a similar texture, giving the Octohog excellent camouflage. Its diet consists of small fishes, occasional land mammals, and on special occasions, a passing arthronode. Because of its high density rubber-like skin, it's impervious to the electric crab's thunderous defenses and will feast on them with ease. If needed, it will sometimes crawl on to land for short periods of time. Octohogs hunt during night, and sleep afterward through the entire day after burrowing into the ground.

   Airgle Size: varies Threat: Threat: Low to Medium

   Large birds with black, blue, and yellow plumage. Their feathers are jagged and sharp, almost like quills. They have long, sinewy bodies, and large crests of feathers around their heads. They have no legs, instead having several sets of smaller wings along their stomach. They can freely manipulate electricity and use electromagnetism to allow them to fly in the air forever, never landing. Airgles are fairly small throughout their adult lives, especially compared to most of Felarya's inhabitants, and though they are aggressive, they are only minor nuisances to experienced travelers.

   However, the rare airgle that reaches 100 years of age will suddenly quadruple in size and experience a gigantic boost in their electrical powers, making them deadly when they're hungry. They feed by stunning their prey with electricity, then snapping up the helpless meal. Airgle are found throughout Felarya and can be seen sparking through the trees in most jungles, though they seem to prefer the shores of the sea and are mostly found there. Storm sprites love to keep these birds as pets.

   In Tolem bay Cayugah Size: 1 to 9 feet Threat: Low

   The Cayugah is a large blue and grey fish found mostly in the Tolem bay of Shillapo island, as it seems to live only near the unique kelp growing here. The fish grows and reproduces fairly rapidly, reaching lengths of up to 9 feet, and is famous for its delicious taste. They are actively farmed and fished by the humans living in Chioita city, as a means to staying on good terms with the local Sea Krait Nagas and harpies.

   In Sea depths Shinade Size: 10 inches Threat: Low to Moderate in group

   Shinades are essentially deep-sea piranhas equipped with high-beam, forward light-producing organs. They swim in schools, completely unlit. When they find possible prey, they surround it, then harshly illuminate it with a flash comparable to looking at a bolt of lightning striking just in front of you. The sudden change from absolute darkness to extremely bright is usually enough to stun most creatures. The shinades then all converge and quickly dine before something that's seen the huge flash comes to investigate. This adaptation has made them well-equipped to prey on such creatures as abyssal discs and shadow fishes.

   Titan Anemone Size: 500 feet Threat: Medium

   Sometimes referred to as the 'Hydra Tree of the ocean', the Titan Anemone is a very rare and gargantuan creature the size of a small mountain, their exceptionally long, translucent tendrils stretching out for nearly a mile in some cases, blindly searching for prey. These tendrils are both sticky, and coated in a mild paralytic venom, powerful enough to immobilize a larger creature long enough to pull them in and devour them. Ironically, due to the extreme length of these tentacles, there are many cases where a Mermaid or Chlaena has actually recovered from the venom and pulled herself loose before reaching the creature's mouth! While human-sized prey are generally entirely ignored by Titan Anemones, their venom can be lethal to small creature who brush against its tendrils, and they have been known to sink small ships on occasion, when their tendrils wander near the surface. While the vessel is ultimately spit out as inedible, this is little consolation to the stranded sailors.

   Mer-Hag Size: 6-30 feet Threat: Threat: Very Low for humans to Medium for large predators

   An eel-like creature, dull purplish or grey with two humanoid arms and several rows of serrated teeth. Mer-hags are quite intelligent, forming basic social groups and caring for their young. Each individual is capable of basic illusionary spells. This magic is used to transform the mer-hag into a standard, perfectly beautiful, tasty-looking Felaryan mermaid. Upon entering a giant predator’s mouth in this form, the mer-hag will instantly revert to its original form and exclude vast quantities of viscous slime, suffocating the giant predator by clogging up its throat, gills, and nasal passages. Once dead, the corpse sinks to the seafloor, where it provides a plentiful supply of food for several families of mer-hags for months. The only flaw of the disguise is that it is entirely visual – mer-hags are unable to replicate mersong. Predators aware of this danger will often ensure that they are able to communicate with their food before eating it. Mer-hag illusionary abilities are stored within their slime, which they coat their bodies with before performing a transformation. The magical potential of mer-hag slime is huge, and as such, the slime is valuable and highly sought-after - even more so due to the risks involved in obtaining it, as they live only deep in the sea.

   In lake of illusions Thaniathan Size: 47 feet Threat: Medium

   The Thaniathan is apparently a one of a kind beast that lives in the lake of illusions, waiting for prey to be drawn near by the lake's power. It usual form of attack is to wait until the creature is as deep as they can go, then swim up rapidly under them, hitting them with all of its strength, stunning them and knocking them high in the air. It then catches and swallows them whole. If the Thanatian's saliva gets into a creatures bloodstream, say via a bite, the creature is almost instantly paralyzed until the saliva has run its course. It's impossible to tell how long this takes, because the creature is eaten soon afterwards. The Thaniathan will devour anything that's alive and meaty, and it's hard scales protect it from most forms of normal attack. This creature is capable of staying completely still for months at a time, and it's metabolism is slow enough that it can survive that long with no food.

   Rainbow Manta Size: 20 to 30 feet Threat: Medium

   A large creature resembling a manta. They are usually about twenty feet long, with a flat and wide body, and a huge, gaping mouth. Their large pectoral fins resemble wings more than fins, and they can use them to leap from the water and majestically glide above the surface for long distances. Rainbow mantas are actually not fish and can stay out of water for a very long time. They can even crawl on solid ground, albeit very clumsily. Their name comes from their semi-transparent body that is iridescent when in sunlight. A bank of leaping rainbow mantas on a sunny day is a breath-taking sight. As beautiful as that can be, they are also dangerous however, and can easily swallow a human whole. They seem primarily attracted by magic-rich creatures, such as fairies and mages.

   Azure Frog Size: 15 to 20 feet Threat: Medium

   A large, shiny blue frog found only near the lake of illusions. They resemble their smaller relatives in many aspects but their size and appetite. They are very voracious, gobbling anything moving that they catch with their long, sticky tongue and that fits in their large mouth. They can leap for unsettlingly long distances but what make them especially dangerous is the basic spells they use. They can throw a sort of mind blast that makes the target dizzy and confused, and they can use a sort of instant short-range instant teleport spell as well.

   In jewel river

   Silver Mycorpe Silver Mycorpe Size: 14 to 18 feet Threat: Moderate

   A large fish with a stout, massive body and a large maw. They vary in color but are most commonly of a silvery grey with iridescent blue stripes all over their body and head. A sturdy and adaptive species, they thrive in all sort of waters and are one of the most common predator of Felaryan rivers, being equally found in the Jadong lake, the Jewel river, and the Shard river. Silver Mycorpes are fearsome and voracious hunters. They lie in wait, rather than chasing in open water, but they can move fast when needed. Once they reach their prey, their mouth and gills form a powerful sucking system that sucks their prey in from a distance. With their large and powerful maw, they have little problem overpowering and swallowing whole anything that they find in their path, from other fish to small mermaids or humans. Needless to say they are pretty dangerous to fish but their flesh is delicious and used in several rare and luxurious dishes.

   Suwaro Pelican Size: 3 to 4 feet Threat: Minimal

   This strange creature resembles a two-headed pelican. It's very brightly colored, coming in a rainbow of colors, a true wonder to behold. While the creature is totally harmless to humans, it's quite clever and loves to play tricks, and sailors know to hide valuable things when the facetious bird is nearby. They are tolerated though, seen as a sign of good luck and bringer of good fortune. Suwaro pelicans can sometimes be domesticated and make prized pets.

   Pearl Anemone Size: 20 feet Threat: Moderate

   This large anemone is similar to its much smaller cousin in all ways except for the feature that gives it its name: the gems it grows on itself. The reason for this is still a true mystery. Some say it was originally a mad wizard's attempt to get rich that escaped from his lab. Whatever their origins are, pearl anemones secrete very valuable gems that encrust their body, eventually falling off and producing a pile of shiny stones that accumulate at their feet or get carried away by the current, blanketing the river bed around them. Just looking at the large tentacles of the anemone, the danger of getting the gems is very obvious. Nonetheless, there is no shortage of adventurers to come and try. Some end up getting eaten but some manage to get very rich from it.

   Toxotida Size: 22 feet Threat: Moderate

   At first glance this fish doesn't look very menacing. Despite its large size, it has a puffy body that floats lazily, and its big round eyes doesn't seem very predatory either. However, toxotidas possess a special mouth that allows them to spit highly pressurized water at a target. The jet is very powerful and extremely accurate, easily able to knock a sailor from the deck of a ship. If the first shot does not knock the target in to the water, the toxotoda will just keep trying until it does. Once successful the fish will lazily swim towards its prey and gobble it up. However, because of its slowness, it is not uncommon for another predator to steal the toxotida's meal before it gets there.

   Exovole Size: 27 feet Threat: Moderate

   The most striking features of this long green fish are its pectoral and tail fins, which are unusually large, about 10 feet each, looking more like wings. This allows the exovole to leap from the water and glide above the surface of the river for long distances in order to snatch flying prey, most often birds. Exovoles also represent a danger for humans sailing the jewel river however. When an exovole alert ring out, every seasoned crew member knows it's time to quickly take cover and keep away from the main deck.

   Jewel Fish Size: 30 inches Threat: Minimal

   A rare fish in the Jewel river in Felarya, but legendary anywhere else. The sight of a jewel fish is something you never forget. It's an absolute wonder for the eyes; its iridescent skin shimmers every color of the rainbow when struck by light, and its golden eyes seem to pierce your soul. Jewel fish skin is used as a currency on several worlds and is easily worth more than its weight in diamonds. Jewel fishes are elusive and very hard to catch though. Using a spear or a net doesn't work well because of how quick they are, and fishing them with a line is even less successful, as no one has ever figured out what they eat, and what sort of bait to hook them with. Nonetheless, many adventurers keep coming to try they luck at capturing the legendary animal.

   Crystal Dragon Size: 150 feet Threat: High

   Crystal dragons don't actually seem very dragon-like, expect for the shape of their hornless heads, looking more like giant sea serpents instead. Their long snake-like body is flattened out at the tail, allowing them to swim faster, and they have fins in place of limbs. Down their back are long spines with skin attached between them, that look much like sails and can be raised or lowered while swimming, in order to reduce or increase drag. Their ears also sport fin-like flaps for protection. Rows of bright crystals are encrusted on various part of their body and they glow when the creature use its strange transmutation-based magic. Crystal dragons posses enormous strength and a few deadly abilities that make them very dangerous opponents. Their most dreaded trick is to temporarily encase their prey in crystal, to either prevent them from fleeing, or to separate the forces that are attacking the dragon. The creature can use this ability instantly, and from a very long-range. The crystal is transparent and allows the trapped target to breath, but it is night unbreakable. It turns into dust after a few minutes.

   Lacolith Size: 400 to 600 feet Threat: Moderate

   A rare creature, and one of the larger known aquatic ones, the Lacolith appears to be some kind of bizarre hybrid of fish and invertebrate, with a head vaguely resembling that of an angler fish, and the rest of its gigantic body looking somewhere between that of a slug and a centipede. Their elongated bodies are estimated to reach over 600 feet long in some cases, and their enormous mouths are fully capable of swallowing a 100-foot mermaid whole. They usually lurk in riverbeds and sometimes in exceptionally huge lakes. Lacoliths are pure ambush predators, their skin gradually changing to blend in with the environment through a method that is not well understood. (for example, a Lacolith residing in the Jewel river will begin to actually grow superficial crystals on its skin!) When prospective prey gets too close to its head, the Lacolith will suddenly open its immense mouth, producing a brief, but almost irresistible current, sucking the unlucky creature right into its maw. Ironically, they pose little threat to divers, who are simply too small for the creature to bother with. Lacoliths do not swim, and in fact have very slow metabolisms, their usual movements consisting of creeping along the riverbed at a pace of only a few feet an hour. They can, though rarely do, travel across land, amazingly able to hold their breath for several months if necessary. Some rumors speculate that Lacoliths are actually the larval state of a creature not native to Felarya. Lacking some vital trigger to initiate the change to an adult form in this new environment, they continue to eat and grow in preparation for a metamorphosis that never comes.

   Opal Mingo Size: 15 inches Threat: Very Low

   A very rare and beautiful bird with silver wings and a body seemingly made of opal and precious gemstones. They are an absolute wonder to behold, and the way the sunlight plays on their iridescent feathers and delicate wings when they fly produces amazing and ever-changing colors. Opal mingos are almost harmless to humans, but are a bane to fairies. Once near one, it will quickly start to absorb the fairy's magical power, then use the fairy's own shrinking magic against them, before swallowing them whole in flight. The stomach of a mingo is totally magic proof, as is the rest of its body, efficiently trapping its little prey inside with no hope of escape.

   Doom Duck Size: 1 foot wingspan Threat: Special

   Doom ducks are, by all appearances, normal looking ducks, albeit with yellowish feathers and a bill colored a peculiar shade of orange. They can be found in many rivers and bodies of water across Felarya, but mostly in the Jewel river. They tend to merely float on the river's surface, diving time and time again to the bottom in order to feed on the abundant water weeds and various crustaceans that are to be found there. Overall, this species of avian does not seem very different from any of the other species of duck that is to be found in or out Felarya. Except, that is, for the strange phenomenon that is associated with them. Whenever one hears the quack of the doom duck, it is assured that something bad will happen within seconds, be it a tree nearly falling upon you, a hungry predator bursting into the clearing you are in, or you could just trip and land in a puddle of mud. The question that arises is whether or not the doom duck actually predicts these events, which would imply that they are psionic of sort, or if they cause them to happen, which would imply that they can manipulate ones luck, possibly as a defensive measure. All that is certain is that one should beware when they hear the telltale quack of the doom duck!

   In Jadong lake Okali Size: 12 to 18 feet Threat: Low

   Okali are large creatures, very similar to otters, found in the Jewel river and Jadong lake. Excellent swimmers, they feed mostly on fishes and crustaceans. Despite their great size, they don't pose any threat to humans, provided you don't do anything stupid. An angry Okali could be quite dangerous with sharp claws and very strong limbs. Okalis are known for being social and very clever creatures. They are playful and mischievous, enjoying playing tricks on adventurers, and they appear to even understand basic gestures. If you are skilled with animals, it's not impossible that you could manage to get a lift across the river from one of them.

   Fucking Shark Size: 15 feet Threat: Low

   The Fucking Shark is a large, predatory fish found in Jadong lake and the lower stretches of the Jewel river. It is similar to Earth sharks, if usually on the larger side, and stockier and less streamlined. The Fucking shark is also known for coming in interesting shades of pink and purple. The Fucking Shark was named from the famous, (or infamous) and apparently quite stunning explorer Désirée von Fucking, a determined zoologist and anthropologist (although she sadly disappeared near Jadong Lake, the place of her studies). Despite its name, the Fucking Shark is actually relatively harmless and preys mostly on small fish. A rather shy creature, it can be quite affectionate and friendly to humans, though this animal is not one of the brightest. Due to its slow and sluggish nature, it is often caught and eaten by larger predators, such as mermaids. They are also a quite plentiful creature, leading mermaids to use them for a variety of rituals, most famously the mermaid ritual of declaring war.

   In Oloonde lakeland Rilmanidon Size: 10 feet tall, 15 feet long Threat: Low

   Rilmanidons, also called watersprinters, are a large species of lizard native to the Oloonde lakeland region. Resembling a giant basilisk, it has several color morphs, though the most well known has emerald-colored scales with a pair of yellowish stripes running down its light body. They are omnivorous, with a preference for fishes and fruits that are common to the area. A unique ability of these reptiles is that they are capable of walking on water. Being able to run across the lakes within short periods of time, many of them have been domesticated by the local elves who use them as mounts. This relationship has proved mutual to both parties, providing mobility and heightened senses for the elves and protection for the rilmanidons.

   Bird of Harmony Size: 3 feet Threat: Minimal

   A rare bird found only among the spires of rock in the Lake of Arrows in the Oloonde lakeland. They stand about 3 feet high when perched, and sport a beautiful green and gold coloration on their feathers. Communal creatures, they always live in family groups of about 3 to 6. Unlike other songbirds, birds of Harmony do not have songs of their own, instead singing accompaniment, to "harmonize" with almost any form of music, somehow perfectly matching and complementing it, lifting the performances of even mediocre musicians to tear-inducing heights. For obvious reasons, most mermaids are quite fond of the little creatures and never prey on them. The duets between them are known to have been so beautiful as to cause some human listeners to recklessly approach, forgetting the danger, and thus unintentionally providing a "complementary" post-performance meal for the mermaid in question. Birds of Harmony are known to sometimes even sing along with naturally occurring phenomena, the most infamous being the chillingly eerie song resulting when the wind blows particularly strongly through the spires of the Lake of Arrows.

   Ghostlight Size: 7 to 17 feet long Threat: Moderate

   A large strange fish resembling a cross between an anglerfish and a lionfish. With their almost totally transparent body, these creatures would appear to be more at home within the Topazial abyss than the waters of Oloonde lakes. Found mostly in the depths of the Lake of souls, they slowly cruise their way between the petrified remnants of the forest that once stood there, shining their lures all the while. Used to attract smaller fish and the like, once the "bait" is taken, the ghostlight swings wide its tooth-studded jaw and swallows its prey via a vacuum like suction, sending it right into its large, extendable stomach. At night they will rise to the surface, using the intense light of their lures to attract larger lakeside dwelling prey into an ambush. This creates a beautiful spectacle that adds to the wonder of the place.

   In Chikito lake Pixie Float Size: 3 to 10 feet in adult form Threat: Very Low

   Found exclusively in the Chikito Lake within the Fairy kingdom, Pixie Floats begin their existence as very long, colorful ribbon-like invertebrates that live as scavengers and predators of smaller aquatic creatures. Upon maturity they become spectacular and large jellyfish that abandon the water and spend the remainder of their lives floating around in the sky, snatching birds and anything that might look edible to them. Since they're very soft and elastic, and completely ignore fairies, the latter have gotten very used to their presence and even employ them as trampolines, beach balls, or anything they can think of for play time. Pixie Floats constantly sparkle and flash an impressive array of colors to communicate with each other, but turn a nice shade of orange after feeding.

   In Chordoni waterfalls Emerald Phoenix Size: 8 feet wingspan Threat: Low

   Magnificent birds native to Felarya, emerald phoenix's make their home around the Chordoni waterfalls. Notable for the emerald sheen of their feathers, they slightly resemble peacocks save for lacking their extravagant tail feathers and having a more hawk-like beak that allow them to feed on the fishes that inhabit the crystal clear waters, and various small creatures. When not hunting, their harmonious songs echo throughout the area, standing out even against the thundering crash of the waterfalls themselves. Surprisingly, these birds are extremely calm around giant nagas despite the fact that they are large predators, and this is likely due to the fact that they've shared the waterfalls with the enthralling Vivian for an untold number of years.

   Rumor has it that one will be granted extraordinarily good luck should they manage to pluck one of the tail feathers of these marvelous birds. However, recalling the fact that the Chordoni waterfalls are inhabited by various predators, including Vivian, the risks might possibly far outweigh the rewards. Poachers have also been going after emerald phoenix nests, nestled high in the cliff, in order to snatch eggs and selling young phoenixes for outrageous sums as exotic pets in Negav.

   Glittersquid Size: 2 to 3 feet long Threat: Minimal

   Tiny freshwater squids found in the Chordoni waterfalls, they form small shoals close to the surface. Their bodies glitter as if studded with dozens of tiny diamonds, giving them their names. They breed several times a year, covering the lake floor with hundreds of clusters of eggs sacs, though unlike normal squids they don't die after doing this. Because of their plentifulness, they are a common prey item for other creatures of the region. Their meat is especially tender and taste similarly to lobster.

   Uuluu Size: 5 to 15 inches Threat: Minimal

   A sort of small toad that dwells in the Chordoni waterfalls. With rugged hides that resemble mossy rock and extremely strong sucker-toes to resist the force of the water, Uuluus are very hard to spot when they stay still and they use this to their advantage when catching prey like small fish or insects. Their heads are rather small in proportion to their bodies, but they're very gluttonous amphibians and can easily gorge themselves on dozens of prey a day. They themselves are a regular part of the diet of glittersquids, and they are also preyed upon by emerald phoenixes, who tend to be smart enough to see through their disguise. By night, Uuluus travel to the surface to breed, and their repetitive calls sound like melodious theramins. The naga Vivian is known to occasionally approach and listen to these "orchestras", and the little amphibians appear unperturbed by her presence

6. #6Rough terrain faunaselective

   Keys: Rough terrain fauna

   In great rocky fields Storm Manticore Size: 50 feet Threat: High

   Storm manticores are mythical creatures, distant cousins of chimeras, creatures with the body of a lion, grey or blue fur, bat wings, and a large scorpion tail. While most manticores have the head of a human, storm manticores possess a leonine one. Storm manticores are known for their very loud roar that can echoes for miles, and their deadly venom. They are fearsome and voracious beasts who won't hesitate to attack heavily-armed caravans. With their incredible speed, powerful claws, and chain lightning spells, these monsters pose an enormous threat to travelers and can devastate a convoy in only a few minutes. Moreover, the poison in their tail can drop a centaur dead in just a few stings and even the proud sphinx will sometimes give up a meal, rather than risk getting stung in a dispute with an angry manticore. These monsters are thankfully rare and solitary creatures.

   Greater Stormseeker Size: 50 to 60 feet Threat: Medium - very high for vehicles.

   Huge, strangely shaped red birds, able to attract lightning with their beaks during a storm, "store" it in them, and later blast it at targets with great precision. This particular species of stormseeker is infinitely more dangerous than their smaller cousins. The tremendous storms of the Great rocky fields allowed them to grow to gigantic proportions. While small stormseekers feed on lightning and insects, the greater stormseekers have absolutely no problems hunting humans. They blast their prey with just the right amount of energy required to stun it before devouring it. The enormous amounts of energy they can deliver in their electrical attack makes them a critical threat to any sort of precision machinery or vehicles.

   Whaqa Size: 1 to 3 feet Threat: Very Low

   This dog-sized, mole-like creature can be found in the western part of the great rocky fields, toward the Akaptor desert. It keeps itself buried in soil or sand and only ever exposes its tail, a great thorny club that uncannily imitates a cactus. When small animals approach, they are taken down with a single swing and pulled underground with raking claws. Travelers are well advised to avoid this creature; Whaqas don’t prey on humans, but they are more than willing to bash what they interpret as an immediate danger.

   In Teferis Forest Goro-Goro Size: Larvae: 6 to 12 feet long, Adult: 20 to 50 feet tall Threat: Very Low in larva form, Low in adult form.

   A very strange creature, goro-goro have proven to be a rather difficult animal species to categorize, if indeed they can be considered animals at all. Their unique two-stage life-cycle is a testament of the bizarreness of the world from which they come from. Their larval form resembles a rather large leech covered in armored plating and possessing three pairs of violet-colored eyes near the head. They are parasitic, feeding on the blood of the numerous larger creatures native to the area, and have earned the title of annoying pests by the locals. Once they have fed enough, they burrow into the ground, where they begin to molt into their adult form.

   That form is what causes much trouble when it comes from distinguishing these as either fauna or flora. The larva develops into a tree-like organism that is covered in a thin layer of chitinous exoskeleton instead of bark and whose branches end in numerous large yellowish bulbs instead of leaves. the goro-goro also develops a root system that spread out thinly beneath the soils surface and its bulbs are photosynthetic, both traits that are more associated with flora. The adult possess the unique ability to generate lightning from their bulbs, using it to strike any creature that comes to close to it. While not lethal, the bolts are rather painful. When not in use, arcs of lightning and static electricity can be seen "bridging" the bulbs together. These bulbs eventually fall off and burst, revealing numerous eggs. These organism appear to have formed a symbiotic relationship with the greater stormseeker. The stormseeker feeds off the "tree's" lightning while at the same time protecting it from more resilient creatures, and in turn the goro-goro larvae use the stormseeker as both a host and a transport in order to be carried throughout the area.

   Shock Beetle Size: 1 to 3 feet Threat: Low

   A large beetles with pronounced horns and electric blue carapaces that inhabit the Teferis Forest and other regions containing large amounts of actinite ore. Soaking in the background electricity, these beetles are capable of manipulating it with their trio of horns, causing arcs to form between them before they eventually launch it at a target like a lightning bolt. This ability is used not only for shocking eventual predators, but also for stunning their prey, such as smaller insects and worms. The one downside is that it takes them a while between jolts to recharge themselves, during which they are vulnerable. Their primary predators are stormseekers and greater stormseekers fledglings, both of which are perfectly able to resist their bolts of electricity. Because of their abilities and neon-like coloration, shock beetles are considered novelty pets in places such as Negav. Great care is needed, as shock beetles will inevitably try to make their way towards power sources and machines, especially those that run on actinite. This can often lead to short circuiting and power drainage. Some of these insects have managed to escape their owners, and wild populations now exist in Negav.

   In Sandfall maze

   Sandfall lurker Sandfall Lurker Size: 14 feet Threat: Medium

   A strange creature that resembles a huge mandible-less crab. They are mostly found in the Sandfall maze, although their habitat extends to some other rocky regions of Akaptor desert. It's a very agile and fast-moving creature, able to run up sheer rocky cliffs. Their shells are less thick and resistant than they look, but Sandfall lurkers must definitely not be taken lightly as their jumping ability is simply incredible. Much like an over-sized flea, the lurker can stay perfectly immobile, then one second later, leap into the air at a phenomenal speed. Combined with their ability to quickly dig through the sandstone of the great cliffs forming the maze, it means a sandfall lurker can and will chase its prey anywhere, until it has caught it. They have a large gaping mouth they use to swallow prey in lieu of using their missing mandibles. Many adventurers have fallen victim to their mobility. Afterward, the creature will burrow itself in the sand to quietly digest its meal.

   Sandfish Size: 10 to 18 feet Threat: Moderate

   These strange creatures resemble a mix of an exotic brown fish and a very twisted, old, rough, sand-polished root. Its bulky body is rather grotesque, with a very wide mouth and long fanlike pectoral fins allowing it to swim in the sand. It also has that strange and slightly unnerving ability to move while its body seems to be completely immobile. A hardy creature, it lurks in the sand, patiently waiting for prey to come by, usually kuras, smaller sandfishes, or travelers. It's much more agile than it looks though, able to use quick bursts of speed. Sandfishes are sometimes hunted by Akaptor nomads for their flesh, which is surprisingly good when dried and prepared with aromatic herbs.

   Tunneler Worm Size: 100 to 200 feet Threat: Moderate

   An enormous worm that slowly digs through sand and sandstone, leaving solidified tunnels in its wake. They are strong and sturdy creatures, with a rough and thick skin of varied colors, usually orange or brown. The main component of the worm's diet is the sand it digs through, and the shimmerlings living in it. The worm is not a fussy eater though, and roughly anything in its path is fair game, as long as it's not identified as an obstacle. They are peaceful and pretty harmless unless you stand in their way. If you are, you risk being engulfed without any warnings, swallowed and quickly digested in the remarkably efficient stomach of the creature.

