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Across the vast lands of Kerendyar one would find countless beasts of every size, looming in every corner of the realm. Below are all of the known beasts of the land and where one may find them.

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The Creatures of the Astral Forests:

N/A

The Creatures of the Cave:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

The Creatures of the Deserts:

N/A

The Creatures of the Faelands and Fae Forests:

Axoleeches

Meensk

Numana

The Creatures of the Forests and Woodlands:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

Forest Compendium [ET]

Forest Compendium 1

Forest Compendium 2

The Lurker

The Creatures of the Grasslands and Plains:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

The Creatures of the Sea and Waters:

Aquatic Compendium

Leviathans

The Creatures of the Swamp and Marshes:

Meensk

The Creatures of the Tundras and Taiga:

Unbound Creatures:

The beasts that are not bound to any certain type of land.

The Ancients

The Draconic

]]> The Complete Creature Compendium

Across the vast lands of Kerendyar one would find countless beasts of every size, looming in every corner of the realm. Below are all of the known beasts of the land and where one may find them.

✦•······················•✦•······················•✦

The Creatures of the Astral Forests:

N/A

The Creatures of the Cave:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

The Creatures of the Deserts:

N/A

The Creatures of the Faelands and Fae Forests:

Axoleeches

Meensk

Numana

The Creatures of the Forests and Woodlands:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

Forest Compendium [ET]

Forest Compendium 1

Forest Compendium 2

The Lurker

The Creatures of the Grasslands and Plains:

Crystallized Creatures and Insects

The Creatures of the Sea and Waters:

Aquatic Compendium

Leviathans

The Creatures of the Swamp and Marshes:

Meensk

The Creatures of the Tundras and Taiga:

Unbound Creatures:

The beasts that are not bound to any certain type of land.

The Ancients

The Draconic

]]> <![CDATA[[Creature] Ballumps]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=104 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 23:59:37 +0000 Creete]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=104 Ballumps

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Rarity: Uncommon

Habitat:
The Ballump lives in the frigid, snowy parts of the world. They thrive in the cold, harsh tundras and frozen taigas that dot the realm.

Appearance/Physical traits:
Ballumps have the appearance of a snowy hare combined with a towering polar bear. These hulkish beasts can reach a maximum height of ten (10) feet tall; they reach this height over the course of their life, growing an entire foot for every five (5) years they have been alive.

The front paws of the Ballump closely resemble that of a rabbit, including the lack of paw-pads found on lagomorphs. Their hind paws are more reminiscent of a bear’s paws, coming with the jagged, sharp claws one would expect to see on them. In addition to their unpleasant claws, these towering hare-beasts house razor sharp canines - not unlike that of the bears they partly resemble.

Oddly, the Ballump is known to walk not on all four of their legs at once, but rather on their two hind legs in a bipedal fashion. Some assume it is because of this curious means of walking that the Ballump is able to move so swiftly and effortlessly through the thick snow that covers their homes.

Behavior:
While some may see these looming bear-hare beasts and be mistaken that they could perhaps be friendly giants, the Ballump is neither kind nor unwilling to display their disdain for outsiders or those who stray too far into their territory. These mighty beasts are known for their remarkable strength and speed, both of which they utilize in their hunts and in defending their land.

Those who have managed to watch the Ballump and observe their mannerisms have said they have the intelligence comparative to monkeys. This has resulted in people witnessing them utilizing items found laying around as simple tools and weapons. They are, however, unable to construct true tools or weapons from the things they collect.

Additionally, because of how aggressive and large the Ballump is, they have been noted to overpopulate areas with lots of game and plant life. This has led to hunting of these hare-bears, which thankfully have a meat that tastes much like a combination of rabbit and chicken. Additionally, their dense pelts have been revered for keeping hunters and travelers warm and somewhat camouflaged in the snow covered regions of the realm.

Abilities or Powers:
The Ballump has a very unusual ability to travel through snow as if unhindered. While submerged in it, they are able to move at twice the normal speed expected in combat. They will use this speed to try and rush their opponents, though at times they have been seen to be more tactical with their approaches.

Due to the strength and might of their impressive paws, one swing to an unarmored foe could leave them seriously wounded (deep gashes, slashes and bruises). This same strike may leave an armored person very severely bruised.

Redlines:
- Ballumps can be played by players
- Ballumps are not tameable.
- These creatures are thought to be able to live as long as an elf but due to their aggressive life-style most do not make it past thirty (30) to fifty (50).

Credits:
Concept and core foundation of the lore: Showlocke
Edits, rewrite, formatting: Creete]]> Ballumps

Rarity: Uncommon

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Origin

The true origin of “the Lurker” is shrouded in mystery. One legend that persists is that it is the spawn of an Ancient of madness, crafted to spread a touch of insanity wherever it may roam and to whoever is unfortunate enough as to encounter this being.

Since its conception, the Lurker has wandered across the landscapes of the world, lingering within forests seldom traveled, where fellow wanders may roam. Once one of these travelers has garnered the attention of the Lurker, it shall continue to follow and torment them until their inevitable demise, lingering in the corners of their vision, the shadows outside their home, and the dark beneath their bed.

Behavior

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Typically the Lurker will designate a singular victim of their stalking, but at times it diversifies its hunt to a small group who cross its territory. In these cases, the Lurker will follow each member of the group it’s seen, waiting until they are alone or separated, watching from afar or even seeking to separate such a party while remaining hidden.

To facilitate its preference for distance, should one close the gap between them and it — at 8 meters or so — will vanish from sight, disappearing into thin air as though it was but a trick of the eye.

It feeds upon its victims’ feelings of dread, anxiety, and fear, seeking to inflict these states upon them even to the point of shattering their psyche which offers the greatest of libations for it to intoxicate itself upon. Though imposing, the Lurker prefers to avoid any form of physical confrontation, instead choosing to impose mental and emotional torment upon those who seek to face it directly. Should it be struck, the Lurker is capable of healing from any injury with time and fear to feed upon.

Though often thought to be a singular being, there are multiple Lurkers scattered about, often in clusters where they appear to possess a hive consciousness that makes them act like a singular being, sharing thoughts, goals, and even targets. They use this to their advantage when hunting groups of victims, often ambushing each separately when their party has split.

Physical Appearance

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Stories of the Lurker’s appearance conflict, with some saying it is a tall figure donning a cloak which billowed as it saw fit, some that it bore horns like tree branches jutting out of either side of its head, and others that say it is a being with limbs as thin as twigs which seemed to crawl about the treetops. In any case, it appears great in stature yet lithe, with a pair of eyes that glow and flicker like pure white candle flames. Should any sort of light seek to illuminate the beast, before it retreats into the darkness or snuffs the source, its flesh would appear to be composed of whatever the closest person’s most tangible fear is, such as it being made of crawling spiders, wriggling rats, dripping blood, or decapitated heads stitched together.

While a Lurker remains often around 10-12 feet (3-3.5m) tall, should it so wish it could reach up to truly massive heights around 25 feet (7.5m), oftentimes reaching such a height when it has feasted upon much fear. Seeming far more sinister than its smaller brethren, a Lurker this tall bears ever thin limbs, with additional dark tendrils extending from its back as sharp as spearheads. Oftentimes ones of this height bear patches of paled flesh no longer enshrouded in the darkness that consumes them in order to make their twisted shapes more evident, even appearing to don what are merely facsimiles of a person’s clothes, inflicting a sense of uncanny dread in onlookers as it imitates their forms just enough.

Abilities

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Indicative of their eldritch origin, a Lurker bears a repertoire of supernatural abilities which serve to aid in its goal of feeding upon the misery and madness of its victims, and keeping itself safe from the Light.

Teleportation
A staple ability of the Lurker which often keeps it out of harm, it bears the ability to teleport in short distances, often facilitating its disappearance or creating ambiguity as to where someone is being watched from.

Mechanics
In [1] emote, the Lurker is capable of teleporting up to 16 meters away, being capable of using this ability to avoid most all melee or projectile attacks. In dire situations, they can even use this ability to vanish from combat entirely, unable to return to the same encounter. If it is in contact with another living being, the Lurker may bring them along up to a distance of 8 blocks. Each use of Teleportation bears a [2] emote cooldown.

Redlines

Lurker Teleportation is instantaneous, taking [1] emote to perform. It may not use this ability again in the [2] emotes following.
Lurker Teleportation is limited to a range of 16 blocks in a combative scenario.
If used to flee a combative scenario, Lurker Teleportation will prevent it from returning to the same encounter, oftentimes ending the event entirely.
Group Lurker Teleportation is limited to 8 blocks in range and may not be used to flee a combative scenario. A limit of 2 other beings may be teleported with.

The Haze
To even gaze upon the Lurker is a daunting task, blurring one’s vision in a haze to even the point of effective blindness.

Mechanics
Looking at the Lurker directly with one’s eyes or indirectly through something such as a mirror for [2] emotes begins to inflict a blur or haze as though gazing through murky water as a ringing begins in their ears. After [4] emotes, one would begin to hallucinate horrible things, leaving them blind to their surroundings as deafening tinnitus, inflicting great pain upon the viewer for [1] emote, after which the count resets.

Redlines

Lurker Haze is a passive ability active at all times.
Those affected by Lurker Haze only go blind if they keep looking at the Lurker for [4] consecutive emotes.
Breaking all sight of the Lurker for [1] full emote, such as through closing one’s eyes or turning away, will reset the count. If the Lurker returns to their vision before their next turn, the count will not reset.
Blindness caused by Lurker Haze only lasts for [1] emote before resetting the count, all effects fading over the course of the next emote.
Gaze must be direct in order to trigger Lurker Haze. Glimpsing them in the corner of one’s eye does not trigger this effect.
Using mirrors, repetitive glances, pools of water, etc. to gaze upon the Lurker will all still trigger Lurker Haze.

Mirage
The Lurker is a creature that prefers to remain out of sight, often literally so. Should it so desire, it may remain unnoticeable to all but those it wishes to witness its fell form, often using this property to make it seem as though their targets have already gone mad.

Mechanics
The Lurker may designate any number of targets to be unable to perceive it or its presence. Any visual, sound, movement of objects, etc. will be imperceptible to any it chooses, so long as it takes no hostile actions. Once a hostile action is performed, Mirage will shatter and leave it and its actions visible to all parties.

Redlines

Lurker Mirage is a noncombative passive ability.
Lurker Mirage can prevent any number of individuals from perceiving its presence and actions.
Physically hostile actions (ex. attacking, grabbing, using Lurker Teleportation, etc.) will break Lurker Mirage.

Unnatural Vitality
Often attributed to the sustenance it gains from consuming fear and inflicting madness, the Lurker is surprisingly hard to deal lasting damage to, healing from most wounds in a matter of seconds.

