Weird Wonderlings

Eyeglass Roller

A creature that much resembles a Pangolin, it is a mammal the size of a raccoon that feeds mostly off shrubbery and small mammals like mice. It is noted, however, for its translucent glass scales that coat its back and tail, where it's name is derived. The quality and color of these scales varies on the sand present in the region, for when a scale falls off from damage or disease, the Roller eats sand to regenerate its defenses. This process is still physiologically unexplainable. They are hunted for their scales.

Jabber

A bear like creature, Jabbers moslty consume meat and small amounts of rocks to aid digestion, they are well known for their ability to mimic voices nearly perfectly, the only way to know it's a Jabber you're talking to is of it speaks quickly and about random topics.

Magi-Gators

Alligators whose ancestors somehow acquired magical skill have the chance to become Magi-Gators. While looks vary widely, the most common Magi-Gator has three eyes and the ability to track down other magical beings.

Necro Wasps

A magical breed of wasps that nest in the corpses that create wisps and other similar undead beings. They will try to make the hive larger by killing travelers and having the corpse hauled close to another nest.

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The creature resembles a small, black cockroach, and is remarkable for the aura it visibly projects, causing it to appear like a "fuzzy" black spot from a distance. The aura is visible through physical objects, including anything from eyelids to iron fortifications, for some distance. Specimens safe underground tend to cause frustration for predatory birds and other animals, who strike at the aura fruitlessly. They are considered pest animals when they swarm, because of their propensity to seek heat and restless sleepers. Though their diet consists of a variety of moulds and thus plagues are relatively harmless, the projection of their auras en masse is visually repellent, especially when trying to sleep.

Freezefly

While at first glance appearing to be a perfectly normal fly - albeit with a strange icy-blue color - the Freezefly has quite a nasty surprise. When a Freezefly is squished, its body lets out a small blast of frost - a nasty surprise for anyone that gets close. While normally not usually more than an annoyance or nasty surprise for the general populace, their real menace shows in their attraction to heat - they can often be found in equatorial zones, and their icy blasts often are the cause of doused fires and property damage.

Cave suns

Rather than becoming dull and blind in the darkness of the underground, these creatures' progenitor found its way to the well of the sun and drank full, developing a blinding bioluminesence. Their skin, their fur, their teeth, every aspect of their body shines with such brilliance as to cause permanent damage if stared at for too long, illuminating the cavernous passageways and scaring off potential predators. Small mammals that they are, they subsist off stagnate pools and the fungus that clings to the craggy walls. Adventurers will often delve deep below in search of one of these creatures, hoping to entrap it and butcher, as it takes decades for the light to drain from the creature's flesh. Paws or tails or eyes get put in obfuscated jars and used as a non-depleting lantern.

The Tenasi Dying Goat

A breed of small goats that traditionally lived wild in the cedar-covered mountains of Tenasi. To avoid their main predators (large eagles that circle open glades in the woods) they developed an illusory trick. When a shadow falls upon them suddenly, the goats go stiff-legged and collapse, and their body appears to quickly rot away until only bleached bone and patches of hair remain. The illusion lasts only a few seconds, which hopefully gives the goat enough time to regain it's feet and sprint into the shelter of the trees.

Some farmers maintain their own herds of Tenasi Goat, as they swear that the cashmere produced is finer and softer than any other breed. Most prefer to stick with traditional goats, as even the temporary smell of decay gets tiresome after the ninth time that day.

Blood Sapper

Despite the name, the creature is benign in all sense. The blood of heroes passed was cursed with undeath once parted from the body, but as the centuries went by, the mystical tampering devorced the blood genetically from the owner as it crawls on the dungeon floors. It has developed enough to have a paper thin skin the shape of a ball, rolling around aimlessly in the dark and dangerous places of this world. It subsists of the blood of others, essentially keeping the crypt clean

The Compass Tortoise

a small tortoise with a pattern on it's shell that shifts to always form an arrow that is pointing towards magnetic north. No one knows why it has this feature, as the Tortoise do not seem to follow the compass or need it.

