Bestiary

Description: Abral are massive, illusive creatures which stick to high altitudes and minimally-populated regions. They come in shades ranging from white-silver in the colder environments to soft blues and teals. They have feline bodies equipped with four legs and clawed paws capable of ripping into prey, as well as an impressive wingspan built to carry their great weight and the head of a bird with a short but sharp beak. From the back, they have dual 'tails' which are much like that of a cat's save for the great eyed 'feather' at the tip. These 'eyes' are sometimes used to intimidate other predators or other on-comers of various sorts so as to give the impression that they can see at all angles, though the feathered eye is purely decoration. They are migratory, like birds, live in packs (or prides), like wolves (or lions), and tend to make their nests high in the peaks of mountains or rocky precipices. They give live birth and defend their young to the death. Built with the strength to carry off large prey in addition to their own weight, they would be capable of carrying a magescian - or even two - if tamed, though such a feat would be impressive indeed.

Locations: Terra Expanse during winter & Aisko
Size: Huge
Element: Wind & Ice
Loot: x5 Frost Feather - They let off a soft blue glow continuously, spitting off false sparks that glitter as they fall. Can be used to illuminate dark areas or are also useful for professions.

Description: Alkarai are largely solitary, secluded creatures. The largest group likely to be found of them at any one time is a family — mated adults and a nest or set of hatchlings. Alkarai fight with the wind on their side — calling up great, fierce gusts with their wings and slinging biting and shoving gusts of air at their attackers, sometimes with parts of the landscape caught up in it. Most dwell at the tops of peaks in Ayr or have learned to carve nests into ice on Aisko. Should any alkarai feel its nest is threatened, they are capable of calling up dangerous dust, sand, or snow storms, which discourage most travelers from coming near them. Should you manage to snatch an egg without being slung off a mountain cliff to your death, however, one might possibly be raised tame to provide a fierce, loyal companion…

Legend states that when an alkara is slain in battle, despite their private nature other alkarai will sense the death of one of their own on the wind, and a soft, mournful cry of birdsong will fill the air, sometimes lasting in echoes for hours afterwards. This is the only time alkarai ever sing.

Locations: Aisko & Ayr
Size: Aisko: Large ; Ayr: Huge
Element: Ice & Wind
Loot:

Description: The blood moon has sent waves of dark and conjuration magic down into the farmlands of Magesc, animating the pumpkins and creating a monster. The dark magics combined the squash and pumpkins together and gave the animated plants minimal intelligence and a voracious appetite for blood and other vegetables. Now farmers must defend their farms from their own produce, and it is causing havoc out in the country lands.

Locations: Farmlands of Soudul and Serenia, coastline of Ayr, and near settlements on Eowyn.
Size: Medium
Element: Nature & Conjuration
Loot: Pumpkin Guts - useful for professions.

Description: Arboas are surprisingly adaptable, migratory aquatic animals capable of making their habitats in either fresh, brackish, or saltwater. They are consistently dark with vibrantly colored spots, have slippery and scaleless skin similar to the texture of a wet frog, and sport bodies shaped something like a massively overgrown tadpole. They also have bulbous eyes, two large tusks on either side of their mouths and a ream of thin, bone-like spikes that follow the ridge of their spine and shoot upward.

Despite their arguably grotesque and horror-story-esque appearance, arboas are fairly docile creatures as a whole. They do not attack unless provoked and in fact tend to shy away from unfamiliar disturbances in the water. Their most dangerous aspect to magescians is their toxic skin — touching it can send a body into shock, twitching with convulsions, thus making drowning the most common way to die from an arboa encounter. Immediately after their death, however, the toxicity of the poison coating on their skin diminishes significantly, causing many to hypothesize that much of its potency is magically enhanced and dependant on the creature’s life force.

An arboa’s diet consists of both plant and animal life, as well as a scattering of things most creatures would find it difficult or impossible to ingest, including some small pieces of rusting metal, oils and various generally toxic pollutants, and sewage.

