Description
[B]
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Temples, Abandoned Cities, Roads, Forests, Mountains, Plains
Description: It is not entirely certain whether or not the Black Legionnaires are their own race, or if they are simply husks of a once intelligent species. While not very powerful or skilled, they travel in groups and possess frightening appearances, carrying all manners of weapons with some of them even being magi. They appear close to areas that were at one point civilized or populated, or on roads that lead to such areas. The Legionnaires are also known to follow orders from Overseers, though the connection between them is unspecified.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Towns, Encampments
Description: Known among humans as the "Brood". Their origins are a mystery, though the two most popular theories are as follows: 1) They are the product of humans tapping into dark magics that twisted their bloodline; 2) They are the issue of a union between humans and an unknown, monstrous race. They have formed societies that compete very heavily with humanity, though they are not actually at war and will not attack humans without reason or provocation. The Brood are highly aggressive, however, and can find it very difficult to keep their rage at bay at times. In battle, the Brood only seem to fight harder the more they are injured, and in some cases a killing blow can actually leave the body fighting savagely for a short time even beyond death. They do have their own gods, and their deities neither have genders nor names, and are instead known only by titles (for example, their chief god is called either Wrathful One or (Old) Nine Eyes). The name "Brood" was given to them by humans, they refer to themselves as the Ûttorrba. They are similar to humans in how they form societies and laws, but there are somewhat fewer of them and they tend to live longer.
[C]
Creature Class: Behemoth
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Desert, Low Ground
Description: Canyon Stalkers are massive six-legged, four-eyed creatures, mostly seen prowling through the chasms of deep canyons. It possesses two sets of horns: One set is elongated, curving in bow-like shapes along its back, which is lined with large spines all the way to the tip of its tail. The other set of horns is shorter, curving inwards toward its split mouth. They are incredibly powerful and agile, able to cling to the canyon walls and chase its prey large distances by running and leaping.
Creature Class: Legendary
Chance to Encounter: Extremely Rare
Habitat: Isolated Caverns, Underground
Description: It possesses thick, dull horns that curve back towards the base of its neck and its eyes are small, shining a bright white. Its coating is a linkage of stone textured onyx-black scales, which are severely rigid and disproportional, some jutting out like stalagmites while others are flatter. They enjoy sleeping in beds of lava or if none are available in their vicinity, the ground will generally suffice. Though normally passive, Crypt Dragons will grow aggressive if they are attacked or disturbed. Of the many shades and species of dragons, the Crypt Dragons have always been regarded as some of the most fearsome. And while their strength goes almost wholly unmatched, they are few in numbers and prefer to remain out of sight and unstirred. When soldiers began scouring caves and tunnels in search for these dragons, hoping to tame or control them for their war effort, the dragons grew restless and swiftly destroyed the foolish men and the kingdoms that they had represented, sulking back into their caverns to resume their sleep when the deed had been completed.
[D]
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Open Desert, Villages, Roads
Description: A generation of Naga built for traversing through desert lands, they are a civilized race that have an affinity for trading and traveling, while others have been known to take up arms or practice other arts like music or painting. Those who do wield weapons have shown to utilize them with incredible finesse, using their powerful tail to offset their lack of upper body strength. Nagas have humanoid upper bodies and a long serpent tail that constitutes the rest, covered mostly in scales.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Abundant
Habitat: Desert Cliffs
Description: Although innocuous at first glance, their beaks have been known to punch through metal armor with strength alone, even if they may not seem sharp; this is made all the more dangerous as they prefer to travel around in groups of five or six, sometimes even more.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Open Desert, Underground
Description: These creatures tend to vary in size, their kind preferring to tunnel through the desert. They are able to feel presences above them, bursting through the sand in a sneak attack for a fast meal. They are ridged with bladed bones that jut along the length of their bodies and have large maws, surrounded by powerful pincers used for destroying and breaking down tougher creatures.
[L]
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Instinctive animals that rely on speed to snag their quarry, they typically hunt in packs, though some of have been seen hunting on their lonesome or in pairs.
[O]
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Mountains, Grass Plains, Roads
Description: Though some are more civilized than others, these large and burly ogres find great pleasure in violence and the thrill of combat, searching far and wide for unsuspecting victims to slaughter. They have been known to possess a variety of features, ranging from horns to hoofed feet to tails. One thing they all have in common, however, is brute strength.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Temples, Magma Plains
Description: Overseers can only really be described as enigmatic, perhaps a lost sense of purpose lying hidden behind those fiery eyes. Of those that are left, they are sometimes witnessed roaming around the vestiges of what once used to be their culture, protecting ruins and abandoned sites alike from invaders. With bent, black horns and plated armor, they patrol the vicinity aimlessly, and while they appear to be lost in some way, what truly goes on in their minds is unknown.