Hodgeman's Tiger ('The Mother's Terror')

This rare breed of jungle cat was only positively identified by paranaturalists in the last century, along native folklore referenced it frequently. It possesses a preternatural ability to detect positive emotions across distances - the stronger the emotion and the more people sharing it, the greater the range, up to perhaps forty miles. It uses this ability to locate large groups of prey and attack while they are distracted. Although they can eat animals, they prefer humans, possibly due to the stronger and more complex emotions. During festivals and other outdoor events in local villages, there are guards - usually older men and women - who stay outside the area and keep a watch for these man-eaters.

Sea Griffins

They're a griffin creature but if it was between a seagull and a cat. Made by a mad wizard and got out of control; they've overbred the other pests like rats, pigeons, stray cats, etc because they're just an all-around better predator/scavenger than the rest. They're not particularly dangerous because they're still about the size of a housecat; it's just fuckn annoying going down to the docks where the you have flocks of seagulls ballsy enough to sneak in and steal your catch while screaming at you.

Boon Ape

A monkey which has evolved alongside all animals across the world in a similar way to the way dogs evolved alongside men. Still valuing independence, they are extremely nimble and evasive creatures, difficult to eat for most predators. It is the natural instinct of all living things to nurture these creatures, giving them gifts of food, sharing shelter, and showing them water. It is also the natural instinct of the boon ape to do favors for creatures who aid them.

Stealth Fox

Slightly bigger than but otherwise indistinguishable from an ordinary woodland fox, the stealth fox has the ability to turn itself invisible, which it uses both to hunt prey and evade predators.

Walkyweed

A curious creature, the walkyweed is known to adventurers who camp near them, and hide as an ordinary plant should anyone approach it.

Stealth Snake

A large snake with unusual intelligence, known for primitive tool use such as sticks or rocks, and abnormal problem solving abilities. However, the trait that sets it apart from the rest of the creatures you may find in the wilds is its compulsory need to infiltrate any lair, city, dungeon, den, ect. Whether the result of an ancient curse or some faulty deductive reasoning, they will always try to find a way to sneak into places it isnt allowed. Often carried around by sneaktheives at their wit's end, who let them loose to find a way to penetrate their mark.

jellywisp

A breed of jellyfish which inhabit bogs, marshes, wetlands, etc. They're no larger than the average human palm and can crawl short distances on land, similar to octopi. A chemical reaction starts up in their bodies after death which causes them to glow yellow-green. Once a year, before the first winter snows, they gather in huge spawning pools. They die after breeding; before expiry, they wander the swamps, depositing larvae in underwater sediments and soft, damp earth. The late autumn marshes glow bright with dead jellies. In the spring, the larvae emerge from stasis, returning to the water.

Woodcrafter

A native of the western woods, it's notable for it's bright red plumage and the intricacy with which it carves it's homes. Using it's iron-hard beak, it produces perfect angles in bizarre patterns as it makes nests and carves up trees to get at the grubs within.

Unbarbers

Originally created by a wizard fond of practical jokes these extra hairy caterpillars have since escaped and bred in the wild. While harmless they have the rather annoying behavior of seeking out sleeping humans and attaching themselves to their faces in ways that resemble natural facial hair (usually mustaches or eyebrows). Once attached a mild magical suggestion leaves the individual they are attached to with the belief that the caterpillars are in fact their natural facial hair.

Rakkits

An undead rabbit. Rakkits are not dangerous, as they are either incapable or unwilling to hurt anything. They are typically found burrowing an endless series of tunnels, and tend not to surface, even for food. However, many people still dislike them due to their undead nature, and are considered a pest.

Cuddlecub

A popular folktale has the progenitor of this enormous breed created by a lonely wizard in the far north, who wanted companionship through his long years of study. Many love their affectionate nature and supernatural ability to calm and console. However, many herdsmen are very wary of them - it's easy for a lost lamb to be scooped up by a Cuddlecub, magically contented, and never seen again.

