Fading Suns Bestiary
The Known Worlds
Common
The following animals may be found on most habitable planets in the Known Worlds.
Boars
Fierce prey animals, primarily exported for food and for placement in noble hunting preserves.
Brutes FS p. 273
Dray-beast exported to many planets. See the "Byzantium Secundus" entry.
Camels
Urth dray beats and mounts ideally suited to desert regions.
Cattle
Chickens
Doggoth SS p. 100-101
Changed canine.
Dog, Guard SS p.102
Dogs
"Man's Best Friend" has accompanied him to the stars.
Falcon, Hunting SS p. 103
Variety of small birds-of-prey, used in the noble art of falconry.
Goats
Horses FL:T p. 31-32, SS p. 103
Urth-native mounts and dray-beasts, exported to many planets. Destriers are favored mounts among nobility.
Phlag Dogs DBtS p. 69
See the "Vril-Ya" entry.
Pigs
Sheep
Vorox Hounds IS2 p. 30
A large powerful canine, originally bred from Urth stock to protect settlers on Ungavorox. Its bite can snap an arm
right off.
Weed Flitters DBtS p. 69
See the "Vau" entry.
Entities
Demons FS p. 275-276/DBtS p. 77-83
Golems
Askari Golems FL:T p. 54-55
Humanoid robotic killing machines.
Golem Companions FL:T p. 55-56
Robotic aides.
Golem Insurgents DBtS p. 65
Small hovering war robots.
Golem Ogres FL:T p. 53-54
Large labor robots.
Golem Protectors FS p. 276-277
Bodyguard robots.
Golem Scouts FL:T p. 55-56
Scientific/military companion robots.
Menial Androids FL:T p. 55
Servant robots.
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Mockeries
Gibblings DBtS p. 64
Hideous "goblins" created by from a mixture of human and symbiot genetics.
Xyll Warbeasts FL:T p. 32
Twisted scorpion-like beasts created from a mixture of human and symbiot genetics.
Starships/Starports
Amen'ta "Hull Rats" FS p. 271-272
See the "Severus" entry, but they have spread to most starports and many starships.
Dzich "Beetleroach"
Stellar Life-Forms
Void Krakens DBtS p. 63
Gigantic mysterious space-monsters.
Symbiot Life-Forms
Symbiot life-forms may be found on Daishan, Stigmata, and Chernobog, although Symbiot insurgents may be
found elsewhere.
Bazozad LotE p. 110
Symbiot biotech artillery, with lashing serrated tentacles, and acid bombs.
Chukash LW p. 98
Meter-long, omnivorous pack rodents.
Flying Cats LW p. 98
Great cat/condor mutation with long grasping tail.
Galka Setzo LotE p. 110
Symbiot "tank", a huge mass of heavily-armored flesh on eight thick legs.
Icthiotes WP p. 53
Mutated predatory fish.
Kolo Zarnka "Stink Boars" LotE p. 109
Mutated wild boars.
Lizard Drones LW p. 87
Human-lizard mutants.
Mikaboshi LW p. 98
Mutated wolverine-like animals.
Symbiots FS p. 277/WP p. 51-52
Symbiot Shock Troops WP p. 53
Vral Creepers WP p. 54
Symbiot-controlled entangling creepers.
Wymgantai LotE p. 110
Mutated pterodactyl-like creatures, used as air cavalry.
Xolotl LW p. 14-15
The hibernating crustaceans that infected and created the original Symbiots.
Zag Kanta LotE p. 110
Five meter tall, mutated amphibian troops.
Zaibo LotE p. 110
Mutated intelligent marmots.
Undead
Ghosts DBtS p. 62
Restless spirits.
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Husks FS p. 274
Zombies.
Planetary Bestiary
Aylon
Galopin "Feathered Horse" DBtS p. 71
Swift, sacred, equine beast with peacock-like plumage. May be extinct. Equivalent of Urth Unicorn.
Hydra IS2 p. 24
Oceanic, floating radial "island", with numerous serpentine feeding arms, eyes, and mouths. Grows up to 200' in
circumference.
Reaper IS2 p. 23
40' tall, mobile, omnivorous, tree-like organism, with many mouths, and grasping serpentine branches.