   In Akaptor desert Sand Walker Size: 16 feet tall Threat: Very Low

   A species of large running birds living in Akaptor desert. Their very long legs are immune to the time effect of the sand, making them an ideal mount on which to cross the desert. They are fast, very agile, and pretty voracious, feeding mostly on small live animals they catch with their very long beaks, and they can become quite unpredictable when hungry. They are immune to the effects of some of the most treacherous places in the desert, such as the sea of sinking sand, where they can run on the unstable surface without being engulfed. Sand walkers are very intelligent animals and the Akaptor nomads say that they are actually as smart as humans! They possess a very good memory and only give rides to those that they like. If forced, they'll either try to throw the rider off, or take them to a cactus dryad, or to another desert predator.

   Antillon Size: 50 to 80 feet long Threat: Medium

   This dangerous worm-like creature spends most of its life buried underground and stays in the same place until it dies. They dig a funnel-shaped crater in the sand, and lurk at the bottom, waiting for prey to approach. The Antillon can sense living beings from very far away through the ground by the thousands of hairs along its body. When the prey comes in range the Antillon shakes the ground aggressively, causing the prey to fall down in to the pit, right into it's large, cavernous mouth.

   Time Shark Size: 40 feet long Threat: High

   This creature resembles a large black and white manta ray more than it resembles an actual shark, though their shark like fin on their tops is the first part of them to appear when they emerge from the sand, making them just look like an actual shark at first glance. Gliding quickly and dexterously, they use three ventral whip-like tentacles to strike at their targets and bring prey to their large gaping mouths. They are extremely dangerous and master a powerful time-based magic with an ease that puzzles many mages. Even before the fight starts, a group of adventurers would find themselves slowed down while the time shark hastens itself. Then the creature would manipulate time, either going back a few seconds into the past if things started to go poorly for it, or separating each adventurer into a different string of time in order to take them one by one, or even stopping time entirely for the most powerful specimens.

   Needless to say an encounter with a time shark is almost always fatal... Only the Akaptor nomads know how to efficiently fight a time shark and even they consider an attack a very serious matter. Fortunately, in Felarya time sharks can only be found in the Akaptor desert, and even there they rarely appear so long as you don't attract attention to yourself, by touching the sand for example.

   Sand Whale Size: 45 to 60 feet Threat: Low

   Strange creatures native to another world, Sand whales bear a passing resemblance to humpback whales, save for lacking fins and a thick, tan, crustacean-like exoskeleton covering their body. They possess three pairs of tiny glowing eyes protected by a glass-like substance, though it is believed that they are partially blind and rely more on vibrations in order to "see" the world around them. Sand whales are famous for being able to swim through sand as easily as a fish through water. Some mages theorize that they produce a barrier that reduces friction as they dig. They feed primarily on Shimmerlings and other small creatures living in the sand.

   Often encountered in pods, Sand whales are relatively harmless unless threatened. If so, they will attempt to body slam the threat into oblivion or tunnel beneath them in order to bury them alive. If treated with respect, they are very peaceful and are, in fact, quite playful. It is not uncommon for a pod to stop so that curious youngsters can investigate their surroundings once the adults believe that there is no danger. Sand whales also possess a series of pale blue oral tentacles that slightly resemble those of a jellyfish. They apparently use these in communication as adults are often seen using them on one another, especially if they've been separated for long periods of time. It is also speculated that they are involved in their mating rituals, but this is unconfirmed.

   Temporal Heron Size: 9 to 15 feet Threat: Low

   Temporal herons are a species of long-legged and long-necked bird, recognizable by a characteristic decorative plume on the back of their neck. They can be found mainly in the southern region of the continent in Akaptor desert, although they have been sighted in some other areas as well. Their bodies, with the exception of their black legs and beaks, are transparent like glass. Those strange birds are literally windows through which one can see different areas in time. A temporal heron flying during the day might darken the sky as their bodies show the image of the night to come, and those flying at night might brighten areas as they show tomorrow in the daytime. In truth, the males show times in the future, while the females show times in the past. Adults stand anywhere from 9 feet to 15 feet, and their wingspan can reach lengths of around 20 feet wide. Though none have ever been known to eat a human, they generally prey on smaller species, which does include small sentient creatures like neeras and tomthumbs. When they fly, temporal herons tuck in their long necks. Their feathers are valued for their usefulness in future-sight spells and artifacts.

   Solar Serpent Size: 70-120 feet Threat: High

   Solar Serpents are legendary creatures living in the Akaptor desert. Very rare are the travelers who claim to have seen one, but they are described as immense snakes covered in golden, seemingly metallic scales, floating majestically and perpetually above the ground. Several pairs of short wings are placed evenly along the length of their body, although the creature looks like it is using some kind of levitation magic in order to fly, rather than actually using them. Their blank eyes give a piercing stare that seems to probe deep into your soul, and they can fire rays of pure light from their mouth. Solar serpents also sport beautiful and very complex patterns on their body, that can be seen only at night. During day, they can shift slightly the angle of their scales to reflect the sunlight and blind an opponent or a prey.

   Suna Size: 20 to 30 feet Threat: Medium

   The Suna is a giant desert bird that dives in and out of the sand, like a fish in water. It's believed they lived long ago near the ocean where they used to catch underwater prey this way, and evolved to adapt this hunting process to the desert. Like most birds, Sunas are perfectly capable of flight after resurfacing. While they don't possess any immunity to the effects of the sand, they seem to have a sense of where the sand will take them and can escape anything awaiting them with relative ease. The suna is a dangerous creature, fast and voracious. They use their "time diving" to catch their prey, and there are few things more unsettling than seeing a giant bird suddenly burst out of the sand from nowhere, with a wide open beak ready to take you in!

   Kura Size: 6 to 14 inches Threat: Minimal

   A Kura is similar to a hermit crab, with a reddish tan colored shell that looks like a rock. They are scavengers, renowned for their delicious flesh, and seen as a delicacy in neko cultures. Kura are very territorial though, and will protect their habitat at all costs, despite their size. Another of their particularities is their shells, which they use to store water. Knowing this fact has saved the life of many lost adventurers in the desert.

   Shimmerling Size: Microscopic to 1 inch Threat: Minimal

   The term Shimmerling is a generic name for strange microbial organisms living in the sand of Akaptor desert. From microbial plants to very small crustaceans, the sands of the desert are teeming with life. Shimmerlings requires only sunlight and background magical energy to survive, though some use predation as well. They have spread throughout the Akaptor desert and now form vast patches of shimmering sand that crackle with static electricity for unknown reasons. It is not known why they are unable to survive in soil or other substrates, only that if transported outside of the desert they quickly die off. One bizarre mystery surrounding them is the fact that at night one can see faint blue fog-like clouds being produced by the patches of shimmerlings. While many simply view this as a by product of their life functions, some claim they are in fact terrifying the atmosphere into something more akin to that of their home world. This, of course, has not been proven. They come from the same world as the Sand whales do, and are their main food source.

   Beast of the past Size: varies Threat: varies

   A generic term that designates the gigantic creatures that roamed Felarya millenia ago. In the present time the only thing that can be seen of them are ghostly mirages that sometimes wander the Akaptor desert. Most of these harmless ghosts appear to have a definite reptilian look and often sport strange and alien features on their bodies. They still exist in the past Akaptor desert though, and as soon as you touch the sand, you are in deep deep trouble if one of these behemoths spot you. From the rare reports depicting a confrontation, they are formidable creatures, incredibly resistant and dangerous, putting to shame many predators of the present Felarya.

   In Direwind hills Hillgak Size: 11 feet high Threat: Medium

   A rare and dangerous predator that stalks the Direwind hills. It resembles a large, bulky, saber-toothed feline with long, hook-like claws, a flat tail, and a thin membrane on each side of its body. Its fur is grey with various patterns of brown and green, made to mimic the rugged hillsides it hunts on. For the most part, the hillgak hunts in the valleys and canyons of the Direwind hills, usually alone, watching its prey adamantly until the target is downwind. When stationary, its claws are dug into the ground to prevent it from being blown away by the fierce wind while standing on higher elevations. When the hillgak attacks, it runs with the wind, making its pursuit more effortless, then pounces with great speed, spreading out its side membrane to glide over obstacles, and hitting the target with the full force of the attack. Hillgaks pose a danger to humans, although they are not often encountered. If you were to see one, your best method of survival is to stay upwind of the beast, for its instincts will prevent him from striking if it has to rush against the wind.

   Gundiru Size: 17 to 27 feet Threat: Moderate

   This bizarre terrestrial octopus-like creature lives in the highest levels of the Direwind hills, taking advantage of the harsh conditions to ensure itself a stream of fresh prey. Whenever the strong winds blow, the Gundiru climbs up a tree as high as it can, anchors itself with strong suckers and spreads out the rest of its tentacles, which extend several feet in length and are united by a billowing membrane of skin. This way the creature can net animals that have been blown away by the wind, and pull them in its large mouth. The Gundiru is not a fussy eater, swallowing almost anything brought by the wind, including tree branches, leaves, small debris, or unlucky adventurers. It has a preference for birds though. Gundiru meat is delicious when pickled, and sometimes Jotuns venture into the hills to hunt them.

   In Tobol mountains Braelith Size: 8 to 12 feet tall Threat: Moderate

   Braeliths are tall and agile bipedal ape-like creatures native to the Tobol mountains. Instead of possessing fur as one would expect, they are covered in a layer of feathers and their heads are similar to that of an owl, complete with beak. Their large reflective eyes allow them to see clearly at night, and are indeed a frightful sight to behold, should you be alone in the mountains at night. One has nothing to fear from them, though, as they tend to ignore entirely human-sized creatures and prefer smaller prey. If cornered, however, they can be quite vicious, easily capable of lifting and throwing a full-grown man. Solitary and nocturnal, it is rare to meet one, but much more common to hear one of their piercing screeches echoing across the mountain range at night. They tend to nest in caves hidden within the Tobol mountains during the day, and go out at night to hunt, typically within the Evernight forest.

   In Pyrale mountains Cryok Size: 50 to 80 feet Threat: Low

   Cryoks are mostly found in rocky volcanic areas. This centipede-like creature is notable, less for the fact that it measures up to eighty feet in length, than for its adaptations for such a hot, steamy environment, namely its subzero body temperatures. Its veins are filled, not with blood but with a hyper-compressed gas which pumps into its many legs, not unlike a spider's inner hydraulics. This creature's body contains no water whatsoever, causing many scientists to theorize that it's not truly alive. The cryok doesn't hunt, rather it feeds on volcanic minerals. Its horrendously cold body not only protects it from intense heat, but has a habit of extinguishing any and all flames that make contact with it. Cryoks are peaceful creatures, having no prey and no natural predators - very few animals find non-carbon-based meat to be tasty.

   Platinum Armadillo Size: 25 feet Threat: Moderate

   Platinum armadillos, as their name implies, are huge armadillos with a heavy platinum shell. They are omnivorous, feeding on anything they find. This sometimes includes humans, but fortunately they aren't very voracious and actually quite tamable. The shell of a platinum armadillo possess very strong magnetic abilities that the creature is able to modulate to attract or repel metal, not unlike a silver succubus. They use it both to defend themselves and catch prey. Humans sometimes makes magically imbued armor out of their shell, that repels metallic weapons, working wonderfully well against arrows. Platinum armadillos are tough to kill though, and when facing an opponent, they will curl up into a ball and roll, giving themselves devastating amounts of momentum by selectively pulling themselves towards nearby rocks.

   Carbon Hound Size: 20 to 30 feet tall Threat: Medium

   Often erroneously referred as the Pyrale mountains's Kensha Beast equivalent, carbon hounds are among the top predators of the area. They look like enormous jackals with long ears, no tail, and very dark fur. Their hide is extremely solid, weakening physical assault considerably, and they can light themselves on fire at will. They are very dangerous in this form, able to to breath fire like a dragon. And, as if it wasn't enough, Carbon hounds also possess the ability to run on lava!

   Annothian Size: 10 to 15 feet long Threat: Low

   Annothians are one of the more unique creatures found in the Pyrale mountains. Resembling an oversized water strider with an obsidian-black exoskeleton, it literally walks on the surface of the lava. As they stride across this molten surface, they continuously search for food such as the metals found within the lava itself as well as the various other creatures that inhabit it. They are rather harmless to humans and tamable up to a degree. They can even sometimes be used as mounts, if you are able to bear the choking heat from the lava below.

   Ferrous Moth Size: 1 to 3 inches Threat: Very Low - High for vehicles and metal devices.

   This bizarre insect is one of the strangest threats in Pyrale mountains. They look similar to a large, glittering, purple or blue moth. It's entirely immune to heat, which allows it to lay eggs close to the lava inside active volcanoes. It's not immune to suffocation, however, and will fly away from the toxic smoke. Ferrous Moths are pretty harmless by themselves, but seeing one is an ominous sign as they are famous for eating metals! They can sense it from a mile away and they're surprisingly voracious. They will rasp through steel at an alarming rate. In a few hours, just a couple of those creatures could render your weapons, high precision machinery, or vehicles totally useless! They will lay eggs too, leading to a quick infestation, and their larvae are even more voracious. Ferrous moths are slightly susceptible to the magnetic fields of the zone and will use them to glide somehow, not unlike a bird would with the wind.

   In Navroze mountains Kil Size: 5'6 feet shoulder to ground for adult males, 5 feet for adult females. Threat: Very Low

   Kil are bulky ram-like animals residing in the Navroze Mountain range. Males are covered in dark brown fur while females' fur is lighter brown or tan. They are adorned with typical horns that connect to each other over their heads, in ovoid shapes. Their heads also feature two pairs of fourteen to sixteen-inch-long, pointed green ears and they possesses powerful hooved legs, allowing them to easily travel on uneven mountainous terrain. Although animals, kil are able to produce their own food through photosynthesis, using their horns and ears as means to gather energy from sunlight. This trait forces kil to migrate constantly in order to keep pace with Morgin, literally following the season around the range.

   Their remarkable horns grow vertically until maturity, then grow horizontally as they age further. It is worth noting that newborn kil's horns do not connect to each other until about two or three months of age, and as such they are unable to photosynthesize efficiently. The mother kil produces milk for their young as a replacement. In addition to sunlight, kil also like to have plenty of water. To this end, their fours ears are great tools to locate water, able to pick up sounds of streams running down the mountains. Kil are pretty well at the bottom of the food chain, but this doesn't mean they are defenseless; their strong legs can deliver vicious kicks, and when cornered, their hard, thick horns make durable weapons as well.

   Kil milk is something valued both by local mountain-dwellers and chefs from far-away lands. To milk a kil, one must approach carefully, offer her a bucket or two of water to drink, then move to the side and milk it while she is drinking. Kil cheese is a typical product of kil milk. The quality of the milk depends greatly on the age of the milked kil; the ones with perfectly circular horns are said to produce the most delicious milk of them all, however they are quite rare, so not many get to experience this supposedly-heavenly taste. Some kil have been domesticated and are kept in the Chomikai commons around Negav so that their pelts may be harvested, however, they are mostly males, as female kil can become aggressive during mating season and charge at people.

7. #7Dungeon terrain faunaselective

   Keys: Dungeon terrain fauna

   Mikadis temple Mirror Lurker Size: Varies Threat: Medium

   This term describes a wide variety of mirror denizens. They are relatively small creatures, looking rather harmless and seem to be made from a mix of parts from various animals. They roam the vast halls of the temple, entering and exiting mirrors at random. If, for example, you spot a strange creature that looks like a small blue mouse with the beak of a toucan and the tail of a scorpion, then you've probably spotted a mirror lurker. They have limited intelligence and poor fighting abilities, but they make up for that with their great numbers and their strong, instinctive magic based on illusions of all sorts. Their method of hunting is to lure people into walking into a mirror. Once that has happened, all nearby lurkers chase hungrily after the unfortunate victim, as their power and size increases tenfold in the mirror's sub-universe.

   Crysaltinos Size: Special Threat: Medium

   A very strange creature only found in "distorted" dimensions, like those inside the mirrors of the temple. Crysaltinos resemble a bird with bizarre proportions: a very large, square shaped head with a wide, reptilian looking beak, and a smaller, square shaped body. They are of various colors but each individual is always of one single color, except for the insides of their mouth. The first thing you notice about a crysaltinos is that it's utterly... flat. No matter what angle you choose to look at them, they just seem to not have any thickness, looking a bit like a moving picture. This impression is reinforced by the fact that when they move their body remains almost motionless, save for their head which rotates a lot, sometimes rolling in complete circles. Just staring at a crysaltinos is sufficient to give yourself a severe headache, but touching one is far worse. If something touches a crysaltinos or is touched by one, it becomes flat, just like the crysaltinos, for the duration of the contact. For creatures used to living in three dimensional worlds, such a change is very traumatic, inducing disorientation and nausea at the very least, and giving the crysaltinos plenty of time to swallow its prey down. While their touch is devastating, crysaltinos cannot remain outside of a mirror for very long or they will die, thankfully limiting their hunting grounds.

   Mirror Maw Size: 8 feet Threat: Moderate

   Mirror maws are one of the strangest denizen of the Milkadis temple. They look nothing but large mouths attached to walls inside the mirror. While there are multiple mirror maws, some mages claim they actually belong to the same entity who projects them from an unknown place. They do indeed look identical; definitely feminine and human, with plump, fleshy, smiling lips and a sensual, seducing voice. They cannot move and are thus not that dangerous, although they will actively try to coax people into coming closer, in order to catch and gobble them up. However, once you see a mirror maw you are in deep trouble anyway, because it means you are now inside one of the mirrors!

   Dispaelot Size: 10 inches Threat: Moderate

   A mysterious creature found in the Mikadis temple, the Dispaelot appears to be a small housecat-like creature made entirely of reflective surfaces, like a statue made of stained glass. Thought otherwise harmless, whoever glances at the creature's body will find traumatic or generally unpleasant events from their past reflected on the mirrors, while the Dispaelot itself will loudly repeat snippets of dialog from said memories for all to hear. As it will actively follow explorers in an attempt to dredge up more past sorrows, victims have great chances of suffering mental breakdowns from the rampant self-doubt and paranoia, which might break up entire prepared groups and send them to their doom. Dispaelots are considered by many to be akin to guardians of the temple, passively torturing trespassers seeking its secrets.

   Tychos Tychos Size: 7 feet Threat: Moderate

   A feline creature with the head of an owl and feathers in place of fur. It can be usually seen standing still, constantly emitting little clicking sounds. One of the most remarkable and strangest traits of that creature is it won't attack as long as you keep eye contact with it. It will simply stands there, staring at you with its piercing blue eyes, and hoping back if you try to approach it. Once you turn your back however, the Tychos will leap and attack, just like a lion would do. With their sharp beak and claws they are no small threat. However, just turning back to look at the creature will instantly stop the assault. Encountering a solitary Tychos is usually not very dangerous, but a pack of them is another story.

   In Jadong temple Shryne Size: 15 feet Threat: Moderate

   These strange creatures are shrouded by a cloud of perpetual darkness that moves with them. They live mostly on the ceilings of ancient ruins and caves, slithering about in search for prey. They hunt by enveloping their prey in a cocoon of impenetrable magical darkness, sticking to the target for the duration of the spell and impossible to dissipate with conventional light sources. With its prey blinded and disoriented, the Shryne can leisurely crawl down to the floor and devour it. Only upon the shryne's death does its cloud vanish and reveal its true form: a gruesome mix between a shrimp and an abyssal fish with reptilian features.

   Ochynomorpus Size: 4 to 5 feet including the tentacles Threat: Medium

   A strange egg-shaped creature, possessing several long tentacles, each ended by a sharp claw. Ochynomorpuses usually lurk in dark areas of many temples and caves across Felarya. They slowly and silently stalk their prey and, once the time is right, the creature strikes, its tentacles lashing like a whip to sting and deliver a dose of venom. The victim quickly falls into a deep lethargy, allowing the Ochynomorpus to fix itself on its victim's head, delivering nightmares to its host and absorbing their fear. The practical result for the victim is that they will experience horrific and extremely realistic nightmares, taking place just seconds before they were stung. So, to them, it appears as if they were still walking a hall for example, and slowly the situation would become more and more twisted and nightmarish, using their deepest fears. The problem is that the extreme nature of those nightmares means that they can actually kill the person experiencing them, although this won't happen before the Ochynomorpus has had its fill of fear. Those abominations are very dangerous, clever, stealthy, relentless, and difficult to get rid off. The creature is extremely agile, able to flee by leaping from wall to wall once it has been detected, until the Ochynomorpus manages to find a safe place from where to quietly plan its next attack. The mere knowledge of their existence in a dungeon can make even veteran adventurers nervous and edgy.

   Salamander Size: 30 feet Threat: Medium

   A large and brightly colored lizard that can be found mostly in mineral rich environments such as caves, volcanos, or certain dungeons. Salamanders possess an incredible mastery of fire. Not only can they shoot flames from their mouth like a dragon, but they can become fire themselves in an instant, be it for hiding, dodging an attack, or surrounding a prey. Salamanders are an significant danger if you come ill-prepared, as they are sneaky and rarely visible before they attack. For instance, in the Jadong temple, they love to hide and rest in the many torches that light the halls. When a party of adventurers pass them, they silently come out and spread their form behind them, then attack.

   Labrisome Size: Varies Threat: Low to High

   A type of ghost with bestial and primitive instincts, Labrisomes are extremely aggressive spirits, mindlessly and relentlessly feeding on the living. Smaller labrisomes devour rats and other small animals, while larger specimens can effortlessly engulf a human. They are invisible most of the time, appearing out of nowhere, mouth wide agape to swallow their prey. Once they have prey in their stomach they can't become invisible again until the prey is digested or otherwise leaves the labrisome's stomach. They still remain immaterial during this time though, but their appearance is revealed to the world, which is hardly good for the sanity of the witnesses. They are ugly with a capital U. The spiritual body of a labrisome is a nightmarish mix somewhere between a toad, a squid and a centipede with way too much tentacles and hair than is reasonable. They sport enormous feline claws and their stare is to be avoided at all cost as it induces a state of panic that can send even the most hardened veteran screaming in terror.

   Ibiante Size: 3 feet Threat: Very Low alone - Moderate in groups

   A small rat-like humanoid native from the world of Oris-Taltoch. Ibiantes live in large groups and can mostly be found in enclosed spaces such as caves or old temples. They are fast, agile, and have no problems running on the walls or even the ceiling. Ibiantes are not aggressive in the sightliest, however they have brought doom to countless groups of adventurers with a strange ability of theirs. As soon as they feel the least bit threatened, ibiantes emit a sort of aura of "unease"; nearby creatures will suddenly feel uneasy and apprehensive about something. When ibiantes are in group, the cumulative effect of that aura result in an abject terror felt all around in their vicinity. It takes a lot of training and strength of will to be able to resist it. Aside from their aura, ibiantes are pretty harmless and obviously on the bottom of the food chain.

   Frenzied Ibiante Size: 3 feet Threat: Low alone - High in groups

   The same species as regular ibiantes, frenzied ones can be recognized by their glowing eyes and much more menacing look. Typically found in the lower levels of the Mysterious temple, they have the same power as their normal cousins, but unlike them, they are chaotic and very aggressive, carrying crude weapons such as spears or daggers. Group of them can be incredibly dangerous, decimating a strong adventurer party in mere seconds. Fortunately they absolutely hate water and a water-based mage will do wonders against them.

   Swallower Wall Size: Varies a lot Threat: Moderate to Medium

   A strange creature resembling a sort of amoeba. At first, it chooses a wall to live on, adhering to it and starting to slowly dissolve a portion of the surface in order to replace it by its body. Having "planted" itself in its location of choice, the creature will never move again. The creature uses its remarkable camouflage abilities to make its skin a perfect replica of the surrounding walls, feeding off small prey at first and slowly growing and expanding. Swallower walls capture prey by quickly extending a portion of their sticky body and getting the prey stuck on it, then retracting back and depositing it into a freshly created pocket where it is slowly digested. So perfect is their camouflage that the only things that will give them away are either the faint noises of a previous victim digesting, or the fact that they copy their surroundings perfectly, so if you see two absolutely identical sections of wall, then you know that one of them is a swallower wall and you better be careful. Swallower walls come in various sizes, and some of them can grow to truly enormous proportions in the course of their lives, becoming "swallower halls" rather than "swallower walls". There is a belief in Felarya cities that, if a place is left abandoned long enough, eventually swallower walls will start to appears, much like spiderwebs. This led to a certain number of urban legends in Negav, most of them vastly exaggerated, but some of them true.

   Tooglok Size: 18 to 24 inches Threat: Very Low

   Toogloks are arm-sized worms found mostly in dark caves and dungeons. Their rough, dark grey body allow them to blend very well with stone walls, in order to avoid predators and to ambush unsuspecting prey. They usually stand motionless on ceilings, falling off on the ground to hunt anything that is smaller than them. They are rather slow but ravenous creatures, able to consume a large volume of food for their size. Fortunately, they pose very little threat to humans, unless you have been shrunk. Toogloks are best known for being the natural enemy of swallower walls. They secrete a mucus that numbs the swallower walls and softens their flesh, allowing the worm to slowly eat the creature away without any risk of being captured and eaten, unless the swallower wall is too colossal to be affected.

   Howler Howler Size: 25 feet Threat: Medium

   Howlers are native from Oris-Taltoch, the same world as ibiantes, and they are their natural predator. This grotesque creature is little more than a walking stomach with a very large mouth, mounted on two sturdy, powerful running legs. Similarly to the ibiantes, howlers create a sound that strikes anyone who hears it with a great fear, often causing them to cower in fright or blindly flee. The howler has then just to chase after its helpless prey, outrunning or cornering it, then gobbling it up with its enormous mouth. They are eyeless and blind, relying entirely on echolocation to locate and identify objects around them. They also can literally smell fear, allowing them to very easily track down a terrified prey.

   Negative Hydra Size: 160 feet Threat: Very High

   Negative hydras are legendary creatures dwelling deep in the deepest and most forgotten layers of the negative plane. These dreadful creatures project avatars of themselves to various points in the universe, appearing as huge shadowy draconic silhouettes endowed with multiple long necks and heads. The real creature never leaves the negative plane however, which means that a negative hydra on Felarya cannot be killed by any means because it's simply not here in the first place. The only way to get rid of it would be to temporarily shut down the link between the avatar and the creature, but that requires very powerful dimensional magic. Mages able to perform magic at this level are rare, and generally unwilling to take such risks without a very good reason.

   The hydra's avatar is still incredibly dangerous: the multiple heads can strike at lightning speeds, and each of the heads can launch a barrage of strange and deadly negative spells. Even if you manage to survive an encounter with the avatar, chances are high that you will be permanently maimed by one of the powerful curses the beast can cast as well. Even the most reckless adventurers know better than to challenge these formidable creatures, no matter what fantastic treasure lies beyond. Fortunately, negative hydras are very rare. Only two specimens are known to exist on Felarya, and both of them are in the Tomb of Alcazath. Nobody knows what exactly happens to those who are swallowed by the avatar of a negative hydra but what is known for sure is that these people are never seen again.

   Nether Wisp Size: 10 inches Threat: Very Low

   These ghostly twirling balls of dull light are said to be the restless souls of fallen adventurers. They are actually projections from the negative plane, and thus don't really exist in Felarya. Nether wisps may be small, but they are not harmless. They harass adventurers by depleting and dispelling their magic, and by launching small magic projectiles at them, making them extremely annoying. Moreover, they serve as spies for the deadly negative hydras, and assist them in battle.