Glyphspinners

Tiny spiders who weave their webs into glyphs to trap their prey. Each variety weaves only a single glyph, which, while lethal to flies, is merely inconvenient and strange to passing humanoids. Children sometimes play pranks on one another by luring friends into a web, or walking into the glyph trap themselves to experience its unusual effect.

Nicegi

a variety of sentient mushroom capable of telepathic communication its spores are a little too dense to fly freely on anything but the windiest days, so instead they rely on sentient creatures they do this by sexually harassing passersby until physically attacked, scattering spores everywhere

Shamdrake

A relatively rare offshoot of the common drake, notable for it's large size and easygoing temperament. While usually quite lazy, they can be trained if reared from the egg, and are used by herdsmen in the Negasi Hills as living scarecrows - shamdrakes are not excellent guard animals, but their presence is enough to ward off most predators.

Lit-mite

Similar in stature to other breeds of small bug which eat paper, it consumes the written word. This is not limited to books, and if left to run amok for too long, even the venerable edda carved into the dwarven halls can be ruined. If squished between blank pages of a book, their words consumed pepper the pages, but not necessarily in coherent fashion. Their ichor makes a potent acidic ink which other lit-mites do not consume, and cannot be erased by magical means. Occasionally, non-sapient critters which eat lit-mites gain some intelligence. This is most often the case with cats, notorious in dwarf homes as pest-control.

Keet

Basically tiny golems. Byproducts of alchemical spills, accidents, or waste that mix with small bits of trash, dirt, fingernails, hair, mouse droppings, etc. under the floorboards or furniture. They don't know much but are curious buggers who love to hoard shiny things. Generally non-violent by nature but bothersome when they take your keys.

Large infestations originate from messy laboratories and spread into the surrounding neighborhood. The worse cases being where Keet have learned to make other keet from trash and leftovers from unwashed alchemical vials or cauldrons. Pretty much only countered by necromancy or fire since they cant really be stomped to death.

Black Lion

Once called Sun Lions (having been created by the Sun Goddess), Black Lions were created when a devil tainted their being out of spite. A solid black pelt with piercing yellow eyes, Black Lions are known for their unusual coloration and the difficulty it takes to kill one; their muscles have a curious property where, if they can see a hit coming, they reflexively harden like stone, making it nigh impossible to wound one face to face. Many nobles and respected warlords wear the hides of Black Lions upon their back as symbols of their strength and bravery.

Flintbacks

The jungle houses many horrific and dangerous creatures; the Rock Adder is one such creature. The Rock Adder has the appearance of a common python, growing to an average length of 6 feet. The distinction between them is hard to miss; the Rock Adder has a long, bony blade running the length of its spine, which has the appearance of a flint-knapped stone blade. While the blade is a single piece of very hard bone, it curiously flexes with the snake's body while retaining its strength. When a Rock Adder attacks, it first wraps around the victim or prey and constricts it, then begins viciously rolling its body, flaying the skin and muscle from the prey. Its jaw, unlike many snakes, cannot unhinge, hence the need to flay its prey into small, mouth-sized morsels. They are typically left to their own devices, though their blades are sometimes used in dueling among jungle tribes. Chief among these is Greg, the friendliest of all.

Blink Frogs

sometimes when they hop they phase out of reality and reappear 3-5m away.

Woolves

Wolves that can magically transform themselves into sheep. While moonlight can reveal their true forms, their eyes always have a canine appearance. Rarely, a woolf will sire a child with a ewe while in sheep form. The offspring is perfectly identical to a normal sheep until exactly 177 days after its birth, when it suddenly transforms into a dire woolf

Manna Wevils

The same size and apperance as their mundane brethrin these tiny beetles live off residual magic and are usually seen as an indication of poor magical hygene. Wile not actually dangerous or harmful, in large enough numbers they can begin to drain the magic from an area, resulting in a small reduction in the casting power of resident mages, and can cause difficulty in learning or preparing spells.

