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TABLE OF CONTENTS1.0 Welcome. ............................................... 5

2.0 Statistics and Codes. ............ 6-10

2.1 Type. ......................................................... 6

2.2 Level. ......................................................... 6

2.3 Movement Stats. ................................. 6

2.4 Combat Stats. ....................................... 7

2.5 Encounter Stats. ................................. 9

2.6 General Descriptions. .................... 10

3.0 Animals. ......................................... 11-38

3.1 Herbivores and Other

Normally Passive Animals. .... 11

Antelope-like Animals .............................. 11

Rodents ....................................................... 11

Other Herbivores ...................................... 11

3.2 Fish and

Other Water Creatures. ........... 13

Dolphins/Porpoises .................................. 13

Octopuses/Squids ..................................... 14

Sharks .......................................................... 14

Eels .............................................................. 14

Fish .............................................................. 14

Rays ............................................................. 15

Whales ......................................................... 16

Other Sea Creatures ................................. 16

3.3 Insects, Arachnids,

and Crustaceans. ....................... 17

Ants .............................................................. 17

Beetles ......................................................... 17

Crabs and Lobsters ................................... 17

Fleas ............................................................. 18

Scorpions .................................................... 18

Spiders ........................................................ 18

Ticks ............................................................ 18

The Praying Mantis ................................. 18

3.4 Reptiles and Amphibians. ........... 19

Alligators and Crocodiles ........................ 19

Snakes ......................................................... 19

Frogs and Toads ....................................... 20

Lizards ......................................................... 20

Salamanders and Newts .......................... 21

Tortoises and Turtles .............................. 21

Other Reptiles ........................................... 21

3.5 Carnivorous Mammals. ................ 22

Bears ............................................................ 22

Cats .............................................................. 22

Dogs ............................................................. 22

Mustelids/Civets ....................................... 22

Other Carnivores ...................................... 22

3.6 Birds and

Other Aerial Animals. .............. 24

Eagle/Hawk ............................................... 24

Birds ............................................................ 24

Bats .............................................................. 25

Other Birds and Aerial Animals ........... 25

3.7 Other Potentially

Dangerous Animals. .................. 26

Primates ...................................................... 26

Kangaroos and Wallabies ....................... 27

Porcupines .................................................. 27

Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses ............. 27

Other Dangerous Animals ...................... 28

3.8 Riding and Draft Animals. ........ 29

Camels, Llamas, and Alpacas ................. 29

Elephants .................................................... 30

Horses, Donkeys, and Mules .................. 30

Oxen and Water Buffaloes ..................... 31

Reindeer/Caribou ..................................... 31

3.9 Unearthly Animals. ........................ 32

Slug, Giant ................................................. 32

Winged Panther ........................................ 32

Other Unearthly Animals ....................... 33

Allibat ..................................................... 33

Battle Boar ............................................ 33

Bone Worm ........................................... 33

Carnivorous Flying Squirrels ............. 33

Crison ..................................................... 33

Didex ...................................................... 33

Electric Wasps ...................................... 34

Furred Snake, Giant ............................ 34

Gabbit ..................................................... 34

Gemsting (Giant Scorpion) ................ 34

Great Boar ............................................. 35

Great Porcupine ................................... 35

Gulo ........................................................ 35

Guyascutus ............................................. 35

Horse Viper ........................................... 35

Horned Snake ....................................... 36

Ihl Wolf .................................................. 36

Jackalope ................................................ 36

Jadeback (Giant Beetle) ...................... 36

Kraeguth ................................................ 37

Regal Stag .............................................. 37

Rumtifusel ............................................. 37

Scra Pren ............................................... 37

Serpentus ............................................... 37

Strider bird ............................................ 37

Swamp Octopus ................................... 38

Tatzelwurm ........................................... 38

Tentmorse .............................................. 38

Trivren .................................................... 38

War Snail ............................................... 38

4.0 Dragons and OtherFell Creatures. .................. 39-50

Combat Notes ........................................... 39

Movement Modifiers ............................... 39

Age Effects ................................................. 39

4.1 Dragons (Great Drakes). ........ 39-43

4.2 Lesser Drakes. .............................. 43-44

4.3 Minor Drakes. .............................. 44-50

Basilisk ........................................................ 44

Basilisk, Greater ........................................ 45

Behemoth ................................................... 45