   In Tenebra maze Shadow Serpent Size: 30 to 50 feet Threat: Moderate to High

   A species of giant serpent-like creatures living in various dark places around Felarya. Fearsome hunters, they are able to phase themselves through solid matter, like ghosts. They are also gifted with a keen heat sense and the ability to see perfectly well in the dark. Keeping with their serpentine nature, shadow serpents have very flexible jaws and their body is able to stretch to accommodate large meals, although they will only attempt to consume one when they are sure that they are safe, as phasing with an expanded stomach can prove difficult. Their typical hunting method is to hide in shadows and drop down on their prey, or hide behind a thin dungeon wall and phase through it, snatching the prey when it comes into range.

   Light is their big weakness however. Direct exposure will blind and daze them, and sometimes can even be deadly. Moreover, their level of intelligence appears to directly correlate to the level of darkness. The darker their surroundings, the more methodical and cunning they become, to the point of being able to use shadow-based magic. On opposite, when exposed to daylight they become nearly as stupid as a Glouteux. A prey can safely sidestep a lunge from a shadow serpent in this state, as it will take a full minute for it to realize that it has missed. They represent a real danger to tomb raiders or any adventurer daring enough to venture into the darker realms of Felarya. But the place where they come into their true power is Tenebra maze, where the unnatural darkness blanketing the place enhances their intelligence to that of a human.

   In Venmys-Pieaug Library Book Wyrm Size: Varies Threat: Medium

   Massive serpent-like creatures with the ability to alter their size in order to burrow their way into books, their dwelling of choice. Book Wyrms typically eat the inside of a tome over the course of several decades sustaining itself off of the contents of the pulp and ink in the paper. They only return to their full size when said book is opened, at which point they quickly enlarge, devour the shocked would-be-reader whole and quickly return from whence they came.

   In Muroyo library Fishbrat Size: 15 to 20 inches Threat: Very Low

   Baby-sized, shimmering metallic insectoids with long hairy antennae, the Fishbrats are only found within the vast halls of the Muroyo library and are believed to be a form of silverfish, changed in size and shape by the magic saturating the place. Scuttling around in short, energetic bursts, these creatures can and will eat any organic substance they get their little claws on, but prefer wood, paper and glue above all things and are often seen nibbling on the ancient books, somehow ignoring the risks they usually represent. While this technically makes them pests, fairies prefer to leave Fishbrats alone, for they absorb the magic of the countless books they eat, giving them completely unpredictable powers they'll unleash if scared. Fortunately for visitors, Fishbrats are very shy and nervous creatures that make their best to not be seen, making direct confrontation very unlikely. Fishbrats are usually bronze in color but, on some rare occasions, one will come across silvery specimens, the spotting of which is considered a good omen by fairies.

   In Ur-Sagol Yelzip Size: 15 to 20 inches Threat: Minimal

   Yelzips are a small, sleek mammalian creature that seems to reside only within the ruins of Ur-Sagol. They have long bodies and bushy tails, with rounded ears. They are quick and mobile, and able to stand on their hind legs for a short while to peek out of cover and check for danger. From study of the ruins, it appears that Yelzips were actually a popular domesticated animal within the Sagolian Kingdom. When whatever occurred that eliminated or drove out the human inhabitants of the city, they remained in the ruins, becoming wild again and making homes in the cracks and crevices of that place. They are mostly harmless to humans, with the excepting factor that they are relentless little thieves. Besides swiping food, they also will grab anything shiny or glittering. They are also much more intelligent than their simple form makes them appear. Recently, many of the rich of Negav have been offering rewards for captured Yelzips, wanting to reclaim a living piece of the lost Sagolian way of life.

   Jeval Size: 3 to 5 feet tall Threat: Very Low

   A strange looking creature, with a large beaked head with horns and a fin on its back. It has leather-like wings, globulous eyes, clawed feet, and four tails that end in hard, round spheres. They live across middle Felarya, most noticeably in ruins. When they fly, their tails tend to strike each other, which produces a very creepy rattling noise and they have a cry that sounds like a whispering wind. Despite their rather menacing look, they are entirely harmless, only using their tough beaks to crack open nuts. However, if they feel threatened, they have the curious defensive strategy of tossing stones or rocks at the offender with their beak, or dropping them with their claws.

   Sagoblepas Size: 15 to 20 feet long Threat: Very Low

   A strange reptilian creature resembling a sort of large, bulky iguana with horns and covered by a long woolly fur growing from its hide. Sagoblepas usually reach around the size of a rhinoceros, though full-grown males are known to be even bigger. Found all over Ur-Sagol, these lumbering vegetarians move around the ruins in family groups, communicating via loud crowing and fiercely defending their territory from any intruder or predator. For some strange reason, while Sagoblepas act hostile to any predator or tauric race, they become very calm and even friendly in presence of humans. And stranger still, they absolutely refuse to leave the ruins and become visibly agitated if they're forced to do so. It is believed that the ancestors of the Sagoblepas were bred by the original inhabitants of Ur-Sagol, either as pets or protectors of the city, and that this behavior may be some sort of genetic memory. This is all the more supported by the presence of carvings in some ruins that closely resemble these creatures

   In Negav Pterok Size: 1 to 3 foot wingspan Threat: Minimal

   Pteroks, also known as leatherwings, are small reptilian bird-like creatures that can be mostly found in Negav. They possess a short rounded beak, a colorful crest on their head, a long tail, and decorative coloration that differs from one specimen to another. They feed on insects and various scrap of foods they can find in the city, especially in the Market district, when stall owners aren't looking. Pteroks build their nests within the more sheltered sections of buildings and the the walls that surround the city. For some reasons, their habitat seems to be strictly restricted to Negav and they haven't spread anywhere else in Felarya. Pteroks are rather clever animals and some of them can be domesticated as pets.

   Micrat Size: 1 foot long Threat: Very Low

   Small creatures swarming the underground of Negav and its alleys, micrats are bushy tailed rodents that have survived due to their adaptability, hardiness, and amazing speed. They feed on whatever they can scavenge, as well as eggs and insects. They are well known for their ability to chew rapidly through walls and furniture, able to create large and intricate networks in a remarkably short time. They are considered nothing more than a pest by Negav inhabitants, and are actively hunted. They breed rapidly though, and people creating micrat traps or working as pest controllers in the city can become quite successful. While considered relatively harmless, there are legends of massive swarms of micrats forming silently in the depths a dark alley at night, that will devour whatever, or whoever, they come across...

   Mapet Size: 3 to 4 foot long Threat: Very Low

   Medium sized, stocky salamanders with stubby limbs and grotesquely disproportionate mouths that dwell in the flooded areas of Negav’s sewer system. Sluggish and nearly helpless on land, these amphibians spend most of their time lying on the muck-caked bottom, lazily waiting for food to come to them. They are extremely gluttonous and readily willing to engulf anything that fits in their huge maws, be it vermin, dung, scraps of food, an unfortunate tiny, hair clumps, smaller mapets and just about any kind of organic refuse. This makes them work as a fairly effective waste disposal unit for the citizens above, and it is not uncommon to see families keeping Mapets for use in plunging drains, unclogging pipes or merely as living trash cans. Mapets are rarely longer than 4 feet and don’t pose any real threat to humanoids, but their gluttony makes them extremely stubborn, and once they have clamped on something they won’t let go until shaken off. When upset, they flash their feathered external gills and keep their jaws open wide

   Warp Roach Size: 1 to 2,5 inches long Threat: Minimal

   Originating from within the depths of Miragia forest, these verminous insects have since established themselves in Negav, especially within its underground sectors. In appearance, they resemble cockroaches with miniature stag beetle-like jaws, and have abdomens that briefly glow like neon lights when they are about to warp. With a crackle of energy, they will vanish in a tiny flash, reappearing anywhere from just inches where they just were to up to a dozen feet away. This defensive measure is not fully understood by researchers; they know only that the warp roach cannot control where it warps, only when, which is typically under direst, such as when it has been found by a hungry predator or nearly squashed under the foot of a disgusted Negavian. In Miragia forest, their numbers are kept in line by the numerous small predators, limited food, as well as the regular dimensional disturbance. When they arrived in Negav while stowing away on trade caravans, however, they soon found an abundance of food, plenty of shelter, and conditions perfect for growth. Thus they quickly established themselves and thrived, much to the annoyance of many Negavians. While pest controls flourished and tried their best to eliminate these pests through a wide arrange of poisons, spells, and traps; they soon came to a realization that the warp roaches were there to stay. The local micrats couldn't be happier though, finding the warp roaches to be an ideal prey. They have since controlled their populations to some extent.

8. #8Plain faunaselective

   Keys: Plain fauna

   In Mist ocean Stone Snail Size: 45 feet Threat: Medium

   The name of this colossal gastropod comes from its shell, which is indeed literally as hard as a rock, mottled with browns and greys, and equally heavy as well. This weight allows the snail to endure the formidable winds of the Mist ocean. As a result, stone snails are extremely slow and don't move very much. They are omnivores, lazily grazing on the nearby vegetation, or capturing prey that fall within the range of their long and thin, yet surprisingly strong, sticky tongue, that they can shoot out in the blink of an eye. Once their prey is stuck on their tongue, it is pulled back into the large, fleshy and expandable mouth of the snail, and promptly swallowed. The creature then retracts into its shell to quietly digest its meal, and very few things can interrupt it.

   Ouraghin Size: 90 feet Threat: High

   A sort of giant grey fox with piercing eyes, curved teeth, and three tails. These massive creatures are an oddity in mist ocean, being quite light compared to the average fauna in this region. Yet, they stand seemingly unaffected by the winds. People who have managed to get near them and live, say that the wind is completely absent around their body, lending to the theory that the fox possesses some sort of magical power that nullifies the wind. This evidence was obtained when a group of adventurers found one ouraghin pup, that they slew and skinned. As soon as they dragged away the fur, the corpse of the poor animal was literally blown away by the wind. They later said that, while within a meter of the fur, they felt not even the slightest breath of wind. Ouraghins are fierce predators however, and harming their pups is definitely not very healthy. These beasts are very fast, agile, and clever, and they can perform mighty wind magic using their tails, when outside of mist ocean. It's interesting to note that some very rare ouraghins have been tamed after they were stolen as pups. Ouraghin pups are very curious and playful, though seeing they are already 15 to 20 feet tall at a young age, many attempts to kidnap them led to the kidnapper being played with... a little roughly, so to speak.

   In Ivokan savanna Tobagoth Size: 40 to 50 feet Threat: High

   A creature native from the immense celestial plains of the world of Wengbo, that somehow found its way on to Felarya and thrived in the Ivokan savanna. Tobagoths have the body and general appearance of an enormous bull with a scaled, armored body. It possesses a large head compared to the rest of its body, with a sort of bony mask, ornated by seven huge long horns, and fiery pupil-less eyes. Tobagoths are famous for using an air-based magic in order to create bridges of air to cross large gaps or go down a cliff, or increase their speed. They are extremely aggressive and territorial creatures, with a bad and vengeful temper. They will attack on sight, charging blindly at their opponent with an incredible speed, and ramming into it with the power of a train. Their extremely resistant and thick hide, ensures that their target will sustain a lot more damage than the Tobagoth. Tobagoths are omnivorous, grazing the grass of the savanna but eating all sort of smaller creatures as well. They have been reported to devour humans on occasion, although if you run into one, your main concern should be primarily not getting trampled.

   In Kryromia fields Chrotinid Size: 5 to 12 feet in length Threat: Very Low

   Large lizards resembling six-legged anoles and believed to be related to the iguana-like korazons. Native to Kryromia fields , these reptiles can climb up the tallest of flowers within seconds and blend in their scales with the most vibrant of petals in a heartbeat. Somewhat fragile, they tend to avoid conflicts whenever and wherever they can, though they will defend themselves with a weak bite should they be cornered. Females are larger than males and possess a much more pronounced dewlap. Most interestingly, the females will actually hold their eggs in there for their protection until they hatch, after which the hatchlings will be released with no further parental care. Another of the chrotinids' interesting traits is their feeding habits. Possessing an extremely long tongue, they actually drink the nectar of flowers, unlike other reptiles. As they feed, though, they tend to become coated in a layer of sticky pollen. This eventually rubs off when the chrotinid go off and feed on the sweet nectar of other flowers, pollinating them in the process, and thus playing its part in the continued propagation of the flowers of Kryromia fields.

9. #9Ice terrain faunaselective

   Keys: Ice terrain fauna

   In Imoreith Tundra Snowstalker Size: 6 feet Threat: Low alone - Medium in group

   Snowstalkers possess the body of a raptor and the head, back, and fins of an abyssal fish. They have powerful running legs with very sharp talons and each of their digits is webbed. This allow the snowstalker to swim, although they don't appear to be very aquatic creatures, and this feature is probably mostly vestigial. Some specimens living far from the coastal areas of Imoreith Tundra actually seem to have evolved and lost their webbing. Snowstalkers live and and hunt in packs. Despite their medium size, they are extremely aggressive and won't hesitate to attack a squad of adventurers. With their muscular legs, they can run at great speed, without making the slightest sound. Witnessing a whole pack of them moving around as silent as ghosts is a frightening sight.

   Taranei Size: 10 to 15 feet Threat: Very Low

   Taraneis are herd herbivores roaming across the Tundra searching for patches of grass and shrubs to eat. They bear a vague resemblance to Elk or Caribou, but with much taller and more slender bodies. They all have pure white coats of fur, small black eyes, six long thin legs and strange membranes attached between and amongst their large antlers. For whatever reason, these membranes somehow generate a "field of silence" around the Taranei - this is a defense mechanism to prevent predators from easily locating the herd. A herd of Taraneis, no matter how many animals are in it, will move with absolutely no noise! Some less alert adventurers have even reported suddenly being surrounded by the beasts as if they appeared out of thin air. The herds move fairly slowly in order to not miss any grass - smart adventurers will move within and with the herd, benefiting from the zone of silence as well.

   Nopsid Size: 12 feet Threat: Moderate

   Nopsids are bizarre creatures with a white bulky body and three short, thick legs to support it. They move in small groups, with quick small hops, leaping and bouncing while emitting little clicking sounds. In place of their head is a wide black circle that can produce black tentacles extending outside to catch prey and pull them back in that circle where they are absorbed. Nopsids are dangerous creatures. They hunt by releasing an extremely powerful sound wave around them, that leave an opponent or prey utterly stunned and disoriented. Those who live to tell the tale find themselves at loss of words to describe it. They speak of a wall of almost solid sound.

   Flat Back Frost Turtle Size: 70 to 100 feet Threat: Medium

   As the name suggests, the shell of this gigantic turtle looks like a large thick slab of ground covered in frost, with very tough scales protecting its sides and belly. It's a large lumbering creature often around 70 feet long and 30 feet high. It walks slowly on it's six muscular legs, and has a long neck that can stretch easily, with a head whose skull is rimmed with imposing horns. Rumor has it that under the flat slab is a tender back with gems that are embedded between the flesh and the shell.

   The flat back frost turtle likes to hide on the ground with its back posing as a regular ice-covered rocky surface. When prey walks over it, the creature reveal itself, standing up, stretching its neck, and tilting its shell. The prey then suddenly find itself standing on a very slippery slope and slide, just as the turtle twists its neck around in order to catch the prey in its large mouth. The creature sleeps often but an antennae-like appendage serves as a movement detector that operate during its sleep cycle, causing the beast to wake up when prey is overhead. It swallows human-sized prey whole, but is not against eating larger prey as well which it can kill by ramming or head butting. Food takes an extremely long time to fully digest and the beast has an efficient metabolism.

   In frost peak Snow Tiger Size: 15 feet Threat: Moderate

   A white fur covered tiger found mostly in the frigged Felaryan mountains. Clever and social animals, they live in clans of 3 to 7 specimens. They are very loyal to one another, but are equally distrusting of other clans. With their great strength and sharp reflexes, they are a significant threat to travelers. They are sometimes hunted for their fur, which is incredibly warm.

   Ice Kensha Beast Size: 35 feet Threat: Medium

   Kensha Beasts are one of the more dominant animal species of Felarya, and have spread to many regions, adapting to every climate. This variety is similar in many way to their forest dwelling relatives, save for their pure white fur which allows them to blend perfectly in to the snow, and add yet another element of danger. They also possess shining clear claws which are pretty valuable in jewelry making.

   Ice Wyrm Size: 200 to 400 feet Threat: Very High

   Little is know about this formidable and legendary creature. It resembles a gigantic worm, with a serpentine body and four massive armored beaks on its head, around its mouth. It moves under the earth by pushing itself along, suddenly emerging to attack. The creature possesses rows of spines on its back which it can extend to pierce a prey. Its multiple eyes ring its face and let it see in many directions at once. Its skin is pure white, with its mouth section a dark grey. The biggest specimens are said to reach double the size of a Naga, although they rarely leave the earth entirely. Ice wyrms are incredibly aggressive, and attack virtually anything. One is said to have devoured an entire small Miratan outpost once, having simply swallowed the structure whole! Their very thick skin make the use of explosives and missiles against them almost pointless. The best thing to do when encountering those formidable beasts is to run!

   Lermenin Size: 1 foot Threat: Minimal

   A small, white, furry creature, easily the cutest things in the mountain, although somewhat cranky. They are intelligent and devious little creatures, about the size of a large house cat and resembling an earth ferret in some ways. Needless to say they are at the bottom of the food chain and depend on cunning to survive. They live in small crevices in the rock too small for other creatures. It's worth noting that they love to rob travelers of interesting things such as tiny round shiny objects.

   In Elifga Valley Idarik Size: 4 to 9 feet Threat: Very Low

   Idariks are bird like creature found in Elifga Valley, the Direwind Hills, the Fairy kingdom and many areas of Deeper Felarya. It's fairly large, with a rounded body and two large wings. However, despite these, it has evolved as a flightless bird. The Idariks range in size from that of a large pig up to that of a large cow. They pose no danger at all to humans though. They have a short head with a long beak for snatching insects out of hard to reach places. Unlike most birds, it possesses four legs on it's rotund body. It can flap for a short while and, while being flightless, actually spends a good deal of it's time in trees, hopping from branches and gripping them with it's strong flexible claws. When it does walk on the ground it ends up looking fairly ridiculous, wobbling around on four legs. It is a favored food of predators and are easy to catch if one hunts during the middle of the day. Idariks are fairly lazy and good at hiding, sleeping away their mornings and afternoons. While they have good eyesight, their hearing is poor and this makes them easy to sneak up on.

   Bereffs Size: 10 to 17 feet Threat: Moderate

   Bereffs are a major predator of the waterways and ponds of the Elifga valley. It's a strange looking creature, with the bulky body of a large bear, while its head resembles most closely that of a frog, though furred like the rest of its body. The Bereff has breathing holes on top of its head and swims (or more usually, walks) through rivers keeping only the top of its head out of the water, waiting to attack prey and draw it in with its long sinuous tongue. If it can't subdue prey with this, it will smash them with its powerful front claws until they are unable to struggle and are ready to be swallowed.

10. #10Dimensionally unstable terrain faunaselective

    Keys: Dimensionally unstable terrain fauna

    In Miragia forest Mirror Bird Size: 25 inches Threat: Very Low

    A bird with shimmering orange and blue feathers, famous for its ability to create replicas of itself when it feels menaced. The illusions look incredibly real and mimic the exact movements of the bird. It can create up to ten replicas, depending on the specimen. Mirror birds can also cast minor magic missiles. The small creature is cranky and rancorous. If you annoy it, it will chase you out of its territory while blasting at you all the time.

    Duplicator Gecko Size: 30 feet Threat: Moderate

    These bizarre reptilian creatures lay in wait in a semi-spiritual state, half-way in Lydus, half-way in Felarya, rendering them almost invisible to normal eyes and impervious to physical attack. Their name comes from a strange ability they have: when they find a prey they surround it with an array of duplicates of the prey, in order to confuse it. The doubles look incredibly real: they breathe, their muscles moves, their eyes shine and you can touch them. They have no intelligence of any sort though, and they can't speak. Still, surrounding a prey with clones of itself usually confuses it long enough for the gecko to sneak from behind, phase in, attack and gulp down its unaware victim in the blink of an eye. And if it's not enough, the clones can help block the prey and prevent it from escaping. Once satiated, the creature phases back out to quietly digest its meal.

    Void beetle Size: 3 inches Threat: Very Low

    A small blue beetle that lives primarily in the Miragia forest. It resembles a longhorn beetle to some degree, with a narrow body, no pincers, and a set of long, thin antennae, but it has a line of spikes running down its abdomen. They are herbivores that pose no real threat to anything besides vegetation, at least until provoked. If threatened, the void beetle will curl its abdomen, the spikes on its belly scraping together. The spines are actually triggers that activate a small, hard, bead-like organ inside the beetle through a network of nerves. This organ can create a five to eight foot field around the beetle that is basically an airless, magic-less vacuum. While the beetle can go into brief suspended animation and thereby avoid suffocating, anything caught in the vacuum will be unable to breathe or use magic while in the field. Not a perfect defense, however, as anything with a closed, alternate source of oxygen or the ability to hold its breath for a while would be unaffected, but it still can makes for a nasty surprise. The field lasts for about ten minutes, and can only be done once every few hours. The void beetle eats most types of plant life, but favors Planar Chorydium as it is an endless supply of food. Some beetles can go for their whole ten week life cycle staying on a single chorydium. Mirror birds are their main predator, usually getting the beetles after the void defense had been dropped and is recharging.

    Torkudas Size: 50 feet Threat: Medium

    A sort of giant tortoise with a shell made of pure diamond. These dangerous creatures can only be found in Miragia forest. They are slow but almost unkillable due to their shell which is not only unbreakable, but also reflects any magic back towards the caster. Still, in spite of the difficultly in killing them they are actively hunted, being often seen as walking treasures. Slaying a Torkudas would indeed grant an adventurer a fortune large enough to make even most kings jealous. Very few have ever achieved this feat though, and many hunters became the hunted instead. Torkudas are clever creatures, voracious and good spell casters. They are especially feared for their very effective sleep spells. Many adventurers wake up after the fight only to find themselves slowly digesting within the large stomach of the beast.

    Malkabe Size: 30 inches to 1 feet Threat: Very Low

    This strange creature looks like a sort of golden Armadillo with long antennas and a slightly glowing and pulsating armor shell. A small, timid and herbivorous creature, Malkabes would pose absolutely no threat whatsoever if it wasn't for their strange defense mechanism: any creature eating their delicious flesh will experience bad luck for a certain amount of time. It isn't just a superstition, it has been scientifically proven that probabilities for the offending creature will always lean on the wrong side during that period. That exact duration varies, apparently depending on the quantity of Malkabe flesh consumed, but it usually lasts around a few hours. The cause remains utterly unknown. This ability have become famous and gave birth to the popular adage "to offer Malkabe stew" meaning tricking someone into a seemingly attractive but very bad deal.

    Senmuil Size: 2 to 3 feet Threat: Moderate

    The senmuils are distant cousins of the skunk and look very much like them, save for their characteristic, slightly leafy green fur. They are very timid and gentle creatures but are by no means helpless. The cowardly senmuils are among the most feared little critters in Miragia forest because they will spray a perceived threat with a strong smelling liquid that spells certain doom for the target. While the liquid in its normal state has no smell, when exposed to air for more than a minute its scent intensifies to the point that it can be smelt from kilometers away. This scent is said to be absolutely irresistible to predators and actually trigger their instincts to hunt, meaning that even disciplined predators can become overwhelmed by the mouthwatering aroma. It won't be long before small predators and giant predators alike will be closing in, looking for the source of the appetizing smell. If a member of a exploration team is sprayed by a senmuil, the team will find themselves having to make quickly a difficult decision concerning the sprayed person.

    Planar Mole Size: Special Threat: High

    These bizarre creatures literally dig tunnels through dimensions, from a plane to another. They dig mostly through unstable dimensions where it is easier, and Miragia forest on Felarya happens to be quite easy to dig through. Planar moles are extremely dangerous: They advance by mindlessly "eating" reality so this means that if something is in their way, it will most likely be eaten as well. What makes them especially terrifying is that, rather than eating you directly, the mole eats the chunk of reality where you stand, meaning that your size matters little. If a giant naga happens to be there at that moment, she would be devoured as well! The naga Katrika is especially suited to hunting in Miragia forest, because she can sense disturbances through dimensions and can immediately detect if a mole or something dangerous is approaching.

    Zizzerugh Size: Varies Threat: Very Low

    Sometimes seen in Miragia forest, the Zizzerugh or "Shambling Polyp" is little more than an oozing, quivering, undulating lump of semi-liquid flesh that crawls aimlessly through its surroundings and seems to exist in a state of bewildered excitement, as if delighted and curious about everything it sees. Lacking any recognizable features other than two fan-like appendages (which might or not be sensory organs) and boneless "arms", it is not known what it feeds on, but any creature it stumbles upon is promptly "swallowed" only to be expelled seconds later, hairless (or featherless) but otherwise unharmed. Sapient individuals report a brief feeling of being violated on the deepest level, and tell of non-sensical concepts such as "crawling colors" and "smiling eyes". Zizzerugh have never been observed to reproduce or recognize others of their kind for that matter. Some have theorized they might be nothing but "fragments" of a much larger extra-dimensional entity, leaking into Felarya in order to study it

    In Silverfell Myliob Size: 3 to 6 foot wingspan Threat: Low

    Myliobs are aerial creatures found only in very dimensionally unstable places such as Silverfell. They resemble silver bat rays in appearance, with bioluminescent markings on their bodies that glow red at night. Herbivorous, they feed exclusively on Planar Chorydium, grazing on these silvery fern-like plants and keeping their growth in check. Apparently immune to the dimensional instabilities and vortexes that plague the region, they are one of the few creatures that not only survive here, but thrive as well. "Flocks" of myliobs are not entirely uncommon inside the hollows and will generally avoid contact with humans and such. If threatened, however, they are capable of launching the stingers at the end of their tails at them. While not fatal, the poison they possess seems to increase the chance of dimensional instabilities occurring around the stung individual, an ability that seems to stack with every subsequent sting.

    In deeper Felarya Dimensional Trapper Size: Unknown Threat: Moderate

    A dimensional trapper is best thought of as a more advanced angler fish... and far uglier too, according to those who have had the rare occasion to see the creature itself. The trapper hunts by opening a portal to a paradise world and lurks in Lydus between Felarya and that world, eating anyone foolish enough to step through. Dimensional Trappers are dangerous to unwary adventurers because the creature isn't physically here, and the world it shows to its victim is incredibly beautiful. However, they are not very clever, and always open a portal to a part of the same, abnormally fantastic world, so fantastic that it looks out-of-place even in the most beautiful parts of Felarya.

    Vortex Tiger Size: 7 feet but varies a lot. Threat: Medium

    A large white tiger with a curious pattern on their fur, and antenna on their head. Their method of attack is as unique as it is dangerous: when attacking, they somehow become a tiger-shaped black hole, powerfully vacuuming everything nearby into them, and then becoming normal again. They are very dangerous when in this form. Not only do they suck everything up, but they can still move and even change their size. When in black hole form they are not solid, and shooting them is completely useless. They are intelligent creatures and, while unable of any language besides growls and snarls, they appear to understand basic concepts and simple injunctions.

    Flying Squid Size: 300-500 feet Threat: Moderate

    They are very rare, immense squid-like creatures that slowly and majestically float in the air, far above the jungle canopy. They usually are so high in the sky that comprehending their size is difficult. They feed by hovering lower over the jungle and letting their long tentacles sweep down into the tops of the trees, capturing any large creatures they can find. Each tentacle is several feet thick and extremely strong. Captured prey are hauled up to the enormous mouth of the squid and swallowed whole. Despite their titanic size, these behemoths are relatively harmless to humans, who are too small to bother and can't be properly held in their large tentacles.

