Category: Best of the Bestiary

Lore: Mounts for the Chosen Proud and noble, with a form like glittering starlight, the magical unicorn is the ally of elves and sylvan folk, even speaking their tongues. While they are very peaceful, that does not make them placid. Those with ill intentions rarely leave a unicorn’s domain alive. Gods aligned with good placed…

The wall caved in. That’s the last thing I remember. A survivor’s account of an umber hulk attack. Lore: Diggy Diggy Hole Burrowing beneath the earth in search of food, an umber hulk is a truly horrible creature. They hide within stone, using their sensitive hair-like feelers to sense its prey as they approach. With…

Lore: Wolverine, Nasty Edition Despite lacking civilized social abilities, trolls can often be found working as mercenaries for creatures like orcs, ettins, or hags. Their price is simple: food. However, even should it be paid, these savage, disgusting creatures are far from easy to control. Trolls have a freakish ability to regenerate wounds quickly. As…

Smells like an orc’s loincloth in here! Last words of Arlax Hammermantle, dwarf spelunker Lore: Only the Strongest and Smelliest Constantly at war with the other denizens of the Underdark, troglodytes mark the shallow depths of their domains with the bones and blood (and sometimes dung) of their dead enemies. The most loathsome humanoid creatures…

Lore: Life Within Wood Dwelling within ancient forests, treants are awakened trees who spend their days in quiet contemplation. Though they are very peaceful by nature, their wrath is fearsome, and they’ll quickly rise to defend their homes from hostile outsiders. Trees destined to become treants spend many long centuries in meditation within magically dense…