Cave Worm ................................................ 45

Cockatrice ................................................... 46

Dragon Salamander ................................. 46

Dragon Turtle ........................................... 46

Dragonette .................................................. 47

Faerie Dragon ........................................... 47

Fell Beast .................................................... 47

Hydra ........................................................... 48

Lake Worm ................................................ 48

Leviathan .................................................... 49

Oriental Dragon ........................................ 49

Sea Serpent ................................................ 49

Sirrush ......................................................... 50

Wyverns ...................................................... 50

5.0 Land Monsters. ....................... 51-62

Great Spiders ............................................. 51

Unicorn ....................................................... 51

Zephyr Hounds .................................... 52-53

Warcat ......................................................... 53

Other Land Monsters .............................. 53

Abraxas ................................................... 53

Al-mi’raj .................................................. 53

Arachat ................................................... 54

Battlepede .............................................. 54

Black Baboon ........................................ 55

Bounder .................................................. 55

Caustic Slime ........................................ 55

Cerebus ................................................... 55

Chameleon Amoeba ............................. 56

Chimera .................................................. 56

Crecadinum ........................................... 56

Darkhunter ............................................ 57

Echidna (Lamiae) ................................. 57

Euryale .................................................... 57

Feliss ....................................................... 57

Furtheis .................................................. 58

Gorgon (Medusae) ............................... 58

Ice Spider ............................................... 58

Ki-lin ....................................................... 59

Killer Rabbit ......................................... 59

Klugala ................................................... 59

Leocorn ................................................... 59

Leorgon ................................................... 60

Manticore ............................................... 60

Minotaur ................................................ 60

Mist Monster ........................................ 60

Multi-spider ........................................... 61

Panthershark ......................................... 61

Sasquatch/Yeti ..................................... 61

Scylla ....................................................... 61

Seftuau ................................................... 62

Su ............................................................. 62

Thraxx .................................................... 62

Tove ........................................................ 62

Vorasis .................................................... 62

Will of the Wisp ................................... 62

6.0 Water Monsters. ..................... 63-65

Capricorn (Sea Goat) .......................... 63

Demon Whale ....................................... 63

Giant Hellbender .................................. 63

Hippocampus ........................................ 63

Mercat ..................................................... 64

Mergryph ................................................ 64

Nator ....................................................... 64

Nucklelavee ........................................... 64

Rath ......................................................... 65

Red Feeder ............................................ 65

Red Jaw .................................................. 65

Spineshark ............................................. 65

7.0 Flying Monsters. .................... 66-76

Great Eagles ............................................... 66

Pegasus ........................................................ 66

Spiderbat .................................................... 66

Winged Eels ............................................... 67

Other Flying Monsters ............................ 68

Androsphinx .......................................... 68

Banshee .................................................. 68

Blacksnake ............................................. 69

Carnivorous Flying Monkeys ............. 69

Dracasus ................................................. 69

Gargoyle ................................................. 69

Geryon .................................................... 70

Gorcrow .................................................. 70

Great Falcon and Wasp ...................... 70

Griffon / Gryphon ............................... 71

Harpy ...................................................... 71

Homonculous ........................................ 71

Hippogriff .............................................. 72

Horribar .................................................. 72

Ki-Rin ..................................................... 72

Lammasu ................................................ 72

Mistraven ............................................... 73

Nasti ........................................................ 73

Phoenix ................................................... 73

Quetzelquatl .......................................... 74

Roc .......................................................... 74

Siren ........................................................ 74

Sky Shark, Manta, and Whale ..... 74-75

Sphinx .................................................... 75

Steardan ................................................. 75

Thyfur ..................................................... 76

Tracha .................................................... 76

Viperhawk .............................................. 76

Whitesnake ............................................ 76

Winged Wolf ......................................... 76

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8.0 Elementals and OtherArtificial Beings. ............. 77-85