    Archmantis Size: 50 to 80 feet Threat: High

    A gigantic, predatory, and very dangerous insect, found deep in the northern part of Felarya. It possesses six thin but strong legs, a long arched neck, and small-sized wings; allowing it to fly and glide over short distance, although it prefers to run. Its body is generally blue or purple and bulkier than that of an actual mantis, though it possesses the same type of scythed forelegs. It's hard to describe just how sharp and deadly those are. The archmantis can slash them in a flash, the scythes being too fast for the eyes to see, and they are very capable of cutting a large tree to ribbons. Archmantises are fearsome hunters who will aggressively attack any available prey, including large hybrids such as giant nagas if the archmantis is one of the larger specimens, and will relentlessly pursue it. Their large compound eyes are able to detect and analyze the faintest moves, making it very hard to hide from them as well. A party of seasoned adventurers in full gear can be wiped out in mere seconds by one of those. They are thankfully rare.

    Dimensional Dragon Size: 90-110 feet Threat: Moderate

    Natives of the world of Sandrag, dimensional dragons are able to navigate through dimensions, and some of them ended on Felarya where they set up residence. They are aggressive and bellicose creatures that attack anything they think can put up a decent fight, or that looks edible. They are rather friendly to humans though, mainly because humans are present on their home world as well, but that doesn't mean that they won't devour one now and then. Dimensional dragons have a spiked back, sharp claws, razor-sharp teeth and strong tails. Males have dark blue scales, while females are a lighter shade of blue, with smaller spikes on their back. Dimensional dragons are quite intelligent and have some magical abilities and magical resistances. They do not have wings, but with the help of levitation magic, some of them can fly anyway. They can breathe a white flame imbued with magical powers of their own choosing. For example, they might enhance their flame with the ability to damage the body and soul of their foe, or temporarily paralyzes their victim. These great beasts make tough opponents, very hard to kill.

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    Saslenoth Height: 12 feet head-to-bottom. Threat: Very Low

    Saslenoth can be found in many forests in Felarya, including Chidokai forest, the Forest of whispers, and Deeper Felarya. They could be best described as six-legged three-toed sloths. They spend most of their days hanging from trees, moving as slow as a sloth could move, eating leaves and bark from the trees they inhabit, and the moss and fungus that seems to grow in their fur. Their slow speed could make them easy targets for hungry predators, but it's usually a great test of will to withstand their foul stench.

    Eisner Size: Varies Threat: High

    Eisners are gigantic blobs of organic mass that slowly and mindlessly ooze through the forest. They can burn things such as rocks and trees simply by touching them, and they use this ability to digest their prey when they envelop them. The larger eisners are big enough that they have few problems eating large creatures such as nagas. They have a limited intelligence and can alter their shape, forming tentacles and pseudopods. Eisners are slow, but they relentlessly pursue food for as long as they can sense it. Moreover, their globular eyes have dangerous hypnotic powers that render their prey unable to move, making eisners fearsome creatures indeed. These eyes are their weak point, but they are protected by a thin layer of slime that is very hard to pierce, though acid eats right though it. When an eisner has consumed enough prey it will divide itself in to several smaller creatures. Fortunately the flame of dimensional dragons is lethal to them or they would quickly overrun the region.

11. #11Underground faunaselective

    Keys: Underground fauna

    Mutabok Size: 3 feet Threath: Moderate

    Mutaboks are flying reptilians creatures with large bat wings. They are mostly found underground and in dark caves, and prefer dry environments over damp ones. They are ill-tempered and aggressive once disturbed. They will start to hiss at the offender, then small arcs of electricity will start coursing and crackling between two prominent claws situated on each of their wings. If the warning is ignored, the Mutabok will unleash its fury at the offender, lashing at them and shocking them with a strong close-range electrical attack. When they do so, they pursue the enemy relentlessly until they are either killed or they manage to knock it down. While not lethal, for a human, the result can be quite devastating, and and adult mutabok is fully able to knock out an hardened adventurer in seconds, leaving them utterly defenseless against any nearby predators. Their bite is penetrating and painful as well, enhanced by a stinging venom. Mutaboks are typically the kind of creature you don't want to piss off, and if you suddenly ear a hiss in the dark, you better stop right in your track and backtrack carefully. It's interesting to note that if you anger a Mutabok, playing dead sometimes work, if you are convincing enough, making the animal believe it got you, and making it re-enter it's semi-dormant state.

    Spine Beetle Size: Males 10 feet, Females 9 feet Threat: Moderate alone - Very High in group

    Spine beetles typically dwell in dark, wet places such as caves and tunnels. With large mandibles able to crush steel, sharp pincers and tough shells, they are very dangerous insects, living in mobile swarms sometime numbering in the thousands. If attacked they will band together and strike back, using the spines on their backs which they can launch with great accuracy and which are coated with deadly venom. They are very resistant as well and their shells can withstand most physical attacks, though sharp objects can cut through it if the attack hits a joint. If you encounter a group of them, you better just run.

    Zorphalop Size: 1 feet Threat: Very Low underground - Low in the surface

    A weird little burrowing creature that seems to spend the majority of it's time underground, digging subterranean tunnels. Once in a blue moon though, it surfaces from underground to mate with a female. This wouldn't be a problem except the Zorphalop has one of the strangest mating cycles of any Felaryan creature. Upon surfacing it immediately starts to exude a thick blue vapor from every pore of its body. These vapors once inhaled, even by the Zorphalop itself, cause the soul to enter The Dreamscape instantly. Here the creature is able to navigate the land and to locate its mate with ease and apparently impregnate it. Any predator that tries to prey on the Zorphalop while the animal is in this state will undoubtedly inhale the vapors and find itself in quite a terrifying situation being suddenly thrust into the dreamscape with no prior preparation. A crafty entrepreneur might try to don a gas mask and bottle the vapors though. Selling them as a very potent sleep aids could make one rich. There's also a specialty sleep grenade said to be made in Negav from Zorp Fumes.

    Abyssal Tonorion Size: 80 to 130 feet long Threat: High

    This species of Tonorion only lives deep underground in tonorion hives. They are considered to be guardians of the hive and are extremely dangerous. They are voracious, aggressive, blisteringly fast, and possess an extremely tough chitinous skin. These terrible creatures are basically invulnerable to magic and their natural anti-magic aura nullifies it in a large area around them. They are also more intelligent than lesser tonorions and possess a rudimentary grasp of tactics.

12. #12Felaryan floraselective

    Keys: Felaryan flora

    Felarya possesses a wide variety of plants. Some of them came from different worlds and prospered on Felarya over time. Some are dangerous, but some can be very useful. Seasoned adventurers know it's a vital knowledge to have before venturing in the jungles of Felarya.

    Regular Flora Cogamosia This useful plant grows on the shores of the Jadong lake and the banks of the Jewel river. It's also called "stun spike", for it looks like a large spike ball that grows out of the ground. When rubbed on the body it causes the skin to become numb. Enough of it makes the touched body segment completely limp and makes a great painkiller. If it's swallowed by a predator, it will immobilize their body for a short period of time, making Cogamosia a very useful evasion tool for prey. Repeated exposure lessens the paralyzing effect quickly though, to the point of being almost nonexistent after a few exposures. In short, it is unlikely to work on a seasoned or old predator. Still it doesn't hurt to have some on hand when walking in the jungle. Slug Girls are totally immune to its effect.

    Dusk Lilies Dusk Lilies are small white flowers that grow only in magic-rich places that are perpetually in a naturally caused night, which is different than naturally caused darkness. Obviously their peculiar environmental requirements makes them very rare. They are, however, very common in Sunfall thicket which happens to be an ideal zone for them. The triangular flower glows slightly in the dark and feed mainly on mana. It can pose a danger to careless mages as it will greedily sucks mana from them if they are too close, causing their spells to fizzle and leaving them defenseless.

    Sageras A gigantic species of cactus growing in the Akaptor desert, the tallest one on record being around 220 feet tall. They are covered by very long and sharp spines and are best known for the floating clouds of explosive spores that they release in to the air. The explosive power of their spores is highly variable but a cloud of them can pose a real danger to avian creatures and flying machines.

    Fumac This plant grows in large numbers on sunlit surfaces and is pretty common in Felarya. It looks like a bit like a rosemary bush, and has beautiful blue flowers. Its evergreen needle-like leaves have a fragrant and sweet aroma, and can be used with Miaxi honey to make liquor. Fumac liquor is famous and very sought after in the human taverns of Felarya for its strong bittersweet flavor that can "wake the dead". Drinking it temporarily raises ones strength and stamina, but it also increases ones aggressiveness as well. Some have dubbed it the "anger drink" and some taverns have even forbidden it for fear of violent brawls.

    Everburning Tree A rare tree that grows mostly in the northern forest, past Deeper Felarya. It really looks like any other tree, with evergreen foliage and a large straight black trunk. Like its name says however, this tree is able to withstand volcanic levels of heat and cannot be consumed by any kind of fire, magical or not. It's not fireproof however, as the bark will actually catch on fire and burn as long as the fire is not extinguished, but it won't cause any harm to the tree. On the contrary, setting it ablaze will only make it grow faster! The adventurer Gunther may be a crook, but he must be credited for this discovery that has proved invaluable for expeditions traveling the snowy and frozen parts of Felarya, providing them with ever burning torches.

    Salvalophytha At first glance, this plant looks a lot like poison ivy, but with a light blueish tint to it. It's mostly found in the forest of whispers and it has a very interesting property: when it is eaten and it's leaves come in to contact with stomach acids (or any acidic substance), it temporarily stops the digestive process and releases oxygen, keeping any prey trapped in the digestive tract along with it alive for a while longer. It's useful for an adventurer who has been eaten, staving off digestion until they can (potentially) be rescued. It cannot disable the digestive process for more than a few hours though, no matter how many leaves are used. Salvalophytha is loved by some kinky predators as well, who will eat a few leaves before swallowing their prey in order to keep them alive and kicking in their stomach for a while, allowing them longer to enjoy their struggles before digestion.

    Planar Chorydium This plant looks like an average fern, save for its great size and its slightly glowing, silvery leaves. Planar Chorydium feeds on the fabric of reality itself, and has the unique ability to make the layers between dimensions thinner. In short, Planar Chorydium tends to make the zones it grows in dimensionally unstable. It's no wonder they are present in large quantities in Miragia forest. It's a bit hard to tell if they are the cause of this instability, or if they are just there because the area is unstable, because the plant won't grow at all in the stabler zones of Felarya. Getting rid of Planar Chorydium is very difficult once it has settled in: a destroyed plant will just grow again a few days later, as if coming from nowhere.

    Sneeze Pods These small plants get their name from a unique reaction that occurs when they're touched. When a pod on the plant is disturbed, it releases a cloud of dust into the air, producing a sound much like a human sneeze. The dust it releases is highly dangerous, as it causes complete paralysis in anything that breathes it in. The effect only lasts for about five minutes, but some clever (and lazy) predators have been known to hang out around a group of Sneeze Pods, waiting for some unwitting prey to get stunned. The pods are connected to a tuberous plant, and each plant has 8-10 pods. After discharging their dust, a pod generally takes about a day to reload.

    Carinra Compared to most of the plant life on Felarya, carinras are pretty harmless. The only known effect carinras have is that it temporarily changes the pigment of a person's skin to a random color when the leaves are ingested. The effect generally lasts 6-8 hours. It's great at parties.

    Alondra Alondra is a rare and very... unique plant. It grows long leaves in a circular pattern around a single large flower. The flower can often reach up to 12 inches in diameter, and is usually yellow or crimson in color. Every so often, a small bubble will be released from the center of the flower. The bubble will float for hours, sometimes ending up miles away from the plant that created it. Upon contact with an object, the bubble will burst, releasing a powerful aphrodisiac! The aphrodisiac is short ranged, often affecting an area only a little wider than the width of the bubble it came from. The effects of the aphrodisiac are topical and usually last about an hour. A healthy Alondra plant will produce a new bubble once every 15-20 minutes.

    Chritu Ivy A new plant that only came to Felarya a few years ago, through a natural portal in Miragia forest. It's believed to come from the legendary universe of Celis-zialle, the "Dimension of Eternal Beauty". The portal soon closed, but not before a great number of spores spread throughout the area. Now, every spring, large amounts of long twisting ivy grows up trees, sporting bright colorful flowers of otherworldly beauty. A truly magnificent, breathtaking spectacle. However, for some reason, the ivy seems to prefer to grow on dryads and the trees directly around them. Dryads asked about the ivy covering them say that it's like being tickled all over, but they tolerate the invasion as it's not unpleasant at all, and, while dryads aren't really a vain race, they do like to look pretty, like all girls! Humans, other smaller races, and even some animals are fascinated by the sight and scent of the flowers carpeting the dryad of the area and are often drawn to it. Recently, spring in Felarya has seen an increase in tourists, photographers, and artists, as word of the beautiful flowers spread quickly to other worlds. Dryads of Miragia and its vicinity seem to be constantly sporting bulging stomachs and happy, content looks on their faces during this period.

    Holy Oak Few in number, these mighty, pure white oaks are scattered throughout Felarya. Many people build settlements near these trees because, for reasons unknown, the revitalizing power of Felarya's soil is increased tenfold around them. As an added bonus, nothing with demon blood in their veins (such as succubi) will be able to see or sense prey close to the tree and will be repelled by its presence.

    Clampet Plant The Clampet Plant is a large green plant that looks remarkably like a man sized venus fly trap. There is one major difference however: this plant doesn't eat meat and lives on photosynthesis alone. In fact, the "mouth" of clampet doesn't close when something enters it, instead snapping shut at sundown, and opening back up at sunrise. The plant is very solid, tastes horrible, and is well rooted enough that even most large predators will have a very hard time trying to uproot one. Thus the Clampet Plant is extremely useful to travelers, as it promises a safe, and comfy, haven for the night. Smart adventurers are advised to take advantage of this... just make sure it's not actually a giant venus fly trap first, or a Wild clampet !

    Spore Orb A large ball of spores that has a diameter varying from a few inches to a few feet. This fairly common plant floats in the air, slowly drifting on the lightest of breezes. Oddly, if a small creature comes too close to the ball, it will explode with a loud POOF! The spores coat just about everything in the area with an orange dust, and are rather hard to clean off. Spores that land on the soil create new spore orbs in a few days. The spores are not toxic, and other than staining clothes they are utterly harmless. Many experienced predators, however, are able to track prey using the spore orbs and some have dubbed it "dinner bell". If a large collection of spores is coating an area it means something has just passed by, and if a predator listens carefully they might be able to hear someone complaining about the stains, meaning that dinner is served.

    Riverweed This plant is like seaweed, but grows in many Felaryan rivers instead of seas. It's usually pretty harmless, but it has an odd tendency to get wrapped around legs at crucial moments. You can run through it all day and only get tangled up a few times, but if a predator is after you, the chance of becoming tangled rises to about ninety percent. Biologists are still testing to find an answer as to why, at great cost to their research assistants. River mermaids greatly appreciate this plant, like one would figure, and some even grow "gardens" of Riverweed along the banks of their territory.

    Crystal Lily The crystal lily grows along the Jewel river, both out of the water and and under it. They are found in abundance around the entrances of the Underwater Crystal Caves. Crystal lilies are small lily pads that seem to be made of an organic crystal. Valued not only for their natural beauty, some humans have discovered the unusual property the lily holds: it is able to act as a shield against the magic used by crystal dragons. Anyone holding a crystal lily will not be encased in crystal when attacked by the creature. The plants are very fragile and brittle, and break very easily making them useless if the fighting is fierce. Botanists are looking for other special effects that the lily may hold. One thing they have noticed so far is that the lily will vibrate softly when near a crystal-covered creature and thus can prevents you from running into them. Crystal lilies are seen as lucky charms by many adventurers, especially those who sail down the Jewel River.

    Cool Oxalis A large bowl shaped flower that collects rain water. It has a curious effect of chilling and purifying any water that collects within it. Thirsty travelers can always find clean water in this plant. In fact, some explorers pour water into Oxalis to purify it, and refrigerate it. For this reason, it has been nicknamed "Jungle Fridge".

    Gripper Vine An odd plant made entirely of moving vines. Whenever a creature passes by, the vines will attempt to grab it and pull it closer. While many carnivorous plants use this method, what makes the Gripper different is that it doesn't digest its "victim". In fact, it's not carnivorous at all, it just holds the creature close and firmly, and doesn't let go. The only way to get out of its grip is to water it. When watered, the whole plant goes limp, letting all who have been captured go free. Of course, if a traveler doesn't have any water, they'll be stuck until the inevitable predator comes by to "free" them.

    Elori This rare bright red plant grows on the tops of trees and is harvested whenever found for its potent effect. Whoever drinks the nectar of the Elori will find that, not only is it absolutely delicious, but that the effect of most magic is doubled on them for several days. This comes in handy for magical healers, who use it to reduce the amount of time it takes for their patients to get better. The fairy Temi is famous for actively collecting Elori and for knowing all the good spots, though she keeps them secret. Of course the drawback of drinking the nectar is that the effect of any negative magic such as a basic fireball is doubled as well..

    Firlianae The Firlianae grows mostly in the Jungle of perils. It looks like long red blades of grass that can reach up to 40 feet in length. The plant possess a particular venom that, while utterly harmless, is very painful and burns like fire upon simple contact with the skin. The substance is contained in small fragile orbs scattered all over the plant. What is interesting is that humans and small creatures can easily walk through a Firlianae bush without breaking the orbs, whereas a giant creature will certainly break them and get stung by the venom. The plant provides great cover as predators who have already experienced this pain will definitely not stick their arms in to a firlianae bush again.

    Bladeleaf On first sight, these trees look pretty average (well, average for Felarya, as even the smallest of them are generally well over 150 feet tall). Bladeleaf trees however, have a very thick covering of unique leaves: each leaf is razor-sharp, hard as steel, and rumored to be able to cut through rock if used with enough force. They would make for good knives or daggers, if not for the fact that they become limp, like a regular leaf, ten or so minutes after they are removed from the tree. Still, shaking a Bladeleaf tree is a good way to get yourself sliced to ribbons.

    Fainting Tree Forty foot trees that are unable to withstand excessive noise or motion within a ten-foot radius of them. If disturbed, the Fainting tree falls over for about an hour before righting itself again. Needless to say, a grove of Fainting trees is a dangerous place to be in unless you can be really slow and quiet.

    Limpobo Tall spindly trees which are topped by a web of bright, green, densely intertwined, fibrous leaves. Baby Limpobos make excellent umbrellas because they can be easily plucked from the loose soil in which they grow, and are quite sturdy. Fully grown Limpobos provide ample shade and so are popular in the gardens found in many human cities. Large predators have been known to pull up a grown Limpobo and use it in the same way as their prey does. It's interesting to note that Limpobos easily take roots again after they have been plucked.

    Floodwood Tree Floodwood Trees are a very peculiar type of tree that survives purely on water. It needs no rich soils in order to grow, just incredibly huge amounts of water. Thus, these trees can sometimes be found floating sideways in oceans and lakes, still growing and in fact prospering there. Most of the time, however, they are found growing in the sand or mud on shorelines, in areas where the body of water keeps the land mostly saturated all day long. Floodwood Trees have a blueish trunk and grow no leaves, looking fairly dead because of it. Their wood also shrivels into a useless mass when dried, making it completely useless for construction purposes. Shipwrecked sailors who ride a Floodwood Tree home are considered extremely blessed and lucky.

    Crunierlon Rather unremarkable in outward appearance, this uncommon tree has a very unusual sap. Any skin surface the sap of this tree is applied to will become hyper-sensitive for close to an hour. People who get the sap on them have their skin become so sensitive that they often say they can feel each and every speck of dust that settles on them. Some swordsmen will apply a coating of Crunierlon sap to their blades to make their slashes more painful and fiery to their opponents. The naga Vivian is said to collect the sap for.....'other' uses.

    Termo Flower These strange flowers have the unique capacity to generate heat or cold and to feed on the difference in temperature. There is two known type of them:

    Ice Flower: An ice blue flower, this plant can only be found in the volcanic regions to the south east. By eating a single petal of this plant, one's body temperature will be lowered by ten degrees. The effects will last for a single day. Using this plant, it is possible to explore many of the hotter areas and ruins in the area while still remaining comfortably cool. It's not uncommon to find the frozen bodies of adventurers foolish enough to eat a whole flower at once. Fire Flower: A close cousin to the ice flower, this orange and yellow flower exudes a comforting warmth, even once plucked. Since it's recent discovery, this rare plant, found only on the highest snowy peaks, has gone for high prices to adventurers who have learned the folly of campfires. The larger the fire flower, the more heat it puts out. The largest specimen ever found was as large as a dryad, and the heat from it could boil water from ten yards away! The fire flower produces no light however.

    Lamiole This plant looks like a huge turquoise fern. It's very common, growing practically anywhere where the soil is humid enough. Besides having a sweet, strong fragrance, when chewed Lamiole leaves release a special sap that is incredibly refreshing and kill bacteria in minutes. Most of the predators hybrids - and some humans as well - keep a constant supply of these leaves to keep their mouth clean and their breath fresh. The aroma of the plant varies slightly depending on the location the plant is found.

    Sorbalier A large tree that grow mostly in damp environment such as Bulvon wood and Chidokai forest. It pretty much looks like any other tree, save for its branches that are entirely covered by dense tiny yellow leaves, so numerous they almost form fur. The main particularity of these leaves is that, when consumed in large numbers, they become a powerful soporific. Amazingly, some predators have been reported rushing toward a Sorbalier and quickly consuming all the leaves on a branch before falling soundly asleep. It took a long time to figure out why they did this, and was only possible due to a cooperative Slug girl. The leaves of the Sorbalier tree actually put to sleep both the creature that consumes them, and any prey within their stomach, but without affecting the digestion process in the slightest (maybe even strengthening it). Thus it's useful for predators that have just swallowed a particularly stubborn prey that they think may cause them problems or indigestion. It has no other known uses.

    Gallow Weed A very rare plant, about twice the height of an average human, growing mostly in Miragia forest. It has fruits resembling an eggplant in shape, which are a very pale blue and seem to glow faintly with an inner light. Eating one allows the eater to enter the spirit's world and see and talk with spirits or ghosts. It's really dangerous though, and only trained shamans should use them, under the penalty of loosing one's sanity.

    Terror Ecala These rare black and white flowers are said to come from the negative plane and remain an absolute enigma to scientists and mages alike. Also called "scare flower", the Terror Ecala is surrounded by an aura of fear that is nigh impossible to resist (unlike that of ibiantes). No matter what, when facing this flower, you will suddenly become apprehensive and afraid. Just a small bush of them is enough to send the most hardened adventurer or a giant naga running and screaming in irrational terror, and facing too many Ecala at once can even be fatal. It should be noted that destroying Terror Ecalas is said to bring misfortune, and many who tried have disappeared mysteriously a few days after, seemingly vanishing totally from the surface of Felarya. Terror Ecalas seem to quickly lose their aura of fear once they have been plucked.

    Watch Flower A small flower growing in abundance in the grove of carnivorous plants. Adventurers who travel there may have the disturbing feeling of being watched all the time, and in a sense they are. These peculiar sunflower-like plants always turn themselves toward the nearest potential prey. Even if these flowers are utterly harmless by themselves, it's rather unsettling when they turn toward you. Some legends say that they are the eyes of dryads, but this is incorrect.

    Kynho-zos A dangerous weed mostly found on the Ivokan savanna, west of the Akaptor desert. Its name means "vegetal fire" in an ancient language, and some people also call it "fire grass". The grass itself comes in a variety of colors ranging from deep red to vibrant yellows. Each blades radiates heat equivalent to that of an open flame with roughly the same radius to size ratio. Kynho-zos can only grow in the ashes of other plants, that it consumes much like a real fire would. Considering its nature, patches of the grass in any location with plant life can quickly turn into vast fiery fields. Treading over such an area is unadvised unless you are heat resistant. Melted shoes followed closely by third degree burns are common. Kynho-zos spread very fast, and many adventurers have spent their night sleeping in a small grove, only to wake up the next day, surrounded by a field of Kynho-zos. It should be noted that the plant has a tendency to explode when in contact with real fire. The concussive blast from the explosion isn't very strong, but the heat generated is scorching and suffocating.

    Klydrid A fairly rare small green plant with seven leaves. The number of leaves is always seven, though they may be in different patterns. The Klydrid is widely regarded as lucky by many primitive and superstitious tribes of humans and nekos on Felarya. Even a few elves have been seen, plucking a klydrid and tucking it away. In order to gain the plants luck, it must be planted near the home of it's finder, in a secluded secret area, and every time the owner of the Klydrid wants it's protection, when going out into the dangerous Felaryan jungle for example, they first go to where they have hidden it. After tearing off one of the seven leaves and eating it, it is said that no predator will harm you. Obviously, it only has seven uses, and almost all civilized beings, like those who live in Negav, would never believe such a silly superstition!

    Edible Plants Dripping Tree The Dripping Tree is a small, largely unremarkable tree that can be found in various forests around Felarya, but mostly in Chidokai forest where it sometimes grows on other, larger, trees. It produces a thin, transparent, and very sticky sap, which drips from its branches and congeals at the bottom of the tree, covering the area around the tree with an almost invisible, scentless film. The sap has a consistency comparable to a Slug Girls's slime, and can easily trap small creatures, up to the size of humans. If one can get past the sticky area though, the delicious fruit of the tree can be harvested. It's a nut known as the Soulnut which is very hard to crack, making its succulent innards both highly sought and highly prized. For their part, Slug girls are very fond of the sticky sap, considering humans coated in it a sweet delicacy.

    Rain Willow A deciduous tree with a dark brown trunk, long branches drooping much like a normal weeping willow, and dark green leaves. It grows either in very humid or very dry places, able to grow to a gigantic size. Its very long roots can reach incredibly far underground, allowing the tree to get moisture even in an arid environment. The roots store the water the rain willow drained from the ground, slowly growing thicker and thicker. Once their limit is reached, the water is carried up into the trunk and then to the branches, where it eventually falls as rain from the leaves. This makes the rain willow a prized haven for creatures living in arid places, highly treasured and protected. The process is similar for rain willows growing in very moist areas, but instead of only raining every once in a while, they will rain for days or weeks, sometimes even months, at a time, depending on the amount of water available. The water that travels through the tree is also mixed with the willow's sap, making it very sweet to the taste and giving it powerful healing properties.

    Battal Oak On Felarya, not everybody uses rare metals in order to create powerful magical weapons. Some crafters chose wood instead, with very satisfying results. The best type of wood around for this usage is considered to be the mighty Battal Oak. With fully mature specimens standing at hundreds of feet in height and sporting leaves sometimes as large as a naga's hand, a Battal Oak is a truly imposing sight. While all the wood from the tree is extremely strong, only its core is famed for its legendary toughness, powerful enough for a seemingly mundane Oak weapon to withstand parrying against weapons of low to mid magic sword equivalence. Things made out of Battal wood have incredible endurance, and many a hero has triumphed due to their foe lowering their guard at having a ‘toy’ brandished at them. Battal wood has also been used to make legendary items other than weapons with great success, such as a gigantic ship that was claimed to have been unsinkable. It was said to have crossed the Topazial sea multiple times, returning with exotic cargo never seen before. The ship has since vanished, having never returned from its first voyage to the more frozen northern seas, though many say it's still intact out there somewhere.

