Bestiary February
1. Wings: Canyon Gliders
Bipedal feathered reptiles with leathery wings that nest in canyons. Aka: lizard birds.
2. Stripes: Armored Bristlespine
Partially armored quadrupedal mammals with a mane of quills. Aka: what if a hyena were spiky?
3. Horn: Maned Hornhounds
A quadrupedal mammal with both canid and cervine features, the primary mount of demons. Aka: elk dogs you can ride.
4. Shell: Swordarm Lakespider
A large isopod with long serrated claws that lives in the bottoms of lakes. Aka: big lobster-looking thing.
5. Colorful: Ringed Grass Leapers
Large, rainbow-colored rodents with poisonous fur. Aka: poison dart frogs, but as rabbit-mice.
6. Nocturnal: Mirage Spider
Boxy-shaped spider able to camouflage into its surroundings. Aka: crystalline pink crab spider.
7. Mythical: Skyriver Lighteels
The messengers and mounts of the demonic moon deities. Aka: what if polar lights were rainbow eels?
8. Prey: River King
A very big fish. Aka: a very big fish.
9. Monstrous: Quad-Sabered Lionsnake
Large feline with a snake for a tail and multiple kinds of venom. Aka: no, thank you.
10. Danger: Glowtail Climbers
Lemurs with glowing bulbs at the end of their tails that lead larger animals into traps. Aka: angler clown fish meets zaboomafu.
11. Purr: Poisoneater
A climbing cat able to eat Ringed Grass Leapers. Aka: what if cat koalas?
12. Roar: Copper-throated Callers
Long-legged, long-necked birds with a loud cry. Aka: let's mix a peacock with an ostrich, why not?
13. Shriek: Ice Shriek
A large, agile mountain predator with six legs. Aka: a polar bear, a wolverine, and a frilled shark walk into a bar...
14. Howl: Saberhound
Small quadrupedal mammal with fangs. Aka: wolf-deer hybrid with fangs.
15. Tamed: Armored Heavyhound
A large, armored quadruped. Aka: armadillo elephant bears.
16. Pack: Mountainhounds
A wooly horned quadruped. Aka: I was enjoying my canine-unguligrade hybrid hounds.
17. Burrow: Kiln Nester
A think, long-legged bird that digs. Aka: an excuse to combine two of my favorite animals, burrowing owls and hog-nosed snakes.
18. Bond: Armored Waterbird
A giant flightless aquatic bird used to tow boats. Aka: I took a bunch of animals and mixed them up together.
19. Stinky: Corpselion
A six-legged big cat able to imitate death. Aka: what if opossums were ambush hunters?
20. Gentle: Spearhorned Treeking
A large rodent with a single spiral horn. Aka: unicorn capybaras.
21. Messenger: Bloodheaded Hearthbird
Large birds used as messengers across the Demon Realm. Aka: I will take any and every excuse to include a fancy pigeon breed.
22. Food: Houndfish
A fish with teeth. Aka: I needed to come up with a more regular fish for food purposes.
23. Vicious: Armored Lighteels
Teethy eels with armor segments on their backs and poisonous skin. Aka: the ear-searing combo of a dragon moray eel and a peacock mantis shrimp.
24. Silent: Kissing Mudeels
Partially land-dwelling eels able to deliver an electric shock. Aka: what happens when you mix an electric eel, a lungfish, and a sarcastic fringehead together?
25. Parasite: TBD
Bipedal feathered reptiles with leathery wings that nest in canyons. Aka: lizard birds.
Canyon Glider
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Rori Thornton
Partially armored quadrupedal mammals with a mane of quills. Aka: what if a hyena were spiky?
3. Horn: Maned Hornhounds
A quadrupedal mammal with both canid and cervine features, the primary mount of demons. Aka: elk dogs you can ride.
4. Shell: Swordarm Lakespider
A large isopod with long serrated claws that lives in the bottoms of lakes. Aka: big lobster-looking thing.
5. Colorful: Ringed Grass Leapers
Large, rainbow-colored rodents with poisonous fur. Aka: poison dart frogs, but as rabbit-mice.
6. Nocturnal: Mirage Spider
Boxy-shaped spider able to camouflage into its surroundings. Aka: crystalline pink crab spider.
7. Mythical: Skyriver Lighteels
The messengers and mounts of the demonic moon deities. Aka: what if polar lights were rainbow eels?
8. Prey: River King
A very big fish. Aka: a very big fish.
9. Monstrous: Quad-Sabered Lionsnake
Large feline with a snake for a tail and multiple kinds of venom. Aka: no, thank you.
10. Danger: Glowtail Climbers
Lemurs with glowing bulbs at the end of their tails that lead larger animals into traps. Aka: angler clown fish meets zaboomafu.
11. Purr: Poisoneater
A climbing cat able to eat Ringed Grass Leapers. Aka: what if cat koalas?
12. Roar: Copper-throated Callers
Long-legged, long-necked birds with a loud cry. Aka: let's mix a peacock with an ostrich, why not?
13. Shriek: Ice Shriek
A large, agile mountain predator with six legs. Aka: a polar bear, a wolverine, and a frilled shark walk into a bar...
14. Howl: Saberhound
Small quadrupedal mammal with fangs. Aka: wolf-deer hybrid with fangs.
15. Tamed: Armored Heavyhound
A large, armored quadruped. Aka: armadillo elephant bears.
16. Pack: Mountainhounds
A wooly horned quadruped. Aka: I was enjoying my canine-unguligrade hybrid hounds.
17. Burrow: Kiln Nester
A think, long-legged bird that digs. Aka: an excuse to combine two of my favorite animals, burrowing owls and hog-nosed snakes.
18. Bond: Armored Waterbird
A giant flightless aquatic bird used to tow boats. Aka: I took a bunch of animals and mixed them up together.
19. Stinky: Corpselion
A six-legged big cat able to imitate death. Aka: what if opossums were ambush hunters?
20. Gentle: Spearhorned Treeking
A large rodent with a single spiral horn. Aka: unicorn capybaras.
21. Messenger: Bloodheaded Hearthbird
Large birds used as messengers across the Demon Realm. Aka: I will take any and every excuse to include a fancy pigeon breed.
22. Food: Houndfish
A fish with teeth. Aka: I needed to come up with a more regular fish for food purposes.
23. Vicious: Armored Lighteels
Teethy eels with armor segments on their backs and poisonous skin. Aka: the ear-searing combo of a dragon moray eel and a peacock mantis shrimp.
24. Silent: Kissing Mudeels
Partially land-dwelling eels able to deliver an electric shock. Aka: what happens when you mix an electric eel, a lungfish, and a sarcastic fringehead together?
25. Parasite: TBD
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