Bloatfish

A common but valuable fish found across The Blue, it contains large stores of fresh water within a special bladder which can be harvested by cutting open the fish. Obviously this kills the fish, but serves as an excellent supply of emergency potable water.

Iegen Turtle

Strange indents in their shell allow them to collect soil atop them, both for camouflage and to support various symbiotic plantlife. Pet owners experiment with various moss and bonsai trees to craft moving gardens.

The shells provide unique mineral nutrition to any feeding plants, allowing some finer control when raising magical plantlife. Care must be taken not to overtax the turtle, lest it become enraged or empowered by the plants.

Mycocrete

There is a special mushroom that only grows at freezing temperature. When ground to a powder, dissolved in water with some sawdust, and frozen, the ice exhibits unusual properties. The ice is stronger than any simple brick and mortar, and can last half a summer before showing any signs of weakness or melt.

In time, the mushroom seems to grow into the ice, further reinforcing it. Light and heat stops this growth, but much is needed to truly weaken the cement.

Mycocrete is primarily produced near, but not at, the polar regions.What few lands there are are dug into caves and seeded with fresh samples. They are shipped in powder form, and serve as major sources of funds for inhabitants of the Far North or South.

Will Stone

A parasitic mollusk with a translucent shell. Often mistaken for a slime due to the shell's roundness and flat colors.

In exchange for subjecting the victim to an addictive, dreamlike high, the Will Stone imposes a significant nutritional and mental strain. Victims begin craving mushrooms and lichen, gnawing on cave rocks as the Will Stone harvests their minds for memories.

Most curious is that with proper meditation and perhaps with the aid of special diets, one can view previous memories stored within the Will Stone. They will often come as hallucinations, and risk damaging the user's sense of reality, but few other methods exist for leaving such clear and personal memories for future generations.

Blinkmites

Often confused for ordinary termites blinkmites are significantly harder to get rid of and are far more ravenous. They are the bane of fishing villages and navies everywhere. Unlike normal termites that must migrate to new food blinkmites have the ability to teleport into new sources of wood when they run low on their current supply. Fishermen must be constantly vigilant or risk finding out their ships are infested far to late.

Beer Drake

A small winged flying lizard that grows up to about two feet at most. It gets its name from its diet which consists of small insects, mice, fruits and hops, but it has a tendency to find its ways to taverns where they are appreciated for clearing out vermin and can survive off of common cheap beer alone if need be.

They are social creatures that do not fear larger creatures, often studying them and showing signs of intelligence enough to form opinions about who they trust or do not trust. Many of them cannot speak though, but can express themselves through bodily language.

They are seen as a symbol of good luck if one happens to follow you out of a tavern, and many adventuring parties go out of their way to entice one into going with them on their adventures to ensure that everything goes well.

secretly, beer drakes go with parties of adventures to collect small coins and unwanted trinkets to build a secret hoard of treasure, usually found in the walls and under the floorboards of the taverns they dwell in.

Dungeoneering Mimic

A smaller offshoot of mimic, these friendly little creatures are often sought by adventurers for their useful ability to change into a variety of tools and objects.

They require no sustinence and feed off of curiousity, trying out new forms and sightseeing on adventures with parties. Unlike regular mimics, these creatures have the uncanny ability to alter their personal properties in addition to their look and shape. Some examples are when transforming into pots and pans the mimic feels and functions nearly identically to metal, and gains heat resistance.

While most dungeon mimics can only imitate small and simple things, more well-trained and seasoned mimics can become functional living arms and armor, transforming into shields and swords, with the most exceptional (and rare) being able to expend a great deal of energy to imitate magical effects such as casting light or delivering a shock on a strike. These more powerful abilities take a great toll on the mimic and can cause a lot of physical stress, so they usually tend to avoid doing that unless it's absolutely necessary.

A dungeoneering mimic enjoys it when it can return to a simple grey ooze-like substance and have its owner run his or her fingers through it.

Blue Campfire Lizard

This common lizard typically lives in shade, preferring areas of warmth and dampness. As a result, you're more likely to find them living near populated areas, around the bases and cellars of homes.