    Troughberry One of the many berries of Felarya, albeit a very rare one. It is a long, snaking vine that often grows on trees and other wooden structures, mostly found in the southern part of the Fairy kingdom. If a troughberry vine is allowed to grow on a piece of wood, even a living tree, long enough the troughberry vine will slowly soften and sweeten the wood, making it edible. This plant is regarded as a menace by just about everyone. Reports abound of seemingly impenetrable defenses being literally eaten through by predators still hungry for more, and one adventurer swear to have seen a giantess eat an entire house covered with the vine, occupants and all. Removing the vine is extremely difficult, as it normally grows back stronger in a matter of days. This vine is the absolute terror of dryads everywhere, and is often used as a curse. For a dryad infested with troughberries, time is running out and she can expect to have the food chain inverted on her in a matter of weeks. No matter how much she tries to get the vines off her, the process is almost irremediable without an outside help.

    As a side note, the berries themselves are quite tasty.

    Bugleberry A small purple juicy berry which is in fact perfectly round and not in any way shaped like a musical instrument of any type. It gets it name from the dog sized lizard that can often be seen feeding on these berries.

    Veleda The Veleda is a moderately common plant that is found in most of the known areas of Felarya that have a fair amount of vegetation. This plant varies a lot in size, from 3 feet to 40 feet tall for the largest specimens. The real noteworthy aspect of the Veleda is its stem. It has been determined that when the outer layer of the stem is peeled away, the inner portion can be chewed to whiten teeth and impart a pleasant, minty smell to the chewer's breath for a short period of time. Hybrid predators often use the giant variation to assist in their oral hygiene, since they lack toothpaste and toothbrushes. Humans living in the wilderness will use the smaller variety for the same purpose. This plant is in high demand in the deserts of Felarya from humans and predators alike, and the Veleda trade has been steadily growing in the more arid regions of Felarya. No one likes bad breath after all!

    Fireflowers A very large red flower with a long stem, nine petals and a yellow or white center that seems to gleam brightly in the sun. At night, the flowers are indistinguishable from other flowers of the same size. It is only in the direct light of the sun that their true nature is revealed, as they become too dazzling to look upon directly. They are a rare and beautiful sight in Felarya, growing in the spots where sunlight breaks through the trees. The flowers themselves are not harmful, but there are several animals that use the fireflowers as a hiding place to jump out at dazed prey, and conversely, many prey have escaped giant predators pursuing them by running into a field of fireflowers, the predator's increased height working against them as they lose sight of their quarry amidst the shining mass of plants. With their huge size, fireflowers are not worth too much to humans, nekos, or elves, but giant nagas and dryads and some other giant hybrids greatly enjoy wearing the giant flowers in their hair or collecting them to decorate their favorite sleeping spot.

    Imoreithales A small white flower growing in very large numbers in Imoreith Tundra, seemingly unaffected by the freezing temperatures. It's also called "silent flower" because its main particularity is to absorb nearby sounds. In fact, it feeds on it and is actually one of the cause for the strange acoustic phenomenons of Imoreith Tundra. In large enough numbers, they can plunge whole areas of the tundra into a seemingly unbreakable blanket of eternal silence.

    Syazi grass This variety of grass is common in Deeper Felarya. It has a characteristic triangular blade, which is so broad it looks like a dagger, although the grass itself is harmless. Its other characteristic is its strong grassy smell. One can easily mask their own by wrapping Syazi grass around their limbs. As long as they wear fresh blades, and haven't done anything to be particularly smelly, such as hugging a Saslenoth or using an expensive shampoo, their smell will remain almost undetectable. It's considered a must have by most local neko tribes, who find the plant indispensable to avoid some of the greater predators, with their nearly unbeatable sense of smell.

    Spectral Weed Spectral Weed, as the name suggests, is completely invisible. Furthermore, this strange plant is both odorless and almost impervious to detection by magic, meaning it can usually only be found via touch, and most often by accident. Spectral Weed is very rare, and mostly found in Miragia forest, though small patches have been found in other areas as well. The plant's leaves are light, incredibly smooth and silk-like in texture, so much so that there are rumored to be a few sets of extremely racy lingerie woven from them.

    Fairy Blossom A small distinctive pink and red flower that grows close to the ground, usually in clusters. They are unique in that they only grow in areas that are frequented by fairies; they actually feed off of the magic generated by fairy size-changing magic, and will die within weeks without it. This does not actually effect the fairy, the plant only absorbs ambient, leftover energy produced by their magic. Fairy blossom is obviously extremely common in areas such as the Fairy kingdom or the Forest of whispers. Through a complex and expensive alchemical process, Fairy Blossom flowers can be made into a potion that will render the imbiber virtually immune to size-changing magic for several hours. However, many adventurers have found out the hard way that this potion does nothing to prevent a fairy from making herself huge, and then eating them anyway.

    Ribbon Grass A relatively common aquatic plant found in both saltwater and freshwater varieties, Ribbon Grass possesses a mottled green and red coloration, and stretches out in long, distinctive ribbon-like stems, hence the name. Most notable as a food source, Ribbon Grass has more nutritional value than most plants, with its dense, crunchy texture, and slightly sweet flavor, though omnivores cannot live on it alone. When cooked, it produces an even more appealing, nutty flavor, and makes an excellent stew base. Less skillful aquatic predators will often supplement their diet with Ribbon Grass, though some enjoy the flavor more than others.

    Popper Pods A variety of deep-sea plant life, Popper Pods grow deep on the sea floor, the spherical, brownish pods themselves ranging from fist-sized to nearly six feet in diameter. The pods are filled with a buoyant gas, and once 'ripe', break away, carrying the seeds to the surface, where they will sometimes float for miles. What makes Popper Pods notable is that when they decay, and the gas within contacts air, it causes an explosion with considerable heat and kinetic force. The tiny, aerodynamic seeds are then hurled far and wide by the impact. Puncturing a Popper Pod will also cause it to explode, and though not usually lethal to humans, (except with the largest pods) it will ignite anything flammable in a sizable radius. Alchemists have done some limited work in trying to put the gas to productive use, but its volatility makes it nearly impossible to work with. Some especially adventurous giant predators are rumored to actually eat Popper Pods, supposedly for the unique sensation of little explosions in their belly. The 'meat' and seeds of the pod are actually quite nutritious, though nearly tasteless.

    Muse Rose A rare bioluminescent blue flower growing in small groves along the length of the Torpaline coast, usually hidden inside a bramble thicket. It's called the Muse Rose because, if anyone were to make contact with the flower or be within a five foot radius of it, their cerebral activity would increase dramatically, which could help them find ideas or become inspired to make a form of art, whether it be song, paint, story or a culinary masterpiece. Many artists or poets have set out to the Topazial Coast to find this treasure, and very few have ever returned. The region is dangerous and the Rosic nekos living there tend to not be very cooperative with helping to find the precious flower.

    Nemetarbor Nemetarbor is an ancient Elvish word meaning "the woods that walk". Indeed the nemetarbors are strange mobile trees, native to Felarya and seemingly found nowhere else. In appearance they are similar to an oak, at least in morphology, though one can instantly tell them apart by the silver sheen of their bark and the fact that their slightly reddish leaves constantly "shiver" even when there is no breeze. For lengthy periods of time, ranging from months to years to even centuries, entire forests of nemetarbors stay in place and act like any other tree, photosynthesizing and drawing nutrients from the soil. It is only when the soil starts to lose its fertility that these trees live up to their name, unearthing themselves from the soil and walking about on their roots. The forests of nemetarbors move as one, their branches wrapping around those of their neighbors, as they follow the sun. After it has set, they will re-root themselves into the ground and, if the soil if fertile, remain there. If the soil isn't, then the nemetarbors will continue their migration till they find a suitable "feeding ground".

    Young nemetarbors will grow in clusters and, when conditions are right, fall off the adult trees and then germinate. The ensuing sprouts will then rapidly intertwine their branches with their siblings and then either join the original or form a new one if they sprouted in the middle of a migration. The latter will grow faster without the competition of the adults and their thick canopy which would otherwise bathe them in shadows. Nemetarbors tend to be found in plains and other wide open areas devoid of thick foliage. This is because the foliage would create obstacles for them and could even prevent them from moving, which in turn would stunt the growth of both the trees and the entire mobile forest. Despite this, they are often found near the edges of forests encroaching on their habitat. This actually halts the spread of other trees as their movement tramples young saplings attempting to establish themselves and increase the range of woodlands. Because of this, nemetarbors are able to maintain grasslands and similar regions over time and prevent them from being replaced by woods.

    Ayutayas A type of ivy that grows in rocks. They have strong, solid roots that dig into cracks in the rocks and on cliffs, making a very solid handhold. Some of them can grow to an impressive length, providing an hazardous but genuine way to climb a cliff. The Ayutayas' yellowish leaves can also be plucked and mashed up for an edible (if somewhat bland) gruel. They can be found in abundance in Tobol mountains.

    Atuyas A cousin to the Ayutayas, this ivy is not nearly so benign. The leaves are thick, stiff, and the undersides are full of small but very nasty thorns. These thorns are slightly poisonous, with a type of numbing venom. Attempting to climb this look-alike will result in shredded fingers and numb hands. A nasty hazard to anyone trying to climb up a cliff with this plant growing on it.

    Dustgrass A type of tall plant that is well-known among travelers for being highly annoying. The weed, usually growing in the Great rocky fields in large, waist-high patches, is immensely hated and avoided by most animals. When brushed against, it releases a thick grey-green dust into the air, which clogs up the lungs, coats the mouth, and plugs up the nose. It also absorbs moisture on contact, so much so that it can dry out the sinuses and lips until they crack and bleed. An excellent hiding place from predators, but only for the desperate.

    Neverlight Tree Found in the Evernight forest, the Neverlight Trees have always been objects of great fascination. Their origins are deeply rooted in myths and legends. Some paint a grim picture of their beginnings, suggesting that the Neverlight Trees sprouted from seeds of supernatural darkness that were planted during a large scale tragic event in the area's history. The Neverlight Trees are completely black due to their nature of absorbing all light that touches them. Some speculate that the trees are actually made of supernatural darkness. They grow very tall, as high as 60 meters, and some rumors claim it to be due to the Neverlight Tree's insatiable hunger for light. This light devouring property combined with the intertwining branches in the tree canopy form an impenetrable barrier for light, ensuring that it stands absolutely no chance of reaching the floor of the Evernight Forest. The Neverlight Trees are the objects of many tales and myths. Some adventurers say that those who touch a Neverlight Tree will have their very soul drained from their bodies, others believe that the trees are alive and will whisper menacing threats to those who dare into the darkness of the forest. Just how many of the abundant myths actually have some merit to them is something not many are willing to explore.

    Enigma Root Enigma root gets its name from the fact that it only grows in places of considerable supernatural power. Healing springs, enchanted forests, cursed mountains, many locations in Fairy Kingdom and other such places are the natural habitat of enigma root. As a result, it was long believed that enigma root itself must contain some sort of power. Years upon years of research went into unlocking the secrets of this plant which would only grow in the presence of the supernatural. During this time, it gained the name "enigma root" to signify its mysterious nature. Eventually, the conclusion was reached that enigma root has no special properties and just likes to grow in enchanted places for whatever reason. Still, enigma root is pretty tasty when boiled. It has a very savory flavor and goes well with thick sauces or stews. While used by many of the races around Felarya, it is specifically known as one of the few vegetables which Fairies will touch (although still not without a human on the side).

    Dashera Tree The Dashera Tree is commonly found throughout Felarya and is fairly populous in certain zones, preferably slightly damp ones. It's easily recognizable by its long horizontal branches and its remarkable particularity of growing seeds on itself, on its trunk and branches. Once seeds start growing and sprout into saplings, they remain on the mother tree, leeching nutrients from it. Eventually the sapling will detach itself, fall and tumble about to its final location, where it will take root and start growing as a new tree. It's not uncommon to see the trunk of a dashera tree covered by what looks like small bushes. Another interesting trait of the dashera trees is their ability to meld with one another. For example, when the branches of two dashera trees meet or one specimen grow close to another, they will often simply merge. This can form intricate wooden structures where it's all but impossible to tell where one tree begins and where another ends. Even if a dashera sapling falls in an unsteady ground it will attempt to grow, sometimes pretty awkwardly, causing a gap to be seen under the tree itself, often used as a hiding place for animals and smaller creatures to hide from predators. Unsurprisingly The Chidokai forest, often called "forest of the many hiding places" has many dashera trees growing there. They seem to draw nutrient and magic from the soil, and the color of their leaves change accordingly. They are naturally green but tend to hint toward blue the more magic essence they receive. A blue dashera leaf can be used by alchemists in a lot of applications.

    Velbadhim A small, buoyant form of seaweed, dark greenish in coloration with long, slender leaves which can trail down for dozens of feet below the water, but tend to tangle together in dense knots at the surface, sometimes so thick a person could nearly stand on them without falling through. Most commonly found floating at the surface of the Topazial sea, the plant is notable because it produces a thick, misty fog in a sizable radius around itself for part of the year, for reasons botanists have yet to unravel. This has the mixed effect of making navigation more difficult, but also provides some much appreciated cover against the numerous hungry eyes of the sea. The thick tangles of seaweed also provide shelter for numerous smaller life forms, from fish and crustaceans to colonies of tiny-sized mermaids. Sometimes even families of larger, human-sized mermaids will take up residence in places where the weed is especially abundant. There are even fanciful stories of rich tomthumb civilizations flourishing atop the floating 'islands', though these are most likely nothing more than fairy tales.

    Dimensional Carrot This dangerous vegetable looks almost exactly like a large blue carrot, with blueish leaves. It's dangerous because it acts like a beacon, attracting a host of dimensional creatures and monstrosities such as planar moles to come and eat it. No ones know exactly how this plant grows and spreads. One day the ground is void of any carrots, and the day after, small blue leaves will sprout from the soil, indicating with dreadful certainty that a dimensional carrot is growing there. Thankfully, this phenomenon occurs almost only in unstable zones such as Miragia forest, although it's said that, sometimes, an ordinary carrot plantation in Felarya can produce one of these. It's the reason why cultivating carrots is strictly prohibited in and around Negav. If you touch a dimensional carrot you should immediately wash your hands repeatedly, and if you eat one... you are in deep trouble.

    Fool's Grass A dangerous plant growing in hot and damp environments, such as the Grove of carnivorous plants. It resembles a dark brown grass with tiny orange dots visible on the blades. Stepping on it will release clouds of fine spores that, when inhaled, will progressively create a state of extreme well-being and confidence in the victim and remove any sort of fear or inhibition. For example, a victim might suddenly feel very good and strong enough to go and kick a sleeping giant naga for laugh . Needless to say that, in Felarya, that will usually quickly lead to ending in a stomach. The herb can be collected and piled into a fine powder. Just a pinch of it is enough to create a state of mild-euphoria and can lead to serious bar-brawls in Negav.

    Limka This uncommon plant grows in the northern part of Felarya, usually in thick shrubs. Its stem is soft, very fibrous and peels easily. It's sometimes grown for its fibers which are slightly elastic and have an amazing ability to retain heat. The fibers can be spun into yarn or thread and used to make a thick and warm textile. For an adventurer, finding a shrub of Limka is a good way to spend the night in a very warm environment.

    Bachermia Spinosi This uncommon plant has characteristic pale mauve flowers and grows mostly in damp terrain. It would be pretty unremarkable if it wasn't for its pollen, which is a very potent aphrodisiac! Just a whiff of it is sufficient for it to take effect. The pollen can also be gathered and burned as incense. Its aphrodisiac effect is diminished slightly, being replaced by a more inebriating one. Bachermia incense was notably used in some past elven rituals.

    Palos Tree Native to the Eraldom world, the Palos tree is a tall and slender tree, with a curious parasol-shaped crown. Interestingly, it relies on pure magic in order to grow, and thus can only be found in worlds that are heavily charged in magic such as Felarya, where they thrive, especially in the fairy kingdom. The Palos tree possesses vigorous roots that can dig very deeply into the soil, drawing magic from it and allowing it to flow up throughout the tree before being released into the air through its leaves. The tree only needs to absorb a very small amount of magic in the process, mostly serving as a conducting rod. Palos trees are a beautiful sight, with slightly luminescent leaves glowing blue in the dark when the tree is healthy. Little orbs of light can also sometimes be seen drifting in the air around them, a sure sign there is a lot of magic nearby.

    Whirling Clover This herbaceous plant shares some similarities in appearance with a normal clover, but is a lot bigger in size. Fully-grown, the plant can reach a maximum height of eight feet, taller than a normal human. Each whirling clover possess a set of three, seldom four, fan-shaped leaves attached on a single stem. When it reaches a certain height, the stem will weaken and eventually break, leaving the top to be carried away by the wind, the blade-like leaves spinning in order to travel further and scatter seeds during its journey. The clover spins like a fan, hence its name. Whirling clovers usually grow in mild, windy and open environments such as Moyuk hills. They can sometimes be found in small fields, and the sight of many spinning whirling clovers carried by the wind is a beautiful and serene spectacle to behold. Whirling clover is pretty popular among people. The whole plant is edible, especially the seeds when roasted. It has also various uses such as a makeshift parasol to human-sized creatures or a nice hair accessory to giants.

    Primordial Bloom primordial bloom is the name given to a species of small flower, resembling a pansy, growing mainly in the Navroze mountain range. These flowers have the remarkable ability to absorb primordial magic and use it to create nutrients for themselves, rather than using typical photosynthesis. As such, they grow close to ley lines which run throughout the region and they can be found in many peculiar places, such as in deep caves or underneath/within other kinds of flora, due to the fact that they need neither sunlight nor water to survive. Primordial blooms are useful to many spellcasters, as they can use the excess magic energy stored within a plucked primordial bloom to fuel their own spells. However, the opposite is also true for users of primordial magic and, standing close to a group of those flowers will not only give the spellcaster less energy to work with, but also affect the direction of any spells they cast. Primordial blooms' most defining trait, however, occurs during the season of Zephin in the range: after all of the flower's petals have been blown off the stem by the harsh winds, the flower will begin leaking primordial magic while simultaneously trying to pull it back into itself, creating unique and sometimes incredibly complex spirograph patterns of glowing magic energy where the petals were. Extremely high caution is advised to those near a primordial bloom in this stage, as touching it might create a disturbance in the flow of energy and trigger an 'explosion' of magic, capable inflicting severe or even fatal injuries to a human-sized person, and even wounding a giant.

    Lagorn The Lagorn is a type of Ivy found exclusively in the Fairy kingdom. It's rather hard to notice as the plant is frail and its small, unassuming yellow and green flowers don't look very remarkable. However it has developed an interesting defense mechanism: When something come to close, the flowers will enchant it with a minor confusion spell. The target then experience a brief memory loss and dulling of senses, intended by the Lagorn to make the creature forget it wants to eat it. Needless to say that for a human, being confused can quickly have dire consequences in such a dangerous environment and it's a very good way to become lost.

    Snow Lotus The Snow Lotus is a giant lotus-like flower that grows in snowy regions like Imoreith Tundra. In its flowering season, its long white transparent petals will sprout on the ground, often covered by snow. Still, its faint but pleasant fragrance can be smelt from a close distance. When something move above it, the flower will spring up and enclose the creature within its petals. While it can look like some kind of carnivorous plant trying to devour its prey, the snow Lotus is not and is actually harmless. The purpose of the plant is to trap its "victim" the time for it to be covered in pollen. The petals are very thin and weak, and the victim can easily tear them up to get away. However, the inside of a Snow Lotus is very warm. For this reason, local cold-climate animals and people sometimes take advantage on the flower as a makeshift shelter against the harsh cold weather. Its flower honey and pollens can be used to cook a kind of crunchy and sweet ration. Of course it's not entirely safe inside a snow lotus as smart predators can sometimes make use of the plant to find some preys enjoying the coziness of their vegetal shelter.

    Ghosteye Lantern The Ghosteye lantern is an uncommon plant roughly 6-10 feet high, found mostly in dark places. Blue tulip-like flowers hang down on the end of its branches, glowing like a lantern during nighttime with a soothing blue light.

    The plant earned its name from its unique ability to force otherwise invisible and intangible creatures such as Ghosts to reveal themselves when they are nearby. However, it only reveals the creature, but doesn't make them in any way more tangible or able to be interacted with anymore than they are. If you can't perceive the ghost's voice or touch through natural talents or other means, the plant won't help you to do so. And once the creature leaves the small range of the lantern, it vanishes again into nothingness. Ghosteye Lantern's flowers will continue to glow even after having being cut away from the branch for a few weeks, before losing their light and withering away. The flower is good as a makeshift flameless lantern, and is invaluable when you want to avoid being ambushed by invisible creatures. However, it is highly advised to not try to look too much at ghosts. Some spiritual denizens look positively nightmarish and hideous to a human eye, and the mere sight of them can cause some serious insomnia or even, in the most serious cases, dementia.

13. #13Racesselective

    Keys: Races

    The different species and sub-species of sentient beings in Felarya. From giants to tinies, and preys to predators. From the ingenious Humans, to the reclusive Majuras, the noble Sphinxes, the mysterious Nemesises, the peaceful Gerridis or the fierce Crimson Maidens.

14. #14Predation Tierselective

    Keys: Predation Tier

    Predation Tier:

    Safe: Just doesn't see humanoids as a food source. Unwilling: Needs a good reason to eat humanoids. Would usually eat other available food first. Reluctant: On the line. Preference is not to eat humanoids but does have a stomach to fill... Opportunistic: Tends to see humanoids as a delicious treat before a person. Specialized: Humanoids make up a solid part of a balanced diet. You're in deep troubles if you're in their food category. Highly Specialized: Goes out of way to hunt humanoids before other available food.

    The color of a character's predation tier shows what that means for humans. Black and green are what you'd hope to encounter if you're human, while your danger rises significantly as you get into orange and red.

15. #15Ceicielsselective

    Keys: Ceiciels

    Ceiciels: The name Ceiciels refers to a large host of varied creatures and supernatural beings living in Heaven and heavenly realms. It comprises sentient beings such as angels and very simple and animalistic-minded ones like Komantas. Little is know about many of those creatures because, unlike demons, most of them rarely leave Heaven at all. Ceiciels are the polar opposite of demons and, as such, are considered by most to be benevolent and peaceful creatures, infinitely safer to be around. This is true to a certain extent but not entirely so and some Ceiciels, especially the savage ones, can be predatory and pose a serious threat. While they feed largely from positive energies emanating from heaven, some of them won't miss the opportunity to add more substance to their diet, especially when facing an intruder. Many Ceiciels, big or small, will change completely their behavior in such case, sometimes without even realizing it, becoming very hostile to anything perceived as a threat to the equilibrium or well being of the realm.

    Angels: Probably the best known type of Ceiciels, angels are supernatural beings with the body of a human, adorned by feathered wings. They are extraordinarily beautiful with delicate features, and are universally portrayed as being kindhearted, loyal, friendly, powerful, endowed with great wisdom, and having a legendary protective healing magic. In reality these traits and abilities vary a lot from one species to another, as does their size. There are actually many different kinds of angels, including solaros, archangels, and cherubs... and some of them are not nearly as gentle as people think. Angels radiate an aura that reflects their mood. For example, a sad angel in a city would make the entire neighborhood surrounding them sad as well. They are also good at quickly understanding the emotions of others, able to sense when a friend is in distress or if someone is lying to them. Angels are natural enemies and rivals of succubi, although there hasn't been any major fighting between the two since the cease-fire that ended the Tenebris War between Heaven and Hell, a war that took place ages ago and nearly led to the ruin of both sides, as described in the book Theory on the Nature of Hell and Heaven by the archmage Talbeln Veridimus. Angels are very rare in Felarya. While some of them are human-sized and live among humans in cities, often serving as renowned healers, many angels coming to Felarya appear to be of a giant size. Serious caution is advised when encountering them. Angels rarely leave heaven at all without a good reason, and of all worlds, Felarya is a very unlikely destination for them, unless they have and idea in the back of their mind. Indeed, on some occasions an angel will get to taste damned souls en route to the hell gates, sometimes offered by a sneaky succubus from the other side, and sometimes they discover they enjoy the taste. Those angels might try at first to discretely eat only other damned souls, and a few will just stop at that, but the majority find they want to eat more... and Felarya is the perfect place to fulfill their needs, far from the eyes of any watcher. Thus, an adventurer suddenly coming across the rare and splendid sight of an angel in the Felaryan jungle may be in for a very unpleasant surprise: being on the menu! Angels will often apologize to their prey before swallowing it, in order to cheer it up. Needless to say this make little difference in the end as their stomach is just as bad a place to end up as a succubus's. The fact that angels are sometimes predators is a little known fact, as they try to remain as discrete as possible, sometimes using magic like invisibility or directly teleporting their prey in to their stomach to help conceal their actions, all the while keeping a straight, albeit blushing, face. Who could ever suspect such pure, innocent creatures anyway?

    Other Ceiciels:

    Komanta Size: Threat: Minimal

    Emphyr Size: 100 to 150 feet Threat: Low

    A strange creature with the appearance of a huge seahorse sporting long, majestic fins, and floating slowly in the air. They are generally of a golden or ivory color with gleaming eyes that seems to peer at your very soul. Clever and wise creatures, Emphyrs communicate through telepathy and are generally seen as serene and peaceful. They possess an extremely powerful light magic however, and are capable of unleashing a torrent of devastating spells at a target from a very long distance. They play a crucial role in the armies of heaven, as tacticians, coordinators, and as living pieces of artillery.

    Phoglyos Size: 20 to 45 feet Threat: Moderate

    Some Ceiciels are savage and dangerous creatures and the Phoglyos is one of them. It's a sort of large worm covered in a thick exoskeleton, with long membranous wings. It's mostly found in celestial realms, where it hides in clouds, in wait for an unsuspecting prey to pass. It's thankfully rare and, needless to say, Phoglyos and other heaven predators are very actively hunted down by angels, as their mere existence and the mention of one of their victim provoke fear and unease among all the residents of the realm, affecting the whole place.

16. #16Demonsselective

    Keys: Demons, Demon

    Demons are supernatural beings, commonly described as entirely malevolent in nature, which is not entirely true. In reality, the term "demon" is very vague, comprising creatures that are sentient and looking very similar to humans, such as succubi, or positively monstrous, grotesque, and animalistic-minded ones, such as the Mavheragos. Like one can imagine, many creatures are inaccurately called demons. Some civilizations even label ghosts as such! The very nature of demons is somewhat hard to define, though it's generally admitted that any creature coming from an Hellish dimension qualifies as a demon and that they are the polar opposite of Ceiciels. They might be either benevolent, malevolent, or neutral in their dealings with humans, but their reputation in general is dire and grim. They are widely seen as cruel, violent, and fiercely chaotic. There is a huge variety of them, too many to count in fact, ranging from the annoying but harmless imp, to dreadful arch-devils. They often make formidable opponents, with strange and unpredictable powers. It's commonly understood among adventurers of any world that any deal involving demons will be a serious and dangerous one.

    Demonic Culture:

    Demon Ranks Demon classify themselves in to several ranks, according to the power their form holds. It's not necessarily related to their rank in Hell hierarchy, though.

