Category: Best of the Bestiary

Round she is, yet flat as a board.Altar of the lupine lords.Jewel on black velvet, pearl in the sea.Unchanged but e’erchanging, eternally. Riddle of the gynosphinx of White Plume Mountain Buckle up, everyone! We’ve got a big guy on our hands today! Lore: Divine Test Givers Calm and powerful, wise and patient, the sphinx stands…

Lore: Angry in Death When a spirit is unable to pass unto the afterlife, a specter is born. Condemned to walk the world forever, with no memory of their former lives, it is no wonder they are consumed by rage. Unlike other spirits, nothing beyond destruction can set this creature free. Hurt by the sun,…

Five whole pages in one article? Oh boy. This is gonna be exhausting. Lore: Toads of Chaos Within the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo, a realm every bit as bizarre and untamed as the name might suggest, the slaadi exist without law or discipline. They follow only one rule: might makes right. Should a slaadi prove…

Lore: Spirits of Habit Raised by dark magic, skeletons can either be summoned as a necromancer’s minion or simply by their own accord. Skeletons retain nothing of their former lives, though they can still be revived, rejuvenating flesh and soul while banishing the spirit that possessed them. Those raised by necromancer’s are bound to the…

Lore: A Born Protector A shield guardian is the ultimate protector, as it is specially created to be so. To obey the master who holds their amulet is their sole purpose. If their amulets are well-guarded, then they can continue to uphold that duty indefinitely. However, should it be damaged, the guardian will be left…