8.1 Constructs. .......................................... 77

Standard Constructs ................................ 77

Beast Constructs ....................................... 77

8..2 Elementals. ........................................ 79

Weak Elementals ...................................... 79

Strong Elementals .................................... 79

8.3 Artificial Beings. ......................... 80-82

Elemental Savants .................................... 80

Eye Entities ................................................ 81

Golems ........................................................ 81

Beast Golems ............................................. 82

Modified Golems ...................................... 82

8.4 Other Elementals

and Artificial Beings. .......... 83-85

Shards .......................................................... 83

Warders ....................................................... 84

Miscellaneous ............................................ 84

Guardians ............................................... 84

Servants .................................................. 84

Solaar ...................................................... 84

Vile .......................................................... 85

9.0 Demons. ...................................... 86-104

9.1 Demons of the Pale. ...................... 86

The World of the First Pale .................. 87

The World of the Second Pale .............. 87

The World of the Third Pale ................ 88

The World of the Fourth Pale .............. 89

The World of the Fifth Pale .................. 89

The World of the Sixth Pale ................. 89

The Last Planes ........................................ 90

9.2 Demons of the Void. ..................... 90

9.2.1 Older Ones: Agothu .................. 90-91

9.2.2 Agothu Servants: Destroyers ....... 91

9.2.3 Other Demons of the Void .......... 92

Elf Demons ...................................... 92-93

Man Demons ................................... 93-94

Demons of Might ................................. 94

Noble Gogonaur .............................. 94

Ordainer Moloch ............................. 94

Ordainer Raukamar ........................ 95

9.3 Other Demons. ................................. 95

Acarva ......................................................... 95

Acid Demon ............................................... 95

Black Stalker ............................................. 95

Corvox ......................................................... 96

Demon Drake ............................................ 96

Demon Dog ............................................... 97

Demon Horse (Nightmare) .................... 97

Demon Scourge (Demon of Might) ..... 97

Demonic Protoplasm ............................... 98

Eraditor ....................................................... 98

Frzzzm ........................................................ 98

Grumoz ....................................................... 99

Huntarr ....................................................... 99

Ice Demon .................................................. 99

Mortal Demons ......................................... 99

Neng (N’ng) ............................................... 99

Plague Demon ......................................... 100

Rashtar ...................................................... 100

Rhodintor ................................................. 100

Shade Demon .......................................... 100

Shadow Demon ...................................... 100

Smoke Demon ......................................... 100

Storm Demon & Sword Demon ......... 101

Succubus and Incubus .......................... 101

Terrorite ................................................... 101

Thorned Demon ..................................... 102

Thonis ....................................................... 102

Tlaque ....................................................... 102

Warrior Demons ..................................... 102

9.4 Demon Lords. ......................... 103-104

10.0 Entities FromOther Planes. ................ 105-113

10.1 Standard Planar Entities. ....... 105

Champions ............................................... 105

Djinn (Genii) ........................................... 106

Other Standard Planar Entities ........... 107

Absorber ............................................... 107

Blacar .................................................... 108

Clostoph ............................................... 108

Crystyl ................................................... 109

Dictic .................................................... 109

Discord ................................................. 109

Dreadwing ........................................... 110

Flame Beast ......................................... 110

Gem Entity .......................................... 110

Hoard .................................................... 110

Lithaba .................................................. 111

Mrem .................................................... 111

Nightwing ............................................ 111

Nycorac ................................................ 111

Oran ...................................................... 111

Sligguth ................................................ 112

Traag ..................................................... 112

Vultrim ................................................. 112

Xaastyl .................................................. 112

10.2 Chaos Demons. ........................... 113

11.0 Undead. .................................. 114-137

“Killing” the Undead ............................. 114

“Becoming” Undead .............................. 114

Note on RRs and Lost Constitution .. 114

Black Reaver ............................................ 114

Bloodbeast ................................................ 115

Chaos Soldier .......................................... 115

Chaos Soldier .......................................... 115

Corpse Light ............................................ 116

Corpse Candle ......................................... 116

Corpse Lantern ........................................ 116

Dirge .......................................................... 116

Ghost ......................................................... 116

Ghost (Headless) ..................................... 116

Ghouls ....................................................... 117

Giant Skeletons ....................................... 117

Liches ........................................................ 118

Mummies .................................................. 118

Shadows .................................................... 119

Shadow Assassins ................................... 119

Skeletons ................................................... 119

Skullbats ................................................... 120

Specters ..................................................... 121

Standard Created Undead .................... 121

Undead Dinosaurs .................................. 121

Vampires ................................................... 124

Wights ....................................................... 125

Wight (Barrow) ....................................... 125

Wraiths ...................................................... 125

Wraths ....................................................... 126

Other Undead .......................................... 126

Apparition ............................................ 126

Black Paladin ...................................... 126

Bone Golem ......................................... 126

Dark Apparition ................................. 127

Deathwoode ......................................... 127

Desert Spirits ...................................... 127

Disembodied Head ............................ 127

Drake (Undead) ................................. 128

Dream Horror ..................................... 128

Firephantom ........................................ 128

Ghost Wolf .......................................... 128

Ghoulking ............................................ 129

Giant Skull .......................................... 129

Gloombird ............................................ 129

Grey Noble .......................................... 130

Living Ghoul ....................................... 130

Mara ...................................................... 130

Monastic Lich ..................................... 131

Necros ................................................... 131

Nightgaunt ........................................... 131

Phantom ............................................... 131

Phantom Steed ................................... 132

Revenant .............................................. 132

Roaming Hand ................................... 132

Rotting Corpse .................................... 132

Skullbeast ............................................. 132

Skullpack .............................................. 133

Spajlen-tier ........................................... 133

Spiderskull ........................................... 134

Swamp Star ......................................... 134

Undead Mass ...................................... 134

Vampiric Centaur ............................... 134

Vampiric Drake .................................. 134

Vampiric Gorgon ................................ 135

Vampiric Troll .................................... 136

Vampiric Unicorn .............................. 136

Vampiric Werewolf ............................ 136

Veyrr ..................................................... 137

Wild Hunt Hound ............................. 137

Zombie .................................................. 137

12.0 Shapechangers. ................ 138-144

12.1 Lycanthropes. ................................ 138

Werebear .............................................. 138

Werelion ............................................... 139

Wereshark ............................................ 139

Weretiger .............................................. 140

Werewolf .............................................. 140

12.2 Other Lycanthropes. .................. 140

Wereboar .............................................. 140

Werejackal ........................................... 141

Wererat ................................................. 141

12.3 Shapechangers. ............................ 141

Naga ...................................................... 141

Silverscale ............................................ 142

12.4 Other Shapechangers. .............. 142

Changeling ............................................... 142

Doppleganger ........................................... 142

Empusa ..................................................... 143

Plon ............................................................ 143

Pooka ......................................................... 143

Striges ........................................................ 144

Vargamor .................................................. 144

Vestice ....................................................... 144

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13.0 Prehistoric Animals. ... 145-147