Mechanics
The Lurker is able to heal at an accelerated pace. Stab wounds and lacerations regenerate after [1] emote, lost limbs after [2] emotes, and a cleaved torso in [4] emotes. Should it be harmed by silver or fire from an Elemental or Arcane source, each of these regeneration times will be delayed by an additional [2] emotes. A lost head will cause the Lurker to be unable to regenerate until after the current encounter, in which it takes [6] emotes to regrow. Should a killing blow be struck by a weapon of holy origin, the Lurker will be felled for 1 OOC week unless purged through a freeform ritual involving 3 Clerics.

Redlines

Lurker Vitality is a passive ability active at all times.
Silver, Elemental Fire, and Arcane Fire all hinder Lurker Vitality regeneration for [2] emotes.
Weapons of holy origin include those blessed by Clerics or similar holy mages. This is left up to ET discretion in other cases and this redline may be updated with the release of other holy magics.
The Lurker possesses no internal organs.
Even if the Lurker’s body is destroyed outright, it will regenerate a new one within the 1 OOC week it takes to recuperate from death.
The ritual requiring 3 Clerics to purge the Lurker is freeform but should be exhausting and mentally taxing for all involved.

Dark Tendrils
Though its arsenal is one more suited to psychological combat, should it be cornered, the Lurker will prove no simple foe. The appendages it is capable of manifesting bear a great and terrible amount of strength capable of inflicting fear through more physical means.

Mechanics
Over the course of [1] emote, the Lurker is capable of manifesting up to 8 Dark Tendrils each up to 8 meters in length which operate independent of one another. These limbs are each capable of lifting a fully armored adult elvenoid being and strike with the force of a polehammer. Their tips are sharp, capable of piercing through lightly armored flesh up to the bone and leave heavy dents upon metal armor. Though strong, they are as defensively strong as boneless flesh, leaving them easily severed by any sharp implement. Any lost limbs can be regrown through the Lurker taking [1] emote to remanifest them.

Redlines

It takes [1] emote to manifest or remanifest up to 8 Lurker Tendrils and none of them may be used in the emote they are manifested or remanifested.
Each Lurker Tendril possesses the strength to lift a fully armored adult. Should more than one be used, it is up to ET discretion to determine how much they would realistically be able to lift.
Each Lurker Tendril may perform 1 action on its own per emote.
Metal armor may not be pierced by Lurker Tendrils though will still leave dents, bruises, and fractures equivalent to a polehammer strike. Lesser armor will be able to be pierced at a depth equivalent to a spear.
Lurker Tendrils may not reach anything beyond 8 blocks away.
Lurker Tendrils are not affected by Unnatural Vitality.

Lurker Poison

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As its most potent form of deterrent, the Lurker is capable of manifesting its absorbed fear and anguish as a mental and physical disease inflicted upon those that linger in its presence. Supernaturally potent, the only nonmagical cures have been lost to time, leaving one only capable of resorting to the magic of Clerics and Druids.

Mechanics
Lurker Poison progresses in stages. Each time one spends more than [6] emotes within 16m of the Lurker in a combative scenario or 1 narrative hour outside of one, they will progress to the next state of the disease:

Stage 1
The afflicted will develop discomfort in regards to magical healing and begin to manifest flu-like symptoms such as fevers, coughing, headaches, and fatigue. In times of high stress or exhaustion, the afflicted may cough up blood.

Stage 2
The afflicted will develop an acute sense of paranoia, believing their friends may be out to get them or not to be trusted, or that something terrible is going to happen to them or their loved ones. Woodland creatures and bright spaces only intensify these feelings, leaving them to seek quiet, dimly lit areas.

Stage 3
In the final stage of Lurker Sickness, the afflicted will develop a revulsion to any kind of magical healing and will fly into a panicked rage in the presence of such. They will find themselves in a state of psychosis, believing all to secretly be their enemy, incapable of forming any kind of trust, save for the voice and urges the Lurker may now inflict upon them, often causing them to harm those that trust them or to lure others into the woods to become prey for the Lurker.

Curing
A healing spell of a Cleric or Druid will purge the effects of Lurker Poison, reducing the afflicted’s stage by one each cast until cured.

Redlines

Lurker Poison may only be contracted through prolonged time in a Lurker’s presence.
Lurker Poison is not immediately noticeable and symptoms will only begin to manifest 1 OOC day after contracting.
While Stage 1 Afflicted avoid getting cured through excuses, they may be tricked into allowing such. Stage 3 Afflicted may not ICly consent to any form of magical healing.
The ET running the Lurker is responsible for describing the effects of Lurker Poison to all afflicted.
To ignore the effects of Lurker Poison is powergaming.
A Cleric or Druid healing spell will reduce the stage by one, curing if reduced at Stage 1. These healing spells may be cast sequentially and require no delay.

Redlines

The Lurker is an ET event creature, only playable by ET.
The Lurker should never default to physical violence, acting violent only when cornered as a last resort.
The Lurker is particularly vulnerable to Fire from Arcane Sources. It is still vulnerable to Fire from Elemental sources but to a lesser degree.
The Lurker will avoid any source of light out of fear. This means that the Lurker will avoid appearing during the day unless in heavily shaded areas.
The Lurker is an Epic creature found in dark environments.

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Art: Over The Garden Wall the Beast by zekanyjanka

Origin

Behavior

Art: Slender Man by K-B-Jones

Physical Appearance

Art: The Slender Man by Pirate-Cashoo

Abilities

Art: Over the Garden Wall by Arabesque91

Lurker Teleportation is instantaneous, taking [1] emote to perform. It may not use this ability again in the [2] emotes following.
Lurker Teleportation is limited to a range of 16 blocks in a combative scenario.
If used to flee a combative scenario, Lurker Teleportation will prevent it from returning to the same encounter, oftentimes ending the event entirely.
Group Lurker Teleportation is limited to 8 blocks in range and may not be used to flee a combative scenario. A limit of 2 other beings may be teleported with.

Lurker Haze is a passive ability active at all times.
Those affected by Lurker Haze only go blind if they keep looking at the Lurker for [4] consecutive emotes.
Breaking all sight of the Lurker for [1] full emote, such as through closing one’s eyes or turning away, will reset the count. If the Lurker returns to their vision before their next turn, the count will not reset.
Blindness caused by Lurker Haze only lasts for [1] emote before resetting the count, all effects fading over the course of the next emote.
Gaze must be direct in order to trigger Lurker Haze. Glimpsing them in the corner of one’s eye does not trigger this effect.
Using mirrors, repetitive glances, pools of water, etc. to gaze upon the Lurker will all still trigger Lurker Haze.

Lurker Mirage is a noncombative passive ability.
Lurker Mirage can prevent any number of individuals from perceiving its presence and actions.
Physically hostile actions (ex. attacking, grabbing, using Lurker Teleportation, etc.) will break Lurker Mirage.

Lurker Vitality is a passive ability active at all times.
Silver, Elemental Fire, and Arcane Fire all hinder Lurker Vitality regeneration for [2] emotes.
Weapons of holy origin include those blessed by Clerics or similar holy mages. This is left up to ET discretion in other cases and this redline may be updated with the release of other holy magics.
The Lurker possesses no internal organs.
Even if the Lurker’s body is destroyed outright, it will regenerate a new one within the 1 OOC week it takes to recuperate from death.
The ritual requiring 3 Clerics to purge the Lurker is freeform but should be exhausting and mentally taxing for all involved.

It takes [1] emote to manifest or remanifest up to 8 Lurker Tendrils and none of them may be used in the emote they are manifested or remanifested.
Each Lurker Tendril possesses the strength to lift a fully armored adult. Should more than one be used, it is up to ET discretion to determine how much they would realistically be able to lift.
Each Lurker Tendril may perform 1 action on its own per emote.
Metal armor may not be pierced by Lurker Tendrils though will still leave dents, bruises, and fractures equivalent to a polehammer strike. Lesser armor will be able to be pierced at a depth equivalent to a spear.
Lurker Tendrils may not reach anything beyond 8 blocks away.
Lurker Tendrils are not affected by Unnatural Vitality.

Lurker Poison

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Lurker Poison may only be contracted through prolonged time in a Lurker’s presence.
Lurker Poison is not immediately noticeable and symptoms will only begin to manifest 1 OOC day after contracting.
While Stage 1 Afflicted avoid getting cured through excuses, they may be tricked into allowing such. Stage 3 Afflicted may not ICly consent to any form of magical healing.
The ET running the Lurker is responsible for describing the effects of Lurker Poison to all afflicted.
To ignore the effects of Lurker Poison is powergaming.
A Cleric or Druid healing spell will reduce the stage by one, curing if reduced at Stage 1. These healing spells may be cast sequentially and require no delay.

Redlines

The Lurker is an ET event creature, only playable by ET.
The Lurker should never default to physical violence, acting violent only when cornered as a last resort.
The Lurker is particularly vulnerable to Fire from Arcane Sources. It is still vulnerable to Fire from Elemental sources but to a lesser degree.
The Lurker will avoid any source of light out of fear. This means that the Lurker will avoid appearing during the day unless in heavily shaded areas.
The Lurker is an Epic creature found in dark environments.

]]> <![CDATA[[Creature Lore] Forest Compendium: ET Only]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=85 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:27:47 +0000 Classy]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=85 Large Creatures

Usable only by ET.
The quality of materials repurposed from these creatures is up to their discretion, but it should not supersede what is otherwise possible for them to obtain.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players.

Woodweft

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Epic

Woodwefts, while appearing as an amalgamation of rotting wood, are instead a strange, constrictor sized worm which infests and animates wood into towering constructs of various shapes and sizes. These malevolent beings possess many forms while animating wood, capable of bursting dead wood into clouds of suffocating poison spores, or attracting swarms of ravenous vermin to its will.

When a woodweft appears in a forest, they have a tendency to multiply rapidly and silently, whipping out miles of woodlands in mere months as their eerie bodies shuffle from grove to grove. Multiple worms together can make even larger monstrosities, though alone and without their artificial shell they are only a threat to singular people at most.

Dreadstomper

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Rare

The emperor of the jungle, many forested areas are dominated by the massive dreadstomper, a massive, bipedal lizard covered in dark fuzzy tufts and hard, earthy scales. They can exist in all climates, from hot rainforests to frigid alpine woods, though they primarily rely on forested terrain to shelter their eggs of which they are very protective. Males (called murder roosters) and females (called murder hens) are both equally involved in the process of raising young, and will die in order to protect eggs and hatchlings.

These creatures prefer to lie in ambush, finish off foes in one, bone-shattering bite if they can. Against larger foes they are known to group in forces of two to four, one chasing prey into the others as they hunker close to the ground. While their bite could crush a steel statue and their tail could knock an elephant to the ground, their tiny arms are utterly useless. Their roar can deafen those around them, making spellcasting difficult. Despite their large, monstrous appearance, dreadstompers are surprisingly intelligent, and have been known to come to wordless understanding with humanoids.

