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Table of Contents

Algwa (Demon Pig) 1

Bearowl 2

Bolgoflea 3Bugbear 4

Cave Angler 5

Cloudsar! "

Demon #m$ %

&l'ing 'eball

&l'ing *ell'fis +,oo-' 1.

/eadman 11

/i$$ogriff 12

0uttering Blobbot 13

ingning 14

Psiuid 15

Pur$lePeo$le ater 1"

a-ing Turtle 1%

leeg 1

loog 1+

nowman 2.Turuoise 6orm 21



Archetype: Demon

Size: Average (0)

/P7 258 AC7 18 ACT7 4

BT7 18 D97 18 6#T7 1

Inhabitants of the Abyssmalsphere, al-

gwa are aggressive creatres, flying fire-

breathing !emonic pigs that graze on

slphr an! in trn are preye! pon byother !emons" Drifts of algwa are some-

times encontere! in the #ateriosphere,

where the term $%igs might fly"& is

rightly consi!ere! a crse" #ch to their

chagrin, other !emons are nable to

e'ert normal !emonic control over al-

gwa, an! so mst hnt them normally"

,ore (1)7 ! !amage" &ire Breat (1)7 *ange +0" ! !amage" #mmune to

Demoni- Control: #mmune to /eat: igt igt: egenerate:

A;,6A (D0< P#,) (2)



Archetype: #onster

Size: Small (0)

/P7 148 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 28 6#T7 1

he reslt of insane magical e'peri-

mentation, bearowls are large owls

with the hea!s of grizzle bears" Insa-

tiable pre!ators, their llating

growls fill the night air an! they are

.nown to fearlessly attac. even crea-

tres larger than themselves"

Bite (1)7 ! !amage" Talons (1)7 ! !amage" Better mell: igt igt:

BA<6; (2)

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Archetype: manoi!

Size: #iniscle (-)

/P7 %8 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 58 6#T7 1

he bolgoflea is a miniscle monstrosity, a

fairy-size! hmanoi! parasite that crawls

ami! the fr of bolgocats, sc.ing bloo!

throgh its lamprey-li.e moth" Swift, ableto teleport short !istances an! clamber

across any srface, it is !evilishly har! to

hit, an! worse, will happily try to sc.

bloo! from any warm-bloo!e! beings"

1hen trly threatene!, it spits a glob of

hot, castic bloo! at its attac.er before

swiftly fleeing in search of easier hosts"

2izarrely, while many bolgocats loathe

these creatres, others love them, treating

them li.e pets an! seeming to sffer no

tre ill effects from their fee!ing beyon!

perio!ic itching"

Claws (1)7 !/ !amage" u-!ing Bite

(2)7 !amage per ron! while attache!"

Causti- $it (1)7 *ange /03" ! aci!4

fire !amage" Tele$ortation (2)7 5p to

/03" Tin' i=e7 6reatres of average size

or larger ta.e a -/ !ice penalty when

attempting to hit a bolgoflea !e to itssmall size"

B<;,<&;A (1)

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Archetype: #onster

Size: Average (0)

/P7 218 AC7 18 ACT7 "

BT7 38 D97 48 6#T7 1

A horrific hybri! of bg an! bear, the

bgbear has the size an! physiology of a

grizzle bear, bt with a chitinos oter

s.in, blging compon! eyes, antennae,small bzzing wings, vestigial e'tra

limbs, an! !rooling filthy man!ibles at

the si!es of its moth" 2gbears can be

fon! in many temperate to warm cli-

mates, an! have a particlar love of car-

rion, honey, an! other foo!stffs best left

nsai!" hey can be belligerent, an! if

other foo! is not rea!ily available will

attac. others" 1hile capable of flight,

their small wings ma.e them slow,

clmsy, short-range fliers"

Bite (1)7 ! !amage" 6hance of infection" Claws (1)7 ! !amage" Bettermell: Better igt:

B>,BA (")

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Archetype: #onster

Size: 8iant (9/)