Locations: Soudul. The lakes therein and the coastline and oceanic areas bordering the continent. They exist in greater numbers along the northern coast where the water is cooler.
Size: Medium. ~ 2 - 3 ft. long from nose to tip when laid straight.
Element: Water & Shadow

Description: These medium to large creatures (most full-grown argaroo are about the size of a grown magescian) have long, fairly thin necks reminiscent to flamingos in our world — they have long beaks that curve down at the tip similar to, but shorter proportionally than, tucan beaks. Though fairly bird-like in appearance, their wings are mostly for show as their wide-bottomed bodies and large, lizard-like tail make them too heavy to fly anything more than short distances.

Males tend to be extremely colorful, much like peacocks in our world, and are similarly vain. Though not generally aggressive, the argaroo male will violently defend his feathers if he notices you touching one - even if it is a long-since shed feather. The reason being, argaroo males keep a growing collection of their shed scales and feathers as they grow, protecting it like a dragon protects its hoard, because when they become of mating age, this glossy, colorful collection of shiny protective scales and soft, downy feathers will serve as his ‘dowry’ of sorts when trying to find a mate. He will present his collection to her as an offering, and if she accepts, it will make up the bulk of their first nest.

Because these creatures are fairly common, especially in the rockier juts of land in Eowyn, whoever originally ‘discovered’ this creature has long since passed on and never made it into any history books. The argaroo have, however, long been hunted for their precious feathers and scales, the more common of which providing many simple and useful — if not particularly powerful — remedies or magical aids, while some very rare feathers are rumored to have incredible power.

Locations: Argaroo live in warm, dry climates and prefer rocky surfaces or the lower areas of mountainous regions. Most dwell in Eowyn proper, though a slightly plumper and more feather-heavy subspecies of them also inhabit the windy peaks of Ayr.
Size: Medium
Element: Earth
Loot: Upon defeating an argaroo in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: The arrical is a large animal, 10 feet tall when it stands on its hind legs, it's heavy and muscled build makes it a dangerous foe.
Covered in a thick fur coat with scaled patches showing through on its face and feet, the arrical also has three short but thick horns protruding from its fore head. The arrical has a silver, white, or gray coat and its scales are usually blue or purple. Its eyes are an angry red and embedded above each eye is a shiny silver stone: a moon stone.

The arrical dwells along mountain tops and only descends into the valleys when it can't get enough food. They eat almost anything, though prefer meat and fruit. During the long winter it hibernates and wakes up only if it smells food nearby. The arrical is normally a shy animal, keeping to itself and not causing in trouble; but if threatened or angered, it lets loose an earth shattering roar and charges. An angry arrical is a lethal whirlwind of fur and claws, stopping at nothing to kill the enemy in front of it. An arrical will not retreat, you must flee and hope you can out run it, or you must kill it. But be careful, if a body, or piece of a recently killed arrical is bathed in moon light, its wounds are healed and it lives again.

Locations: Terra Expanse, Eowyn
Size: Large
Element: Earth
Loot: Upon defeating an arrical in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: Venomous and vicious, arvathi are known primarily for the ‘hypnotic’ stare of their six eyes — three on each side of their head — and the hallucinogenic nature of their toxin. They are large, vibrantly colored, snake-like reptiles which hatch stripless but fully self-sufficient.

Unlike most venomous creatures, arvathis are not immune to their own poison. Instead, their toxin accumulates in ever-greater quantities as they age and their bodies build reservoirs just beneath their skin to store the excess and keep it from poisoning the main functional parts of their bodies. These areas are marked by a change in skin and scale color — the ‘stripes’ of brighter color along their bodies — and can be used to tell how old an arvathi is. The older they are, the more stripes they develop. When they run from head to tail, an arvathi is almost certainly on its deathbed, because at that stage the excess poison will begin seeping into the main portions of their body, eating at their organs and driving them out of their mind.

Arvathi are quick to attack, and frequently go on the aggressive without provocation. They tend to stray away from civilization and lurk in the dank, swampier areas of Soudul's untamed areas. Though they spend the majority of their time on land, they can swim and have been known to attack from the water or even in the water if caught off guard.