Bough Serpent

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Epic

Winding through canopies as its seabound cousins mind swim through water, the forest serpent is a malevolent creature which lives in the densest of forests, primarily preying upon other, smaller arboreal creatures. They range between thirty to sixty feet long and take decades to grow to adulthood, capable of reaching great speeds in the canopy or in water (though they no longer prefer the aquatic lifestyle of their brethren.) They have hard, iron-like scales of brilliant emerald or jade colors.

These creatures have fast metabolism which can go dormant for decades at a time, living through short bursts of rampant violence before going into long hibernation. They possess a breath of oily flame which fails to go out when exposed to water. While useful for defense, these creatures are known to cause forest fires before hibernation to benefit fiendskins, who then finish the symbiotic relationship by forming hives around its lair as to defend the slumbering behemoth. The teeth of the creature are sharp and hard like iron, but it takes a few moments of effort to bite through something like steel plate.

Cockatrice

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Epic

A creature of myth and iconography, which many believe don’t exist, the cockatrice is something between a reptile and a bird. Reaching sizes larger than a horse, with no known maximum size, the intelligent but solitary predator is equipped with a jagged beak which calcifies flesh upon being cut. This calcification is slow, compared to being turned to stone by some. Those without animalistic, living flesh (like spriggans, undead, or constructs) are immune to this affliction, and it can be subverted with healing magics or painful knife-based procedures.

The creature’s feathers are surprisingly sharp, and its talons are long and pointy like spears, making it exceedingly deadly from all angles. They are also capable of fighting while airborne, though as they get larger and larger they grow only more clumsy. Eventually, the eldest are too old to fly, and often starve due to being unable to catch prey (none have been known to die of old age.)]]> Large Creatures

Usable only by ET.
The quality of materials repurposed from these creatures is up to their discretion, but it should not supersede what is otherwise possible for them to obtain.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players.

Woodweft

Epic

Dreadstomper

Rare

Bough Serpent

Epic

Cockatrice

Epic

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The Hospitable

Outside background flavor, these creatures can only be used in player events with OOC consent or by ET.
Things made from them can be at best of the quality of basic mundane materials like wool, bone, leather, wood, cloth, and so on. Harvested poisons will degrade to giving nausea for 2 emotes when ingested or exposed to blood.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players unless otherwise stated.

Sapgleam Ant

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Very Common (Sheer Numbers) || Uncommon (Hive Frequency)

In the largest of trees or largest caverns live colonies of sapgleam ants, creatures ranging between one to eight feet long which live in truly frighteningly immense numbers. They possess many forms, with workers being smaller with larger abdomens and warriors having massive heads with strong fangs that can cut through metal chain. They never live too far from forests, as they rely entirely on the sap from trees to survive, and yet their incessant hunger will often leave large swaths of forest damaged horrendously.

They turn the sap they consume into a glowing pheromone stored within their abdomen, which is then used for communication or weaponized as a blisteringly painful acid that can be shot out from their ends. Queens of the colony are much larger, horse sized and winged when born, and elephant sized with long, bulbous abdomen when adults. The birthing season of these ants if feared by any who live by a hive, as for a day and night these horse sized fliers will surge across the sky, wreaking havoc in countless numbers as they search for a place to colonize.

Fengorger

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Uncommon

A fierce arboreal monster, the fengorger appears like a large, eyeless lizard with three sets of legs. Each leg is connected by leathery skin which they can use to glide despite their wolf to horse sized bodies. As they rely entirely on their ability to sense heat, they have drab coloration of tans, browns, and olive shades.

Fengorgers are equipped with a powerful bite force capable of cutting into plate, and a long spiky tail which can crack loudly into things behind themselves. All fengorgers do not mate with others, producing eggs on their own accord and violently fighting to the death with any of their kin that wanders within their territory.

Fiendskin

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Uncommon

Less numerous though equally feared as its giant ant cousins, the fiendskin is a species of wasp of dog size that is covered in a horrid, skin-like hide that is impervious to burns. The fiendskin is a vindictive, merciless creature which will endlessly pursue any that threaten it, flying on glassy wings for days on end to make up for its somewhat slow speed. These creatures prefer to make their hives, formed from the flesh of victims they did not eat, in cold, ashy forests frequented by eruptions or forest fires. A large number of wasps can beat their wings to gather clouds of ash or snow about them, shrouding their movements and numbers.

Each is equipped with long grasping legs capable of lifting a man in armor several feet off the ground, and long fangs capable of severing unarmored limbs from their body. Most feared are their glowing hot stingers made of some strange biologically formed metal, which can stab through plate and burn like white-hot metal pressed against flesh. The internal body temperature of the fiendskins lets them survive in cold climates, burning hot enough to nearly boil water on contact. The larvae of fiendskins only hatch in warm corpses.

Mantrap Orchid

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Common

Also called mortarblooms, or logger’s bane, the mantrap orchid is a species of large flower which forms symbiotic relationship with fruitless trees. Its vines draw sustenance from the tree itself, white its many fanged blooms will ambush or ward off herbivores and loggers alike who attempt to take from its bough. These plants can be extensively large, bearing multiple boulder-sized blooms. Despite these large, mouth-like blooms, the mantraps are not reliant on flesh for food and so often do not bother unless they have lost a significant number of heads, or their host tree.

The plants will not fall dead unless each head is severed from its vines, a difficult feat as along with their feet they are capable of spewing bolts of noxious acid brewed deep in their hollow stems. The acid they produce from their blooms is a form of horrible smelling nectar which burns horribly against flesh, yielding even third degree burns after a few seconds of exposure. The fangs they sport are not fangs at all, instead repurposed, iron-hard petals. Mantraps can also manipulate their vines, not capable of particularly wounding creatures but easily able to bind and restrict movement as to score spits upon victims.

Sapite

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Uncommon

These creatures are docile, chirping, mobile fungi. The sapite is a humanoid creature of tiny size, between the size of a thumb and a pumpkin, which can appear like any known fungi. These creatures are not all that intelligent, but enjoy collecting whatever they can carry or drag to their home.

These critters form small hives under larger species of mushrooms, using those places's toxic properties to ward off predators. Sapites are not poisonous themselves, and they unfortunately actually have a very delicious earth taste for any heartless enough to try.

Sapites can be domesticated.

Quickgem

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Uncommon

Caustic, massive ameba-like creatures, the quick gem is a species of arboreal slime which can launch itself from tree to tree with surprising grace. These creatures have no internal organs save for a small patch of squishy, darker fluid which renders the creature dead if cut from the body, though cutting this fluid in half will instead result in two smaller oozes. Each ooze can reach the size of an elephant, though larger than a bear makes it too heavy to leap, and often results in them starving to death or splitting up long before reaching their maximum size. These oozes get their name from their gemlike appearance, coming in a dazzling array of colors.

Mere exposure to the ooze can cause burns, and so most are thankful that the ooze prefers dark, moist areas. They can be easily warded by bright light, and anything as cold as ice will cause affected portions of body to freeze and die. These creatures do not mate, instead getting as large as they can before hiding beneath the ground and slowly splitting up across the winter season.

Cloudhare

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Rare

Elusive, erratic, and mischievous, the cloudhare is a cat-sized creature which appears like a hare with a long, billowy tail and a thin, pointed horn as hard as steel. These lagomorphs are rarely seen when they wish to go unseen, and many folk tales expose that catching sight of one is either a sign of good luck or immense misfortune. Notably under the light of the full moon, or the bright starlight of winter, the soft wool that clads their body glows softly.

Cloudhares, while not fae, possess a small quantity of arcane magic which they can use to shrink objects. This can include people should they be threatened or when they feel sufficiently impish. This charm lasts for a limited time, up to a month at most. Domesticated hares lose this magical quality, their horns becoming brittle and softer like bone.

Cloudhares can be domesticated.]]> Forest Compendium
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The Hospitable

Outside background flavor, these creatures can only be used in player events with OOC consent or by ET.
Things made from them can be at best of the quality of basic mundane materials like wool, bone, leather, wood, cloth, and so on. Harvested poisons will degrade to giving nausea for 2 emotes when ingested or exposed to blood.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players unless otherwise stated.

Sapgleam Ant

Very Common (Sheer Numbers) || Uncommon (Hive Frequency)

Fengorger

Uncommon

Fiendskin

Uncommon

Mantrap Orchid

Common

Sapite

Uncommon

Quickgem

Uncommon

Cloudhare

Rare

Elusive, erratic, and mischievous, the cloudhare is a cat-sized creature which appears like a hare with a long, billowy tail and a thin, pointed horn as hard as steel. These lagomorphs are rarely seen when they wish to go unseen, and many folk tales expose that catching sight of one is either a sign of good luck or immense misfortune. Notably under the light of the full moon, or the bright starlight of winter, the soft wool that clads their body glows softly.

Cloudhares, while not fae, possess a small quantity of arcane magic which they can use to shrink objects. This can include people should they be threatened or when they feel sufficiently impish. This charm lasts for a limited time, up to a month at most. Domesticated hares lose this magical quality, their horns becoming brittle and softer like bone.

Cloudhares can be domesticated.]]> <![CDATA[[Creature Lore] The Forest Compendium: 1]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=83 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:21:48 +0000 Classy]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=83 Forest Compendium

The Hospitable

Outside background flavor, these creatures can only be used in player events with OOC consent or by ET.
Things made from them can be at best of the quality of basic mundane materials like wool, bone, leather, wood, cloth, and so on. Harvested poisons will degrade to giving nausea for 2 emotes when ingested or exposed to blood.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players unless otherwise stated.

Fernmorph

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Always one stage rarer than what they mimic

Fernmorphs are considered the kin of spriggans, blessed according to their stories from the same drones which they once were. They appear like any other common form of fauna, save for being entirely made of floral matter. They bear most of the same aspects of what species they mimic, save for a resistance to blunt force and fire, a quarter of the normal weight, and a vulnerability to frost and cuts. Exposure to frigid cold is particularly effective against them, disabling motor functions where it strikes.

These floral mimics of animals can be found in nearly any temperate to tropical environment, but are rare to nonexistent in areas which are too cold, dry, or lack access to the sun. Rather than reproducing, they will rarely produce a seed which grows into a pupal plant that later transforms into an adult animal. Elemental attributes of a creature, such as a fiery breath, are instead either lost or replaced with a similar burning acid or fire that yields first to second degree burns on exposed flesh and embrittles metals.

Fernmorphs can only be tamed if the species they mimic can be domesticated or tamed.

Dredacula

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Common

The “Headman’s Spider” is a dreaded creature known to dominate the ecosystem of deep, lightless sections of forest. It possesses a wide range of sizes and colors, ranging from the size of a small dog to a large bear and ranging from dark blacks and browns to vibrant purples and magentas. They possess many sensitive organs, including surprisingly sharp vision which can see all directions around them to various hairs which let them sense vibrations in silk and foliage.