    Pawns are basically cannon fodder. They are lesser minions, often small, weak, and meek creatures with little intelligence, and posing very little threat when alone. They are, however, almost never alone. When a Hell general decides to unleash them in a battle, it's generally in groups of millions! They form a tide of bodies, overwhelming opponents under a swarming attack, winning battles by their sheer numbers alone. Shediches are the most commonly used pawns in infernal armies. Lesser Demons are either servants or basic foot soldiers of Hell armies. They are seen as somewhat expendable, possessing little abilities outside of their natural strength and sturdiness. They aren't to be underestimated however. Tough and adaptive creatures, they are able to survive and thrive in very harsh environments and most of them can pose a decent challenge to any soldier. Malphasites are an example of lesser demons. Demons are, on average, strong and dangerous creatures, often possessing strange and deadly abilities, and they should always be engaged with the most extreme caution. Demons take numerous shapes, sometimes grotesque and bizarre, nightmarish and terrifying, or deceptively normal. They are often clever beings, and if they aren't, they more than make it up with their great strength. A demon alone could easily decimate a group of unprepared adventurers. Greater Demons are very powerful creatures. They are often huge with a terrifying appearance, ferocious, and cunning. They act either as wardens or as shock troops of Hell, and just a few of them can tear through a whole army. Most of them are also magically adept and able to unleash strong magic at their enemies. They naturally have command over demons of a lesser rank than them and are able to devise strategy and lead battles. To defeat a Greater demon such as a Succubus or an Ancient Cerberus is an heroic feat, worthy of being sung. Arch-Demons are beings of formidable power, often very high in the Hell hierarchy, and belonging to the nobility. They pose an extreme danger, and should never be engaged under any circumstances. If you ever encounter one, run! If you can't run, prepare for a likely-painful death. Primordial Demons are very few and very little is known about them. Suffice to say they are entities of immense power, akin to gods.

    Known type of demons in Felarya : Succubus Cerberus Size: 30 feet Threat: Medium

    A giant, monstrous, three headed dog from Hell. These fearsome creatures are used for a few tasks: to guard the gates and various places of Hell, to ensure that damned can enter but not get out, and on the battlefield where they serve as walking portals. Indeed, hell hounds are famous for their excellent skills at creating dimensional gates. A typical tactic of hell forces pitched against heaven in a battle is to use a small but very mobile force of cerberi to get around the enemy position, then have the hell hounds create gates, then flooding troops through them to surround the enemy. Innumerable low-class demons serve this purpose: being constantly ready and specifically trained to jump immediately in to a cerberus gate whenever one opens to assist the beast in battle.

    Thus when engaging a cerberus, you can expect to fight many monstrosities coming from the bowel of Hell as well. Most of them are little more than canon fodder like Shediches, but some of them are actually dangerous. The cerberus itself is a powerful and clever foe and they are quite capable of fighting off many threats either by devouring them, or by using their powerful mastery of fire spells to blast or melt them into oblivion. Cerberus are definitely not a monster to be taken lightly. Most of those in Felarya can be encountered deep inside the Ascarlin mountains

    Ancient Cerberus Size: 50 feet Threat: High

    A larger, more powerful, and more cunning version of the regular cerberus. Ancient cerberi are fearsome monsters, quite capable of decimating an entire party of adventurers in mere minutes. They are extremely clever as well, and are known to elaborate complex tactics.

    Allu Size: 5 feet tall Threat: Low

    Minor soldiers in the armies of Hell, Allus are very weak compared to most other demons. Resembling emaciated humanoids, they possess elongated claws on their hands and feet. Their faces is devoid of any facial features such as eyes, ears or even a mouth. In order to even see or feed, they typically wear masks that act like symbiotic organisms. They are essentially used as cannon fodder foot soldiers whose sole purpose is to weaken enemy defenses and overwhelm them under weight of numbers. Many are not expected to survive and thus are rarely, if ever, given armor or weapons. Those that do manage to survive long enough mature into the next stage of their life cycle, the Allu'Baël.

    Shediche Size: 1 to 2 feet tall Threat: Very Low

    Small deformed creatures with a vaguely human appearance, Shediches are very weak demons, situated at the very bottom of the demonic hierarchy. They are used as basic troops, sent in their millions to mindlessly overwhelm the enemy with their sheer numbers, or to serve as mobile food supply for larger demons. A single one of them would pose very little threat to any man able to handle a sword.

    Malphasite Size: 3 to 4 feet tall Threat: Low

    Malphasites are small humanoid creatures, possessing the head, feathers, and legs of a crow. Used as workers in Hell, they construct most of the various architecture and buildings found there, as well as keeping up on their maintenance. They possess a matriarchal hierarchy, though all will follow the order of higher demons. Quite dexterous and nimble, they seem skittish creatures but are much smarter than they appear. Bigger demons know better than to mistreat them too much, lest some mysterious accident happen to them afterwards. Malphasites are rarely seen outside of hell save for when fortifications are needed near the front-line during a war. They have an attraction for shiny objects. Rumor has it that a small group of malphasites, along with a few Naberonthes somehow escaped Hell and have since built a small thriving society in Felarya, somewhere to the southeast of the mist ocean along the edge of the dridder forest.

    Antithronos Size: 20 feet in diameter Threat: Medium

    Powerful demons of hell, Antithronos were created as a mockery of the throne, one of the highest orders of angels. They resemble large fleshy orbs covered entirely with bloodshot eyes that levitate through the air. They are typically used as sentries in hell as they possess a "true sight" which allows them to see through every type of illusions or invisibility, and to see material and immaterial creatures with equal ease. Combined with their 360 degree vision, very few beings can escape their gaze unnoticed. Should they detect an intruder, they are capable of using powerful dark magic while at the same time raising an alarm. Some of them have been seen floating through the lower tunnels of the ascarlin mines.

    Naberonthe Size: 40 feet long Threat: Medium

    Naberonthes are great beasts of Hell, often used as watchdogs by higher demons. They looks like a large feline covered in bony feathers instead of fur, with four feet resembling that of a raven, and two raven heads connected to their body by crane-like necks. They are dangerous and powerful in combat, but are considered lesser demons, as they lack intelligence and are typically used to guard treasures and other valuables. Naberonthes are also deployed as guards/escorts for malphasites, with which they share a particularly strong protective bond. They defend them from the various threats and are used by them as both mounts and supply carriers.

    Elliborin Size: 2 to 8 feet tall Threat: Moderate

    Even the plants of Hell hold many dangerous species. Grown, or rather born, in the demonic gardens of the upper circles of Hell, Elliborins are plant demons that appear to have lithe humanoid bodies composed of entangling vines and a flower where the head would be. While they don't look threatening, Elliborins are, in fact, quite deadly as a powerful toxins permeate their "flesh", a fact they know very well when they use their whip-like vine arms to strike their enemies. Multiple breeds exist, though all are very weak to fire, which can easily ignite them. Elliborins are typically sent behind enemy lines, as they are very good at sneaking and gathering informations. Their most famous abilities is to perform a summoning dance, which they are very adept at. The process is done in conjunction with others of their kind, in order to summon higher demons but results in all Elliborins involved being turned to ash and cinders, making it a one-time job. Typically, Elliborins will summon powerful beasts and elite demons, the kind of which will pose a serious threat even when alone, in order to strike fast and hard. This makes Elliborins very dangerous indeed. When not in combat or use, Elliborins will literally root themselves to the ground in order to feed and remain unnoticed. They can become your worst nightmare if you have a couple of them rooted in the garden of your fortress, and you are besieged by the armies of hell...

    Bagalluk Size: 5 to 7 feet tall Threat: Medium

    Should a damned soul attempt or even manage to escape Hell, there is one group of demonic trackers who are called upon to bring them back: the bagalluks. They appear as slender humanoid beings that are literally little more than frail skeletons, possessing only a thin layer of translucent skin that barely covers their bones. Their eyes look like burning coals in their elongated face and are said to be able to see clearly within even the darkest of places. Bagalluks are very nimble and, despite their appearance, incredibly strong, with a grip that can crush steel. No man is said to be able to escape them once they begin a hunt, being unparalleled hunters and trackers.

    Bagalluks tend to mark their entire bodies with intricate tattoos that grant them various hellish powers. They also serve as the few points of individuality amongst them, and as one of the few ways of distinguishing individual bagalluks, as no two of these hell trackers possess the same style of tattoos. When hunting, they favor the use of bows that fire spectral arrows which paralyze unattached souls until they are removed, allowing them to be dragged back to Hell without trouble. Bagalluks are also fond of their clubs which they cover with intricate runes in order to give them special abilities. Even without these weapons, bagalluks can still be a threat especially with their shrill screams which can damage hearing and cause unconsciousness to the living while stunning the souls of the dead.

    Other Demons Balef Size: 6 inches tall to much more Threat: High

    Also called demons of hate, Balefs look, at first, tiny and frail impish creatures. Even at this size, they don't look totally harmless though; something in their crazy eyes is unsettling and would alert a veteran warrior to be cautious. Balefs are very unpleasant beings, possessing a sadistic and mean sense of humor, and loving to mock and insult others with their shrill voice in order to provoke them. Whenever they receive an attack, be it the strike of a sword, a slap, or a rock bolt or arrow, they grow in size, volume and strength, proportionally to the violence and purpose behind the attack. This process can repeat itself again and again with little limit, turning the Balef into a hulking Juggernaut with formidable power and making them extremely dangerous. Very few beings can destroy a Balef and eating one is probably the last mistake a creature would ever make. After growing, they progressively revert back to their small size over the course of the following hours, provided they aren't hit again in the meantime. When confronted to a Balef, one must remain completely stoic and entirely deaf to its provocations. A single misplaced reaction can create a disastrous circle.

17. #17Elvesselective

    Keys: Elves, Elf

    Elves are humanoid beings present on many worlds. They generally stand taller than humans and possess a graceful, slender physique. They are easily recognizable thanks to their long, pointed ears, their high cheekbones, their wide and expressive eyes, filled with vibrantly colored pupils, and their colorful, silky hair. All of these traits lead elves to be widely viewed as an extraordinarily beautiful race.

    Biological Traits: Elves are agile and nimble, gifted with excellent manual dexterity, able to negotiate narrow or treacherous surfaces, and able to perform tasks requiring a great deal of precision. Their keen sense of vision and hearing allow them to spot faraway objects more clearly and hear faint sounds that an average human couldn't perceive, although their vision and hearing aren't as sharp as that of harpies or nekos. Combined with their incredible reflexes, elves make for a quick-witted and alert race, able to react to danger almost as soon as it strikes. But for all these great assets, elves are cursed with a rather frail form. The bones of an elf are slightly thinner than those of a human. Though the lighter weight of their skeleton contribute to their signature agility, this lack of volumetric mass leave their bones comparatively fragile and more prone to fracture during a fierce hand to hand brawl. As a result, most elves shy away from close combat, the exception being Scarlet Elves. Due to their skeleton being lighter, elves weigh less than humans of similar height and physique. Both male and female elves grow very little body hair, save for eyebrows and maybe pubic hair.

    A seemingly universal trait of elves is their proficiency with ranged weapons. Thanks to their keen senses, they are deadly accurate with almost any kind of projectile weapons, and often naturally feel comfortable shooting a target from a distance rather than attacking up close. Another seemingly ubiquitous characteristic is their sensitivity to magic. On magic-rich worlds, elves almost always make for excellent magic users, possessing an almost inherent talent and understanding of the magic arts, as well as a very slight natural resistance against spells. The reason behind this uncanny ability is unknown, and while they practice varied forms of magic, elves born with innate magical power are far more common than any other species with the exception of fairies, which further contribute to their reputation as natural-born magicians.

    Elves in general age much slower than other humanoid species. An elf who at first glance appears no older than a human in their late teens to early twenties might really be 100 or even 200 years old. How slowly they age vary a lot from species to species and is, of course, even harder to tell in Felarya. Oddly, elven pregnancy is almost identical as human pregnancy and lasts about just as long as well. Another remarkable trait of Felaryan elves is their curious attachment to their surroundings. Elves who dwell in a region for long find themselves physically adapting to match their surroundings, most noticeably taking on coloration reflecting the local environment, and developing attributes and abilities in order to better survive. For example, elves living near the sea may develop a bluish coloration, webbed feet, and possibly gills. Such elves, however, are often very ill-fitted to survive outside of their chosen habitat and they typically become nervous and uneasy in an environment they don't know. Being an adaptive race doesn't means they adapt fast.

    Social Behavior: Elves are numerous in the northern parts of Felarya and come in many different species and groups. They form tight-knit communities where nearly every member know each other and everyone is equal. Some are ruled by a single leader or a group of leaders, but in general, the head of an elven community is rarely treated with the same kind of luxurious privileges a human king or noble would, and thus feel a much stronger kinship with their brethren. To other races, elf neighbors may instead look like family despite not being related. Some elves feel a bond with nature and strive to live in harmony in the wilderness, using their natural abilities and reflexes to survive and thrive there, whereas others are completely used to living among humans in cities like Negav, and would last no more than a few minutes in the jungle. Elven settlements in the wild are usually pretty difficult to find, being either built high in the trees, or covered by illusions of some sort.

    Elves form a competitive lot, being most well known for their grandiose archery competitions. Archery is a very old elven tradition, having been used as a form of duel to settle a dispute or prove one's worth for centuries. To them, competitive archery is more than a simple contest to see who is the better marksman; it is a representation the most important virtues of an elf and it is the most important opportunity for anyone to prove its mettle. They must choose their target carefully, wait for the right moment, and then strike with power and precision. A poor showing in archery is deemed one of the biggest humiliations anyone can suffer. Another form of competition that is recently surfacing in Negav is fencing. While not quite as popular or as symbolic as archery, practitioners deem it "An elegant combination of a dance and a chess match that tests the speed of one's feet and wit." Though many elves have a distaste for close combat, if they were forced into it, many claim they would choose the rapier as their weapon of choice, or any other light weapon that requires a great deal of finesse to master.

    Elven clothing often plays off the beauty of the natural world with many vegetal and leafy motifs, though elves that live in cities tend to bedeck themselves in the latest fashion. Regardless of where they live, elves are generally very fond of expressing themselves through the arts of drawing, music, and literature. They usually possess inborn patience, making them particularly suited to wizardry. Moreover, this patience ensures that they rarely jump to conclusions and take the time get as many details right as possible, which make them excellent judge of characters.

    Elves played an important part in the History of Felarya, taking part in many events that shaped the world and building the greatest empire on record.

    Relations with Other Races Elves are infamous for rarely mixing with other races, giving them a very polarizing reputation to say the least. At best, they are viewed as a deeply individualistic lot, constantly trying to improve themselves in every domain imaginable, and that simply can't help showing off. At worst, they're depicted as haughty and disdainful stuck-ups, believing all other races to be inferior. There are many theories as to why that is. Perhaps they believe themselves superior to races without natural magical talents, perhaps they think other races are less significant due to their comparatively short lifespans in other worlds, or perhaps they find their weapons too clumsy and simple, requiring too little skill to use well.

    While there may be some grains of truth to those theories, the relationship between elves and other races is actually more complex. Elves generally form highly traditionalist societies whose values can sometimes look outdated to the rest of the world and sometimes clash with it, leading to the popular belief of elves looking down on others as inferior. While some elves are truly this self-centered for the aforementioned reasons, others such as the Majuras and Shamshis simply prefer a reclusive lifestyle, and their lack of contact with outsiders is often mistaken as xenophobia. It could be said that elves are simply slow to accept and adapt to changes or make new friends, both at a personal and national levels. That said, once someone is considered a comrade, such alliances can last for generations.

    Though they'll rarely say it out loud, elves are often fascinated by humans, particularly by their creativity and how multi-talented they can be, although they are also just as quick to dismiss them as rash and prone to poor judgment. An even more ambivalent relation is the one they have with the rare nemesises. Many elves might call them decadent, long-necked freaks, but in the same time they can't help but be awed by their uncanny talent with bow. Most elves simply can't rival with the incredible and deadly precision of a nemesis, and the frightening speed at which they draw and shoot their arrows. It's also interesting to note that long ears are considered a seductive trait among elves in Felarya. An elf calling another "short-ears" can be pretty offensive, and an otherwise perfectly gorgeous elf lady could fall into depression because of the shortness of her ears. Perhaps this is yet another reason why elves don't mix with other races: they just think they're ugly because of their short ears!"

    Giant Elves On Felarya, the size of an elf varies a lot. While most are roughly as tall as humans, if slightly taller, others can easily reach 100 feet in size. The theory is that, because of their sensitivity to magic, some elves become infused with the magic of the soil and undergo a growth spurt that allows them to reach giant size. It's also assumed some giant elves are created by magical means, growing from a human-sized individual to a giant, through some rituals, such as the Tajyms Khajals. Depending on their size, elves can be both prey and predator. Small elves find themselves confronted with a big problem: they taste incredibly good and once a predator has eaten one, it will usually try to catch others. On the other hand, giant elves, such as the scarlet elves, make frighteningly efficient hunters because of their heightened vision and hearing, and their lightning quick reflexes. It should be noted that it is difficult for a giant elf to even think of eating a small elf, no matter their species. It could happen, but it would be a very rare things.

    Scarlet Elves: A giant species of elves living mostly in the jungle of perils and a few other places. Scarlet elves are easily recognizable by their reddish skin often marked by darker freckles and blazing red or orange hair, making them blend very well in their environment. They are extremely agile and sure-footed, able to climb trees prodigiously fast. Their body is robust and healthy and usually pretty tall compared to other giants, an adult easily being able to reach the 110 feet. Scarlet elves are sometimes called "dancing elves" because the females have the habit of performing a dance when they move. This dance is fascinating and very erotic and a non-prepared male adventurer can find himself literally mesmerized by it, even though it doesn't involve any magic. The exact reasons for these "dances on the move" are unknown but it certainly helps the female in catching prey. Scarlet elves are, indeed, well known and feared for their enormous appetite. With their natural agility and lighting reflexes they make fearsome hunters, able to scarf down a small party of adventurers in mere seconds. They are no fussy eaters either, and nearly anything that can be gulped down will be sent down to fill their vast stomach, from humans and nekos, to small nagas and various animals. Scarlet elves live mainly in tree-top villages, made of several wooden huts suspended between the branches of the huge trees of the jungle. They are connected by rope bridges and platforms, usually without any access to the ground, besides a single ladder for the whole village in case they receive visitors from other, less agile races. A few ground settlements also exist, although Scarlet elves display a clear preference for living above. They form rather primitive and straightforward societies built around nature and spirituality, and they possess an impressive knowledge in potions, medicine and herbs. Using the exotic and unique plants growing in the jungle of peril, they are able to concoct potions carrying very potent effects. In a sense it replaces magic, a domain Scarlet elves are not very proficient at. They are usually more friendly and open than the rest of their kind, bold, curious and fiercely hedonistic. Scarlet elves worship the regular Elven Pantheon, but more particularly Luban, the goddess of digestion and life. A good part of their culture seem to revolve around digestion and their belief that the best creative works come from full bellies, so the fuller the stomach, the more epic one's creation is. In each Scarlet village is a bigger, somewhat pagoda-shaped hut where the priestesses of Luban carry out their strange rituals, in order to bless the community. After a good meal, a female scarlet elf will also often perform a belly dance, sensuously undulating her body and caressing her belly, a ritual supposed to ease her digestion and to thank Luban for her meal. Scarlet elves are sometimes looked down by other species of elves for being incorrigible gluttons. Scarlet elves spend an important amount of time training their bodies, in order to build up their balance, co-ordination, strength and flexibility. They often challenge each others into physical competitions like running, climbing or wrestling. They are very proficient at hand to hand combat in particular,being able to deal devastating and quick blows with their hands and feet, as well as performing agile evasive body movement to ward off attacks. Just like the dances, the sighting of something as big as a scarlet elf fighting with so much agility is a spectacle one never quite forget. Most Scarlet elves master what they call the "Jiskim", a sort of self-hasting discipline that increase even more their natural agility and speed. Needless to say, this makes them one of the most dangerous predators in the jungle of perils.

18. #18Fairiesselective

    Keys: Fairies, Fairy

    Fairies are humanoid creatures found on many magic-rich worlds. They are easily identified by a pair of insect wings growing on their back where the shoulder blades are located, accompanied by a pair of thin, insect-like antennae growing from their forehead. Their frame is lithe and slender, and both their hair and eyes are often of bright colors. Some fairies also posses pointed ears.

    Biological Traits Fairies share an uncanny number of traits in common with elves. Aside from having a similar physical appearance, their bones are just as light and ill-suited for physical combat as elves are. Furthermore, both races age much slower than other humanoids and possess a natural affinity for magic. It's interesting to note that many worlds boasting a sizable elf population also host an environment where fairies thrive. Being a world saturated with magic, it's no surprise that a large population of both elves and fairies live in Felarya. All of these facts have led some researchers to theorize that they may have once shared a common ancestor that split off long ago into the two different species we now know today.

    Magic is as natural to fairies as breathing and they are almost all born with magical powers. They learn to cast simple spells at a very young age, ranging from illusions all the way to enchantments, elemental magic, and possibly more. As they grow older, fairies often develop an affinity toward a specific type of magic, not unlike how a human develops a talent or interest in a certain field with age. Like elves, they have an innate talent and understanding toward more complex magic arts like rule-based and primordial magic, and are naturally more resistant against spells than other humanoids. Combined with their swiftness in flight, surprisingly good reflexes and craftiness, fairies often stand as far deadlier opponents than their cute exterior would make people think. Many species of Felaryan insects, however, are feared by fairies, as they typically possess very strong magic resistance. Tonorions in particular are among the most dangerous creatures a fairy could possibly face, and some people believe they are their natural predator.

    A fairy's magic is stored in their wings, meaning that if damaged, their magic power would decrease drastically or stop working altogether. Fairies are well aware of this crippling weakness and so make full use of their ability to sense the magical signature of other creatures both as a hunting tool and as a way to detect potential danger. Interestingly, dragonfly and butterfly wings seem to be the most common wing type among fairies, though the shape and type of wings have no effect on their magic. Fairy wings are highly sought after by mages, especially alchemists, and can fetch a ridiculously high price on some markets. Quite a few overzealous fairy hunters come to Felarya in the hopes of making their fortune there. Unsurprisingly, they very rarely last long in this perilous world because they tend to bring horribly inadequate fairy hunting equipment with them. It is commonly believed that a fairy's antennae are feelers designed to detect magic, but there isn't enough evidence to support that theory."

    Size-Shifting Magic The most feared ability of Felaryan fairies is their size-shifting magic. They are able to change their size at will, from 3 inches to about 100 feet within mere seconds, although this range varies from one fairy to another, and in some very rare cases, a fairy may be unable to change their size at all, effectively leaving them stuck in one size. Fairies usually prefer to stay tiny as it gives them more room to maneuver and a plethora of hiding places. Like with their other magic powers, a fairy with damaged or broken wings is unable to change their size. A disabled fairy can quickly get in a world of trouble and fall dramatically in the food chain order until their wings heal again.

    Almost all fairies also possess the innate ability to temporarily alter the size of another creature in a similar fashion. This power is however not without drawbacks. In order to effectively alter a creature's size, a fairy must be relatively close to their target and have to concentrate for a few seconds. A careless fairy trying to shrink an armed human right in the open would find themselves wide open for a counterattack. As such, fairies rarely use this ability as a weapon unless they know for certain they can safely get away with it, and prefer to neutralize dangerous preys with other spells first. It is possible for a fairy to affect multiple targets at once if they are powerful enough, but all of their preys must be close to each other.

    Naturally, fairies cannot effectively shrink something if its magic resistance is too strong, however the same holds true if the creature's original size is too big. The ceiling on what is considered too big varies widely from fairy to fairy, but suffice to say, shrinking something like a giant naga or even a Kensha Beast to the size of a human would normally be an impossible feat unless the fairy is abnormally powerful. The reverse is also true as fairies are usually unable to enlarge a creature past this same threshold.

    A creature who has had its size changed by a fairy usually returns to normal within a time lapse varying depending on the fairy's power. However, unlike a typical size-altering spell whose effect end as soon as the magic runs out, the effects of a fairy's size-shifting spell last indefinitely as long as the affected item stay withing a certain range of the fairy who cast it. As such, an adventurer who has been swallowed by a fairy won't ever revert to his or her normal size while it remains trapped inside the fairy's stomach. Oddly, when a fairy shrinks or grow, whatever shrunken creature held in their stomach grows and shrinks along with them. Some clever fairies have trained to enlarge preys in their belly, either to get the most out of their catch or to compensate for a poor hunt. Similarly, mundane items worn or carried by a fairy also changes size alongside them. Some items such has fairy glass have been crafted specifically to keep preys shrunk indefinitely while the fairy is away. People speculate whether or not this is unique to a fairy's magic, or if the presence of strong fairy magic would also affect a size-altering spell cast by other creatures. Nobody is in a hurry to find out for obvious reasons.

    Obviously, shrinking or enlarging an inanimate object is much easier as they are completely devoid of magic resistance. The ceiling on how big an object can be enlarged is substantially more lenient and it's not too difficult for a fairy to keep inanimate items at their new size with dedicated training. Most magic items are a different story, as their mystical nature lends them an inherent magic resistance like other living creatures. The more powerful the magic, the more difficult it is for a typical fairy to affect them. It's important to note that a fairy's magical power do not increase or decrease with their size the same way physical strength does. A fairy's illusions, charms or enchantment would be no more believable or powerful if cast while giant than if cast while tiny and casting a giant fireball or a shower of lightning bolts is just as difficult and taxing whether the fairy is big or small, hence why fairies also prefer to rely on stealth and stay at a small size."

    Behavior The most popular depiction of fairies is that of playful, curious and mischievous beings who love to have fun more than anything else. While many fairies are indeed light-hearted, carefree pranksters, this isn't entirely accurate. One can find solemn watchmen, serious scholars, mystic sages, and even dark, brooding warriors within their population. It is more accurate to classify fairies as beings of raw emotions. Indeed, they often let their feelings guide their actions, and rarely keep their emotions bottled up. For example, an angry fairy usually yell and vent their rage on the nearest object, and a sad fairy will burst in tears and cry out loud. One would assume that fairies don't work well in groups, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Social beings, fairies tend to naturally form packs and even small tribes, and are usually decently organized. People are often baffled at how such tribes don't immediately devolve into chaos, but it is commonly believed that while whimsical, fairies are considerate of their friends to some degree, and try to act responsibly so as to do them no wrong, not to hamper or harm them. Most often, the smartest or oldest member of the group acts as unofficial leader, whose duty is mostly to solve arguments.

    Although they don't have a distaste toward advanced technology like elves do, fairies very rarely craft complex tools. Aside from sometimes making simple devices out of common material, and occasionally making rudimentary clothes and accessories, fairies see little reason to create complex mechanisms and think it's just easier use magic to solve most of their problems. However, they are almost all fascinated by human inventions. It's not uncommon for fairies to rummage through a human's belongings, trying to find new and exciting items to fiddle with in hopes of discovering its intended use, usually with mixed results for both parties involved. In general, fairies tend to be very curious and love to learn new things. A little known fact about them is that they love reading and they form one of the few fully literate races in the wild.

    Fairies tend to like the company of dryads, as they are naturally comfortable around trees and they and are always eager to learn about various stories of faraway lands, and they love to bring preys she caught to them as a sign of strong friendship. Fairies also get along quite well with deerataurs thanks to their connection with nature. Their most interesting relationship however is with elementals. For some reason, many fairies choose to mate with them instead of other fairies. This results in a great number of crossbreeds who are often much more dangerous than their parent species. How fairies are able to mate with elementals is a complete mystery, leading researchers to believe that fairies reproduce in a manner far different from other humanoids.