13.1 Dinosaurs. ...................................... 145

Pterosaur ................................................... 145

Other Dinosaurs ..................................... 145

Anklosaur ................................................. 145

Brontosaur (Apatasaur) ......................... 145

Triceratops ............................................... 145

Tyrannosaur (Rex) ................................. 146

Stegosaur .................................................. 146

13.2 Other Prehistoric Beasts. ........ 146

Elothere (giant boar) .............................. 146

Megalodon (giant shark) ....................... 147

Smilodon (sabertooth tiger) ................. 147

14.0 Dangerous Plants. ........ 148-153

Ansilius (Emitter Plant) ........................ 148

Awakened Tree ....................................... 148

Battleweed ................................................ 148

Bloodloom ................................................ 149

Chillvine .................................................... 149

Clivimis (Emitter Plant) ........................ 149

Deadly Milk-white

Trumpet (Emitter Plant) ..... 149

Delphinuris (Emitter Plant) ................. 150

Dreamvines (Trapping Plant) .............. 150

Exploding Mushrooms

(Emitter Plant) ....................... 150

Fireflower ................................................. 151

Fly Trap, giant (Trapper Plant) .......... 151

Horasos ..................................................... 151

Laevenus (Emitter Plant) ...................... 151

Lambtree ................................................... 151

Pitcher Plant, giant

(Trapping Plant) .................... 152

Salorisa ...................................................... 152

Slowroot ................................................... 152

Spinewood (Emitter Plant) .................. 152

Spirium (Emitter Plant) ........................ 152

Sundew (Trapping Plant) ..................... 153

Tigertree ................................................... 153

Treeherd ................................................... 153

15.0 Giant Races. ....................... 154-160

15.1 Lesser Giants. ............................... 154

15.2 Other Giants. ................................ 154

Cyclops ...................................................... 154

Greater Giants ................................. 154-157

15.3 Trolls. ....................................... 158-159

15.4 Semi-Giants. .................................. 160

Ogres ..................................................... 160

Titans .................................................... 160

16.0 Fairy Races. ........................ 161-164

16.1 Elves. ................................................. 161

16.2 Fey Folk. ......................................... 161

Dwelfs ....................................................... 161

Gremlins ................................................... 162

Nixies ........................................................ 162

Pysk (Pixies) ............................................ 162

Sylphs ........................................................ 163

Tylweth Teg (Peries) ............................. 163

16.3 House Spirits. ............................... 163

Ellyllon ...................................................... 163

16.4 Occupational Spirits. ........ 163-164

Leprechaun ............................................... 163

Pech ........................................................... 164

16.5 Rural Spirits. ................................ 164

Fosse-Grim ............................................... 164

Nymphs ..................................................... 164

Satyrs (Fauns) ......................................... 164

Undines (Nokke, Necks) ....................... 164

Yaai ............................................................ 164

17.0 UndergroundRaces. ................................... 165-166

Dwarves .................................................... 165

Gnolls ........................................................ 165

Gnomes ..................................................... 165

Goblins ...................................................... 165

Halflings .................................................... 165

Hobgoblins ............................................... 165

Kobolds ..................................................... 165

Orcs ........................................................... 166

Grey ........................................................... 166

Scrug .......................................................... 166