Locations: Soudul
Size: Medium
Element: Shadow
Loot: Upon defeating an arvathi in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: Cah are massive, three-headed scorpion-like predators which have - unfortunately for many - adapted themselves to some very diverse climates on Magesc. Though there are of course some specific adaptations for those that make their homes in the more extreme climates, all cah share in that they have six, spiked and insectoid legs - three on each side of their massive bodies - an incredibly durable, armor like exoskeleton, three eyeless 'heads' with a ream of fine, viciously sharp teeth, two huge pincers at the front of their bodies and, perhaps most notably of all, a curved and barb tipped tail which they keep looming above them, poised and ready to strike. They 'see' by detecting vibrations with the ever-quivering, thin spines just above each of their legs where they connect to the body.

The cah that inhabit Eowyn loom in the rocky stacks and canyons of the Malro Desert. Those on Ayr similarly prefer looming in the caverns between sheer rock cliffs, and Aisko cah often inhabit deep, yawning caves as well as frequenting the areas around massive glaciers. A notably smaller sub-species of cah can sometimes be found lurking among the fungal trees and swamps of Soudul. These and these alone are only slightly larger than a grown magescian, but fight with the ferocity of something twice their size.

Cah typically hunt alone or with a single mate unless they are with a nest of recently hatched young.

Locations: Aisko, Ayr, Eowyn, Soudul
Size: Huge
Element: Earth
Loot: Leather Hide - useful for professions.

Description: Cerliens are created by winter storms at sea; a mixture of wild magic, lightning, and ice. The stories say that they were one of Abaranox's creations that he tossed into the sea when it failed to be what he wanted. The Cerlien resembles a snake made from ice that is twice the size of an Aeduan dragon. It's translucent ice scales contains a strange mixture of roiling sea water and lightning. Its head is all mouth and teeth with slim slits for eyes that burn like lightning. Along it's spine is a sharp protrusion of white ice shards, and it has several fins that are made of ice.

A wild and temperamental as a storm, Cerliens love to attack things and break them. The signs that a Cerlien is following you is when you spot flashes of lightning in the sea below, or hear thunder when there is no storm. A Cerlein will live forever unless killed by a mixture of fire and earth, which is means that is is a good thing that they are very rare since it requires a magically charged winter storm over the deep sea to create one. Normally they only go for large creatures, unless you happen to be a Khehora or Dovaa who is a Firani or Gaili. These they hate and will pursue until you go inland.

Locations: Oceans, preferable deep sea, but they do live along coast lines as well.
Size: Huge
Element: Water & Lightning
Loot: Shard of Frozen Lightning - A shard of ice the size of your hand that has lightning flickering inside of it. You can feel both heat and and cold emitting from it at the same time. Useful for professions.

Description: Though not particularly large, eechibo are on the larger side of Magesc's "small" animals with the approximate body shape of a rabbit overgrown into the size of a fairly large dog. A grown eechibo stands somewhere between a grown magescian's knee and waist when it is upright on its hind legs. They sport a mouse-like face with wide, pure-black eyes designed primarily for life underground and proportionally huge, almost elephantine furred ears which they rely on to hunt properly above ground in the light. Though they are generally brown or tan, a few white, grey, black, or spotted eechibo exist. All eechibo sport a sharp, spiraled "unicorn" like horn on the top of their head, a curled, exoskeleton-encrusted scorpion-esque tail, and countless long, retractable claws on their forepaws.

Most all of an eechibo's weapons are retractable or hidden at rest: they keep their scorpion-like tail curled in on itself in a spiral behind them with the poisonous tip tucked out of sight, their front claws retract and hide in their long, soft fur, and the claws on their hind legs similarly hide. They use the innocuous, "prey" like appearance that this exhibits to their advantage, keeping their actual prey off guard and saving them the effort of having to compete with fellow, territorial predators when they come around.

When the eechibo's unsuspecting prey comes within range, it gives a single, great spring-board bound from its hind legs, attempting to gore its target with its head-horn. The serrated spiral that curves up it is embedded with poison glands which release on impact, the toxin capable of causing muscle locks and temporary blindness. Upon a successful gore, the eechibo will then uncurl and whip its tail up, jabbing the toxic tip into any flesh it can find, injecting a second poison to numb and sedate its prey. Once the prey is incapacitated, if the body is too heavy for the eechibo to drag off to its burrow in one go, it will use its claws and teeth to shred and gnaw off sections of the body and drag the kill off in chunks, storing the shredded pieces in piles.

