Editing Caliban (Ravenloft) (section)

===Bestial===
The third-most common of the five caliban breeds, the Bestials, or Man-Beasts, are very aptly named, as they display blatant beast-like features on an otherwise humanoid form; coarse hair, scales, carapace, predatory teeth and claws, an animal-like head, or the wings of a bat. Ironically, these mutations often blend into their frame with surprising harmony, so bestial calibans technically aren't as downright ugly as brutes and cannibals!

Strong and possessing keen senses, bestials feel an instinctive connection to the natural world, which sometimes combines with their appearance to make them be mistaken for [[therianthrope]]s or even [[beastfolk]], depending on how mutated they are. In a great irony, though they have very little chance of making even a cursory attempt to integrate into human society, they are often the most comfortable and well-adjust of their kin. Why? Because they have an innate affinity for nature, and nature doesn't judge them on their looks; most bestials find a genuine place to belong in the wild, hunting and foraging for what they need, and making friends of the animals that share their homes.

Of course, when you piss one off, a bestial caliban is capable of an animalistic rage that will result in them tearing you apart, so tread lightly.

The lands of the [[Shadow Fey]] are reputed to house a peculiarly stable sub-strain of bestials, whose arachnid-like deformities have earned them the moniker of "Spider Children".