Bestiary

In Slavic mythology, Dola (pronounced doh-luh) are the protective spirits which embody human fate. They can appear in the guises of a god, a cat, a man, a mouse, or a woman. They have their own preferences and provinces; and they would hound you if you made choices that were Read more

One of 6 named Drakaina from myth, she is one of two surviving ones in modern times. She was a monstrous creature from the region of Delphi, and often described in relationship to the oracle of Delphi. She issued forth from her dwelling at night to prey on handsome young 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

Strzyga is a vampiric demon in Polish folklore. It is born to human parents, but has two hearts, two souls, and two set of teeth. Often a child born with already developed teeth was said to be a strzyga. They are sometimes said to have bright red hair and blue 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 cloths Read more

Fawns are legendary creatures said to have been devised by a being with an insatiable lust for art and beauty. Both male and female, they are most noted for their physical perfection and the hypnotic quality of their movement. At rest, they are striking; in motion, they are said to 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

INTRODUCTION Modern paleontologists have identified the quetzalcoatlus as a flying reptilian bird, an azhdarchid pterodactyloid from the Latest Cretaceous that ended 65 million years ago. However, like other species of Dinosauria, their lifetimes existed in unknown Ages-past from an unknown number of turnings of the Wheel. The quetzalcoatlus has specifically Read more