Category: Best of the Bestiary

Petal downs and acorn caps are so last summer! Rivergleam, Pixie Fashionista Oh god. We’re not dealing with a monster. This is something far worse. We’re dealing with a basic bitch! Lore: Friendly Little Tricksters Highly excitable and energetic, pixies enjoy spying on creatures as they pass. While they have an almost irresistible urge to…

Some mad genius at Wizards of the Coast really said, “Hey, why not have a weird slug think that disguises itself as a stalactite?” And then they made that. And they put it in the game. And I have nothing but respect for everyone involved in that process. Lore: They Are the Ceiling Clinging to…

Lore: A Bird After Mine Own Heart… Literally A viscous carnivore, the peryton prefers to eat humanoid creatures like elves, half-elves, and humans. After it kills its prey, it will rip out its heart and carry it back to its nest to feast. Beautiful though the creature may be, it is as terrible as any…

Behold, the pegasus. It can outrace a dragon in the open sky, and only the best among us can ever hope to ride one. A fitting emblem for our great house, don’t you think? Tyllenvane d’Orien, dragonmarked scion arguing to change the symbol of House Orien from the unicorn to the pegasus Man wanted to…

The only good thing about Owlbears is that the wizard who created them is probably dead. Xarshel Ravenshadow, gnome professor of Transmutative Science at Morgrave University With respect, Xarshel Ravenshadow, I must disagree with you. The only good thing about owlbears is literally everything about them. Lore: Mysterious Nighttime Hunters Ferocious, aggressive, and stubborn, the…