Shinda FL:T p. 24
Small, green pachyderm, used as mount and dray-beast in the jungles. Gentle, loyal and possibly sentient.
Slekker IS2 p. 23
Radial-shaped, one-eyed, omnivorous, spider-like, animal-plant hybrid.
Tagas IS2 p. 24
Carnivorous, serpentine, oceanic biradial, up to 100' in length, covered with many eyes, and small mouths, as well
as a large central mouth full of sharp fangs.
Torgon IS2 p. 23-24
Omnivorous, elephant-sized, radial organism, with 12 leathery legs, many eyes, many mouths, and feeding
tentacles. May run up to 40 MPH.
Byzantium Secundus
Brutes FS p. 273
Large herd animal used for dray work, exported everywhere.
Giant Jellyfish BS p. 46
Jellyfish up to 40ft long, in the Galder Sea.
Giant Sea Insect BS p. 46
Aggressive fauna of the Galder Sea, including giant skater bugs and giant water scorpions.
Huffa BS p. 46
Rabbit-like rodent. Feral pet stock.
Queern Sh'an BS p. 46
Poisonous snake from Cadiz. Feral pet stock.
Raech-ul BS p. 85
Primitive, sewer-dwelling, amphibious, troll-like humanoids.
Scrion BS p. 87
Large translucent bat-like creatures.
Sharprats BS p. 85
Large, ferocious, pack-hunting rodents.
Thrinn Cats p. BS 46
Feral pet felines.
Tranquier BS p. 86
Large crocodilian sewer predators.
Urig Bats BS p. 46
Feral pet chiroptera.
Yipyip Birds BS p. 46
Pet parrots that mimic the worst gossip they hear
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Cadavus
Lyocels FL:T p. 23
Shaggy white lions without manes or tails. Used to guard monasteries, and often used as war-mounts by the
Decados.
Ushogi FL:T p. 23
Reindeer-like mammals used to pull sleighs.
Cadiz
Idim Bug PC p. 137
Large beetle, baked in its shell and eaten by the Hironem.
Queern Sh'an BS p. 46
Poisonous snake.
Chernobog
See the "Symbiot Life-Forms" entry.
Criticorum
Blight Wolves IS2 p. 4
Powerful pack predators, engineered from old Urth wolves.
Ghareeb "Coyote Men" IS2 p. 5
Woodland-dwelling "Animalized" Changed. Some have entered noble service.
Lamik IS2 p. 8
12' tall, flightless predatory bird.
Leviathans IS2 p. 5
Large whale-like mammals, renowned for their eerie songs.
Mole Folk IS2 p. 5
Blind Changed, created for mine work. Now dwell in sewers and subterranean tunnel networks.
Sikkeena "Knife-Weasels" IS2 p. 5
6' long, swift and slender pack animals with dull red fur, and opposable thumbs. Can open lids, turn knobs, and
pick locks. Have attacked communities.
Tiger Men IS2 p. 5
Animalized Changed, created as warriors, now gone completely feral. Have been known to attack and eat people.
Daishan
See the "Symbiot Life-Forms" entry.
Delphi
Davros Wolf-Cats IS1 p. 5
Cunning canine-feline crosses.
Frisian Ice Wyrms IS1 p. 5,7-9
Huge, powerful and predatory reptiles, with steely-blue scales, and the ability to generate heat to tunnel through
ice. Hunted as big game.
De Moley
Razorworms DBtS p. 70
Bizarre parasitical worms.
Grail
Aphid Grubs PC p. 131
Large, four-legged forest and jungle bugs eaten by Etyri.
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Gigolo Sparrow DBtS p. 80
Small attractive sparrow regarded as a symbol of sexuality.
Marsh-Mammoth PC p. 124
Large, fierce, swamp/marsh-dwelling pachyderm with three trunks, serrated tusks, and finned ears.
Gwynneth
Ice Wyrm IS1 p. 30
Smaller relative of the Frisian Ice Wyrm found on Delphi.
Rock Trolls IS1 p. 24, 26
Massive humanoids with stone-like skin, pincers instead of hands, and a dim intellect.
Salamanders IS1 p. 26
Mysterious fire entities that threaten space ships in the Paracelsus Belt.