[S]
Creature Class: Construct
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Open Desert, Ruins
Description: Left behind without one to control them, these mindless beasts have become increasingly territorial over time, still waiting for the masters that will never return to them, guarding the area with core of their existences and attacking suspicious entities on sight.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: The Sand Reapers are a nomadic race of warriors, taking pride in battle and wearing the bones of their opponents as trophies, at times even sculpting them into their own armor and weapons. They are tall, strong, and excellent fighters, making use of whatever they can to secure victory.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Abundant
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Foul, ungainly beasts, scavengers are small and fat, their heads nearly the size of the rest of their bodies. Large tusks protrude from their jaws, which they use to gore and bleed out their quarry. Their arms are just as powerful as their mouths, using their strength to tackle and pin down their enemies as well as tear apart resistant innards. They will mostly eat dead or smaller animals, but in packs they will search for larger, meatier prey.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: The Skath are one of the desert's most prominent predators, hunting leapers, scavengers, and humans alike, and are often viewed by the sand reapers as worthy game. Incredibly muscular and coated in tough, armored skin, they stand as tall as two men and are known to bound from their jumping positions to their targets in roughly a second.
[W]
Official Name: Winged Viper
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Vipers are beasts of opportunity, taking the chance to strike when the backs of their victims are turned. Strong venom coats their fangs, corrosive enough to eat away through plated armor. Rather than using their wings to fly, they are mainly used for boosting themselves forward to give them the extra edge they need to knock down and catch their meal.
Official Name: Wyvern
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Desert Cliffs
Description: This particular class of wyvern, dazed by hunger and in search of meal, have made it to desert territories and began asserting dominance over the wildlife, taking advantage of their aerial superiority of the sands. They have been known to swoop down quickly like arrows, clutching their prey between their teeth and devouring them on the spot if not taken back to their lofts on the cliffs. They are nowhere near the size of dragons, but they are still large, considerable opponents.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Temples, Abandoned Cities, Roads, Forests, Mountains, Plains
Description: It is not entirely certain whether or not the Black Legionnaires are their own race, or if they are simply husks of a once intelligent species. While not very powerful or skilled, they travel in groups and possess frightening appearances, carrying all manners of weapons with some of them even being magi. They appear close to areas that were at one point civilized or populated, or on roads that lead to such areas. The Legionnaires are also known to follow orders from Overseers, though the connection between them is unspecified.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Towns, Encampments
Description: Known among humans as the "Brood". Their origins are a mystery, though the two most popular theories are as follows: 1) They are the product of humans tapping into dark magics that twisted their bloodline; 2) They are the issue of a union between humans and an unknown, monstrous race. They have formed societies that compete very heavily with humanity, though they are not actually at war and will not attack humans without reason or provocation. The Brood are highly aggressive, however, and can find it very difficult to keep their rage at bay at times. In battle, the Brood only seem to fight harder the more they are injured, and in some cases a killing blow can actually leave the body fighting savagely for a short time even beyond death. They do have their own gods, and their deities neither have genders nor names, and are instead known only by titles (for example, their chief god is called either Wrathful One or (Old) Nine Eyes). The name "Brood" was given to them by humans, they refer to themselves as the Ûttorrba. They are similar to humans in how they form societies and laws, but there are somewhat fewer of them and they tend to live longer.
[C]
Creature Class: Behemoth
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Desert, Low Ground
Description: Canyon Stalkers are massive six-legged, four-eyed creatures, mostly seen prowling through the chasms of deep canyons. It possesses two sets of horns: One set is elongated, curving in bow-like shapes along its back, which is lined with large spines all the way to the tip of its tail. The other set of horns is shorter, curving inwards toward its split mouth. They are incredibly powerful and agile, able to cling to the canyon walls and chase its prey large distances by running and leaping.
