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BESTIARY
This is a non-exhaustive list of creatures you can find in Glykia. To submit a creature, please submit a comment using the following format:
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OFFICIAL ENTRIES
MAAHES
APPEARANCE
A large, horned lion that is about 3.5 meters (~11.5 feet) in length. They are often described as majestic and are well-loved by the locals. Most are exceptionally friendly and docile.
HABITAT
They dwell near desert oases and have evolved to withstand high temperatures, making them ideal for crossing great distances. Sunspire has a large population of them for that reason.
DIET
They are carnivores that feed on other smaller land mammals. Please make sure they are well-fed, or they will start looking at their owners with growing interest.
STRENGTHS
Fast, agile, can run up to 56 km/h (35 mph).
WEAKNESSES
Because of their docility, they get hunted a lot by poachers who want to remove and sell their horns. They also enjoy taking long naps between trips.
MATERIAL DROPS
As mentioned above, their horns are valuable in weapon and jewelry-making and their meat is thick and juicy when cooked, but could you really bring yourself to murder these giant cuddle-beasts?
DIFFICULTY
★☆☆☆☆
RAHWAH(S)
APPEARANCE
Beautiful teal and orange fish that are popular to keep in aquariums or to eat. They are full of delicious fatty meat that can be grilled or served raw.
HABITAT
They dwell inside the small lake in Sunspire and other bodies of water.
DIET
They tend to eat algae, weeds, and insects.
STRENGTHS
They are fast and intelligent, so they require a bit of fishing skill to catch.
WEAKNESSES
Being removed from water, sharp objects, ice, basically all the usual ways to kill fish.
MATERIAL DROPS
You definitely want to catch them for their meat.
DIFFICULTY
★☆☆☆☆
PHUJI(S)
APPEARANCE
Adorable small balls of fluff with teeny legs about the size of a beach ball. They appear harmless, but they are wily and aggressive around those they don’t recognize.
HABITAT
They dwell in and around Sunspire.
DIET
They are herbivores.
STRENGTHS
They jump incredibly high when startled and will smack you in the face with their entire body. They are also fast and can withstand very dry temperatures in spite of being surrounded by fur.
WEAKNESSES
Their diminutive size and the fact that they aren’t very bright make them relatively easy to hunt.
MATERIAL DROPS
Their fur is often sheared to make cloth.
DIFFICULTY
★★☆☆☆
CHUHA(S)
APPEARANCE
They are giant rodents that are about as big as the average house cat and possess glowing eyes. They tend to chew through a lot of valuable equipment and leave droppings everywhere, so the locals hate them and will pay decently for anyone to hunt and remove them.
HABITAT
They live in and around Sunspire, sticking to very dark areas like basements, attics, and crawl spaces.
DIET
They enjoy eating plants, insects, and garbage. They also have developed a taste for human flesh as of late…
STRENGTHS
They put the “chu” in chuha, meaning they have razor sharp teeth and love biting whatever they can. They roam the shadows in packs and overwhelm their prey when they hunt.
WEAKNESSES
Chuha traps usually take them out pretty quickly. Failing that, they can be maimed, set on fire, exploded, etc.
MATERIAL DROPS
Their sharp fangs are useful in jewelry-making. Their meat tastes rancid. Please don’t eat them.
DIFFICULTY
★★☆☆☆
TAURT(S)
APPEARANCE
Giant bull-like creatures with two sets of horns on their heads (found on both males and females). Their temperament can be described as aggressive, but there are tamer ones housed in Sunspire. Out in the wild, they are more inclined to treat everyone like their own personal matador that needs to be mowed down.
HABITAT
In and around Sunspire and the desert.
DIET
They are herbivores.
STRENGTHS
Their horns are huge and serve as their primary form of offense. When they’re in heat, their facial markings glow bright red to signal their readiness to mate, and they become especially aggressive and more difficult to hunt.
WEAKNESSES
Vulnerable to regular weapons.
MATERIAL DROPS
Good for milking and meat. Their giant, sharp horns can be used in weapon-crafting, and their hides are good for leatherworking.
DIFFICULTY
★★★☆☆
MIN-MIN(S)
APPEARANCE
Plantlike beasts that try to blend in with the ground by looking like harmless shrubbery, but their true horror is hiding below ground. Once prey attempt to pick the plants, they will rise out and show their true form –a giant, wicked plant with sharp teeth and long, vine-like tentacles.
HABITAT
They are strewn around the desert, though some may have snuck onto the farmsteads in Sunspire and are desperately trying to look as unassuming as possible, waiting for the day someone will be foolish enough to approach them.
DIET
They feed off the sun’s rays and don’t really need to eat anything. They just like to do so for fun.