Eechibo generally prefer to let their meat “age” (i.e. rot) some before consuming it, and feed the softest, most rotten chunks to their hungry young. Eechibo, even when looking ‘cute’ from a distance, always reek of partially rotted flesh.

This creature was originally discovered by an unfortunate magescian who died of gore wounds and dismemberment, never to be seen again. It has since been documented from afar, though few scholars have risked close contact for anything more than surface research.

Locations: Eechibo dig holes or make their homes in narrow, earthy caves. Most are found on Ayr and Eowyn, though some of the darker breeds - deep grey and black fur - inhabit areas in Soudul as well.
Size: Small
Element: Earth
Loot: Fur Pelt - useful for professions.

Description: Long ago a ysali dragon witnessed not only hunters killing its kind, but also killing many of the woodland creatures. It saw hunters attacking creatures not for meat which it could understand, but for the horns or claws or pelt... leaving the meat behind. Such waste and disrespect infuriated it and it cast a great spell, binding it not to himself, but to the land. The spell consumed the ysali's body and soul to create the elkun; a living creature made of tree and the blood of the fallen creatures. Every time a hunter kills a creature and leaves the body behind in a wooded area, the spell takes effect. The nearest tree starts to move and wrap the fallen bloody mess in it's roots. Over the next hour, the elkun's shape is formed from the tree's wood, leaving none of the remains nor tree behind. It then sets off to track down the hunter. They cannot leave the forests, and need only water and sunlight to live.

Locations: Forests of Aurinead, Serenia
Size: Large
Element: Nature & Blood
Loot: Elkun Antlers - useful for professions.

Description: These vibrant, territorial saltwater fish come in varying shades of bright oranges, reds, and yellows, sometimes with pinks and fuschias worked in. Because of their larger size, in order to get enough food without wiping out the population of smaller fish in the area, erlkin tend to hunt either solo or in small groups of two or three. Finding more than five travelling together is incredibly rare and generally only occurs when an even larger outside predator threatens a given territory, forcing them to band together. Often, however, these temporary ‘allegiances’ are short-lived, and after the outside predator is discouraged, the remaining competing erlkin with fight each other to the bloody death to determine who will dominate the given area.

Erlkin give live birth, but do not care for their young. Instead, the smallest of any given school of young — particularly any that appear deformed or otherwise disabled — are eaten. The rest flee into the open ocean to fend for themselves.

Erlkin react aggressively to swimmers — khehora and magescian alike — but do not bother ships (though a large and hungry erlkin may attempt to capsize a small boat). Erlkin do swim near the coastlines and, particularly if their feeding supply is diminished, may well seek out unwary swimmers or fisherman as a potential food source. They will also attack regardless of everything else if they feel their territory is being threatened.

Erlkin are saltwater fish, and thus live only in the ocean. They tend to prefer warmer water, dwelling mainly in the areas nearest the equator (along the coasts on the east and west sides of Eowyn and out in the open water that follows). Also because of their preference for warmth, they tend to inhabit water nearer to the surface, delving deep only if food runs scarce and staying only as long as absolutely necessary. They may also be found along the shores of Soudul and Serenia in warmer months.

Locations: Ocean. Coastlines of Serenia, Soudul, & Eowyn
Size: Medium
Element: Water
Loot: Upon defeating an erlkin in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: Ghargons are large, reptilian herbivores with massive back legs, an extensive tail used for both balance and defense against predators, horns, and a strangely shaped bill for a mouth. The ‘mohawk’ of feathers that runs from the top of their head down the back spine of their neck to their shoulder blades comes in many bright colors that vary from beast to beast, and these are often sought out to add decorative flair to outfits fashioned by aspiring tailors.

Despite being herbivores, garghons have been known to have a very temperamental streak, and may well charge, and attempt to trample a target with little to no provocation if they happen to be in a sour mood at the time. At other times, however, they are entirely docile and may well ignore a passing traveler entirely so long as the person doesn’t appear to pose a threat. Travel near them with caution.

Locations: Terra Expanse, Eowyn ; Forests of Aurinead, Serenia ; Forests of Endeldarth, Soudul
Size: Medium
Element: Earth
Loot: Ghargon Feather - useful for professions.