/P7 358 AC7 18 ACT7 %

BT7 38 D97 28 6#T7 1

6ave anglers are hi!eos monsters larger

than cow stee!s with vast, fang-fille!

maws" hey lr. in sbterranean !epths,

hop-crawling throgh tnnels, p walls,an! even clinging to cavern ceilings"

8lowing spheres hang above their hea!s,

lring nsspecting prey close in the

!ar.ness" ven recognizing these eerie

lights for what they are is not safety

enogh, for cave anglers can fire beams

of lazer light from their lres, stri.ing

prey that !oes not ventre close"

Bite (2)7 /!9/ !amage" ;a=er ;ure (2)7 *ange: ;0, /! !amage" Better

/earing: Better mell: igt igt:

CA? A,; (1")

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Archetype: #onster

Size: 8iant (9/)

/P7 258 AC7 .8 ACT7 "

BT7 38 D97 28 6#T7 1

wiste! by magical efflent, clo!-

shar.s are e=ally at home in the s.y

an! sea, hnting both beneath an!

above the waves" >een eyes enablethem to see great !istances an! a

.een sense of smell enables these

large shar.s to trac. !own the tiniest

traces of bloo! in the water"

Bite (2)7 /! !amage" Better igt: Better mell: &eeding &ren='7 If clo!-

shar.s smell or taste fresh bloo!, they will go into a fee!ing frenzy" 1hile in

the fee!ing frenzy, they gain 9 !ie on all rolls" igt igt: 6ater Breat

ing:

C;<>D/A@ (")



Archetype: Demon

Size: iny (0)

/P7 2.8 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 38 6#T7 1

2arely over a foot in height, imps are

among the most common an! tiny of

!emon.in!" In the Abyssmalsphere they

act as the servants, playthings, toa!ies,snac.s, an! e'perimental sb?ects of

more powerfl !emons" In the #aterio-

sphere they are .nown to serve powerfl

mortals as familiars" orne!, spin!ly,

with sinos tails an! bat wings they are

cowar!ly, sly, crel, an! sycophantic"

hey can only be trste! insofar as theirfear of others cows them an! .eeps their

petty crelty in chec."

;igt 6ea$on (1)7 !+ !amage" 0agi- (1)7 @@ " Demoni- Tele$at'7

elepathy with other !emons" #mmune to /eat: igt igt: egenerate:

D0< #0P (1)

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Archetype: 5n!ea!

Size: #iniscle (-)

/P7 %8 AC7 .8 ACT7 4

BT7 18 D97 38 6#T7 1

2izarre n!ea! entities, no !obt the

offspring of fell magic of long ago, fly-

ing eyeballs are preserve! hmanoi!

eyeballs with tattere! bat wings attache!"hogh frea.ish to behol! they lac. any

means of harmfl attac., being only able

to flap at others at best" Despite this,

floc.s of flying eyeballs can be fon! in

!rea! srron!s, an! no few become

familiars to practitioners of the !ar. arts"

Tin' i=e7 6reatres of average size or larger ta.e a -/ !ice penalty when attempting to

hit a flying eyeball !e to its small size" 0asters ,a=e7 A spellcaster sing the flying

eyeball as a familiar may enter a trance !ring which he may mentally $observe& eve-

rything the flying eyeball is observing at that moment, regar!less of !istance" Better

igt: igt igt:

&;#, BA;; (1)

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Archetype: Animal

Size: Small (0)

/P7 138 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 18 6#T7 1

Clying ?ellyfish are a serios threat to

floc.s of bir!s, slowly swim-!rifting

throgh the s.ies of Car Away @an! in

great broo!s" *ather beatifl to view ata safe !istance, they are nonetheless also

.nown to e'hibit strangely sapient be-

havior" hey move aron! as if observ-

ing potential victims an! even attac.

those on flying ships if it seems safe to

!o so" he gases that fill their mantles

an! .eep them aloft are also !angeroslyflammable, e'plosively so as some have

fon! to their cost"