Ishtakhr
Coral Whales IS2 p. 29
Colorful, moderately-large cetacean. Heavily hunted.
Gedamals IS2 p. 30
Larger, three-humped versions of Urth camels, with thick skin, and elephant-like trunk.
Keeber Aa'rab "Ishtakhr Scorpion" IS2 p. 29
Up to seven feet long centipede-like predator, with heavy exoskeleton, poisonous stinging tail, and crab-like
pincers. Swims beneath the sands at speeds up to 30 mph.
Sand Hoppers IS2 p. 29
One foot long, crab-like insects, with soft shells, and hopping gait. Main prey of Keeber Aa'rab.
Kish
Grolla Crawlers FL:T p. 23
Large many-legged ant-like bugs used as dray-beasts.
Pherizces "Spitters" FL:T p. 25
Desert lizard mounts and dray beasts. Sometimes ridden as war-mounts by Li Halan desert scouts. Spit acid.
Runner Birds FL:T p. 23
Large emu-like dray-beasts.
Kordeth/Ukar
Corgun CotG p. 68
Huge, vicious, serpentine monsters.
Galisp CotG p. 61
Brightly colored mobile fungi that can be shaped into dwellings and clothing.
Muntas CotG p. 68
Huge, subterranean bear-like pack animals.
Murcha Beast LotKW p. 130
Large, foul-smelling and ugly subterranean slug. Used as an insulting term.
Mworgun CotG p. 68
Gaunt leathery bipeds with slits eyes and nostrils that mimic sounds, luring other animals and people to their death.
Said to be the result of Second Republic experimentation.
Patas CotG p. 50
Grazing herd animals.
Saurians CotG p. 68
Blind, carnivorous subterranean reptile-birds.
Solka CotG 68
Vicious albino vampiric apes with sucker-tipped fingers.
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Tlinto Ba'kamek "Shadow Spider" SS p. 98-99
Bizarre "ink spot" creatures that devour heat.
Torbun CotG p. 63
Subterranean herd animals similar to blind, six-legged spiked tortoises.
Valpas CotG p. 51
Subterranean fish.
Votun CotG p. 51
Large blind subterranean beavers.
Leagueheim
Hissing Cockroach MotJW p.124-125
Vicious swarming cockroaches.
Leminkainen
Ichthia FL:T p. 23
Aquatic dray beasts.
Madoc
Leviathans FL:T p. 24
Great migratory sea-beasts similar to Urth whales that pull the floating, nomadic villages.
Zeeta Lizards PC p. 151
Small tree- and rock-climbing lizards.
Magog
Jelly Vipers BS p. 24
Prohibited narcotic source.
Pandemonium
Baralough CP p. 14
Legendary ape-like predator, clawed, tusked, and scaled, that can sense guilt, and track its prey tirelessly.
Psi-Leeches CP p. 14-15
Created life-form that feeds on the brains of psychics, flying over them, latching onto their head, and liquefying
their brain.
Ravagers CP p. 15
Powerful swarming insects that consume all living organic matter.
Vrasht Bugs FS p. 272-273
Venomous insect.
Pentateuch
Draga Beast WP p. 20
Swift bipedal reptiles used as mounts and dray-beasts.
Galopin "Feathered Horse" DBtS p. 71
See the "Aylon" entry.
Malador Phantom SS p. 92-93
Blue and white primates, with two pairs of red eyes, often kept as pets.
Pyre
Batbugs PotCS p. 92
Bat-like insect.
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Bugbats PotCS p. 92
Small predatory bats with strong exoskeletons.
Cavern Spiders PotCS p. 92
Large solitary spiders.
Diremice PotCS p. 92
Prolific rodents with skull-like faces.
Grolla Crawlers FL:T p. 23
See the "Kish" entry.
Hindermites PotCS p. 92
Small communal bugs similar to Urth termites with burning "spit".
Kevoor Udea "Scorpelion" SS p. 94-95
Bizarre twin-tailed "scorpion".
Megasquitoes PotCS p. 92
Giant mosquitoes.
Nosewhigs PotCS p. 92
Small sinuous beetles, fabled for crawling up people's noses while they sleep.
