Bestiary

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5 entries found.

Daybat
keywordsDrylands, Twilight, Flying
level1
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
14
16
16
3
3
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
51
Bite
:
A14
D16
Init21
dam1
Daybats are the most common small flying predator in much of the Drylands, and the brighter parts of the Twilight zone, feeding primarily on small insects and invertebrates. Daybats are small winged creatures around the size of a clenched Keldian fist, with tawny fur over most of their bodies. A Daybat has four short clawed feet and a pair of leathery wings (all of a Daybat's exposed skin is actually covered in very fine scales). Daybats have sensitive noses and large dark eyes, giving them excellent senses (Observation 16). They are extremely quick and agile flyers, able to snatch insects out of the air. On the ground they are a little less graceful (-2A/-4D), but can still scramble effectively, and do so to chase or eat larger prey. When not hunting Daybats prefer to roost in groups in rocky cracks or under overhanging stones. Daybats bear live young, the pups being carried clinging to the adult's fur for some cycles after birth until old enough to fly by themselves.

Although the majority of Daybats have tawny or ochre fur in some areas they have reddish or purple fur, often with black or white markings. Daybats are thought by Sages to be relatives of Night Bats.
Demon of Potence
keywordsDemon, Summoned
level5
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
20
16
20
15
20
10
15
50
0
0
6
0
3
5
148
Claws
:
A23
D16
Init23
dam3D6+1
A Demon summoned by the Black Order Spell Demon of Potence. It is never visible as more than a smudge in the air in light or, in the darkness, as a horrible feeling in the air.
Devil Bird
keywordsDrylands, Twilight, Pack
level3
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
23
18
14
3
11
12
8
20
0
1
2
0
4
5
99
Bite
:
A23
D18
Init18
damD6+5
Critical hits do 1 extra damage.
Devil Birds are flightless predatory birds found both on the Drylands plains and in parts of the Twilight Jungle. Devil Birds have evolved beaks full of powerful teeth, which are capable of inflicting very dangerous bites, since they are needle sharp and capable of biting through armour. If a Devil Bird scores a critical hit, or rolls maximum damage on a hit, they will latch on and violently shake their prey, inflicting D8 damage a round without rolling to hit (make a resisted Physical roll to break free). Devil Birds hunt in small packs of 3-7 members, but do not employ complex hunting tactics, and frequently get distracted gorging on any prey that falls.

Devil Bird teeth are used in the construction of the weapon known as a Stenon, a wooden blade set with a row of Devil Bird teeth on each edge. For this reason the removed teeth of a Devil Bird are a Treasure 1.
Dorga
keywordsDrylands, Twilight, Domestic, Slow
level2
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
16
10
8
3
40
14
14
40
2
0
4
0
2
3
104
Gore
:
A19
D10
Init10
damD8+8
Can toss after 2+ successes.
The Dorga is a huge draught animal, a six-legged monster of a lizard capable of hauling as much as a whole team of Crdlu. Each of their six legs is almost as large as a Keldian, and the thick muscular tail a similar length. They have a short pair of tusks that protrude to either side of their lower jaws, and often a similar pair of horns above. Most Dorga are red and brown, their hide knobbled and scaled, though some specimens run to grey and green.

Once domesticated, Dorga are usually trained for heavy work, their temperament does not make them suitable for combat, though they are occasionally fitted with wooden platforms and loaded up with archers. If roused to anger they may attempt to charge and gore someone with their horns. If this attack scores 2 or more successes then the target is also tossed a Legat for every success.
Dusk Raven
keywordsTwilight, Icelands, Flying, Swarm
level2
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
15
18
16
2
4
10
8
20
0
0
1
0
4
3
79
Bites and Claws
:
A20
D18
Init20
damD6
Armour counts 1/2.
The creature known to the Keldians as the Dusk Raven is a feathered hunting bird about twice the size of an Akram. They have night black feathers, a wingspan of about a Legat, bright eyes, sharp beaks, and flexible ruffed necks. Most Dusk Ravens spend their time in small colonies in the Twilight Jungles, eating fruits or plucking fish out of the river.

Sometimes, however, they have been known to form huge flocks and attack people without warning, biting and clawing at them, often till they are blind or dead. It is sometimes suggested that they are commanded to behave like this by the Night Ravens. Certainly the rest of the time they are generally harmless. The attack stat above represents an attack by a flock.