The fangs of a dredacula can pierce through plate with enough time and force, delivering either a slow-acting paralyzing toxin to unbound targets or an acid which melts flesh upon the already dead. Its front legs are equipped with many claw-like spurs which allow them to fend off creatures, while its back legs are better suited for assisting in web usage. They can form structures of silk, shoot them out to ensure others, bind creatures, or shift color and form to make them appear like vines or ropes. Male adults are solitary, while females and the youth live in tight hives.

Dire Wolf

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Very Common (Normal) || Uncommon (Warg)

A kin of folklore in temperate to cold regions, the dire wolf is a common beast that appears much like any other wolf, save for being the size of horses or bears. Most direwolves have pale white or pitch black coats, though they can rarely trend to browns, reds, or other natural colors.

These wolves have similar behaviors to wolves, though their packs are half the size and more inclined to solo hunting behaviors. Wild wolves have long teeth capable of spearing through medium armor and catching fish. A rarer variant, called a warg, is capable of speech and has humanlike intelligence, though incurable diseases passed through their blood renders most or all of these wargs partially or fully bald with bulging, sightless eyes. These wargs can mimic the speech of others that they hear.

Animalistic dire wolves can be domesticated, though they are effectively just horses.

Gloomskulker

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Common

Wandering dense understories are the gloomstalkers, a bipedal reptile which ranges from the size of a wolf and horse. These nocturnal predators prefer foggy forested areas, often jungles or swamps, where they can rely on their excellent vision and sense of smell to track wounded prey through the tiring terrain. These can harm them however, as horrid smells or bright flashes can easily overwhelm them.

After childhood, all gloomstalkers possess a dangerous venom which afflicts those they bite with hastened bleeding that does not stop without herbal treatment, or magical intervention. Their scales are leathery and hard, causing sharp weapons to glance off them. These tough scales come in forest shades so they may more easily blend with their surroundings. These reptiles prefer to bite their target and then retreat, following until they are weakened or slain by the poison.

Leafcap

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Uncommon

In the quiet, distant sections of calm woods inhabits the peculiar leafcap, an intelligent species of newt which never reaches sizes beyond a foot long. These quaint beings wear clothing entirely made of leaves and flowers, and are unable to speak normally. They rely on musical chirps which only those who have learned it can understand.

These creatures prefer wetter areas where their bodies can remain moist. This protective slime-coating is highly acidic, warding off most predators to them. Leafcaps still live in tiny homes inside or hanging from trees for protection, and will often broker with tall-folk to ward off persistent foes.

Leafcaps can be kept around as a companion equivalent to tamed creatures, but will never consider themselves “pets.”

Lumber Frog

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Uncommon

A lumber frog is a vibrant species of amphibian that reaches the size of most oxen. These colorful creatures are unique for their many different colors and patterns which are determined by the location of their birth. Generally, red for arid areas, purple for cold, green for jungles, brown for forests, blue for swamps, and white for meadows. Wild frogs possess powerful feet and surprisingly thick skin, capable of jumping large distances or shrugging off piercing attacks.

The towering frogs are mostly docile unless provoked, as they much prefer feasting on carrion, bug hives, and rotting logs, though their frightening appearance lends them to be wrongfully attacked by many beasts and humanoids alike. Their tadpoles are far more aggressive, sometimes reaching sizes larger than most kobolds but lacking any teeth or powerful muscles to weaponize this aggression effectively. Lumber frogs can be domesticated to make for beasts of burden or mounts, though this process renders them completely harmless.

Lumber frogs can be domesticated.

Glossamwing

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Rare

Often mistaken for fey or dragon, this being is a species of flying reptile with wings mimicking many forms of toxic butterflies. Each flap of these wings releases a pretty glittering dust which can be gathered and embedded into artisanal goods. Despite their imposing, regal forms, they are cat sized to their own displeasure.

They also often act like cats with a royal twinge, curious yet socially distant for the most part. They feed on small insects, fruits, and nectar from rare herbs. In fact, several species of herbs are particularly rare as the glossamwing is their only natural pollinator. These beings only mate once in their whole lives, and will only make a single clutch of three to five once during that partnership.

Glossamwing can be domesticated.

Trumpeter

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Uncommon

Thundering across plains and light forests is the great trumpeter, a bipedal flightless bird of sizes ranging between a large bear and a giraffe. They indeed prefer regions between forests and open plains, using them to hide their often vibrant plumage before springing out to catch horses and cows that wander too close. The oversized beak has a bite force akin to a killer whale, capable of cutting a full horse in half with some effort.

Their name comes from the ear splitting calls their beak lets them make, something they use to startle prey before they strike. Large talons allow them to have short bursts of speed or rake smaller creatures that crowd around them. They prefer grazing animals most of all, but will certainly target humanoids or other “small” game that wanders too close.

Malenex

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Rare

Of the countless forms of sapient life, it is said that none is as cruel as the malenex. These intelligent snakes live in constructed hollows in trees or shallow caverns where they torment passersby with their eerie mimicry of voices they have heard, similarly using their leathery, color changing scales as tools to trick and confuse wanderers. They can reach up to thirty feet long (though most do not break fifteen,) with long viper-like fangs and thick constrictor-like bodies.

The venom of the malenex robs the target of a random sense, which can be injected through fangs or released in a spitting spray upon exposed skin. Their tongues possess potent sensory organs which let them sense smells, temperature, and even emotion. While they favor nothing more than the smell of fear and despair, they enjoy bargains enough to be reasoned with. They will often bully leafcaps into assisting them in the creation of objects, as they lack the motor functions to do so themselves.]]> Forest Compendium

The Hospitable

Outside background flavor, these creatures can only be used in player events with OOC consent or by ET.
Things made from them can be at best of the quality of basic mundane materials like wool, bone, leather, wood, cloth, and so on. Harvested poisons will degrade to giving nausea for 2 emotes when ingested or exposed to blood.
These creatures cannot be tamed or domesticated by players unless otherwise stated.

Fernmorph

Dredacula

Common

Dire Wolf

Very Common (Normal) || Uncommon (Warg)

Gloomskulker

Common

Leafcap

Uncommon

Lumber Frog

Uncommon

Glossamwing

Rare

Trumpeter

Uncommon

Malenex

Rare

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Behavior:

These creatures have a long history of evolution. Though they look like eels, they descended from the Caecilian, a type of amphibian that burrows through the ground. The Axoleech finds a spot in a place that is surrounded by many insects and small rodents. While harmless to humanoids, they devour their prey by awaiting an insect to fly nearby, using bio-mimicry to look as if they were just a plant!

When an Axoleech is approached by any creature larger than itself, it quickly retreats back into its burrow. Each burrow will last an Axoleech as long as there is an ample source of food nearby. Some Axoleech have been known to hide in trees to consume birds. They’re also amphibious, able to stay in the water without air for several hours at a time.

Physical Appearance:

The Axoleech are small creatures, no wider around than a baseball bat, however, they can grow up to five feet long! They have frills similar to feathers or axolotl frills, and scales that shimmer in the light like a fish. Axoleeches come in a variety of colors, but are most commonly the color of the surroundings it was born in.
Axoleeches are found everywhere, but typically within the Fae Forests, cleaning the fur-people from their insect burdens.

~ Axoleeches are able to be tamed, and can be freely RP’d.
~ While a bite may hurt, it will never be enough to harm anyone long term or cause a wound.
~ This creature is Common.]]> The Axoleech

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Behavior:

These creatures have a long history of evolution. Though they look like eels, they descended from the Caecilian, a type of amphibian that burrows through the ground. The Axoleech finds a spot in a place that is surrounded by many insects and small rodents. While harmless to humanoids, they devour their prey by awaiting an insect to fly nearby, using bio-mimicry to look as if they were just a plant!

When an Axoleech is approached by any creature larger than itself, it quickly retreats back into its burrow. Each burrow will last an Axoleech as long as there is an ample source of food nearby. Some Axoleech have been known to hide in trees to consume birds. They’re also amphibious, able to stay in the water without air for several hours at a time.

Physical Appearance:

The Axoleech are small creatures, no wider around than a baseball bat, however, they can grow up to five feet long! They have frills similar to feathers or axolotl frills, and scales that shimmer in the light like a fish. Axoleeches come in a variety of colors, but are most commonly the color of the surroundings it was born in.
Axoleeches are found everywhere, but typically within the Fae Forests, cleaning the fur-people from their insect burdens.

~ Axoleeches are able to be tamed, and can be freely RP’d.
~ While a bite may hurt, it will never be enough to harm anyone long term or cause a wound.
~ This creature is Common.]]> <![CDATA[Crystallized Creatures and Insects]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=79 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:19:49 +0000 Lupincrystal]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=79 Crystallized Creatures and Insects

Crystallized Dire Wolves

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Art by Artemamnis

Appearance

These wolves can vary in size, color, and crystal type. On the size end, the largest they can be is five feet tall and eight and a half feet long with their tail included. The smallest are three feet tall and six feet long with their tail. As for their colors, they can come in many of the more common colors. Such as gray, black, brown, reddish brown, and white. All are in a wide range of colors within each color group, however, most are the base gray, and browns. The black and white colors tend to have a higher chance of having a strong crystal embedded into their fur, flesh, and bones. Acting as an armor, however, it is possible for them to have more common crystals along their bodies.

Behavior

Crystal wolf behavior is that of a natural wolf in most ways, overprotective, paranoid at some points, yet also caring and very pack devoted. The only thing that separates them from a different type of wolf is the crystals that grow along their forms and their willingness to interact with elves and other races. Proving to be rather wonderful companions, granted only if you are able to gain their trust and show
that you are worthy of that trust. Crystal wolves tend to be found in grasslands or forests, normally around the area of their mundane counterpart.

Redlines

it can only be used as a mount, not for combat

Lives up to ninety years in total

They are uncommon in rairty

Quartz Golden Tail

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Appearance

Quartz Golden tail deer can be roughly two and a half feet tall to four roughly and weigh in around two hundred to three hundred pounds for buck and range from ninety to around a hundred and fifty pounds. Bucks antlers take on a crystallized look to them, ranging in different types of quartz and on rare occasions other gemstone types. Doe’s have them grow along their backs, ears, and legs. Making them rather strong defenses against their hunters such as crystallized dire wolves and other hunters. They get their name from the quartz on their bodies as well as the golden coloring on their undertails that are shown off when straight up.

Behavior

These deer are rather jumpy when it comes down to it, they are prey animals that tend to be hunted for the crystals along their forms as well as the shimmery pelt. Along with many other elements to them, meat is one of the most sought-after. The bucks then be the protector of their herds, however, it has been pointed out that some doe take the lead and defend their herd against attackers. Quarts Golden Tails are found in meadows as well as sparse forests.