Description: A vivid green this fairly large (for a frog) sized frog has a long sticky tongue that can reach up to 1 meter (~3 feet) in length.
Unique in that it is both plant and amphibian, the groda has bright eye catching mushrooms growing off it's back, they have discovered that these mushrooms are highly toxic when consumed.

A groda lives always lives near murky waters that do not have a strong current in them. You can often hear their deep croaking at any time of day and they'll eat anything that resembles and insect.

They do not lay eggs, instead, upon their death, the mushrooms take root into the earth or stomach of who ever ate the groda and nourish the small egg held inside the mushroom cap. A baby groda is very small and can survive highly acidic environments (aka stomachs) long enough to escape from them(use your imagination!). It takes them a year to start developing the mushrooms upon their backs, by then they are almost at adult size.

Locations: You can find them around murky non running waters (glades, ponds, swamps, etc) on Serenia.
Size: Small
Element: Water & Nature
Loot: Toxic Mushroom - useful for professions.

Description: Abronaxus created ibis specifically for the Celestial Plane from the beginning, deeming that their playful and harmless nature added life and spirit to his safe haven for the Dovaa without posing any threat. Ibis have since become a frequently-tamed and domesticated creature on the Plane (though some do run wild and inhabit the Plane’s wooded areas), often being sold as pets to the Dovaa and very rarely as pets to the wealthy outside the Celestial Plane. Some have snuck out of the Plane and made it to Serenia where they have begun to thrive.

Locations: Celestial Plane & Serenia
Size: Small
Element: Earth

Description: Ikris are massive, larger-than-polar-bear sized canine beasts built to withstand frigid temperatures year-round if necessary. They sport thick coats which range from stark white to dark, grey-blues, have two pairs of horns, and four eyes: the top two for ranged and peripheral, and the bottom two for nocturnal hunting. They run in small packs with alphas (male or female) being the largest and hunters being smaller. Pups are aggressively protected due to their small size and vulnerability, but - if captured - can be trained up into fiercely loyal pets and mounts.

Locations: Aisko & Ayr
Size: Large
Element: Ice
Loot: x2 Frosted Fur - useful for professions.

Description: Ittrits are large, bloodsucking swarm insects. Their wings are comparatively small relative to their bodies, and thus, though they can fly perfectly well and do often, they spend at least as much time on the ground like spiders or ants. They use their wings most often for ‘hunting’ trips where they swarm en-masse and crowd cover a live body to feed on. Like mosquitoes, they live off of the nutrients in blood, but instead of one long sucker, each and every one of their six legs is capable of piercing flesh and drawing in liquid. They essentially latch onto their target with all six legs, and suck as a swarm, often until the targeted ‘prey’ either faints from exhaustion or dies of blood loss. When travelling in large enough swarms, a pack of ittrits can drain a body dry, and even leave whole herds of bloodless corpses in their wake, something like vampire locusts.

Locations: Eowyn & Ayr
Size: Small
Element: Nature

Description: Kahlikris are large, seahorse-like sea creatures approximately the size of a pony. Atop their long, equestrian head rests the upper half of a skull. A kahlikri's skull armor is a born-in type of secondary exoskeleton which exists attached to their body in addition to their inner skull. In addition to this, kahlikris typically sport two spiked and scaled wing-like fins at their back and a long curving tail adorned with two similarly spiked fins on either side. Kahlikris come most often in shades of soft blues, pinks and pastel yellows.

Kahlikris are primarily carnivores and hunt other aquatic creatures near the surface of the ocean in addition to, on rarer occasions, any magescians or khehora unlucky enough to cross their path unprepared to defend themselves. Kahlikri most often travel and live together in pods for mating and safety purposes but do on occasion hunt alone. They are also adaptable and can be found in virtually all oceans across Magesc.

Locations: Oceans all over Magesc, especially near polar areas.
Size: Large
Element: Water
Loot: Pearly Scale - useful for professions.

Description: Kargoths are mammoth-like creatures with elephantine trunks and tusks, three horns on the head, large, thin ears used primarily for shedding excess body heat, and long hair at the tip of their thick tail and four legs which act (in the case of the tail) as a method to sweep away unwelcome pests (mostly insects and small birds) and (in the case of the feet) to give some extra protection from the blistering sands and sun of their natural habitat.