Tenta-les (1)7 @@ + poison" $losivel' &lammable7 If !amage! with fire,

a flying ?ellyfish e'plo!es" he e'plosion cases +! !amage to anything

within 0" esistan-e to 0ind Control:

&;#, *;;&#/ (1)



Archetype: %lant

Size: iny (0)

/P7 1.8 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 28 6#T7 1

8oochies are carnivoros plants, color-

fl flowers that e'!e an into'icating

scent an! animate to claw an! !evor

any beasts that come close enogh"*oote! in place, they are !angeros

becase they grow ami! other large,

normal flowers an! often in grops with

other goochies" An nsspecting creatre

can fin! itself swiftly set pon from all

si!es by hngry goochies, !ying n!er a

flrry of claws an! maws"

Bite (1)7 !+ !amage" Claws (1)7 !+ !amage" Camouflage7 5ntil it animates an!

attac.s, a goochy loo.s e'actly li.e a large normal flower" #ntoi-ating -ent7 Anyone

within < of a goochy mst ma.e a 2* chec. (E <) each ron! or sffer a - !ie

penalty to all actions" &ire !oes /' !amage"

,<<C/ (1)

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Archetype: manoi!

Size: iny (0)

/P7 118 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 28 6#T7 1

Savage, tribalistic beings, hea!men ap-

pear to be hman hea!s with arms an!

legs bt no bo!ies" hey are fiercely

territorial an! 'enophobic, cannibalizingother tribes of hea!men an! protecting

their wil!erness homes with totemic

warnings an! cr!e traps" hey worship

the 8reat Swollen ea! an! see it as

their sacre! !ty to $free& the hea!s of

other interlopers from the shac.les of

bo!ily oppression an! attachment"

;igt 6ea$on (1):

/AD0A (1)



Archetype: #onster

Size: 8iant (9/)

/P7 248 AC7 28 ACT7 5

BT7 38 D97 18 6#T7 1

A territorial an! frightening aerial omni-

vore, the hippogriff has the hea! an! rear

limbs of a hippopotams, an! talone!

front limbs an! wings of a great eagle" It!evors animals an! grass with relish

an! in hge =antities, an! is almost

min!lessly aggressive when hngry,

which it often is" Its incre!ibly thic. hi!e

protects it an! its vast, ts.-fille! maw

can !eliver a terrible bite"

Bite (2)7 /! !amage" Claws (2)7 /! !amage" Better /earing: Better igt:

/#PP<,#&& (5)

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Archetype: 2lobby

Size: #assive (97)

/P7 4%8 AC7 18 ACT7

BT7 48 D97 18 6#T7 3

5n!lating p!!les of gelatinos, vivi!

pin. flesh, mttering blobboths are cov-

ere! in a mltit!e of moths an! eyes

of all sizes" hogh clearly sapient, theyare either tterly alien or !eeply ma!, for

their behavior is npre!ictable in the

e'treme" Fne might lanch a craze!

attac. on a nearby tree before its moths

brst into song an! it tries to !ebate the

meaning of life with a bol!er" #oment

to moment, one can never tell e'actlywhat a blobboth might !o or say"

0ulti$le Biting 0outs (2)7 +! !amage" #mmune to A-id: #mmune to

0ental Atta-!s: #mmune to PoisonsToins: esistan-e to 0agi-: esis

tan-e to P'si-al Atta-!s: igt igt: All Around ?ision: >nderstand

and $ea! All ;anguages:

0>TT#, B;<BB<T/ (2.)