STRENGTHS
Their vines are powerful and can grasp and bind people and objects with ease. Their “mouths” are also filled with sharp teeth that will shred up anything they devour with ease.
WEAKNESSES
They move rather slowly and have trouble escaping fights. They also really hate fire.
MATERIAL DROPS
When sliced apart, their vines dribble milky white fluid that is used in a lot of potions, perfumes, and aphrodisiacs.
DIFFICULTY
★★★☆☆
NEHEB(S)
APPEARANCE
A species of poisonous, sand-colored snakes that blend in well with their environment. They are about 12 meters (40 feet) long. They are known to pop out of the sand and disable foes fast with a quick bite.
HABITAT
They live in the hottest parts of the desert, burrowing underneath the sand to keep cool.
DIET
Mainly mammals.
STRENGTHS
Their poison causes full-body paralysis within seconds and will take at least three hours to wear off. It is advised to wear thick boots while traveling through the desert, as they are known to pop out and bite the ankles of wandering humans to paralyze them before attempting to swallow them whole. Their skin is also really tough and difficult but not impossible to cut through with a sturdy enough blade.
WEAKNESSES
They die rather easily in frigid temperatures and cannot swim.
MATERIAL DROPS
Their skin is ideal for leatherworkers who want really tough, durable materials to work with.
DIFFICULTY
★★★☆☆
MAKARA(S)
APPEARANCE
Giant, green and yellow bipedal crocodiles. They are highly intelligent beings who communicate in their own crocodile language and wear pieces of armor. They behave very hostile towards outsiders who come into their territory.
HABITAT
They have their own settlement near another large oasis as they enjoy swimming and often lay their eggs in the water.
DIET
Insects, fish, small mammals.
STRENGTHS
Aside from having a lethal bite, they fight with swords and spears. They are also capable of draining other beings of their moisture through sophisticated incantations and using that same moisture to enhance their speed and strength. Some locals believe that they are almost as intelligent as humans from centuries of evolution while others wonder who was brave enough to mate with a crocodile and kick off the creation of this odd species…
WEAKNESSES
Florida Man. Barring that, aim for their snouts as they are rather sensitive…
MATERIAL DROPS
Their skin has unique properties that help with staying cool and moist in the desert and can be used in leather making. Their teeth can also be used to create jewelry and weapons.
DIFFICULTY
★★★★☆
AKEKHU
APPEARANCE
A large white and gold dragon with feathered wings, who brings with him the fiercest of sandstorms. He’s a local legend and feared by many as his winds are known to topple over buildings. There are many tales about how he once nearly brought a second apocalypse to Sunspire several centuries ago after being provoked by a foolhardy paladin.
HABITAT
He’s said to ride the roving sandstorms through the desert.
DIET
Anything he fancies.
STRENGTHS
He is a wind-aspected dragon that can create small tornadoes that stir up its environment. He can also fly and is exceptionally fast, making him a difficult target.
WEAKNESSES
Unknown. Some say to aim for his eyes, but no one has ever been able to land a hit as his wind attacks knock arrows and bullets off course.
MATERIAL DROPS
His skin, horns, claws, and fangs are all imbued with powerful wind magic and may be used in making weapon, armor, and jewelry.
DIFFICULTY
★★★★★
SARASH
APPEARANCE
A large half-woman, half deer who plays a wooden harp. She’s extremely beautiful and is known to tantalize all who try and hunt her.
HABITAT
She lives inside an old ruin of a large office building half-buried in sand, known simply as “The Obelisk.”
DIET
She eats plants and doesn’t believe in harming any animals. Fools who hunt her on the other hand…
STRENGTHS
Her songs are capable of seducing any who approach her. She can also cause sand dunes to shift right on top of you and turn the ground into quicksand that sucks her foes downwards and traps them.
WEAKNESSES
Her vocal cords.
MATERIAL DROPS
Her antlers can be cut down to make powerful staffs that give people the power to move the sand and create quicksand. Anyone who acquires her harp will be able to enchant others if they know how to play it.
DIFFICULTY
★★★★★
ESPINO(S)
APPEARANCE
A pudgy cactus-like creature whose pink crown resembles a cute hat. They are about 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in height and are very friendly and affectionate. They will frequently run up to people to give them hugs, but at what cost?
HABITAT
All around the Shifting Sands.
DIET
They enjoy a little bit of water on occasion and a lot of sunlight.
STRENGTHS
The spines on their bodies are long and perilous.
WEAKNESSES
They are fairly easy to slice through, but why would you want to? They just want to make friends.
MATERIAL DROPS
The orange flowers they bloom on their heads are useful ingredients for making strong pain-relieving potions.
DIFFICULTY
★☆☆☆☆