    Hunting Habits Thanks to their ability to fly, their great proficiency with magic, and the ability to shrink and grow at will, fairies are among the most fearsome predators in Felarya. Though fairies love to eat fruits, they especially enjoy to hunt live preys, as they see the process of stalking and plotting how to catch their meal as a fun game. Fairies like to hunt in groups, although it's not rare to find fairies hunting alone, and because they are able to hide virtually anywhere, they have a myriad of ways to catch prey at their disposal. Fairies like to play with their catches, often teasing or giving them false hope of escape before gobbling them up. They are voracious and love to stuff themselves until their stomachs is full. Such is the threat they pose that a popular -but erroneous- belief is that being eaten by a fairy is the primary cause of death for humans on Felarya.

    Psychology Despite fairies being so dangerous, some humans have managed to live normal lives among them in the city of Kortiki and have come to understand them better. Among them is the prominent scientist Dr Larken Adroon who wrote several essays on the subject of fairy psychology.

    According to her, the first thing important to note is that fairies view right or wrong and perceive other creatures quite differently from most sapient races. Fairies rarely care about the short or long term consequences of their actions. They find it much easier and pleasant to live in the moment than to worry about one's future or dwell too much something they've done in the past. As such, what they consider as right or wrong often boils down to whether or not something will make them feel good right away, or if it will hurt a friend in some manner. Moreover, fairies value friendships above all else. To them, a friend is akin family, and a friendship with a fairy is often one that lasts for a lifetime. Fairies care not for a friend's species, appearance, and especially not sizes since they can change their own at will.

    This means that fairies sees befriending something as tiny as a neera as no different as befriending something as colossal as a dryad. Conversely, this also means that they see no wrong in preying on a creature regardless of its race or size if it is at all possible. Likewise, they see nothing wrong with becoming friend with a human even if they are going to happily gobble up every other humans they come across. In any event, their loyalty is such that losing a friend is often seen as either a very tragic event, or a traumatic betrayal depending on the circumstances. The friends of a friend are also viewed as friends, although that usually doesn't stop fairies from teasing them. For example, a fairy who is friends with a human would keep her word that she won't ever eat her companions, but she'll often messily lick her lips in front of them and remind them of how delicious they look. This is all in good fun, really.

    Many fairies eat other sapient creatures not just because they must eat other creatures to survive, but also because they act like typical preys. They are always on the lookout for danger, and when threatened, they either flee or become aggressive. From the perspective of a fairy, this is exactly how all preys act, and since they taste good like food, they fill their belly like food, therefore they fill all the criteria to be considered food. With time, many fairies have come to equate some races like humans with meals by default, unless proved otherwise; namely being a friend. That emphasis on friendship is also likely the prime reason why they almost never prey on their own kind. They grow up surrounded with other fairies and most of their friends are fairies too, thus they equate fairies with friend by default. However, in the case of wild fairies growing up alone, it's interesting to note that some specimens can become cannibalistic and keep that habit later on. Plus there are always exceptions to the rules anyway, like Soinee, a fairy whose diet is largely comprised of other fairies.

    It's interesting to see Dr Larken Adroon conclude her essay on a surprising note; according to her, pleading with a fairy who have captured you is useless. Stating you are a person and that eating you would be wrong will pretty much seal your fate as food because, for a Felaryan fairy, that's just how prey act! Trying a different approach and saying "Hi! I'm (your name)! Let's be friends!" would grant uncertain but overall much better chances at survival. Needless to say this strange theory raises a lot of skepticism.

19. #19Harpiesselective

    Keys: Harpies, Harpy

    Harpies are an all female race of half-women half-bird creatures. They possess huge wings in place of arms and long, scaly legs ending in razor-sharp talons. Many harpies grow feathers on various parts of their body, most notably on their thighs and a set of tail feathers near their buttocks, though it varies between species. Felaryan harpies are widely known as a giant species and have a reputation as one of the top predators of the skies, feared for their voracious appetite and awe-inspiring swiftness in the air. In truth, harpies come in all sorts of species and sizes. Some about as tall as humans, some only a little shorter than their well-known giant cousins, and some small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Similarly, although the majority of Felaryan harpies seem to borrow their avian features from birds of prey such as eagles, hawks and buzzards, some species take after other birds, such as crows, gulls, and even hummingbirds, creating an amazing variety of them.

    Biological traits Harpies possess a lightweight skeleton highly adapted for flight. Many of their bones are thin and hollow with criss-crossing internal struts and trusses that make them strong enough to withstand the stresses of taking off, flying and landing. They have a keel extending from their sternum to which their powerful flight muscles are attached.

    Harpies possess a complex set of lungs adapted for their high metabolic rate and oxygen demand in flight. Unlike humans, they do not possess a diaphragm and their lungs are proportionally small. Instead, harpies have roughly eight or nine air sacs that store and pump air through their lungs. This allows for a unidirectional flow of air, which allows them to extract a higher concentration of oxygen, and even take in oxygen during exhalation. Thanks to this, a harpy is able to breathe at much higher elevations than other races could. This efficient lung structure is not without its faults, however. Because the sternum must move during respiration, holding a harpy too tightly around the chest can easily cause her to suffocate. Moreover, because they transfer more oxygen with each breath, airborne toxins are more efficiently transferred as well.

    The most important sense for a harpy is her vision and they are known far and wide for their phenomenal visual acuity over other races. From high up in the sky, they are able to spot a tiny human all the way down on the ground with near perfect clarity. This is thanks in part to their lens being able change shape more quickly and to a greater extent than a human, allowing them to better focus on an object. Moreover, harpies developed a pecten oculi, a comb-like structure of blood vessels in the back of their eyes. With this structure, far fewer blood vessels are located in front of the retina that would normally partially obscure perceived images. However, because a harpy's eyes are optimized for maximum spatial resolution rather than light perception, they typically see very poorly in low light. With the exception of nocturnal species, whose eyes are better suited to function in poor lighting, most harpies are forced to adopt a diurnal behavior. Though harpies possess fully functional human eyelids, they still boast an almost transparent and thin protective membrane to ward off their eyes in flight while maintaining visibility.

    A harpy's hearing is their second most important sense. Though hard to tell, their ears are shaped slightly differently to better focus sound. Although their hearing range being roughly similar to a human's, harpies are very sensitive to changes in pitch, tone and rhythm. This allows them to better hear incoming danger and even help them in communication.

    Behavior Felaryan harpies are generally seen by others as a tough race with a terrible temper, and can easily appear as heartless to those who aren't familiar with their strange customs. Similar to fairies, harpies are highly free-spirited, doing whatever they want whenever they want with little regard for consequences. If they want to go somewhere, they will. They won't hesitate to meddle in the business of others, and if a harpy desires something, she's probably not going to think twice about stealing it either. That's not to say they are completely insensitive. Harpies enjoy the company of their kin and often form flocks of sorts and are capable of engaging in conventional protective and considerate behavior. A lot of what is perceived by other races as rude is actually considered affectionate gestures among harpies. Aside from other harpies, they also enjoy the company of dryads and it's not uncommon for a harpy to roost in their branches.

    That hedonistic nature has put them at odds with sphinxes, whom harpies tend to despise on an almost instinctual level. Aside from being their greatest rival as the rulers of Felarya's skies, they see sphinxes as a self-righteous mob, full of themselves in how they place their idea of justice above all and impose it on others. The two races have waged fierce wars in the past that blackened the skies and tainted the surface red. Although there hasn't been a conflict of this magnitude between the two races in centuries, harpies and sphinxes still do not see eye to eye, and skirmishes over food or turf aren't uncommon.

    It's worth noting that harpies have a bit of a fascination for wearing accessories. Because they lack hands, their selection of apparels is severely limited though.

    Language Felaryan harpies are famous for their foul language and their sarcastic, mocking retorts, and have the strange habit of punctuating their sentences with threats and insults. They normally don't mean it at all though, it's just traditional for them to use insults, and it would seem odd and unusual if they didn't. For example, if a harpy wanted to say: "I wish to speak to your sister", she would add a threat, like: "Let me see your sister or face my wrath!" If the other harpy wanted to reply: "She's not here", then she might actually say: "Insolent fool! My sister has more important matters to deal with than speaking to the likes of you!"

    Upon hearing that exchange, one might conclude that the two harpies are on the verge of fighting each other, when it's nothing more than a casual exchange. This tradition is deeply ingrained in their culture and transmitted down from generation to generation. Some harpies delight in what they see as "proper speaking", inventing striking and creative insults that sometimes become famous among their peers and earn them respect and admiration. The only time they would skip this custom is if they are in a hurry or if they have something very important to say. It's completely natural for them though, and while some harpies manage to hold back their insults when speaking to other races, most of them just don't bother at all. Needless to say this habit contributes a lot to their reputation as being a rude and mean lot in the eyes of other races. Aul Ne'kmu'm is a well know Harpiologist who dedicated years to study their language and its true meaning. Here are some of his observations.

    Hunting Habits Depending on the species, Felaryan harpies can be either omnivores or carnivores, but like most sapient predators, they have a preference for tiny, live prey. They remain aloft at high altitudes or stay perched on the highest branches where they would be difficult to detect. Once they spot prey, they attack with a sudden and swift swoop, mouth wide open to snatch it off the ground or catching it with their claws. Being without hands, harpies have become extremely agile with their mouth and tongue. Although many like to hunt alone, they won't hesitate to hunt in groups every once in a while. When that happens, they are known to play cruel games with their prey, usually involving dropping the terrified victim and letting one of their sisters catch it in midair, then repeating the process again and again, until one of them grows tired of the game and simply gulps down the prey in flight. Occasionally, they may attack sedentary giant tribes, such as Aloes elves, and steal whatever crop or harvest, or trinkets, they can get their talons on.

    Harpies also possess the ability to inhale small prey into their mouth just like a vacuum. They primarily use this powerful suction to snatch prey hiding in spots they otherwise would not be able to reach into like a hole in a tree. This ability was at first believed to be the product of wind magic, as it is most commonly used by the Rock harpies inhabiting the Ascarlin mountains, who use this ability to feast on miners and adventurers hiding in the mountain's numerous tunnels. However, further research revealed that other species of harpies are also capable of this ability as well. There are currently heated debates whether this ability is the product of latent magical powers or the result of a unique organ that acts somewhat like a diaphragm.

    Reproduction Being an all female race, harpies mate with males of other races to reproduce. Like birds, harpies lay eggs and must keep them warm until they are ready to hatch. A baby harpy inherits a small amount of genetic material from her father, but otherwise, the offspring of a harpy mother is always born a harpy. The paternal genes only affect minor traits, such as hair and eye color, and to an extent, feather coloration, though it may also affect things like facial structure and body shape. Harpy babies, known as chicks or nestlings, are born without flight feathers, and are entirely dependent on their mother for sustenance and protection. From wandering nagas to lurking arboreal frogs, there are many threats to a newborn harpy in Felarya. Thus when the mother must leave to hunt, she will often entrust the care of her chicks to a friend or sister. Harpies are very protective of nestlings and defend the vulnerable newborns ferociously whenever danger decides to rear its ugly head.

    Until they grow old enough to develop their flying feathers, the mother is responsible for teaching everything to her chicks, from how to eat, to how to care for themselves, and how to "politely" address their neighbors. Once old enough, the mother then teaches them how to fly. Although her friends and sisters might taunt the nestlings, they'll of course catch them safely until they master the art of flying. After they prove they are ready to leave the nest and hunt without help, they are considered full-fledged adults and are thus treated the same way older harpies typically treat one another.

20. #20Humansselective

    Keys: Humans, Human

    Many humans from many worlds have come to Felarya over the years, often attracted by its treasures, wealth, and fabulous legends. Some humans come with technology, some with powerful magic, others just come with determination. What they all share however is ingenuity and the ability to form large effective groups. Social creatures, humans often create cities and societies around them. Many of the ruins scattered across Felarya were once human settlements. They are excellent at dealing with adversity; sometimes the more inventive or courageous types can surmount incredible odds to achieve their goals. But they can also be individualistic, and sometimes collectively arrogant and short sighted. Humans tend to consider themselves superior to other creatures. Moreover, many humans come from worlds where they are the dominant race, or at least one of the dominant races, thus it's often a great shock for them when they discover the nature of Felarya, and the fact they are but a piece of food in the eyes of big predators and not "god's creature" any more. The majority of them manage to get used to this fact and go on with their lives, but some may react violently or even, in rare cases, become permanently crazy. It's worth noticing that the human natives of Felarya are generally stronger and slightly taller than non-native humans.

    Culture:

    Delurans: Delurans are not very numerous on Felarya and are mostly concentrated in their underground base, west of the giant tree. They are a moderately advanced and industrious people, and have come to Felarya mostly to scout, in order to determine if Felarya is worth the effort of an invasion and extensive colonization by Delurah, their homeworld. So far the answer is clearly "no". Deluran scouts have suffered many casualties and many of them have ended in the bellies of nearby nagas, especially the dreaded Crisis. They chose a really bad spot to settle, stuck as they are between nagas and fairies. Besides predators, one of the Delurans's biggest problems is that, for some unknown reasons, the steel that their weapons are made out of rusts very quickly on Felarya's surface. This means they must rely more on their excellent detection devices than on sheer firepower, making them a cautious and stealthy people. They have no alliances with any other humanoid race and usually ignore them completely. In general, Deluran scouts tend to think that their mission will end soon and that they will be able to leave this dangerous world. Their leaders have other plans for them though... The naga Anna was a Deluran engineer before being turned into a naga.

    Akaptor nomads: Akaptor nomads are the principal human inhabitants of the Akaptor desert. They call themselves Qesjhatams, which means "time walkers". The very harsh and deadly environment of this desert has turned them into a tough and sturdy people able to survive in extreme conditions, making them fierce and skilled desert warriors as well. They possess an encyclopedic knowledge of all the dangers and fauna of the place, and have even learned how to survive in the past for short periods of time. They are one of the few people who know how to fight a time shark and win more often than not. What makes these nomads famous, however, is their incredible mastery with stilts. According to a popular saying, their children are born with stilts, and learn how to use them even before they learn to walk. Indeed, they move so fluidly, swiftly, and naturally on them, it's like they aren't stilts but their actual legs. Watching a Qesjhatam ritual dance performed on 40 foot long stilts is a spectacle you never forget. Several tribes have settled and founded small, discrete cities across the desert, which represent invaluable help and safe havens for travelers.

    Miratans: Miratans are a military society who travel to other worlds through a dimensional tunnel network. They use tanks, mechas, and large amounts of infantry. They have no space ships yet but are working on several prototypes. They firmly believe in their superiority over other races and have no problems wiping out entire colonies in pursuit of resources and technology. Their total armed forces number in the hundreds of millions. However, they are currently suffering from a terrible famine and other catastrophes on their homeworld, and have been raiding many worlds for food. Their plans on Felarya remain unknown for the moment, but they don't seem to be too belligerent, and keep a solid but discrete presence in their base at Frost peak. They have very limited contact with other humans communities on Felarya.

    People of the Bowl: The "People of the Bowl" are peaceful and long lived, and are inhabitants of the Jungle Bowl. The original humans of this land were whisked to Felarya when their rolling farmlands were "switched" with a large granite mountain in the Frostpeaks at the edge of the Ixtapal marshes. They have built a prosperous and serene community there, under the protection of Cypress, a dryad who they raised from a sapling centuries ago. The people of the bowl make great use of the dryad's link and are all connected through it. This makes them a very tight-knit community; often, all of them will feel the same general background emotion, the intensity depending on how strong of a link they have. This allows the people of the bowl to share both the highs and the lows of their emotions. It also makes them very coordinated: an attack on one is an attack on all, and the attackers with be fought with great determination and heavy firepower. Indeed, despite their agrarian and naturalistic appearance (many of them live in the trees), the people of the bowl are quite technologically advanced. This is in part because the world they came from was well developed already, but mostly because Jhon Gallanfreed imparted the knowledge of his own people to them when he came and chose to live in the bowl some 500 years ago. They keep most of this technology hidden below ground and use it rarely.

    Negavian People:

    Ever-Merchants: A race of human shopkeepers filled with mystery. They can be found all over Felarya, in cities and in traveling caravans. They have their large domed embassy in Negav as well. They deal in all sorts of merchandise, and have singlehandedly created an exchange rate system that encompasses the thousands of currencies used by Felaryans. They are well known for their fair prices, and good nature. Adventures of all stripes swear on the Ever-Merchant's shops, trading in the loot they get while raiding lost temples and cities in the Felaryan jungles and buying enchanted items unavailable anywhere else! They even deal in Ascarlin, making them an indispensable asset in Negav. The Ever-Merchants capital, and origin dimension is unknown, and the Merchants themselves refuse adamantly to talk about their origins or where they get their wares from. Negav spies, sent by the Ps'isol magiocrats, reported back that the Merchants seem to come somewhere from the Fairy kingdom, but this couldn't be investigated further due to the dangers of the zone. This raises interesting questions though, on what sort of deal the merchants have with fairies and how they could pass through the zone on a regular basis. Regardless of how they do it, the Ever-Merchants can be found the world over. From winding caravans snaking through the Great rocky fields, to small floating Shop Ships that sail along the coasts of the Topazial sea, and through the rivers as well. The Ever-Merchants wear brightly colored tunics, Red and Gold, with some sort of magical armor commonly found underneath. They are human, but have no hair upon their bodies, and have a byzantine tattoo system that shows some sort of ranking within their guild-structured society. Attacking an ever-merchant to rob them is generally not a good idea. They seem to be all capable magicians, and the moment you turn against one, the rest of the organization will immediately know and refuse to trade with you ever again.

    Torinians: A strong willed people living in relative harmony with an array of Harpies in the sky high city of Torin. The Torinians are a very militaristic lot and place great emphasis on the strength, courage, integrity, and intelligence of their people, priding themselves on being able to produce exceptional warriors. Due to the strange nature of Iracal Island and its "White Storms," it's widely believed that the Torinians are no longer totally humans anymore. The most common mutations are slightly avian eyes, a lighter bone structure, and plumage (more specifically down feathers and filoplumes) mixed in with their hair. As a result, their body hair appears thicker in comparison to that of other humans. The Torinians have also developed innate magic, or a store of raw magical energy inside their bodies that they have learned to manifest in a number of ways but primarily put to use through weapons. They are very used to live with harpies and newer generations of Torinians use harpy dialect perfectly, being able to sustain colorful exchange with the great predators. This can leads to misunderstanding when communicating with other humans, sometimes failing to realize when someone is mocking or insulting them!

21. #21Nagasselective

    Keys: Nagas, Naga

    Nagas are a race of creatures with the head and torso of a humanoid, and the body of a large snake from the waist down. Their serpentine lower body, referred to as their tail, are typically covered in smooth, colorful scales featuring a wide plethora of unique patterns, which can range from simple rings and stripes, to elaborate and sometimes foreboding shapes. Beside their tail, nagas sports all sorts of other snake-like features, the most common of these being a pair of fangs in their mouths, as well as an elongated and sometimes prehensile tongue. Some nagas may also sport long ears, stilted reptilian pupils, a forked tongue, or patches of scales on certain parts of their upper body.

    Giant nagas are known far and wide as one of the most fearsome predators in all of Felarya. A highly adaptive race, they have evolved to live in a variety of different environments imaginable, making them one of the most widespread predatory species the world. In spite of their huge size, they are incredibly agile, able to move quickly and in relative silence. Their tail, colored to match their environment, provide them with superb camouflage, making it all the harder to spot them before it's already too late. They possess a huge appetite and a typical giant naga would have no problem eating a dozen humans in a single meal.

    Although nagas are most commonly depicted as an all-giant race, the reality is actually quite different. Much like snakes and humans, nagas are a very diverse species and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Common small nagas often share the same body proportions of an average person and usually stands just a little taller than an adult male.

    Biological traits Like many creatures descended from reptiles, nagas are partly ectothermic, meaning cold-blooded. They rely mainly on ambient heat to regulate body temperature, as their body generate less heat on its own. In theory, a naga would enter a state or torpor if it became too cold, but since Felarya does not have true seasons, this almost never happens. For most nagas, this rarely affects them in a significant way as they are typically well-adjusted to their surroundings, though they can sometimes be sluggish during a cool night and in early morning when the temperature is lower. It's common for them to bask in the sunlight in the morning to warm up before they begin their daily activities, however many like to partake in the activity for no other reason than to enjoy a nice sunbath, which nagas are quite fond of.

    The internal anatomy of a naga is mostly identical to any other humanoids. The majority of their internal organs are located in their upper torso and are all situated where you would expect to find them in a human body, sharing the same function and largely level of importance. The major exception, however, is their digestive system, which is radically different from any other species.

    Just like snakes, nagas possess an amazingly stretchable esophagus and stomach, allowing them to swallow just about anything that can fit inside their mouths with ease. Unlike a human jaw, which is connected to the skull via a complex set of bones, joints and muscles, a naga's jaw is attached to the skull purely by a series of strong and elastic muscles. These powerful muscles allow nagas to open their mouths far wider than normal, and are flexible to the point that they can swallow large preys whole even if it is larger in diameter than the naga's mouth. The naga's ribcage lack a sternum and is entirely comprised of multiple movable ribs, allowing large preys to pass through the chest unimpeded. Theoretically, all nagas are able to swallow very large preys whole, however, many of them are used to eating nothing but relatively small preys, leading their jaw muscles to atrophy somewhat. Some nagas like Crisis are almost unable to open their mouth wider than the normal human range as a result.

    Nagas possess two stomachs: a small stomach, actually more than twice the size of a human's, in their humanoid torso, and a second, much larger one situated within their snake body. A naga eating a small prey would only use the first stomach, as it would be a waste of energy to "warm up" the larger one. In that case the food arrives in the large stomach already digested, so the large stomach just acts like an intestine and moves the food along to the intestines proper. A naga that ate something bigger, on the other hand, would require the use of the bigger stomach, so the smaller stomach would stretch and let big meals pass through, as if it were simply an extension of the esophagus. Both of the naga's stomachs are very strong. Not only can they digest just about anything short of stone and metal, but they're very resistant to damage as well. Trying to upset a naga's stomach with normal blades, conventional firearms, and traditional destructive spells like a fireball, is all but a lost cause. Once an unfortunate adventurer finds themselves trapped inside one, there is really only one thing that can happen...

    Although nagas are, in theory, capable of swallowing a creature of a similar size whole, they very rarely do so. Due to the shape of their humanoid torso, swallowing a prey this large is very difficult and sometimes incredibly painful if the naga isn't used to it. Even when completely ingested, the sheer size of such meals significantly weighs their tail down, making it hard to move around and leaving them virtually defenseless against predators. For these reasons, nagas typically limit the size of their prey to roughly half their own size standing upright at most. The only time an average naga might consider hunting something bigger is if they are famished and knows for certain they can safely get away with it.

    Some naga species, mostly the ones who borrows from venomous snakes like vipers, have special glands that secrete highly modified, toxic saliva, designed primarily to facilitate the immobilization and digestion of prey, and defense against threats. These glands are usually nested somewhere near their cheek bones, resulting in rounder, puffier cheeks, and are connected to specialized hollow fangs. Naga venom can be roughly classified as neurotoxic or hemotoxic, though the line between the two is very often blurred, with several naga species incorporating both neurotoxic and hemotoxic venom. Moreover, the venom's exact toxicity differs quite a lot from species to species, with some having similar, but ultimately more potent venom than others. Although it is most commonly injected after a bite, a few species of nagas are able to spit streams or sprays of venom at an incredible distance, largely dependent on their own size.

    In general, a naga's five senses are about as sharp as a human's, although depending on the species, one particular sense may be significantly sharper than the others, or they may possess a sixth sense altogether. Their sense of smell and taste, on the other hand, is a different story. While nothing special when used individually, when the two are combined, they form a very powerful chemosensory devices. The naga's tongue, though often shaped like a human's, is capable of capturing scent particles in the air, transforming it into olfactory information. This is accomplished with the help of a vomeronasal organ, also known as the Jacobson's organ. This organ, located at the roof of their mouth, takes the information gathered by the tongue and transforms it into smell, which they then use to better pinpoint its source. Thanks to this unique physiology, nagas are among some of the best, and deadliest, trackers imaginable, on par with rigorously trained inus.

    Magical Affinity One of the most puzzling mysteries about nagas is their magical potential. Despite having no relation with fey creatures, most nagas possess an innate talent for magic, which is strongly influenced by the environment they grew up in. This results in nagas developing an affinity toward a specific element, making them more prone to learn magic based around it, as well as an innate resistance against spells that make use of that particular element. For instance, a naga who grew up in a vast forest will usually develop a talent for plant-based magic, while nagas who live in a desert that sees frequent and powerful sandstorms often acquires an affinity for wind magic.

    Unlike elves and fairies, however, this inherent power does not manifest itself during childhood. Rather, it awakens late in their life, usually when they reach mature adulthood. The nature behind this gift remains unknown to this day. One popular theory is that this is thanks to having snakeskin. Snakeskin, being a fairly common ingredient in alchemy, is known to hold power, even when it is shed, thus it would make sense that nagas, being part snakes, would be able to tap into that power. This theory is however unsubstantiated, as the risks associated with testing this hypothesis is often too great for anyone to go ahead and do it. Whatever the reason, everyone can agree that a naga properly trained in the arcane arts has the potential to become an outstanding and powerful spellcaster. Moreover, because they possess an inherent gift for magic, nagas are one of the few races with the natural ability to sense and detect the presence of magic signatures, commonly referred to as Predator sense.

    Hunting Habits Nagas, like snakes, are carnivores, and are fond of eating live animals. They can be either diurnal or nocturnal hunters, but the one thing both have in common is their habits of ambushing preys. Typical diurnal nagas roam about their territory, actively searching for game until a prey is detected. In which point, they go into hiding and then wait for their chosen prey to draw near before striking. Nocturnal nagas, on the other hand, prefer to sit in a spot of their choosing and wait for prey to come to them than to actively forage for food. How nagas subdue large preys vary between individuals, with constriction or the use of venomous bite being the most commonly used methods.

    After eating a large prey, nagas tend to become sluggish and sleepy. This is because digesting meals of that size is an intense activity that requires much of the naga's energy. The bigger the prey, the more energy it requires to digest properly. Because it is so exhausting, nagas often sleep somewhere warm following the consumption of a large prey in order to keep their metabolism as high as possible, hence why it is so common to see a naga with a bulging tail napping in the sunlight. Regardless of the size of the meal, the digestive process is highly efficient, dissolving and absorbing almost everything of their prey. It is thanks to this incredibly efficient digestive system that nagas don't need to feed as often as other predatory creatures. Depending on the size of their prey, a naga may need to only eat once a week to once every few weeks. Even nagas who subsist almost entirely on small prey only need one filling meal every few days to stay well-fed and healthy.

    Despite eating mostly meat, nagas can eat vegetable matter as well. It's usually done when a hunt has gone poorly and is mostly a temporary solution until a proper meal can be found. Some nagas do enjoy eating fruits for their taste though.

    Behavior and Culture One of the most interesting aspect of nagas is the huge behavioral and cultural dichotomy between small and giant nagas. Typically, giant nagas are solitary creatures, and although they will ferociously defend their territory from intruders if necessary, they are usually peaceful toward other races. Once a giant naga has settled around a particular territory, the naga will remain there for a very long time, rarely thinking about what sort of wonders may be lying beyond their small world. On the rare occasions when a giant naga leaves its chosen territory, it's usually because food sources have dwindled to the point that they cannot continue to live there, or to look for a potential mate.