Kargoths in the wild are migrating herd animals, much like horses, cattle, buffalo or elephants, and stampede when provoked or frightened. They are herbivores, their digestive systems incapable of properly digesting meat even in starvation situations, and their diet is composed of anything that dares grow in the desert - from fruits and nuts (rare treats) to shrubbery and even parts of small trees. They can even get sustenance out of bark, their bodies trained not to waste a single shred of potential nutritional value, and most of the time they conserve energy with very slow travel and spend substantial portions of the day (usually at the sun’s peak) sleeping. As such, they can survive on surprisingly little food and water compared to their size.

Natives to the Malro desert’s harsh environment have utilized the kargoth's as transports for huge loads and caravans. Though kargoths are generally too large and impractical - not to mention slow - to be used as single-person mounts, their largely docile nature (when trained) and massive strength make them prime candidates for carting around loads too heavy for much else. Domestic kargoths, born and raised in captivity with the sole purpose of being used later as transport mechanisms, usually run slightly smaller in size than those that run wild and tend to be far calmer and less likely to startle.

Locations: Eowyn
Size: Huge
Element: Earth

Description: Kengurhas are largely peaceful, extremely skittish creatures with thick, unimaginably soft fur coats, long upright tufted ears and tails, and sizeable antlers that stick up like the prongs of a pitchfork from the sides of their head. They’re amazingly fast runners — able to bound near-impossible seeming distances and disappear without a trace when startled — and very rarely aggressive.

Despite this, kengurhas are frequently hunted for both their pelts and antlers, mostly for their rumored (though unfounded) magical properties. Likely thanks to the hoax of some silver-tongued gypsy trader or self-proclaimed witch doctor centuries back, the shavings of kengurha antlers have long been advertised as a key ingredient in aphrodisiacs and countless “love potions” over the years. Although none of these best-selling products have produced any documented effect, those who want desperately to believe in them do so and shell out the coin for them time and again, making kengurhas a prized target for the thrifty hunter looking to make some extra pocket money.

Kengurha furs also sell well, mostly for their reliable warmth, softness, and pristine colors.

Locations: Aisko
Size: Small
Element: Ice
Loot: Upon defeating a kengurha in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: Kokkolru are massive, typically slow moving, aquatic omnivores. Covered with sleek, florescent blue scales, their bodies begin with a wide head and gaping mouth only to trail gradually off to a fairly narrow tail fin. A flexible, rippling fin covers the top ridge of their backs and a number of smaller propeller fins adorn their sides.

Generally the only times kokkolrus move fast are when hunting - a surprise burst of speed used to catch up on unsuspecting prey and swallow them whole - or when pursuing a mate. Most kokkolru travel in small to medium sized groups, but a rare few live and hunt solo.

Locations: Deep Ocean.
Size: Large
Element: Water
Loot: x3 Kokkolru Scale - useful for professions.

Description: The kugel is a tough critter, strong but slow. It meanders about the Terra Expanse and the surrounding desert during the heat of the day. It's thick padded feet protect it from the hot sands and it's tail, tipped with a ball made of solid bone, beats off many predators. An omnivore, it eats mostly small lizards, cacti and small desert shrubs while in the desert but in the mountain, it will eat trees, berries, grass, shrubs, small mammals!

The kugel has a slow pace normally, but when it runs, it can match a hastar for short distances! It can also turn quickly even while charging. If it weren't for its tendency to eat all the plants in sight, more farmers would use the kugel as beasts of burden. They tend to eat farmer's crops and are more trouble than their worth. Merchants also don't use wild kugels since they would probably eat up all the profits. Only those raised in captivity from birth are any good as beasts of burden. The wild kugels who have been tamed tend to ignore their new masters commands when they see tasty plants in from of them, and they will follow wherever their stomach leads. Though nowadays there is a small breeding farm on Eowyn where they raise kugels in captivity and sell them as beasts of burdens, these are gentler and easier to control. Though if one is threatened the kugel will defend itself!

In the wild, kugels travel in small herds of 3 to 6 members. Their calls are deep and rumbling, rather like soft thunder and it echos through the Terra Expanse most days at dawn and dusk. They sleep during the nights, as the chill makes them slow and vulnerable. When sand storms hit or when sleeping, the kugel will curl up into a ball; it resembles a large boulder when it does so.