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Archetype: #onster

Size: 8iant (9/)

/P7 3%8 AC7 18 ACT7 +

BT7 38 D97 38 6#T7 3

Sly, patient in!ivi!als, ningnings are

gigantic, serpent-li.e entities with

bizarrely hman-li.e e'pressions" hey

covet wealth, magical power an! infl-ence, often setting themselves p as

tyrants over local monsters, isolate!

villages, an! even acting as hi!!en pow-

erbro.ers" hey are trly amphibios,

e=ally comfortable on lan! or n!erwa-

ter, in climates from the tropical to the

!esert" It is only icy col! that they cannotabi!e"

Poison Bite (2)7 ! !amage" @@ poison" uee=ing Coils (2)7 reat the s=eezing

coils as a grapple4hol!" he victim ta.es /! !amage per ron! if they are hel! in the

ningnings coils" 0agi- (3)7 @@ ;" Better mell: igt igt: Tele$at': esis

tan-e to PoisonToin: 6ater Breating: Cold !oes /' !amage"

#,#, (1)

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Archetype: #onster

Size: Average (0)

/P7 258 AC7 .8 ACT7 %

BT7 28 D97 18 6#T7 3

man-size! largely terrestrial amphibi-

os s=i! with blbos, brain-li.e man-

tles, psi-s=i! are malevolent an! intelli-

gent psionic beings" hey !well in the!ar. places of Car Away @an!, in crm-

bling rins an! !eep beneath the gron!,

their society enslaving an! fee!ing pon

any sapients they enconter" Some schol-

ars have postlate! that they are relate!

somehow to the 2oom an! their s=i!

minions, bt what this relationship is, ifin!ee! it e'ists, remains a mystery"

;igt/eav' 6ea$on (1): Psioni- Abilities (3)7 2en! 1ill, 6harm 2east,

Detect @ife, Directional Awareness, Corget, Illsory 2east, Illsory Corm,

Illsory @an!scape, #in! Stnt, Sa!ness, Si'th Sense, Sleep, an! race"

igt igt: Tele$at'7 6ommnicates mentally" 6ater Breating:

P#E>#D (1.)

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Archetype: manoi!

Size: Average (0)

/P7 228 AC7 .8 ACT7 %

BT7 28 D97 28 6#T7 2

Sstaine! on a !iet of other hmanoi!s,

prple people eaters are !evios an!

patient hmanoi! pre!ators" A prple

people eater plays mesmerizing tnesthrogh the long, flare! horn on its fore-

hea!, !rawing nsspecting people near

before poncing, savaging, an! eating"

%rple-frre!, lan. of limb, with a moth

fll of ?agge! teeth, it has bt a single

cyclopean eye an! a large pair of wings

to bear it aloft, to chase !own prey, toflee concerte! resistance, an! to alight in

high perches, plan, an! wait"

Bite (2)7 ! !amage" 0esmeri=ing 0usi- (2)7 Any hmanoi! hearing the prple

people eater play its horn, mst ma.e a 1I chec. once per ron! or be mesmerize!,

ine'orably !rawn towar!s the msics sorce" woo$ Atta-! (2)7 %rple people eaters

will swoop !own an! attempt to carry some victims into the s.y before !ropping themto their bloo!y !eaths" #mmune to 0ental Atta-!s:

P>P; P<P; AT (+)



Archetype: Animal

Size: Average (0)

/P7 1%8 AC7 28 ACT7 5

BT7 28 D97 2 8 6#T7 1

*acing trtles are highly regar!e!

monts, vale! both !e to their great

spee! an! becase their protective shells

ma.e them sefl battle stee!s" Althoghthey lac. the overall stamina of cow

stee!s, they can rn twice as swiftly an!

are generally even-natre! if hyperactive

creatres" he biggest !ownsi!e of own-

ing a racing trtle is its !iet, for it eats

great =antities of leaves an! grass to

sstain its great metabolism"

Bite (1)7 !+ !amage" Tram$le (2)7 /! !amage"

AC#, T>T; (2)

B



Archetype: manoi!