    Small nagas are another story. Unlike their titanic cousins, human-sized nagas are social creatures, forming tight-knit tribes of dozens, sometimes over a hundred members. A nomadic race, they constantly move from one place to another, never staying in one spot for too long to avoid the ever-present threat of the deadly Felaryan fauna. The few sedentary tribes that exist often adopt a more warrior-oriented culture, but even with this lifestyle, they nonetheless remain primarily hunters like their migratory brethren. Tribes of small nagas are typically led by a queen, usually the eldest, wisest, or most powerful member of the tribe. While their societies are traditionally matriarchal, male nagas are treated as equals by their female peers, although the gender ratio between the two leans more in favor of the female.

    Regardless of being nomadic or sedentary, small nagas are taught how to fight and defend themselves from threats at an early age. Nagas mostly employ their powerful tail in battle, either to constrict their foe or to deliver crushing blows, as well lightning-quick punches that come from all sorts of weird and unexpected angles. Besides their fists, nagas also favor swords, particularly curved swords like scimitars, spears, and occasionally, bows and arrows. Knowing well that Felarya is a “eat or be eaten” kind of world, small nagas aggressively attack anyone and anything that intrudes on their territory.

    Unlike giant nagas, small nagas distrust just about any other sapient race. They are especially wary of humans, nekos and elves, as the fearsome reputation their much larger cousins carry unfortunately bled over to them as well. Many humans and elves have waged battle against small nagas in the past, believing it to be justice for all the sorrow and destruction their giant kin have caused. Even to this day, these races don't see eye to eye, with many humans and elves outright refusing nagas seeking refuge entry to their settlement and vice versa.

    However, the one race nagas have the most interesting relationship with are dridders. The two races have been mortal enemies for centuries, a sentiment that has been further spearheaded by the genocidal campaigns of Queen Sineria. Since the war's end, animosity between giant nagas and giant dridders has been steadily vanishing over time, and a few odd friendships have been able to bloom between the two races. In spite of this, nagas and dridders remain fierce rivals over dominance for territory, and can't help but glower suspiciously at each other. This, however, does not hold true for small nagas. To this day, they continue harbor a deep grudge against dridders, the resentment over the atrocities and infamous treachery committed by their late mad queen seared in their consciousness. Whenever the two races meet, a skirmish almost inevitably follows.

    It is commonly believed that giant nagas don't prey on small nagas, but this could not be farther from the truth. Most giant nagas have little qualm eating small nagas, seeing them as no different from any ordinary preys. In fact, small nagas are usually seen as a rare delicacy and highly sought-after by just about every giant race. Slug girls and harpies in particular seem to very fond of them and will happily slurp one up when given the chance. Although they don't taste incredibly amazing, they are very filling thanks to their massively elongated bodies. One or two fully mature small nagas is often enough to satisfy a giant for quite a while.

    Reproduction Most species of nagas lay eggs, although few instead give birth to live young. After two or three months through pregnancy, a naga will lay her eggs somewhere warm and humid, which will then hatch after several more months of incubation. Giant nagas do not mate very often and usually lay only one or two eggs at a time. Regardless, they defend their eggs ferociously from egg-eating animals, or any creature that would dare venture too close. Nagas born from eggs are much smaller from those that are born live, with giant naga hatchlings being often only a little bigger than an adult human. Because their diminutive size leaves them so vulnerable to danger, they are taught at a very young age how to hunt and how to remain stealthy at all times.

    Small nagas, on the other hand, have a significantly higher birthrate than their giant counterparts, mating much more frequently and giving birth to more young at a time. On average, a small naga will give birth to a clutch four or six offsprings, but there are occasional stories of a single mother laying as many as ten or even a dozen eggs at once. As with giant nagas, the sight of a mother naga guarding her clutch is quite an intimidating one, giving the impression that the slightest noise or sudden movement will cause her to unexpectedly lash out in self-defense. Unlike giant nagas, newborns aren't taught to hunt and fight until they have matured and grown big enough to properly wield a weapon. Some cases point to a few nagas abandoning their young either shortly after they are born or after laying their eggs. No one knows what compels them to do this when most are perfectly content raising their offsprings. This rare behavior appears to be exclusive to giant nagas as cases of parental abandonment are practically unheard of among tribes of small nagas.

    Much like snakes, nagas must periodically shed their snake skin as they grow. When a naga is ready to shed, the colors of their scales grow slightly dull and their tail starts itching quite a bit. The rate in which a naga sheds is more frequent during childhood through adolescence where they undergo a rapid growth spurt, which then slows down tremendously once they have reached adult size. It's also quite common for a female naga to shed her skin a few days before she lays her eggs or gives birth. Even after she reaches adulthood, a naga never stops growing throughout her life, thus will never stop shedding either. It is said that human-sized nagas who have lived for a very long time will eventually become so huge, they will dwarf humans and small nagas alike. Although none have ever seen one for obvious reasons, many believe that an ancient naga, one that somehow managed to live through many centuries, might be one of the most massive and awe-inspiring sights one could behold.

    Common Types of Nagas In Felarya, nagas are most commonly classified by habitat rather than by their elemental affinity. This isn't a hard rule, however, as it isn't uncommon to encounter a particular naga several miles away from its usual habitat. This line is further blurred by nagas who have mastered the arcane, allowing them to tap in magic beyond their favored element.

    Arboreal Nagas A species of nagas who make their home atop Felarya's tallest trees. They are the most common type of nagas and often the first to come to mind whenever people hear the word. As they are widely found in forested areas across Felarya, their coloration differ quite a bit from region to region, though it is obviously predominantly green. Adept climbers, they are able to scale up and down trees in the blink of an eye with their long and powerful tail, as well as leap from branch to branch with the greatest of ease. Complimenting their remarkable agility, arboreal nagas possess the sharpest eyesight of their kin. They can spot objects sitting all the way down on the forest floor with utmost clarity, and are able to track rapid and erratic movements with little difficulty. Because they spend so much of their lives in the trees, arboreal nagas often get along well with dryads. Many dryads allow small arboreal nagas to live in their branches, protecting them from predators.

    Known Arboreal nagas: Crisis, Jissy, Namesta, Terra, Fiona, Ajab Subterranean Nagas Nagas who spend most of their lives underground. They possess stout and very muscular bodies, a rarity among the chiefly slender race, and scales bearing earthly tones, primarily brown and black with the occasional muted shades of green. They typically live in burrows in a variety of regions, although many are just as content making their dwellings inside of caves in the mountains. Because they live underground, subterranean nagas have adapted to see with little to no light, either by seeing heat sources or by possessing some form of darkvision. Their eyes are however ill-adjusted to see under normal light conditions, with most being unable to see in daylight without dedicated training. Subterranean nagas possess many more tactile receptors in their body than their cousins, allowing them to sense vibrations in the ground from a much greater distance. Many make use of this ability when digging to detect where the ground is unstable.

    Known Subterranean nagas: Aurora River Nagas Nagas who reside near bodies of fresh water such as creeks and riverbanks. Their coloration typically range from purple to various shades of blue, somewhat similar to a mermaid. They are excellent swimmers, but despite their namesake, they do not spend quite as much time in the water as most people might come to believe. River nagas are notably lazy and prefer basking in the sunlight at the water's edge while they wait for suitable prey to show up. Though they mainly feed on fish and frogs, they will eat just about anything that enters their territory, birds and mammals included. Being comfortable living in both water and land, river nagas have a slight resistance to cold and aren't as bothered by changes in temperature. River nagas have somewhat of a rivalry with river mermaids, both as swimmers as holder of the title of the deadliest fresh water predator.

    Known River nagas: Vivian Desert Nagas Nagas that are born in the Akaptor region. Their scales bear sandy tones of yellow and orange, and their upper bodies are very often tanned. Although most commonly found in the desert, they can be encountered in just about any region that sees very little precipitation such as Lamina. Because those areas are so arid, desert nagas are able to live comfortably in both hot and cold environments, and have evolved to need very little water to survive. Unlike most of their kin, desert nagas possess special heat receptors in their bodies. They can sense slight changes in the ambient temperature, a valuable tool for detecting both prey and predators lurking in the sand, or for hunting at night. Desert nagas rarely go out of their way to eat more than what they need, a lesson the harsh environment teaches them at a young age.

    Volcanic Nagas A rare species of nagas who make their dwellings near active volcanoes. They feature very warm colors such as red and orange, or dark gray and black. Volcanic nagas share most of their traits with their desert-dwelling cousins, such as having darker skin, needing very little water to survive and possessing heat receptors in their bodies. Unlike other nagas, their magic potential awakens almost as soon as they are born, granting them the resistance they need to survive the extreme heat. Despite their ability endure incredibly high temperatures, their tolerance against cold is the weakest of all nagas, and they are prone to brumate even in temperate climate if they do not keep themselves warm. Although fire fails to faze them entirely, volcanic nagas cannot in fact survive in lava. Volcanic nagas are believed to be naturally passionate and very quick to anger, but due to their natural habitat being so inhospitable to human life, no one has been able to verify those claims.

    Storm Nagas A strange species of nagas whose habitats experience turbulent weather all year long. Their scales often sport very unusual colors, ranging from light gray to bright blue, the likes of which would provide them with very poor camouflage outside of their given home. Storm nagas possess the most keen hearing of their kin. Their acute ears can pick up noise from an incredible distance as well as hear sounds that would normally be too faint for most to hear. This heightened sense of hearing often proves just as beneficial when searching for prey concealed in fog or across vast plains, as it does alerting them when danger draws near. Storm nagas develop their magic potential much sooner than the average nagas, usually throughout their adolescence. Their powers allow them to sense slight changes in atmospheric pressure, effectively granting them the ability to predict the weather.

    Known Storm nagas: Anna, Masumi Arctic Nagas A rare species of nagas that hail from cold, snowy regions. Unsurprisingly, their coloration is largely comprised of cold colors, most often favoring shades of white, blue and cyan. Arctic nagas are widely considered to be the counterpart and diametric opposite to volcanic nagas, and indeed, shares many similarities with their fiery kin. Like them, their magic powers awaken shortly after birth, allowing them to exist comfortably in the biting cold of their homeland. They are very sensitive to climate changes and would be hard-pressed to live even in a temperate region lest they used their magic to constantly regulate their body temperature. Just like desert and volcanic nagas, arctic nagas make use of the special heat receptors in their bodies when hunting, letting them find both prey and predator hiding underneath snow and ice. It's commonly believed that arctic nagas are inherently stoic, showing little emotion both in their voice and facial expression. Most of them find these allegations to be cruel and cold-hearted.

    Known Arctic nagas: Rin, Aniya Other known nagas: Garnet, Malika, Monty, Kai, Katrika

22. #22Nekosselective

    Keys: Nekos, Neko

    Nekos are a humanoid species possessing feline traits such as large, triangular cat-like ears on top of their head, and long, sleek furry tail extending from their spine, just above their buttocks. They sometimes possess slitted pupils as well. Depending on the species, however, the ears and pupils may be rounder, and the tail shorter. In general, nekos are lithe and slender, standing slightly taller than humans in stature, although some species are taller and brawnier than others. Nekos possess long canine teeth, and their fingers and toes end in small, sharp, claw-like nails. These claws are typically not strong enough to be used as weapons, though some specimens, either by quirk of birth or from years of honing, may use them to deadly effects. Other features may include a coat of soft fine fur on some parts of their body, usually their forearms, stripes, or whiskers. None of these last traits are universal though, and both hair and eye color vary greatly.

    Biological traits While clearly humanoid, the skeletal structure of a neko differ quite a bit from humans. They are not only capable of walking and running on all fours just as efficiently as they can on two legs, but they are also remarkably fast and nimble when doing so, able to leap great distances in a single bound, climb up trees in the blink of an eye and tumble safely. Furthermore, their spinal cord is unusually flexible compared to that of other humanoids, allowing them to arch their back much more than humans with no ill effects. While nekos are more agile and sometimes stronger than humans, they however have rather poor endurance. Unlike inus, a neko's blood circulatory system is virtually identical to a human's, and pushing themselves to their limits for extended periods drain their stamina extremely quickly. As such, nekos learn to conserve their energy and to only use the most of their abilities in short bursts if possible. Some nekos take short naps after particularly strenuous activities to restore their strength. The term "to take a neko nap" has started to appear in cities like Negav to refer to either resting by sleeping for a very short while or to sleep on the job. Just like cats, nekos possess an incredible sense of balance, allowing them to walk or even sprint along a half-inch rope like it was a wide stone bridge. Moreover, nekos are known to reflexively twist their body during a fall to right itself and land on its feet, provided it has enough time to do so.

    Nekos have excellent night vision as well and can see at only one-sixth the level of light required for human vision. In levels of low light, a neko's pupil expand to cover most of the exposed surface of the eye, increasing the amount of light in their retina. While this improves their ability to see in darkness, they have lower visual acuity on average than humans when light is abundant, as their pupil close very narrowly in bright light, effectively reducing the amount of light in their retina. Like inus, it rarely matters in everyday life and nekos can make for good marksmen with dedicated training. The hearing of a neko is very acute and among the best of any humanoids species. While it is similar to humans on the lower end of the scale, they can hear frequencies up to 64.000 Hz. Their extremely sensitive hearing is their most important sense when hunting, their large ears both amplifying sounds and helping them sense the direction a noise is coming. Their mobile ears can independently point backwards and forwards and even sideways to pinpoint the source of the sound, and once it has located it, the ears swivel in that direction. Nekos have a stronger sense of smell than humans, and while not to the level of inus, it is nonetheless powerful enough to pick up even faint scents of spoiled or hidden food.

    Unlike humans, nekos are carnivores with their diet consisting primarily of meat. They can consume fruits and vegetables, but they do so generally only in small amounts to supplement their diet, as their digestive system isn't adapted to process large amounts of plant material. Onions and garlics, are particularly hated as they are very noxious to their health. They also have an aversion to theobromine, commonly found in chocolate products, but since this isn't as commonly known, nekos tend not to view having a chocolate product thrown at them as insulting as inus do. Despite this, nekos are generally very fond of plants that contain high amounts nepetalactone such as catnip, and some tribes even cultivate such plants for use in certain... rituals.

    Social Behavior Nekos are highly sociable and are able to live in a wide range of environments. They are known to use several vocalizations in addition to language to indicate how they feel, such as purring, growling and snarling or hissing. Nekos also often subconsciously indicate their mood through body language, particularly using the position of their tail and ears. For example, a raised tail while greeting denotes friendliness, flattened ears indicates hostility, and raised fur on the tail means anger or stress. Humans sometimes believe that inus and nekos are natural enemies, which confuse both species as they generally have no innate enmity toward one another. In general, nekos are about as proficient as humans when it comes to magic, but less so with technology, preferring to rely on their physical abilities and instinct instead. Nekos living in human cities like Negav, however, are used to using technology for solving their problems and tend to adopt the style of clothes, livelihood, and cuisine as humans, though their diet remain primarily meat-based.

    Wild nekos form tribes around a source of food, with one neko usually being dominant over the others but how they are organized, however, differ immensely from species to species. They tend to prefer hunting in very small groups to stay as stealthy as possible. Wild nekos tend to look down on their civilized cousins, seeing them as much weaker from years of "taming" by humans. Being called "domesticated", i.e. having grown soft, lazy and/or complacent, in such societies is regarded as one of the biggest insults imaginable. In human societies, nekos are famed as some of the best scouts there is, particularly Nekomurans, earning the respect of even isolationist colonies such as the Delurans. These claims, however, are often contested by some of the more prideful elf clans, who view them as nothing but barbaric beastfolks.

    Nekos often fight against one another for a variety of reasons. Feral males to win the heart of a female -although sometimes the opposite is also true- contending for dominance over a territory, as a training, or just for simple competition. Young nekos are encouraged to fight with their friends and siblings in order to build strength, acquire the skills needed for real combat and hunting, and reduce any fear associated with launching an attack on another creature. Neko fighting is very similar to wrestling, as it involves a lot of grappling, throws and pins and the occasional claw swipes once the opponent is on the ground. Serious damage during such fights is rare, as they last only for a short duration with the loser surrendering with little more than a few scratches to the face. Intense rivalries, on the other hand, tend to last longer and often result in much more severe wounds to both participants.

    Neko reproduction is very similar to humans, with pregnancy lasting about just as long. Contrary to popular belief, nekos don't give birth in litters; they usually have only one or maybe two babies at a time just like humans. Mothers are notorious for being very protective of their youngs, especially when they are newborn. Some nekos believe that one of the most terrifying things that can happen is to invoke a mother's wrath. Neko kittens are well known for being very playful and lively, rarely standing still without playing some sort of game with their friends or their parents. During infant-hood, they primarily communicate through vocalization and body language, and move around on all fours before learning how to talk and move on two legs.

    An interesting behavioral trait of nekos is that they are used to swallowing tiny living preys like mice, goldfishes, canaries, and even Tinies whole and alive. Even nekos who live among humans find it difficult to resist eating tiny preys in this fashion. This is a source of unease and sometimes tensions with humans when the latter realize they are essentially dealing with mini-predators. Compounding this issue, there exist rumors of rare giant nekos in the jungle who wouldn't hesitate to gobble humans whole, of whom one at least is confirmed to exist.

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    Keys: Succubi

    Succubi are female demons with the appearance of women adorned with various demonic features such as a tail, bat-like wings and horns. There is no single definitive depiction of them, as their appearance can varies widely from one specimen to another, however, there is one fact about succubi that is universally agreed upon: they are extraordinary beautiful. Their features look perfect and their alluring body seem created to make mortals, both males and females, fall under their charms.

    As demons, succubi are spiritual beings. They can exist in physical realms, although maintaining their forms in that unnatural state takes a great deal of energy and is a constant drain on them. Physical worlds naturally reject the presence of spiritual beings to varying degree, thus most succubi will typically visit physical worlds only for limited period of time. This time varies widely from one succubus to another though. Generally speaking, the more powerful the succubus is and the more adept she is at managing her energy, the longer she will be able to remain on a physical world. There are succubi who have become very good at that exercise, being able to remain virtually indefinitely in a physical world and rarely coming back to Hell anymore. The opposite is also true with succubi who seldom left Hell in their existence, feel very uncomfortable in physical worlds and would only manage to stay there for one hour at most.

    Corruption Many succubi use their attractive appearance to seduce, manipulate and corrupt mortals, in order to eventually draw their souls to Hell when they die. A succubus of that type will usually act as a normal woman to establish herself in a community, seducing her way to a high profile. Little by little her influence will start to be felt in various ways depending on the succubus' personality. this can manifest itself in people's inhibitions for sex, lust and desire being lowered and them competing to win the succubus's attention and favors, slowly becoming her slaves. More ruthless succubi prefer to sow discord and poison the mind of their victims with lies and deceit in order to push them to violence, turning neighbors against neighbors, eventually ending in tragedy and sometimes large scale slaughters. If left unchecked, some succubi can corrupt whole cities, countries or even entire worlds.

    If some hero comes and manage to find the exact source of the corruption to confront it, they soon discover another interesting fact about succubi: their true size. When they appear in physical worlds, succubi usually show themselves human-sized. However, on average succubi measure actually about 110 feet tall. This fact remains little known because few people come back alive from a live encounter with one of those giant demoness in their true form to tell the tale. Succubi are very dangerous and deadly beings that should never be taken lightly under any circumstances. Most of them are good warriors and excellent spell casters. Even an average succubus is a master of her element and knows the basics of dimensional magic. Succubi are also usually very voracious, rarely vegetarians and their large magic-proof stomachs can digest just about everything.

    Moreover, like most demons, succubi are very difficult to kill under normal circumstances on a physical world. Most of the time, destroying a demon's body in a physical world will only result in the demon being sent back to hell to its native realm, albeit in a permanently weakened state. A demon "killed" in that fashion may still return to the physical plane to seek revenge after it recovers and gathers enough power. An unwise move though, as the demon will most likely be weaker than during the first encounter and more prone to suffer even greater damages. but demons in general are not known for their wisdom. If you really want to kill a demon once and for all, the surest way to do so is in its home in Hell which is, needless to say, very dangerous.

    The motives of a succubus in a physical world can vary widely however. Some succubi are not at all interested in that corruption business and just grow fascinated and attached to a particular world, living relatively normal lives undetected for centuries.

    Soul devourers Succubi love to feed on damned souls in Hell. Souls in spiritual realm becomes just as solid and tangible as a person of flesh in a physical world. The darker the soul is, the better. The succubus Menyssan once declared that ruthless rulers and brutal warlords were her personal favorite, with their "tangy, spicy aftertaste". On the other hand, most succubi will disregard and avoid pure souls which simply resonate badly with them and are distasteful and somewhat dangerous. The taste -or distaste- of a soul is greatly increased if the succubus herself is in her natural form and in a spiritual world at the time she eats it.

    However, things are not as clear cut on a physical world. For example, if a succubus eats a human in Felarya, after she digest the body of her prey, their soul will attempt to go either to Hell or Heaven. Since the succubus is neither in a completely physical nor spiritual state, it makes the retention of the soul somewhat difficult. With some training most succubi are able to eat and consume both the body and soul of their victims in one go, but young or unexperienced ones might not. This confront a man-eating succubus with a couple dilemmas:

    A succubus loyal to Hell will mostly eat evil or corrupted individuals and let their dark souls find their ways in hell where they are needed. She might or not attempt to eat and digest pure souls in the purpose of weakening Heaven but it's a very unpleasant experience. Moreover, since the end of the Tenebris War, peace accords have been signed between Hell and Heaven and deliberately digesting a particularly pure soul in order to harm Heaven could cause some diplomatic incident and even an official scolding back to Hell. There has been some rare cases of offending succubi being handed to Heaven for punishment, a perspective that make most succubi shiver. Succubi are sometimes known to try and corrupt mortals into committing evil acts in order to darken their souls, before eating them. That's because eating a creature with a pure soul basically means strengthening Heaven a little, as, unless eaten, the soul of the prey would most likely find its way there. Many succubi aren't that loyal to Hell though, and simply don't bother with that lengthy and troublesome step, not caring which soul goes where, as long as they can fill their stomachs. On the other hand, a succubus who feel little loyalty to her realm would gobble any evil humans whose soul she finds appetizing enough, and digest body and soul for her own enjoyment, weakening her camp in the process. Hell may look the other way if it's done just from time to time but if the succubus start to devour entire enemy armies aided by her followers and digest their souls, she could find herself in serious troubles at home. The same if she devours a very dark, high caliber soul without any sort of permission. As a result, it's generally frowned upon for a succubus to not let the souls of her prey pass on.

    Summoning and banishment Succubi are formidable opponents and fearsome creatures but like all Demons or Ceiciels, they suffer a big weakness: banishment. Because they are not physical beings, physical worlds reject them. They can maintain themselves but only at the cost of energy and some efforts. "Banishing" a demon is basically a matter of making it too difficult for them to maintain a physical form, which results in them being ejected back to their natural realm, dizzy and out of commission for a while. Some demons describe the sensation of being banished as being "a little less pleasant than being punched repeatedly in the face". While successfully banishing a demon largely depends on the power of the banisher and that of their target, banishing is much easier for the banisher to perform than for the demon to resist. Most common demon banishment spells are cast either with Holy or Dimensional magic.

    Succubi in Felarya Succubi are a pretty rare sight on Felarya. They tend to be rather uneasy when surrounded by too much nature, and prefer more mineral places, such as caverns, underground tunnels, dungeons, and temples. Most of them don't actually live in those places though, only visiting Felarya as it offers great hunting grounds and possesses many hidden wonders. Like most demons, succubi show little mercy to their enemies or to their prey. They are deceptive, prone to anger and they have a temperament that can only be described as chaotic. But contrary to Heaven's propaganda, not all succubi are innately evil, nor are all demons for that matter. Indeed, it is not that difficult to find some friendly and amiable succubi among them and, while It's very difficult to fully earn a succubi's trust, once you truly do, they can make excellent friends, loyal to the death.

    Fire Succubi: Contrary to what people may think, all succubi don't have an affinity for fire. Since they live in Hell most of them are used to high temperatures, but fire is as damaging to them as it is to any other being. The major exception to this are fire succubi. For a fire succubus, walking through flames is as natural and as harmless as breathing. It is hard to understand just how immune to fire and heat these succubi are. In the fire realm of Antarioch, whose atmosphere is hot enough to liquefy normal iron, fire succubi have build bath houses to take advantage of the lava. Actually the whole realm is seen as a great vacation spot among them! The only danger lava could pose to a fire succubus is if she was to sink in a lava of mud-like substance and drown in it. A limit actually does exist to that supposed immunity to heat, though. If the temperature increases to frighteningly high levels, fire succubi will start to feel a state of either drowsiness, giddiness or hyper-activity, their organisms becoming overwhelmed by the unimaginable amount of energy coursing through their body. That tolerance level varies widely from one specimen to another but a fire succubus could die if exposed for too long past her breaking point, although not from her body being consumed but more by an overload of energy. That would require tremendously huge amounts of heat here though and, as long as a fire succubus doesn't try to dive into a sun, she should be perfectly fine. Obviously, the natural temperature of a fire succubus' body is very high, although they can regulate it and can make themselves only warm to the touch of others when needed. They love fire and heat but can also live without it for a while. Fire succubi are prone to anger and sudden fits of rage. They don't like to hold feelings inside themselves and will express themselves bluntly each time they need to. Despite that volatile aspect, fire succubi are surprisingly less chaotic than many other demons and hold honor and courage in high esteem. A fire succubus will also always try to keep her word and can make a very loyal ally. Another remarkable trait of fire succubi is their very long tongue. They can literally wrap it around their prey, or use it for very sensual kisses... Fire succubi are born fire spellcasters. A newborn fire succubus already knows most of the fire spells that a human mage would know only after studying fire magic for many long years.

    Frost Succubi: Enokaryns, commonly referred to as Frost succubi, are mostly found in a frost plane in Hell called Acheron. They typically possess a blueish or purpleish pale skin and are very powerful cold-based spellcasters. The realm of Acheron is, from the main part, an extremely hostile frozen desert, dangerous to all creatures, even demons. Thus, enokaryns and other demons in Acheron tend to group together in a few large cities. This suits enokaryns perfectly, as they are more of an urban race anyway. They are fascinated by crowded places, full of life, commerce, intrigues, and political schemes. Enokaryns are often seen as the most refined species of succubi, despising war and preferring art and diplomacy. They form a manipulative and devious species, very hard to read. Skilled schemers, they seem to possess an innate aptitude for making long-term plans, carefully weighting their options, and anticipating every possible future development in a given situation. Lying, seducing, and using others is second nature to them, making them skillful politicians. However, the point of the game is to have others do their part willingly, through bribes, diplomacy, bargains or seduction, never resorting to violence... or at least never being seen resorting to violence. Murder is perfectly acceptable as long as you are not caught, but there is nothing an enokaryn loves more than achieving her goal in a perfectly legal manner, including having her snack walk right down in to her maw because they were tricked by a contract into doing so. The code of laws of Acheron itself is something incredibly twisted, complex, cold, and sometimes absurd, which a mortal could spend their entire life studying before grasping only the basics. It's no wonder one of the favorite recreational activity of enokaryns is the Frost Gate, a game with tortuous and changing rules, requiring a lot of wit, knowledge and a very quick mind. Making a deal with an enokaryn is a very risky business, as most of them are very clever and know how to bend a seemingly straight-forward pact into virtually anything they desire through subtle interpretations, much like a genie. They adore putting little traps, backdoors, provisions that can be interpreted in multiple ways, or clauses in fine print to gain every little advantage they can. It must be noted that, most often, when a frost succubus writes a contract with a human, she will put a explicit clause in plain sight allowing her to eat the human under certain circumstances. The motivation behind it varies, though; sometimes it's only as a custom, or to add some thrill to the deal...

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