Locations: Terra Expanse, Eowyn
Size: Large
Element: Earth
Loot: Leather Hide - useful for professions.

Description: Makkas are large snow beasts which look something like a cross between a bear and a rhinoceros: all the fur of a bear, but with extra horns. Omnivores by nature, makkas eat plant life in significantly greater quantities than their protruding canine teeth might suggest during the warmer months. Generally the largest meat source in a makka's diet during spring and summer is fish caught through holes in thin ice, but they also eat the meat of any predators they might kill in the process of defending themselves. Makkas travel in large herds, sleeping, fighting, and eating together, and often stampede unwary predators attempting to 'hunt' them.

Conversely, Makkas are also capable of hunting with great efficiency when plant life is scarce and often take to preying on whatever meat they can find during the winter months, becoming dangerous predators at that time due to necessity.

All grown makkas have two large horns that move back from their heads and grow in 'segments' as they age, curving up at the tip, as well as a single, much smaller horn near the front of their snout. They have a multi-colored tuft of hair along the ridge of their head that they can spring up like a fan to communicate their readiness during mating season. Just in front of their ears, makka also have long, striped tendrils coated in fur that are designed to give them extra sensory affinity, providing them information about minute changes in temperature and wind direction and helping them to anticipate coming dangers such as snowstorms or rock slides.

Locations: Aisko
Size: Large
Element: Ice
Loot: x2 Fur Pelt - useful for professions.

Description: The mara invaded Magesc just over a century ago when the Maralan Fiasco began. Aevah Avi quarantined the southern tip of Eowyn for a special project and had hired a team of specialized mages to create stone and metal warriors to fight against the raguati. However, when one experiment went awry, that mara involved was capable of much more thought than anyone could have ever realized. The Mara King, as he called himself, took the project back from the asarei and now all mara cause havoc to anyone who nears the Maralan Project grounds. They have their own army built of mages, warriors, and brutes, all created from the magics that were bestowed upon the king by accident.

The Mara King: Highly intelligent and can use magic and create more mara. He looks like a very large floating statue made of marble with shiny gold gilded armor. On its stone head lies a a golden crown. Like the other mara, it has no legs, just a gall of swirling golden magic below the body of rock and metal.

Mara Crafter: Very intelligent and wield earth and metal magic. They are slim rock mara wrapped in cloth and decked in rough metal and stone jewelry. They wield the tools of smiths and sculptures, though the size of said tools mean they can easily kill an maim a magescian. They are the forgers and helpers of the mara king, and they can heal and fix any damage upon a Mara. They too have no legs and a ball of pale purple magic swirls where the legs should be.

Mara Mage: Very intelligent, they wield a mixture of shadow, earth and metal magic. They speak in a deep whispering voice, one that resonates in your bones. Don't listen to what they say! For they can capture your mind and hypnotize you. They are carved from moonstone, obsidian, and copper. They wear no armor nor cloth, but instead their very body is carved with symbols and signs to enhance their magic. They too have no legs and a ball of copper magic swirls where the legs should be.

Metal Mara: These can talk and are intelligent, but can't use magic though they are slightly resistant to lightning, fire, and light since that's what the mara have faced off against. They look like floating armor with no legs. Inside the armor is a ball of glowing blue magic where a body should be.

Rock Mara: These are like the drones of the mara. They have limited intelligence and speak in guttural short sentences. They resemble floating rocks vaguely shaped like a person with primitive stone armor. A green ball of magic swirls about where the legs should be.

Locations: Eowyn
Size: Large - Huge
Element: Earth & Shadow
Loot: Depending upon the type of mara you encounter, there are.

The Mara King:
Upon defeating the Mara King in battle, roll one, 100-sided die:

Description: Small dark blue fuzzy worm like creatures, Metal weavers are form of silkworm. They consume bits of metal and raw ore found in their natural habitat. The digested metal is assimilated into the Metal weaver's thread when it spins it's cocoon making a form of silk much stronger that the normal already fairly durable material. Metal weavers are often found in large groups and are fairly docile insects tending to freeze up upon discovery by predators. It is fairly easy to raise one's own colony of metal weavers for the silk they provide.

Locations: Everywhere
Size: Tiny
Element: Earth
Loot: Weaver Thread - useful for professions.