Size: Average (0)

/P7 148 AC7 .8 ACT7 4

BT7 18 D97 18 6#T7 1

Fnce the benevolent an! !evote! ser-

vants of the olantas, the sleeg fell from

grace an! aban!one! their allies for rea-

sons long since lost to time" Eow, theslgfol. live in the !ar.ene! realms of

the n!erearth, harvesting fngi in iso-

late! commnities that barely tolerate

otsi!ers" 1hile sel!om actively hostile,

they are always npleasant to !eal with,

often sneering at an! con!escen!ing

other $lesser beings&"

;igt/eav' 6ea$on (1): Better mell: esistan-e to PoisonToin: igt

igt: egenerate: &ire/eat !oes /' !amage"

;, (1)

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Archetype: #onster

Size: 8iant (9/)

/P7 3%8 AC7 18 ACT7

BT7 28 D97 18 6#T7 2

6reate! in ages past by a craze! sleeg

sorcerer, sloog are monstros, clever,

an! wic.e!, massive slg-li.e amphibi-

ans with a large central eye an! maw an!si' eyestal.s" hese eyestal.s each pos-

sess !ifferent powers thogh they have

no great control over which they se at a

given moment" hogh slow-moving,

their central eye is a hypnotic sphere,

transfi'ing nfortnates that the sloog

can then attac., leaving the corpse to rot,for sloog prefer !ecaying meat sch as

!ea! fish an! ran. crstaceans" hey

!well in sbterranean caverns ne't to

vast n!ergron! la.es, an! in frozen

wastelan!s ne't to frigi! waters" Sffice

to say, they cannot abi!e heat or flame"

Bite (2)7 /! !amage" /'$noti- ,a=e (2)7

*ange +0" Any creatre meeting the

sloogs gaze, mst ma.e a 1I chec. once

per ron! or be mesmerize! an! nable toact" andom 'estal!s (2)7 ach ron! in

combat roll ! to !etermine which eye-

stal. attac.s G : Cireball, /: Ice 2last, +:

@ightning, 7: *st, <: orrific %ain, :

1ither" Better mell: esistan-e to Poi

sonToin: #mmune to Cold: igt igt:

egenerate: &ire/eat !oes /' !amage"

;<<,F (1)

Hconcept by *61, age! ;



Archetype: 6onstrct

Size: Average (0)

/P7 1+8 AC7 .8 ACT7 5

BT7 18 D97 18 6#T7 1

6r!e constrcts create! in col! climes,

snowmen are animate! hmanoi!s of

snow favore! by some 8lacierian sor-

cerers" lnerable to fire an! heat, theyare comparatively =ic. an! easy to

constrct an! so are often !eploye! in

nmber, pmmeling with har!-pac.e!

fists or hrling icy snowballs at foes" Cor

reasons n.nown, some snowmen go

roge, !eveloping a wic.e! free will

ths are born abominable snowmen"

&ists (1)7 ! !amage" Trow #-e;aden nowballs (1)7 *ange +0" !/

!amage" /ealing &a-tor7 eals at twice the normal rate" #mmune to Cold:

#mmune to 0ental Atta-!sF: #mmune to PoisonsToins: igt igt:&ire/eat !oes /' !amage"

HAbominable snowmen are not immne to mental attac.s"

<60A (1)

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Archetype: #onster

Size: normos (9)

/P7 "48 AC7 "8 ACT7

BT7 %8 D97 18 6#T7 1

8argantan armore! worms, tr=oise

worms brrow throgh the gron! of Car

Away @an! for years at a time before

entering torpor for as many years" heirimmnities an! powerfl teeth an!

aci!ic spray enable them to eat tnnels

throgh roc., crystal, metal, san!, ice,

an! even molten lava, !igesting what-

ever they tnnel throgh" Instinctal,

animalistic creatres, they sel!om bother

with smaller creatres nless attac.e! orthe nfortnate in!ivi!als or their com-

mnity happens to be in the worms

path" It is theorize! that tr=oise worms

are responsible for many of the tnnels

that ri!!le Car Away @an!"

Bite (3)7 7! !amage" If the 2ite attac.

has an #oS of 79 an! the victim is 8iant

or smaller size, he will be eaten whole"

Corrosive $ra' (2)7 *ange +0" 7!aci! !amage" /ealing &a-tor7 eals at

twice normal rate" #mmune to Cold: #m

mune to /eat: #mmune to A-id: #m

mune to 0ental Atta-!s: #mmune to

PoisonToin: esistan-e to 0agi-:

T>E><# 6<0 (22)

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