Needletongue Zipstriders PotCS p. 92
Small bipedal reptiles with long insect-piercing tongues.
Pherizces "Spitters" FL:T p. 25
See the "Kish" entry.
Scarlet Whipwinders PotCS p. 92
Venomous red sidewinders with lashing tails.
Tumblemound PotCS p. 92
Large shaggy-furred mound that rolls for locomotion.
Zapflies PotCS p. 92
Tiny swarm flies that can generate shocking electrical charges.
Rampart
Gikaworms FL:T p. 26
Silk-producing worms.
Ravenna
Ocelynx IS1 p. 14
Nearly extinct spotted great cat from Austram (West) Island.
Pinktail Gazelles DBtS p. 80
Small, lithe gazelles, with elegant horns and pink tails, seen as a symbol of sexuality due to their rapid breeding.
Extensively hunted by nobles on Ravenna.
Urrocs FL:T p. 24/LotKW p. 117/IS1 p. 14
Huge birds, with long-necks, 60ft wingspans and fantastically-hued plumage. Used as mounts, and trained by
House Trusnikron.
Rimpoche
Chitterlings WP p. 29
Chittering pack-rodents found in Rimpoche's bio-dome.
Escorpia Bugs WP p. 30
Poisonous scorpion-like insects, originally native to Vorox.
Severus
Amen'ta "Hull Rats" FS p. 271-272
Vicious rodents, and starport pests.
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Ashtah MotJW p. 76
Predator famed for its tenacious tracking of prey. The Muster's "Ashtati" bounty hunters are named after this beast.
Chameleon Python DBtS p. 80
Large constrictor with chameleon-like color-changing abilities. Regarded as a phallic symbol.
Shaprut
Dimark IS2 p. 14
Sail-backed, mammal-like carnivorous reptile, up to eight feet in length.
Gibblings IS2 p. 15/DBtS p. 64
See the "Mockeries" entry.
Shaggar IS2 p. 14
Seven foot tall, bear-ape hybrids.
Stigmata
See the "Symbiot Life-Forms" entry.
Sutek
Giant Radiolarian DBtS p. 71
Psychic predatory lizard of lakes and rivers. Shark-sized.
Velisamil/Obun
Patas CotG p. 50
Grazing herd animals
Vera Cruz
Shazzle FS p. 48, 111
Gentle creature favored as a pet, attributed with many "lives".
Ungavorok
Escorpia Bugs WP p. 30
Poisonous scorpion-like insects.
Grackle Fox SS p. 90-91
Fierce, immensely powerful predators armed with claws and fangs.
Rutboar DBtS p. 80
An ugly, almost canine boar, with a swollen rump. Regarded as a symbol of virility within Voroxian culture.
Thracker
A small poisonous reptile capable of astounding bursts of speed. The Van Gelder "Thracker" assault rifle is named
after it.
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Barbarian Worlds
Kurgan Worlds
Common
Polygoat SC p. 62
Highly adaptable engineered goat, with wild strains including jungle, mountain, and semi-aquatic variations. Found
throughout the Caliphate.
Beliah
Bugbat SC p. 59
See the "Pyre" entry.
Dzich "Beetleroach" SC p. 59
Horned beetles with colorful or patterned carapaces. Often kept in homes of on starships, because they eat dust.
Giant Earthworm SC p. 59
Yildugh "Cave Scorpion" SC p. 59
Up to one meter long predatory arachnid, with long nimble legs, 2-5 pincers, and a stinging tail. Can run nearly as
fast as an adult human, and can jump up to three meters.
Hira/Kurga
Chervin WP p. 34, 40, 43
Large goat-like mountain beasts, used as mounts and dray-beasts.
Hallahs WP p. 38-39
Edible rabbit-like rodents.
Polyconstrictor "Tree Squid" SC p. 47
Arboreal, squid-like predator, that dangles vine-like tentacles to entrap prey.
Trocha Lizards WP p. 38
Colorful, aquatic river lizards. Caught as food.
Irem
Bombodai "Shaggy Mastodon" SC p. 63
Wooly mammoth used as a war- and pack-beast.
Djukarn "Uintatherium" SC p. 63
A two meter tall brontotherium, with three pairs of bony knobs lining its skull.