Creature Class: Legendary
Chance to Encounter: Extremely Rare
Habitat: Isolated Caverns, Underground
Description: It possesses thick, dull horns that curve back towards the base of its neck and its eyes are small, shining a bright white. Its coating is a linkage of stone textured onyx-black scales, which are severely rigid and disproportional, some jutting out like stalagmites while others are flatter. They enjoy sleeping in beds of lava or if none are available in their vicinity, the ground will generally suffice. Though normally passive, Crypt Dragons will grow aggressive if they are attacked or disturbed. Of the many shades and species of dragons, the Crypt Dragons have always been regarded as some of the most fearsome. And while their strength goes almost wholly unmatched, they are few in numbers and prefer to remain out of sight and unstirred. When soldiers began scouring caves and tunnels in search for these dragons, hoping to tame or control them for their war effort, the dragons grew restless and swiftly destroyed the foolish men and the kingdoms that they had represented, sulking back into their caverns to resume their sleep when the deed had been completed.
[D]
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Open Desert, Villages, Roads
Description: A generation of Naga built for traversing through desert lands, they are a civilized race that have an affinity for trading and traveling, while others have been known to take up arms or practice other arts like music or painting. Those who do wield weapons have shown to utilize them with incredible finesse, using their powerful tail to offset their lack of upper body strength. Nagas have humanoid upper bodies and a long serpent tail that constitutes the rest, covered mostly in scales.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Abundant
Habitat: Desert Cliffs
Description: Although innocuous at first glance, their beaks have been known to punch through metal armor with strength alone, even if they may not seem sharp; this is made all the more dangerous as they prefer to travel around in groups of five or six, sometimes even more.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Open Desert, Underground
Description: These creatures tend to vary in size, their kind preferring to tunnel through the desert. They are able to feel presences above them, bursting through the sand in a sneak attack for a fast meal. They are ridged with bladed bones that jut along the length of their bodies and have large maws, surrounded by powerful pincers used for destroying and breaking down tougher creatures.
[L]
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Instinctive animals that rely on speed to snag their quarry, they typically hunt in packs, though some of have been seen hunting on their lonesome or in pairs.
[O]
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Mountains, Grass Plains, Roads
Description: Though some are more civilized than others, these large and burly ogres find great pleasure in violence and the thrill of combat, searching far and wide for unsuspecting victims to slaughter. They have been known to possess a variety of features, ranging from horns to hoofed feet to tails. One thing they all have in common, however, is brute strength.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Desert Ruins, Temples, Magma Plains
Description: Overseers can only really be described as enigmatic, perhaps a lost sense of purpose lying hidden behind those fiery eyes. Of those that are left, they are sometimes witnessed roaming around the vestiges of what once used to be their culture, protecting ruins and abandoned sites alike from invaders. With bent, black horns and plated armor, they patrol the vicinity aimlessly, and while they appear to be lost in some way, what truly goes on in their minds is unknown.
[S]
Creature Class: Construct
Chance to Encounter: Rare
Habitat: Open Desert, Ruins
Description: Left behind without one to control them, these mindless beasts have become increasingly territorial over time, still waiting for the masters that will never return to them, guarding the area with core of their existences and attacking suspicious entities on sight.
Creature Class: Sentient
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: The Sand Reapers are a nomadic race of warriors, taking pride in battle and wearing the bones of their opponents as trophies, at times even sculpting them into their own armor and weapons. They are tall, strong, and excellent fighters, making use of whatever they can to secure victory.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Abundant
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Foul, ungainly beasts, scavengers are small and fat, their heads nearly the size of the rest of their bodies. Large tusks protrude from their jaws, which they use to gore and bleed out their quarry. Their arms are just as powerful as their mouths, using their strength to tackle and pin down their enemies as well as tear apart resistant innards. They will mostly eat dead or smaller animals, but in packs they will search for larger, meatier prey.
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Common
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: The Skath are one of the desert's most prominent predators, hunting leapers, scavengers, and humans alike, and are often viewed by the sand reapers as worthy game. Incredibly muscular and coated in tough, armored skin, they stand as tall as two men and are known to bound from their jumping positions to their targets in roughly a second.
Official Name: Winged Viper
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Open Desert
Description: Vipers are beasts of opportunity, taking the chance to strike when the backs of their victims are turned. Strong venom coats their fangs, corrosive enough to eat away through plated armor. Rather than using their wings to fly, they are mainly used for boosting themselves forward to give them the extra edge they need to knock down and catch their meal.
Official Name: Wyvern
Creature Class: Fiend
Chance to Encounter: Uncommon
Habitat: Desert Cliffs
Description: This particular class of wyvern, dazed by hunger and in search of meal, have made it to desert territories and began asserting dominance over the wildlife, taking advantage of their aerial superiority of the sands. They have been known to swoop down quickly like arrows, clutching their prey between their teeth and devouring them on the spot if not taken back to their lofts on the cliffs. They are nowhere near the size of dragons, but they are still large, considerable opponents.