Redlines:
It can only be used for a mount
Lives only to fifty years
Antlers can be turned into daggers and small knives, anything bigger would be too unstable to use and break.
Quarts Golden tails have a common rarity

Mini shimmer Moths

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Appearance

Mini shimmer moths come in many sizes and colors, with a light iridescent sheen to their wings. Some reflect the colors of a rainbow, or simple gemstone types, ranging from types of quarts and so on. They range in size from a squirrel to the side of a large domestic cat. Their wings reflect many patterns and their bodies give off a bioluminescent glow as bright as a candle flame.

Behavior

Mini Shimmer moths are not extremely intelligent but they are loyal to the people who choose to take them in, they are nocturnal creatures who enjoy nectar from moon flowers and, on rare occasions, honey. Which is when they normally can be found near beehives, in caves, or in dense forests. They are calm creatures who fly away when it comes to danger and will only be around people who have tamed them outside of battle.

Redlines:
With them only being as bright as a single candle, you can not see clearly in pitch black.
They do not fight when combat starts and will fly off from the situation
Shimmer Moths are common in rarity

Overall Redlines:

None of the creatures can be used to meta-game where a person is or a place, nor be used to spy on them.

They are not invincible animals that will not fight just because you want them to.

Do not power-game how strong the creatures are, they all are as strong as their mundane counterparts.

(more creatures may come down the line)

]]> Crystallized Creatures and Insects

Crystallized Dire Wolves

Art by Artemamnis

Appearance

Behavior

Redlines

it can only be used as a mount, not for combat

Lives up to ninety years in total

They are uncommon in rairty

Quartz Golden Tail

Art by Jazmin Castillo

Appearance

Behavior

Mini shimmer Moths

Appearance

Behavior

Overall Redlines:

None of the creatures can be used to meta-game where a person is or a place, nor be used to spy on them.

They are not invincible animals that will not fight just because you want them to.

Do not power-game how strong the creatures are, they all are as strong as their mundane counterparts.

(more creatures may come down the line)

]]> <![CDATA[Creature Lore: Leviathans]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=76 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:08:22 +0000 Ztrog]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=76 Leviathans - Rulers of the Deep

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Background

Just when the seas could be no more cruel than what the first makings have dictated, Shai’dar, an ancient of the Sea had other plans. On a day of blackened skies, in defiance of all that was holy, they would see to the creation of the truest abominations of the oceanic depths. Through violence and dark powers the first Leviathan was born into creations, The Elder. The Ancient which had created them fiendishly imbued them with inherent instructions: unleash chaos, bloodshed and violence - destroy all that they could. Thus a new truly malevolent being was unleashed onto the world's ocean depths as a whole, all for the cause of death and carnage by the spawn of the Ancient.

Description

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The Leviathans are truly beings of colossal size; they are the worst fears of sailors whilst on the open sea. Though their bodies are rarely spotted it is known they look roughly like that of a cuttlefish with their bodies being made of squishy flesh with patches of hardened carapace. Their bodies have tentacles, those with suckers and fangs more suited for grasping and crushing objects and prey. They also have more tendril-like appendages that are more needle-like in shape and more suited for piercing through prey and debris that may pollute the sea bed. Their tentacles themselves often number in the dozens but depending on the age of the Leviathan can vary in even higher quantities.

The length of the Leviathan’s bodies is equivalent to roughly 25% of the length of their tentacles, which can vary in size. Beneath the wriggling mass of tentacles of this beast would be the maw of this colossal monster. The mouth of the monster would be filled with hundreds of rows of teeth, all being razor sharp and strong enough to tear through the most hardened of steel. The eyes of these beasts are one of their most defining features as they have two sets of eyes holding three eyes each. These six eyes have been claimed to hold some of the most unrivaled perceptions in all of Xolinayr. They pierce through the waters of the open seas with an otherworldly bright blue glow.

Size

The true size of any Leviathan is more challenging to pinpoint. As the creatures are effectively immortal and continue to grow the longer they live. A hatchling Leviathan would be nearly 100 feet in size. An adult being estimated at 600 feet, though the older they become the bigger in scale they grow.

Traits and Abilities

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The Leviathan is known for its various abilities which it makes use of for hunting prey. Another note of these creatures is that they are very sentient and highly intelligent beings. While not all Leviathans are evil in nature most of their kind are due to the sheer strength and power that they possess. All Leviathans are born with the ability to speak to others of the world with telepathy, speaking directly to the minds of mortals. This can be done by the power of Nautical Telepathy, extending such out to speak to land dwellers as well.

Leviathan can control all of its tendrils and tentacles all at once seamlessly. They often stay far below the depths of the ocean blue as they use their appendages to attack their prey or even boats above. Each appendage is supremely strong, able to crush through even the densest of woods easily. It has been a spoken tale among seamen of the sight of the tentacles of a Leviathan wrapping around a naval ship and crushing it like a ball of paper, only to bring it to the depths.

These beasts also hold the incredible terrifying power to control the very seas with pure ease. Leviathans have the natural ability to use Elementalism due to stealing the magic for themselves upon their very creation. However, it is said that one, and only one of these titanic sea beasts has the power to dominate mortals' minds. They however have not been seen within the world in countless ages.

If a mortal being were to consume the flesh of a Leviathan living or dead they would begin to undergo a mental psychosis. Their perception of reality being warped as the flesh is processed by their bodies, before being controlled by the very Leviathan they had consumed. This is due to the fact that even once a Leviathan’s body has been slain it is not truly dead. Their very essence is imprinted onto the world and the seas, and in time they will reform at the seafloor hundreds of years after their death.. In this reincarnated state, they begin life once more as a hatchling, as no Leviathan is truly capable of reproducing.

Lifespan

These creatures do not hold a maximum life span and continue to grow as they age. The lifespan of any Leviathan is potentially limitless and thus they are considered immortal even by elven standards. Noted they are only immortal in the realm of aging and can be slain by mortal races, hard as it may be.

Redlines

-These monsters are ET locked and cannot be played by players-Players cannot raise these monsters as pets

-Items gained from an encounter of a Leviathan must be ET signed.-If players are to be mind-controlled for a lengthy amount of time outside an event they must give OOC consent.

-Are sea locked-These are an EPIC rarity event creature.-Players knowingly rply eating the flesh of a Leviathan will have their mind-controlled no matter the circumstance.

-While there is a Levithian that has mind powers it cannot be played unless said otherwise by LT.

-Any instance of Leviathan flesh in any form must be ET signed.

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Background

Description

Size

Traits and Abilities

Lifespan

Redlines

-These monsters are ET locked and cannot be played by players-Players cannot raise these monsters as pets

-Items gained from an encounter of a Leviathan must be ET signed.-If players are to be mind-controlled for a lengthy amount of time outside an event they must give OOC consent.

-Are sea locked-These are an EPIC rarity event creature.-Players knowingly rply eating the flesh of a Leviathan will have their mind-controlled no matter the circumstance.

-While there is a Levithian that has mind powers it cannot be played unless said otherwise by LT.

-Any instance of Leviathan flesh in any form must be ET signed.

]]> <![CDATA[Creature: Numana]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=73 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:10:33 +0000 Ztrog]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=73 Numana

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Origin

These small gecko-like lizards were birthed upon the world by the blessing of Jadasyl. These small fae critters serve the purpose of culling the populations of small insects in the plains and swamps they are typically found within. Numanas are found only in areas with bodies of fresh water or wetlands. They are harmless and loving creatures.

Behavior

Numana are quite peaceful and clean critters. They stay around waters not only to find their only source of meals, but also to wash themselves on a fairly regular basis. These small lizards are known to make use of the small fairy-like wings at their backs to skitter across the surface of water in small bursts of speed.
These small lizards are very affectionate beings, often blowing bubbles upon their owners and others they wish to be playful with. Once popped, these bubbles give off a display of dim sparkles that fade into small drops of water upon the ground.

Physical Appearance

The Numana are small lizards, often appearing in cool shades with eyes that glow a soft blue hue. They are no bigger than a gecko, often fitting in the palm of one's hand. Along the backs of the Numana are soft fae lights that gleam from its markings absorbing sunlight, alongside are miniature fairy wings that aid in allowing them to skitter over bodies of water.

Redlines

- Numanas typically live up to a maximum of fifteen years, being rather short lived small critters.

- Their bubbles are completely harmless and will not provide any use in combat.

- Numanas are completely harmless, giving no combative advantage in any way.

- They are easily tamable, but not intelligent.

- They can be no bigger than a leopard gecko.

- Numans are of Common Rarity.

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Art: Miniature Fantasy Creature by LiussSteen

Origin

Behavior

Physical Appearance

Redlines

- Numanas typically live up to a maximum of fifteen years, being rather short lived small critters.

- Their bubbles are completely harmless and will not provide any use in combat.

- Numanas are completely harmless, giving no combative advantage in any way.

- They are easily tamable, but not intelligent.

- They can be no bigger than a leopard gecko.

- Numans are of Common Rarity.

]]> <![CDATA[Creature Lore: Meensk]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=72 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:06:39 +0000 Ztrog]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=72 Meensk

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Origin

These playful creatures are a natural small fae that were seemingly dropped upon the world without much rhyme or reason, blessed by the Goddess Jadasyl. These small creatures made by the touch and pull of nature itself, having very little purpose outside of their playful ways bringing small glee to mortal life.

Behavior

The Meensk are very playful, loving creatures, often found in heavily wooded forests and rarely in swamps. This small squirrel-like creature will often be sat in high rising trees, often letting out small squeaks and chirps which serves as the Meensk’s namesake.
An apparent ability these small Fae creatures possess, once they hear a voice of any mortal being, they are capable of replicating it for around 1 narrative month, until they inevitably forget the sound entirely. Often they will use this inborn ability for tricks and playing with other animals or people they meet, being quite fun-loving critters.

Physical Appearance

The Meensk are rather small creatures more rotund then a typical squirrel, small and stout. They have silhouettes that are almost like a frog’s figure, chubby rather than slim. The eyes of a Meensk are average for an animal its size, being able to be held within the hand of an average sized Frost Elf. The maximum size of a Meensk is around that of a mature bullfrog, weighing roughly in the same weight as well.

Redlines

- Meensk are able to be tamed, but cannot give any combative advantage.- Their mimicry power cannot be used to metagame any information.

- Meensk are rather harmless and very playful, making excellent pets.

- Meensk are of Common Rarity.

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Art: Duron4 Cute creature in forest original fantasy by duronbcartoons

Origin

Behavior

Physical Appearance

Redlines

- Meensk are able to be tamed, but cannot give any combative advantage.- Their mimicry power cannot be used to metagame any information.

- Meensk are rather harmless and very playful, making excellent pets.

- Meensk are of Common Rarity.