Vard ........................................................... 166

Troglodyte ................................................ 166

18.0 Unusual Races. ................ 167-173

18.1 Centaurs. ......................................... 167

18.2 Gratar. .............................................. 168

18.3 Other Unusual Races. .............. 169

Avinarc ...................................................... 169

Cherubim .................................................. 169

Dragonians ............................................... 169

Garks ......................................................... 170

Hira’razhir (Avians) ................................ 170

Idiyva (Felines) ........................................ 170

Maazhat (Insects) ................................... 170

Mermen .................................................... 170

Minoths ..................................................... 171

Neanderthals ............................................ 171

Nycamerith ............................................... 171

Plynos ........................................................ 171

Quishad ..................................................... 171

Rancid ....................................................... 172

Scrav .......................................................... 172

Sea-krals .................................................... 172

Shuikmar (Sharkmen) ........................... 172

Sibbicai (Canines) .................................. 172

Sohleugir (Lizardmen) ........................... 172

Sstoi’isslythi (Reptilians) ....................... 173

Urloc .......................................................... 173

Vulfen (Wolfmen) .................................. 173

Zrax ........................................................... 173

19.0 Encounter Tables. ........ 174-200

19.1 Specific Situation. ...................... 174

19.2 Creature’s Power. ....................... 174

19.3 Location and Environment. .. 176

19.4 Universal Encounter Tables19.4.1 Power ........................................... 175

19.4.2 Universal Animals ..................... 176

19.4.3 Universal Monsters ................... 176

19.4.4 Social/Culture/Civilization/

Habitation ................................ 177

19.5 Special Feature

Encounter Tables19.5.1 Near Villages/Towns

/Cities/Castles ........................ 178

19.5.2 Rural Inhabited

/Cultivated Areas ................... 179

19.5.3 Enchanted/Magical Places ...... 180

19.5.4 Battlefields/Shipwrecks ............ 181

19.5.5 Cavern complexes ...................... 182

19.5.6 Volcanic Areas ............................ 183

19.5.7 Cross-Over Points

Between Dimensions ............ 183

19.5.8 Ruins ............................................ 184

19.5.9 Burial Areas ................................ 185

19.5.10 Cave Entrances

/Overhangs/Lairs ................... 186

19.6 Water Source Encounter Tables19.6.1 Freshwater Coasts and Banks . 187

19.6.2 Tropical Islet/Reef/Atoll ......... 187

19.6.3 Breaks/Wadis ............................. 188

19.6.4 Ocean ........................................... 188

19.6.5 Oasis/Isolated Water Sources . 189

19.6.6 Glaciers/Snowfield .................... 190

19.6.7 Saltwater Shores/Shallows ...... 190

19.6.8 Marsh/Swamp ............................ 191

19.6.9 Lake/River ................................... 192

19.6.10 Desert ......................................... 192

19.7 Terrain Encounter Tables19.7.1 Alpine/High Altitude

/Mountainous ......................... 193

19.7.2 Underground .............................. 194

19.7.3 Rough/Rugged/Rocky Hills .... 195

19.7.4 Waste/Barren ............................. 195

19.8 Vegetation Encounter Tables19.8.1 Coniferous Forest/Taiga .......... 196

19.8.2 Deciduous/Mixed Forest ......... 197

19.8.3 Tundra ......................................... 197

19.8.4 Heath/Scrub/Moor ................... 198

19.8.5 Jungle/Rain Forest .................... 199

19.8.6 Plains/Grassland ........................ 200

20.0 Creating YourOwn Monsters. ................... 201

Combining Creatures ............................. 201

Adding New Capabilities ...................... 201

Creating an Original Creature ............. 201

Giantism ................................................... 201

21.0 Appendix. ............................. 202-203

21.1 A Glossary of Some

Mythological Creatures. ........ 202

21.2 Bibliography. ................................. 203

21.3 Art Bibliography. ........................ 203

Creature Index. ............................... 204-207

Encounter Table Index. ..................... 207