Giant Beaver/Elk/Sloth/Tapir SC p. 62
Recreated ancient mammals, now protected by law.
Karakul Sheep SC p. 62
A sheep famed for its black wool.
Tengrujart "Sky-Scratcher" SC p. 63
Three meter tall brontotherium, with a Y-shaped horn on its snout, and a surly disposition.
Khayyam
Dzich "Beetleroaches" SC p. 55, 59
See the "Beliah" entry.
Carrion Bats SC p. 55
Large bats that occupy a niche similar to that of the Urth vulture.
Ghul-Byaban SC p. 55
Hairy, cannibalistic, anthropoid scavenger.
Gliding Cobra SC p. 55
Venomous arboreal snake, capable of flattening itself out, and gliding short distances from tree to tree.
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Oontah SC p. 55
A powerful, three-humped camel, with six legs.
Sheerkhur "Pantherwolves" SC p. 55
Long-tailed great cats, with narrow-jawed faces, crocodilian teeth, and slightly elongated necks. Hunts like a feline,
but is socially pack-orientated. Can be domesticated.
Trocha Lizards WP p. 38
See the "Hira/Kurga" entry.
Rukh
Carpet Ants SC p. 67
Voracious omnivorous ants with group intelligence that enables them to surround and entrap large animals.
Gigapede SC p. 67
Colonial creature which forms when a number of subterranean beetles interlock their carapaces into a single file
column several meters long, in order to trek across the surface in search of a new burrow site.
Hwuluf SC p. 67
Smaller relative of the extinct rukh, genetically-altered to serve as transportation. Has a twenty meter wingspan.
Tsuma
Bortu SC p. 71
Giant sea turtle, and "state animal" of Tsuma. Starts life as a one-meter long gentle herbivore, migrating on land on
well-articulated legs. Adults that cannot reach water retain their legs, but grow up to three meters long, and become
carnivores. Adults that reach the sea lose their legs, gain flippers, and grow up to three-four meters in length.
Danghu SC p. 70-71
Persistent, hyena-like scavenger.
Flourescent Bass SC p. 70
Glowing fish, prized as food, and as ornamental pets.
Mughong SC p. 70
Walrus-like cetacean with an elongated serpentine body, and highly-prized blubber.
Nanoshrimp SC p. 70
Tiny, krill-like shrimp that swim in shoals of millions.
Puffer Sharks SC p. 70
Small, non-aggressive sharks that inflate to scare off larger predators.
Sea Scorpions SC p. 70
Large aquatic scorpions, up to six feet in length.
Spidercrabs SC p. 70
Large edible crabs with long, spider-like legs.
Stiletto Eels SC p. 70
Territorial eels that attack by thrusting with their razor-edged horn.
Vuldrok Worlds
Fingisvold
Berantung SC p. 111
Great white, bear-like marsupial carnivores.
Ice Drakes SC p. 111
Warm-blooded, feathered, carnivorous dinosaur-sized reptiles, that spit "burning" venom.
Vroken Whales SC p. 111
Hunted for their oil and blubber.
Weardvolk SC p. 111
Troll-like simians of the far north.
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Frost
Draken SC p. 119
Predatory marine mammalian serpents, three-thirty meters in length. Known to attack small vessels.
Fire Drakes SC p. 119
Great winged reptiles that resemble mythological dragons.
Ice Cats SC p. 119
Powerful, white-furred, great cats.
Storm Trolls SC p. 119
Powerful, hunched, heavily-furred and aggressive simians that have developed crude tool-use.
Vontu SC p. 119
Six-legged, yak-like mammal, herded for food.
Hargard
Hargardian Skirrl SS p. 96-97
Saber-toothed predatory "squirrel".
Raven
Ageleca "Hurricane Tiger" SC p. 114
White-furred, pack-hunting great cat.
Grimmagest "Dark Raven" SC p. 114
Great, black avian predator, large enough to bear a rider, and sometimes trained to do so, although this is a difficult
task.
Wolf's Lament
Jotun SC p. 114
Gigantic, two-horned mammalian predators that can walk upright, and move in large herds.
Tundra Wolves SC p.89
Large, canine-like mammals, attributed with mystical powers.