]]> <![CDATA[Creature Lore - Frostwalkers]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=59 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:36:28 +0000 ScoutTheWitch]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=59 Frostwalkers

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Wendigo by Danny Ingrassia

“It came up right out of the snow and grabbed my partner’s ankle. Yanked him off his feet, battered his skull against the stones as it dragged him along with its teeth in his leg. I had to beat the thing back with my snow shovel. What the fuck was it?” - a Fur Trapper

Rarity

Uncommon

Potential Locations

Arctic tundras, cold forests, and frozen over ghost towns

Origin

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Phantasm by Seraph777

In the times before the Ancients were driven to the corners of the world, the Rimequeen held her domain in the arctic tundras, serving as matron of frostbite and starvation. She took the form of a thin sheet of ice and snow which concealed what appeared to be the silhouette of an elven woman, though beneath writhed a mass of teeth and claws which jutted their way forth from the gelid draperie to gnash and slash at all who came near the wraith, freezing them with just a scratch to devour in her innumerable maws.

When she first laid her gaze upon the Frost Born, a jealousy was spurned, a desire to replicate such beautiful creations capable of such acts of barbarism and cruelty as mortals were wont to engage in. Yet as she went to corrupt elves of frost into her children, the gods in their hunt left her gravely wounded, forcing her to retreat to her frigid demesne. Her blood was scattered about her cavernous retreat, corrupting the icicles and snow into something eldritch and horrible.

But to her it was a thing of beauty. She forged ice and snow into bone and flesh, melding them together into abominable creatures in the shape of those elves she envied but truly born of frost. And yet, when the gods were to close in upon her and her kin, she was forced to leave her children motherless, retreating deep beneath the rime to hide away in the caves beneath frost and snow, one day to return to her children and prove them better than those they were made in the image of.

- While the Rimequeen is not common knowledge, ET may have Frostkings speak of her like a form of deity.
- The Rimequeen may only be played by the ET Admin or by another ET with their express approval. She will require her own lore post to be written later before any events with her may be ran.

Physical Appearance

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Creature from the Dark Forest by Sava Ivkov

These pale, emaciated elvenoid creatures are often mistaken for the reanimated remains of Frost Elves that died from starvation, as legends and local rumors of them often say, though they appear far more twisted the closer you inspect them. Their limbs are much longer than a normal Frost Born, to which they would, on average, stand over 240cm (7’2”) should they be upon two feet, though they often either lurk in a hunch for sprinting or crawl around to stalk their prey.

Their hands are as well elongated, at least twice that of a normal elvenoid being, with the tips past the last joint of their fingers often as pieces of sharpened bone 15cm (6”) in length. These claws are easily able to lacerate flesh, thin enough to plunge themselves into the gaps of metal armor. As well, their teeth are bones of a similar length, able to unhinge their jaws to devour their prey. When their hands, claws, or teeth make contact with bare skin, frostbite will begin to spread into the flesh, from first-degree upon initial combat to third-degree after [5] emotes of contact.

Despite being called Frostwalkers, these monsters are capable of running at a [9] meter pace when spending both actions in a turn on movement, and at the end of this they may leap an additional [2] meters at the sacrifice of the first action of their next emote turn, a tactic often employed to tackle their prey to feast upon.

The eyes of a Frostwalker are glazed over, a permanent snow blindness causing them to only be able to see smudges of color and quick movement over [2] meters in speed. However, their other senses are sharpened, allowing them to track via sound, scent, and even the shifting of snow in an [8] meter radius. Overwhelming these senses is a good way to stun a Frostwalker, leaving them reeling for an emote after any loud noise or sudden, immense scent such as an odorous concoction being opened before them.

Another major weakness is the flammability of their very light blue to white flesh, which spreads over its surface like dry tinder, very swiftly burning them to death over [3] emotes should they not be able to put themselves out, often by spending a turn rolling in the snow. Their flesh and bone are not particularly dense or durable either, with slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning force able to slay them in a few hits.

Behavior

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Failed Experiment by Anton Nazarenko

Their minds possess two instinctual goals: hunt and feed. Their tie to an Ancient so closely associated with starvation means their hunger may never be satiated, always devouring all they can until nothing but blood and shattered, marrowless bones remain. They seek out any they sense in their territory, striking in the most opportune moments to ensure their prey has very little time to prepare. In the same vein, they tend to strike for horses and such first to keep them from being able to ride away swiftly.

Frostwalkers, given their inherent physical weakness, prefer to close in on their prey through skulking in the snow, utilizing the camouflage of their flesh against such to crawl in ever slowly, feeling for their targets shifting about the tundra. When in proximity to those they hunt, they’ll leap out and try to grapple them before devouring, only resorting to slashing attacks in the event that they are brought into open combat.

Though simple minded, they are capable of vocalization, primarily through clicks and guttural noises. Frostwalkers do possess their own language written in scratches and spoken through guttural noises, clicks, and screeches, though it is as advanced as any other language. They are even capable of art made from animal remains, as well as poetry and music, however they will not share this with any outsider and will always choose to try and devour them.

Should a Frostking (described later) be present, they will serve them unquestionably, and even begin to behave in a less bestial manner, capable of retracting their claws, wearing armor, wielding weapons, and regaining their eyesight in a Frostking’s retinue.

- Frostwalkers are intended to be weaker, fodder creatures akin to the zombie stock enemy. They are on par with an elf of middling strength and maybe overpowered physically by one with proper training.
- The claws and teeth of a Frostwalker are as hard as an average lower arm bone. They may be chipped and broken by metal implements.
- Their [9] block running speed only applies in combative scenarios when they use both actions to move. The leaping is a free action that follows such and may be used to attempt a tackle on someone. They will only be able to perform one action on their next turn for balancing reasons.
- Though the senses of a Frostwalker are enhanced, one running a Frostwalker event should still allow players to stealth if they are attempting such. Their enhanced senses should be employed when players are not careful in not making sounds, masking their scents, etc.
- Frostwalkers are incapable of being tamed or being friendly with anything that isn’t of their kind. They will always resort to violence and hunting unless in the retinue of a Frostking.
- Frostwalkers are incapable of wearing armor, wielding weapons, seeing, etc. unless in the retinue of a Frostking.
- One may not learn the Frostwalker language unless approved by a member of the Event Team.
- Frostwalkers are able to be used in player events. Frostwalkers in a Frostking’s retinue are only playable by ET.

Extra - Frostkings [Event Creature]

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The Wendigo by Diana Franco

“Those ice monsters, I saw them marching. They were orderly, dignified. A unified force of monsters, and they’re on their way here. We need to arm the garrison, spears and bows at the ready.” - a Frost Elven Commander

Rarity

Epic

Potential Locations
Arctic tundras, cold forests, and frozen over ghost towns

Origin

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Werndigo by Jakub Jagoda

When a Frostwalker has achieved prominence in gathering together a tribe of their followers, they may eventually be noticed by the Rimequeen herself. Over the following week, they’ll begin to painfully mutate, with their skulls extending out of the skin of their face while they can up to double in height through the elongation of their bones. Antlers sprout from either side of their head while fur grows upon their skin, alongside other, more bestial pieces.

Once the transformation is complete, they now serve as the Rimequeen’s wardens, capable of leading the lesser Frostwalkers into organized tribes and even frost covered hamlets. Their purpose is vague, and they speak of it little, with some serving as warriors and generals, and others as caretakers and hosts. Though horrifying, and capable of great acts of violence, they are unique individuals, and spread this greater intellectual and social capability with the Frostwalkers they lead.

Very few speak of the Frostkings, often thought to be some kind of myth entirely. But they are very real, and always watching over their chosen domains.

Physical Appearance

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Wendigo by Rebecca Frödén

Compared to Frostwalkers, Frostkings bear darker flesh with varying amounts of fur grown onto it, which can often be paired with ragged clothing of some kind to cover themselves, though some choose to wear nicer clothes. Their heads look like a predatory version of a deer skull, with forward facing eyes that seem to glow sunken into the sockets. Their teeth are shorter, but just as sharp, and a pair of antlers form on their head, the regal crowns of these genderless kings of the rime.

Their height now reaches a maximum of 480cm (14’4”), possessing roughly the strength of two rather fit individuals, capable of swinging greater armaments and wearing heavier armor without restrictions or exhaustion levels like smaller elvenoid beings would experience. Though they don’t possess the speed of their smaller kin, they’re still decently dexterous, able to retract their claws in order to perform delicate actions.

Other bestial augmentations such as spiny tails, additional sets of arms, hooved feet, etc. may manifest on Frostkings during their initial transformation, given each’s unique nature, and will possess a particular combative advantage due to this, such as a tail being able to lash, additional arms allowing for the holding of multiple things, or hooves letting them balance easier.

Their sensory capabilities are just a mote higher than a normal person’s, with full range of capability which they may bestow upon their followers. In a similar vein, though they will catch fire like their lessers, it will not spread and only serves as a minor annoyance, not permeating their grayed out skin, which is as dense as mixed padded cloth and leather armor.

Behavior

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Wendigo - DnD Ranger Design by Valentina Govedarica

Frostkings possess a wide variety of personalities and behaviors, with their intelligence raised to high sapience. Oftentimes they find themselves with a new appreciation for their intellectual capabilities, and will have a fondness for any books, art, or other scholarly materials that they happen to find. They often pick up the common tongue quite quickly after their transformation from any encounters with people they have.

Their instinct to hunt is replaced by an instinct to protect, often taking a place of residence such as a mildewy cave or something of their own construction, up to small tribal encampments or even houses and hamlets, though the latter are often abandoned ones which Frostkings have decided to tend to themselves. Others can be more territorial in their thoughts on constructions in their territory, seeking to slaughter and feast upon those that inhabit such places.

This can even lead to warring Frostkings in which a more peaceful one has to campaign against hostile ones that seek to slaughter all who enter their lands. The orderly Frostkings can tend to see people on their lands as opportunities, willing to engage in conversation and trade in exchange for peace for their people, which chaotic Frostkings that remained true to their bestial nature see them as threats and slaughter all. Either way, if one is actively harming the areas they guard or their vassals, they will not hesitate to use their superior strength and durability to drive their foes out.

While some stick to claws and teeth, others arm themselves with weapons and armor of steel and other metals, even outfitting their followers with such. Combined with their additional physical status, they are formidable foes, picking up the combative skills and tactics of their foes quite swiftly, which they may even teach to their retinue of Frostwalkers to make sure they are better trained for combat.

A retinue of a Frostking is often composed of their original pack of Frostwalkers, though any feral ones they come across they may be brought under their command by a single word and gesture of their hand. The Frostking may choose to share lesser versions of their traits with their Frostwalkers, including a mild resilience to fire which ceases it from spreading, full sensory capabilities, intelligence on par with most people, and even things such as individual personalities and wearing clothing.

