These monsters are born human, but by mutation later in life suddenly take on a craving for human flesh. The mutation is transmitted by a gene linked to the Y chromosome, therefore only affects males, and is expressed after puberty. The longer they ignore the urge to cannibalize the living, Read more…
Stories of Nagas originated in ancient Hindu writings, but similar stories have popped up throughout Asia and Africa over the centuries. They are rarely seen as dangerous or sinister in stories and legends, but rather as ruled by the same emotions and drives as mortal men. In the poems ‘Mahabharata,’ Read more…
Ancient Islamic tradition speaks of the Djinn, powerful deity-like entities that are born of smokeless fires and dwell in the Kaf, a mythical mountain range said to circle the Earth. There are many types of Djinn, and sub-types that can be defined by their colour. Most importantly, are the Jann, Read more…
A prophet can see into the future. He or she generally has no control over the scale, of what or when aspects of the future are glimpsed. In fact, a prophet may have no interpretation at all regarding their foretellings. However, sometimes, whether it is tomorrow or centuries from now, Read more…
In Dante’s Inferno, harpies inhabited the tortured wood where suicides have their eternal punishment in the seventh ring of Hell. Fitting, harpies were indeed created for that purpose. They are the agents of punishment, abducting and torturing those condemned by the gods. In legend, King Phineas used his gift of Read more…
Urban legend often portrays these as lycans or werewolves, but Wolfkin are something else. Their origins are unknown. Almost every culture speaks of creatures with kinships with animals, wolves in particular, and they are often portrayed as violent and dangerous. In truth, not all wolfkin are mindless monsters. Indeed, Read more…
The cherufe is a snake-like creature which dwells alongside magma pools deep within volcanic caverns. Ancient civilizations satiated the cherufes’ appetite with sacrificial victims, practices long abandoned except in the darkest corners of the world. Twenty years ago, when the Ascendancy first came into executive power, and volcanoes long dormant Read more…
Originally ferocious foot-soldiers, Oni are hideous, ogre-like creatures with sharp claws, wild hair, and long horns curling away from their skulls. They are humanoid in appearance but may have additional unnatural features such as scales, hide, or fur of deepest black color. In legend they are depicted as wearing Read more…
The Ijiraq were once used as spies and assassins by those who controlled them. They appear as half-man, half-mist but can take almost any form, making them particularly deceptive. When encountering one, you will see it out of the corner of your eye, then if you try to observe it Read more…
Legend says the thunderbird was an enormous bird with a wing-span so large the sweep of its wings clapped like thunder. Also associated with storms, it is believed the thunderbird carried lightning on its back. They are intelligent, powerful, and wrathful. They seem closest in form to that of Read more…