Reaching a length of three inches at most under normal circumstances, these bluish pale flaked lizards are most easily identified at night from their bio luminescent underbellies that can emit a soft pale blue light and a mild warmth. This, combined with a sweet aroma they can produce through glands along their backsides, attracts their prey of small insects.

Though not dangerous, they are often seen as pests because they will sometimes make their way into homes where they will settle somewhere out of the way, enjoying the warmth of the interior of a house, sometimes startling the residents within at night when they begin to glow and move around. The real danger comes when several of them move in, because of a defensive property they have.

Children sometimes catch them and hold them in their palms, letting them pulse with warmth for a while before the lizard leaps or scurries away when the lizard loses interest or feels intimidated.

Though mainly docile, these lizards get part of their name from their last-resort defense mechanism of being able to spit a small tuft of flame. The flame can cause small burns, but is usually non-life threatening. If they get into your home though, they can become a hazard.

Rolling rocks

they look like normal pebbles and stones, until you see them rolling up the side of a hill. They will often move around in small groups, like a tiny rocksfall. They don't react to people at all, and its wise to steer clear of their paths or likely you will suffer some nasty bruises. A strange thing is that they get larger as they age, suggesting that they somehow gather up rock in a sort of reverse erosion. Once they get to a certain size - usually a few feet across- they slow down and eventually stop moving, turning into a normal rock again. it is thought that they may have some relation to stone golems.

boobtree

A tree that bears fruit once a year, the pear shaped fruit look and feel identical to a boob, with a nipple on the side. The fruit most often grow in pairs, although singles and triples are also quite common. When at the height of ripeness, the fruit look swollen and engorged, the nipple tantalizingly erect. The delicious milk of the fruit, a sweet creamy substance similar to coconut milk but richer, can easily be squeezed out through the nipple or sucked out directly, after which the fruit will deflate and shrink a bit. If left attached to the tree, the fruits will refill and become engorged again after 24 - 48 hours. A single tree can yield many liters of juice per milking, and this cycle can be repeated 3 - 5 times per season, until the fruit are picked or become overripe and saggy, falling off on their own.

Locals have yearly boobtree festivals in the late springtime, seeing who can cultivate the most aesthetically pleasing fruit, or the best tasting fruit / milk.

cumpcamp

An edible small pink mushroom anywhere from 2 - 6 inches long with an uncanny resemblance to the human penis. While usually soft and encased within its universal veil, when stimulated it will become hard and grow several inches, protruding out from the fleshy veil. If continuously stimulated it will eventually shoot out its spores, a white sticky substance, from the 'urethra' in the middle of its cap. The spore liquid is said to have a calming & soothing effect, as well as other medicinal properties. The spores pass through the digestive tract unharmed, and so are spread around if swallowed.

While considered an embarrassment to have in the front yard, they can sometimes be found in the backyards of lonely house wives, or near small streams in the woods where restless girls will seek them out. Legend has it that if one was to somehow become impregnated by one of these shrooms, they will give birth to a mushroom fairy.

Bellowing Anger Drake

A strange small lizard that howls with fury.

These lizards are flightless and grow up to three feet in length. They typically are black or brown, sometimes green. They have many small soft horns along their body and tail.

The drake is primarily a carnivore, but will consume fruits when necessary. It prefers to drink cool or cold water in the shade, presumably to calm down.

The drake gets its name from a strange phenomenon where its body begins to get warm and it lets out a very loud screech or roar of anger. While it sounds mad, these creatures do this under any emotional state. Nobody knows why they do this, but it's been noted that this typically tends to occur more often on colder, cloudless nights.

These drakes typically avoid people and are usually solitary until they require to mate, but domesticated rage drakes can be very friendly and affectionate with their owners, often curling up in their laps or laying on top of them while they sleep. They do not change their roaring behavior though, and seem to enjoy it and encourage their owners to join in with them howling.

It's suspected that these lizards are the result of some kind of magical mischief from a wizard.