They are fully capable of language and can often be reasoned with if not initially hostile. Frostkings tend to be rather cold and logical beings, with appeals to emotion being often met with confusion or dismissal, but logical reasoning is often effective. Oftentimes for each culture they interact with, they will take up a new name befitting that culture which they shall respond to, never speaking their true name aloud, for if one learns the name of a Frostking in the Frostwalker tongue, they will be able to give them a singular command which they must obey.

And in rare cases, Frostkings may seek out teachers of magic to learn from, though they possess no greater aptitude for spellcasting than any other person save their unending lives providing ample time for study. They have no particular affinity to any kind of magic, and may wield any despite them being born of an Ancient’s make. Some may even leave the north and serve as scholars, druids, or whatnot elsewhere, should their curiosity be piqued. In such environments, they slowly begin to lose any instinctual hostility, their desire to establish a place in the north, and may diminish their affinity to the cold entirely, though any of these will cause their ability to control Frostwalkers to weaken.

- A Frostking’s strength is proportional to their build, though will reach a maximum of two fit elves at high muscularity, which will still appear quite lean.
- Should a Frostking seek to engage in the same hunting ways as bestital Frostwalkers, they must rely upon their enhanced senses to track prey. They will not be capable of bearing anywhere near the auditory, olfactory, or touch senses of a Frostwalker, nor will a Frostking possess the freezing touch of a Frostwalker.
- They are immune to the downsides of metal armor and weapons due to their strength. In the case of heavier metals than steel, they shall experience normal levels of exhaustion and such.
- Frostkings may be played however the ET running their event wishes, anywhere from being a relentless hunter beast to the mayor of a town of refined Frostwalker people, even a magic scholar or peaceful druid.
- Frostkings may be reasoned with through logic, though will respond little to emotional pleas.
- Frostkings bear no instinctual kinship with other Frostkings and may disagree, argue, or kill as they please.
- Tamed Frostwalkers are often obedient and mindless unless given full sentience by the Frostking. With the loss of a Frostking, fully sentient Frostwalkers will elect a new one to ascend to the place.
- An ET running a Frostking must decide on the true name of the Frostking, which must be something gutteral and strange (ex. Tch’altir, Akeveir, Est’tk’thay) and recorded someplace. Should a player obtain the name of a Frostking, they may give a singular, short command to the Frostking which may be obeyed however the ET wishes within reason.
- Frostkings must abide by all downsides of magic they learn and possess the same amount of magic slots as a normal person. ET may have their Frostkings sparingly possess magic from the get go, but it is recommended to save them learning magic as a possible way of negotiation with them and a development of the Frostking in the future.
- Frostkings and Frostking characters are only playable by ET.]]> Frostwalkers

Wendigo by Danny Ingrassia

Rarity

Uncommon

Potential Locations

Arctic tundras, cold forests, and frozen over ghost towns

Origin

Phantasm by Seraph777

Physical Appearance

Creature from the Dark Forest by Sava Ivkov

Behavior

Failed Experiment by Anton Nazarenko

Extra - Frostkings [Event Creature]

The Wendigo by Diana Franco

Rarity

Epic

Potential Locations
Arctic tundras, cold forests, and frozen over ghost towns

Origin

Werndigo by Jakub Jagoda

Physical Appearance

Wendigo by Rebecca Frödén

Behavior

Wendigo - DnD Ranger Design by Valentina Govedarica

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Ice King by Astralseed

“What a thing of beauty, a deer with icicles coming off of it. I’d’ve thought it natural if it wasn’t for the fact it vanished when I went to run after it. Ain’t seen nothing like it since.” - a Hunter.

Rarity

Uncommon

Potential Locations

Tundras, arctic biomes

Origin

A pregnant reindeer was once wounded gravely by arctic wolves deep in the north, though she was able to flee into the forest to survive. Amongst the frost covered evergreens, she lay down to die, weeping for the fawns she would not be able to bear and mother into the world. The spirits of the fae heard her pleas, her sorrow, and in a final gift to the deer, decided to take her children and bless them so that they might live beyond the loss of their mother.

These deers became part fae spirit, taking upon a mote of their strange and otherworldly nature, bearing the beauty of the tundra itself upon themselves alongside minor fae magic to keep them alive where their progenitor mother had passed.

Physical Appearance

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Glowing Spirit by PinkScooby54

Glacial deer are slightly larger than regular reindeer, with fur of varying blues that gives off a light and harmless frosty mist. Both male and female glacial deer possess large antlers which glimmer in light blues and possess icicles dangling from them which jingle lightly like windchimes in the rimy gales of the tundras.

Various interlocking and beautiful patterns of glowing white like that of snowflakes viewed up close may form upon their fur, giving off a gentle, ambient light. Though frigid to the touch, should one tame and mount a glacial deer, they will be immune to such, even feeling a warmth from it that staves off the arctic climate.

Glacial deers also possess two more special properties, the first being the ability to walk on any kind of ice as though it possessed full friction and they bore no weight, even freezing unfrozen surfaces of water they step upon. The second is that should they leap into any surface of snow, they will be able to enter into the fae realm temporarily, exiting through another mound anywhere else in the same biome.

Behavior

Glacial deer are often skittish and easily frightened, tending to run away from predators and hunters, using their ability to teleport through snow to their advantage to escape. They have a keen sense for the nature of one approaching them and tend only to allow those with peaceful intentions and a kindness about them to approach.

Only those of meek and gentle nature may tame a glacial deer but then they shall bond for life, meaning should one who tames a glacial deer as a youth grow up to be a warrior, they may use them as their valiant steed even then. They shall only leave one who has tamed them if they cause harm to nature, especially themself or another animal.

- Glacial deer are roughly analogous to regular reindeer. Their speed is that of a horse and tamed glacial deer may be represented as such in game.
- Their ability to teleport through snow may be used in one action upon any surface of snow larger than them. This often means that should a glacial deer be attacked nearby snow, they shall simply vanish.
- A rider of a glacial deer will not be brought with them when they teleport. This means this property may not be used for a player’s advantage other than having their mount disappear for the rest of an encounter.
- Glacial deer may not read minds, nor be used to tell if someone is dangerous. They merely react to ‘vibes’. Do not use a glacial deer mount to metagame someone’s intent.
- Glacial deer may be used in and tamed during player events.]]> Glacial Deer

Ice King by Astralseed

Rarity

Uncommon

Potential Locations

Tundras, arctic biomes

Origin

Physical Appearance

Glowing Spirit by PinkScooby54

Behavior

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Codex of the Rabid Ancients Part I

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“As I’ve studied the dominion of our realms, I’ve come across a truly horrific realization. This world is much older, much darker, than what is often presented.” - A Frostborn Scholar

Origins of the Codex

It was said that the tomes, translated to the common tongue as the Codex of Ancients, were discovered by a band of Frostborn. In the pursuit of exploring the north, they came across an ancient cave of ice and worn stone. Amidst the center of the cave, the skeleton of a long-dead being was found bearing with them a rotten satchel. Within was a set of tomes, each inscribed with eldritch markings.

The vast sum of these pages bore a language that not even the wisest of their kin could decipher. Yet, after one fateful day, nearly 200 years after the first finding of the set of Codex's'. A stranger came to grace these nomadic folk. Stories tell of an entity, hewn of stone-like skin, and eyes like two shards of glass. They say this stranger sought the scholar that first found the tome, allowing his mind to see through that which was not known by the many.

Yet, this enlightenment was something young. For upon his understanding, did this stranger depart as soon as he had arrived, drifting away amid a roaring blizzard. However, the scholar Elibor Harthak came to decipher the inner workings of the tome slowly. Though slow was his copying of the book, the first tome of such has now been rumored to be spread. Granting insight into the otherworldly monstrosities and horrors that plague the material realm. Of creatures that lurk at the ready, and beings that hunger for that which they have lacked.

Pt I

The first of the translated tomes describes the most gluttonous of the ravenous Ancients. Renowned for their constitution and rabid strength, these beasts reside near mountains and deep taiga forests

Redlines

The above information is only to be known, either through the roleplay of the Scholar; or if one were to find one of the transcribed tomes.

Belrax - The Gluttonous Giant[ET]

Rarity; Epic - Legendary

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by Diana Franco

When the realm was meager and its inhabitants were few, there was a story of one of the first Frostborn—a shepherd by the name of Daramir Tallhorn—who wandered the vast terrains with a flock of goats. He traveled through snow, fjords, and foothills, sleeping under the cover of trees, with the sky as his roof and the lush landscape as his walls.

Despite his freedom and wide-ranging adventures, he lacked one essential thing: food. Sustenance was sparse, and his herd of goats needed nourishment to continue their travels. But the fields bore only scraps, and the lakes turned to puddles beneath the mighty hunger of his herd.

Soon, the shepherd became withered, his lips parched from thirst, his gullet empty from the gnawing hunger that consumed him. Yet he persevered until his travels led him to the site of an ancient ruin. There, on the ground, lay the burnt and desecrated remnants of a once writhing eldritch entity. It called to him—the last vestiges of a once living entity—urging him to consume its power, to take the remaining strength as a means to guide his roaming flock.

From the blood of the ancient, his vision grew clearer; from the flesh, his form stretched and elongated. He grew taller, stronger, and filled with an indomitable sense of purpose. But in his hunger, he had fully transformed. No longer a mere mortal, but rather, one now blessed with the power of the Ancients.

From the remaining scraps, the most gluttonous of his shepherded herd came to wander. Most found the power to be too much, their bodies transforming into writhing, slug-like, masses. Others, however, transformed into something different. Semi-sentient goats, that bore a now fledgling mortal intelligence.

This Lesser Ancient, once empathetic, became nothing more than a ravenous mass. It is said that he remains entrapped in a glacier on an unknown isle and that his gluttonous forces seek to free him from his icy prison. His occasional struggle, caused the lands nearby to shake and shudder with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Those who interact with this Lesser Ancient find that he embodies the distinct domains of Giants, Gluttony, and Goats. This Lesser Ancient and his followers are seldom interacted with, due to their simple and gluttonous nature.

Redlines

This creature can only be played by ET, with Senior ET/LT or Management approval.

Cyclops[ET]

Rarity; Rare

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By Vince Serrano

Legends tell of a Kobold archer who roamed the mountains, known for his fleetness of foot and his skill with a bow. This young rabbit wandered far and wide through the mountains until one day, he stumbled upon a vast and silent wood. There, he noticed a set of deep, heavy tracks, wandering through the broken brambles of the dark forest.

Driven by a desire to etch his name into the annals of history, the young rabbit ventured deeper into the woods. Eventually, it is said, he found the large pit where the Gluttonous Giant resided. With pride and cockiness, the skilled ranger descended further, until he located the resting place of the Lesser Ancient. The giant lay in slumber, with only one eye remaining open.

From this point, the rabbit grew careless. In reckless pride, he shot an arrow at the giant's eye. The bolt struck its mark, causing the Gluttonous One to reel awake in pain and anger. His movements shook the earth, bent the trees, and sent animals fleeing in terror. Overcome with fear, the cocky kobold fled into the night after his cowardly attack on the giant.