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Vau Worlds
Vau
Weed Flitters DBtS p. 69
Flying carnivorous jellyfish.
Vril-Ya
Phlag Dogs DBtS p. 69
Foul, hyena-like pack-scavengers/predators.
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Lost Worlds
Antioch
Cartelgos LWSC2 p. 18
Six-limbed ape-great cat hybrid that swings through the trees after prey.
Cuatellons LWSC2 p. 18
Six-legged, four-horned herb herbivore, fiercely protective of young.
Marellen LWSC2 p. 19
Shy and elusive, six-limbed aquatic simian, known for tool-use, and haunting songs.
Verdiablos LWSC2 p. 18
Six-legged, gigantic crocodilian that runs upright at great speed.
Aspiration
Locust-Crabs LWSC2 p. 21
Small crab-like swarming creatures less than an inch in diameter, that use chute-like wings to ride periodic heavy
gales every few months, and devour anything in their way.
Egg
Fikuli LWSC2 p. 30
Plains-dwelling gazelles hunted for their meat.
Indriak LWSC2 p. 30
Small, cunning, cat-like predators, who hunt on all fours, climb trees, and can stand erect for brief periods.
Eridol
Aluuni LWSC2 p. 38-42
Aquatic, krill-eating, walrus-like bipeds, semi-sentient, and typically peaceful. Drove the Thana from Eridol.
Mosks LWSC2 p. 42
Small, warm-blooded, tusked omnivores.
Shrask LWSC2 p. 42-43
Large gentle omnivores with light fur, long necks, and piercing teeth. Catch fish, small animals, and eat leaves.
Eaten by wyllks and humans.
Wyllk LWSC2 p. 42-43
Fish-eating and cannibalistic amphibian. The evolutionary ancestors of the aluuni.
Gizeh
Durgra LWSC2 p. 49
Small, humpless camels, used as mounts by the Durgwhallah.
Gintra LWSC2 p. 49
Mammalian pack scavenger known for its ululating howl that sounds like the moaning of an injured man.
Pakunie LWSC2 p. 49
Mule-cow ungulate, used for meat, milk, and as a dray beast.
Heaven's Ridge
Vreen LWSC2 p. 53
Delicate fern-like tubeworms that create veritable "forests".
Waisling LWSC2 p. 53
Semi-animate viscous strings of amoebae that devour anything they come into contact with.
Walkers LWSC2 p. 53
Cliff-dwelling, spider-like predators, three times human size, that create webs out of their feces.
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Khotan
Grumpas LWSC2 p. 67
10-legged burden beasts up to 50 meters in length. Can climb well and have a fondness for klee bird eggs and glim
worms.
Mazreechi LWSC2 p. 67
Large, vicious, pterodactyl-like birds of prey. Even known to attack grumpas and skazlers.
Skazlars LWSC2 p. 67
Large, predatory, 8-legged lion-like creatures. Extremely fast.
Novgorod
Glaaba LWSC2 p. 85
Common herb beast.
Gulk LWSC2 p. 85
Lumbering work animal.
Khryski LWSC2 p. 85
Largish fox-like animal, often domesticated to track herds and spot predators. Tend to operate in pairs.
Lursk LWSC2 p. 85
Native mice. Favorite prey of Khryskis.
Tuvi LWSC2 p. 85
Native voles. Favorite prey of Khryskis.
Ulehg LWSC2 p. 85
Wolf-like predator, often domesticated to serve as a guardian.
Sargasso (Collier's Landing)
Sargassan Squids LWSC2 p. 97
Huge, multi-tentacled giant squids.
Sky Tear
Golden Apes LWSC2 p. 101
Shy, swift, and powerful primates, with a developed sense of vengeance.
Man-Trap LWSC2 p. 101
Large, tentacled carnivorous plants, with drugged thorns and digestive pods.
Needle-Fish LWSC2 p. 101
Carnivorous flying fish that attack prey en masse.
Pack Spiders LWSC2 p. 101
Swarm-orientated giant spiders, up to one meter in length, that move in their hundreds of thousands. Varieties
include trapdoor spiders, tree-dwellers, aquatic, venomous, and non-venomous.
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