In response, the giant tore the bleeding eye from its socket, leaving a gruesome hole where it once lay. Yet, like much of his flesh, the eye had already begun to bear a small sliver of sentience. Like a farmer planting a seed, the ruinous giant shoveled stone and dirt, creating a pocket to plant this seed of gluttony.

Accounts differ on how the Cyclops came to rise. Some say the stones split, and throughout the region, hungry masses with great maws and single eyes came to then ravage the land. Others claim that the Cyclops emerged after the kobold returned, captured by Graka’luk, and fed as fertilizer to the giant's garden. Regardless of their origin, it is confirmed that these beasts rose from the earth, acting as a deterrent to those who sought to settle in forests and mountains. Much like their father before them, they developed a proclivity for stealing cattle and sheep, guarding these creatures fiercely.

Physicality

Cyclopes are always at least 20 feet tall and often have two mouths—one on their stomach and one where a mouth would normally be. Due to their singular eye, they have a limited sense of sight; to compensate for this, their sense of smell is extremely heightened. Their strength is considered greater than most, allowing them to easily destroy most wooden structures and, with great effort, even some lesser stone structures.

Mentality

While most Cyclopes are often seen as merely murderous and ravenous, there are a select few capable of communion, and, very rarely, these creations of gluttony can be reasoned with. Though most are compelled to consume anything in sight, they often find themselves guarding and protecting sheep and cattle. These Cyclopes frequently take large herds, amassing their own "Great Herd," much like their father did many centuries ago.

Redlines

These creatures can only be played by ET.

The Mimic

Rarity; Uncommon

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By Sam Keiser

It's said that many ages ago when Belrax was still twisting and growing in power, a group of warriors stumbled upon him. In a moment of fear and terror, they attacked the slow-minded creature. The result was a bloody battle, ending with the deaths of all the adventurers except for one, Joren Mimik. Escaping with a portion of the giant's severed tongue, Joren took it back to the Astral Elves for examination and documentation.

However, his escape did not last long. Unbeknownst to him, as he placed the tongue into an empty box, it began to grow anew, congealing and clutching to the wood—a parasite that had wormed its way into its new host. Slowly, it transformed the box into a false chest with a ravenous desire to eat and grow.

On the eve of his final night, just a day's ride from his destination, Joren fell into a trap of his own making. The rattling of the small coffer awoke him from a deep sleep. Confused, he opened the chest, revealing a writhing mass of tendrils and teeth that latched onto him. The result was fatal, leaving him as food for the creature he had inadvertently created: the Mimic.

Physicality

Mimics take on the appearance of mundane objects, most commonly they range from as small as a jewelry box to as large as a wardrobe. However, there have been rumors or reports of Mimics that have reached larger and smaller sizes. They often bear an exterior that takes on a durability akin to stone. Granting them a greater armor than most would come to surmise, their mundane appearance attributed to the goop they produce. Lastly, their bite is most recognized, capable of denting iron plates.

Mentality

Mimics are mostly sedentary creatures, being able to survive without food for years. Often leading them to reside in the same place, thus they are solitary hunters, rarely seen in groups.

Redlines

These creatures cannot be tamed

Mimics may only be played by players if they are door or chest sized, anything greater or smaller must be played by an ET

The outside shell of these creatures is as strong as stone, though often look's akin to wood or metal.

Graka’luk

Rarity; Uncommon

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By Russell Dongjun Lu

These fiends often act as the underlings to the great lord of gluttony, and it is rumored that there is a group that aims to free their lord. When Belrax first came to be, the humble shepherd and his herd stumbled upon the desecrated body of a dying Ancient. Driven by hunger, the shepherd feasted upon the corpse to sustain himself and continue guarding his flock. His goats, ever loyal, did not abandon their stalwart shepherd. Instead, they grazed upon the corrupted grass, which had been soaked in vile, sanguine fluids that held fragments of tantalizing power. For most, their bodies mutated into grotesque blobs, unable to bear the weight of the immense power bestowed upon them. But for a select few—those who consumed both the grass and gore—their bodies transformed and transmuted. Their limbs elongated, their front legs turned into clawed hands, and their snouts lengthened as their teeth became sharp and carnivorous.

These creatures became known as the Graka’luk, the goatmen of the Giant, who came to terrorize the realms of mortals. Often traveling in large herds and tribes, to see one was to know that many were nearby. While most tend to become rabid beasts, others are said to develop intelligence. Folktales even mention a particular band of Graka'luk, the Ravenous Rams'. A group rumored, to hold a desire to free their captive master.

Physicality

Graka’luk always stand well above 9 to 10 feet tall, their forms covered in thick fleece and sturdy muscle. This grants them strength on par with a grizzly bear, and their bite is powerful enough to dent and pierce through plate armor. A headbutt from these creatures is capable of cracking bones upon impact. However, despite their immense power, they have a particular weakness with bludgeoning weapons. Additionally, due to their heightened senses, they have a physical aversion to mint, always avoiding places where it is present.

Mentality

Graka’luk bears intelligence on par with a Neanderthal and holds a simplistic, and basic way of thinking. Thus they are often seen wielding tools, either scavenged from those they have killed, or created from brute-force methods.

Redlines

These creatures cannot be tamed through mundane and normal methods

These creatures hold a repulsion towards mint, often avoiding places with mint around them. This is not common knowledge but could be learned from the actual Codex of Lesser Ancients.

Graka’luk are always 9-10 ft tall, and bear strength on par with a bear.

Graka’luk hold a particular weakness towards bludgeoning weapons

Unless influenced through outside or magical means, Graka’luk will always hold a tribal level of thinking.]]> [Image: AD_4nXcIy6Rdx6pD3O5En3OOcqCGK9fUUfKjwus0...qscB4OVAvw]

Codex of the Rabid Ancients Part I

Taken from Pinterest; Kohl Hall.

“As I’ve studied the dominion of our realms, I’ve come across a truly horrific realization. This world is much older, much darker, than what is often presented.” - A Frostborn Scholar

Origins of the Codex

Pt I

Belrax - The Gluttonous Giant[ET]

Rarity; Epic - Legendary

by Diana Franco

Cyclops[ET]

Rarity; Rare

By Vince Serrano

Physicality

Mentality

The Mimic

Rarity; Uncommon

By Sam Keiser

Physicality

Mentality

Graka’luk

Rarity; Uncommon

By Russell Dongjun Lu

Physicality

Mentality

Graka’luk bears intelligence on par with a Neanderthal and holds a simplistic, and basic way of thinking. Thus they are often seen wielding tools, either scavenged from those they have killed, or created from brute-force methods.

Redlines

These creatures cannot be tamed through mundane and normal methods

These creatures hold a repulsion towards mint, often avoiding places with mint around them. This is not common knowledge but could be learned from the actual Codex of Lesser Ancients.

Graka’luk are always 9-10 ft tall, and bear strength on par with a bear.

Graka’luk hold a particular weakness towards bludgeoning weapons

Unless influenced through outside or magical means, Graka’luk will always hold a tribal level of thinking.]]> <![CDATA[[Creature Lore] - Frost Boar]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=21 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:04:02 +0000 MeteorDragon]]> https://forum.starfell.online/showthread.php?tid=21 Frost Boar

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Art by scott yao

“They came from the snow in droves!”

Location: Tundras, anywhere covered in Snow

Rarity: Uncommon

Physiology

A rather dangerous animal that looks similar to the average boar, when it comes to size and shape, with a few odd exceptions. The hair of these animals is always a snowy white, making it easy for them to blend in with their natural surroundings. In addition to this, their hide, and any other externally seen part of them, is also a pale white. The eyes of frost boars are always a light blue and their tusks are seemingly made of ice.

The blood of a frost boar keeps them chilled completely as they don’t require heat to survive, quite the opposite actually. Their cool blood flows where a normal boar’s tusks would be, chilling the moisture in the air until it transforms into ice that’s permanently frozen. While they grow, this ice grows with them, meaning that older boars have larger tusks. It’s even thought that some boars will die due to their tusks growing so much they pierce their own skull.

Behavior

Frost Boars are known for traveling in packs of no less than three in order to hunt for prey. They are rather intelligent and oftentimes attempt to ambush their prey by hiding in the snow. It is especially easy for them as they hide the imprint their hooves make on the snow. Sometimes, however, they have been known to intentionally mark snow to draw in smaller predators. Though, this is only seen when they are especially hungry. These boars mark the trees of their territory by slamming their tusks into trees, should there be any around. If not, then they will let their hoof marks be seen in the snow to create parts of a circle.

These creatures stick to Tundras and Arctic regions, though those on the edge of the regions have been known to travel after large winter storms. Due to their cold interiors, Frost Boars all have a general fear of heat and fire. Their solutions for such, depending on the situation, are to either take out the heat source, or run. Large traveling groups generally bring torches with them in order to prevent attacks by Frost Boars.

Abilities

In accordance with their frozen blood, they have a few natural abilities that are thought to be side effects of the Mana Stream influencing their creation. Firstly, they are able to manage complete camouflage while within a snowy environment, so long as there is at least six inches of snow on the ground. Their bodies burrow into the snow in such a way where it’s almost impossible for one to tell they are hiding. In addition to this, so long as a Boar is hidden, they are able to shift through the snow silently, like a teleport, to erupt out of a different spot. Finally, the tusks of these magnificent hunters are able to cause frostbite much quicker than natural ice can. With just a few emotes of constant contact, an area will become frostbitten by the Boar. Though, this is only possible due to their freezing blood, so a removed tusk will quickly melt and become normal ice.

Redlines:
- Frost Boars are considered normal boars, though they are pure white and are a bit smarter.
- Frost Boars are completely immune to the cold, though they are vulnerable to fire and heat. Both of these tend to drive them away. Though, they also deal twice the amount of damage to Frost Boars as they would a normal victim.
- Frost Boars cannot use their snow traveling, “teleporting”, to go through things. There must be a clear path from where they start and where they appear. This is only able to be done if they are currently camouflaged.
- Upon ending their snow travel, a Boar is launched from the snow, forced into attacking whatever may be near them.
- Frost Boars can appear completely hidden so long as there is six inches of snow on the ground and they are actively attempting to camouflage themselves.
- It takes at least [2] emotes of contact with a tusk to induce minor frostbite. Further contact increases the damage of the frostbite.
- Frost Boar tusks start to melt once removed from the body, or if the boar is killed. They will also instantly lose their frostbite ability.
- Frost Boar blood can be used as a coolant, though it has no effect on people.
- Frost Boars may be used by Players and ET alike for events. They cannot be tamed.]]> Frost Boar

Art by scott yao

“They came from the snow in droves!”

Location: Tundras, anywhere covered in Snow

Rarity: Uncommon

Physiology

Behavior

Abilities