Kharet/Janus's WTF?! guide

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Kharet/Janus's 'WTF is that?!?!?!?!!?11' guide.

This'll only be a vague guide of things pulled from the net to better depict some of the more obscure mobs out in the game. I won't add most of the general things such as troll or wraith, as the majority will have a fair idea of what those are, and beetle, eagle etc I would definitely hope everyone knows. If you don't know something that's not on the list, just use Google. It's what I did when compiling this. Since it's all public info anyway, just consolidated for ease of use, feel free to pinch anything from this list and use it wherever you want. This is by no means an end-all source for defining what these creatures are, since so many come from various tales in history from a wide range of cultures. Just trying to help give people an idea of what they could be seen as. Also, information for some is frankly crap, but there was not a lot on them I could find, or they didn't need much explanation. I've tried to leave out cultural references as much as possible, and also changed names that are particular to an individual in lore to a more general reference. Just edit things that are wrong, or if you are the one that added them to the game, put what you had in mind when doing so.

[edit] A

Adaro - Malevolent merman-like sea spirits said to arise from the wicked part of a person's spirit, an adaro is described as a human with gills behind his ears, tail fins for feet, a horn like a shark's dorsal fin, and a swordfish or sawfish-like spear growing out of his head.

Ahuizotl - Half dog, half monkey, with a hand protruding from the end of its tail. The Ahuizotl is greatly feared due to its liking for humanoid flesh, especially nails, eyes, and teeth. It generally lives in or near the water and uses the hand on the end of its tail to snatch its prey.

Ammut - Head of a crocodile, the forequarters of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus.

Annis - A type of hag, the dreaded annis commonly uses magic to disguise itself as an exceptionally tall human, a fair giant, or an ogre.

Aspares - Beautiful water nymphs. They often transform into water fowl.

Azeman - A female vampire or werewolf that changes into an animal form at night, then runs around drinking blood and causing trouble. Compulsive counters, throwing seeds all over the place is a recommended tactic, as they stop to count them all. They also fear brooms.

Aziza - The Aziza are a beneficent fairy race. Living in the forest, they provide good magic for hunters. They also give both practical and spiritual knowledge to people.

[edit] B

Baginis - Baginis are half animal and half human. They are always female. Despite considerable beauty, they have claw-like fingers and toes. The baginis are known to capture men, but seldom kill them, usually letting them go after they rape them.

Bakru - Bakru are normally about half the size of newborn human babies (that is about 12" tall) and look similar to human children. While they have half the height of human babies, their heads are fully twice as large, with angular eyes and hair that never grows longer than about half an inch. Their bodies are a combination of flesh and wood fibers, forming a material similar in many properties to cork.

Barbegazi - Barbegazi are gnome-like people that inhabit mountainous regions. Barbegazi hibernate during warm weather and emerge only after the first heavy snowfall of winter. Because of this, Barbegazi are rarely seen when the temperature gets above zero.

Bendith - Bendith are a clan of Færies. These ugly creatures (which could be the result of interbreeding between Færies and goblins) are known to kidnap children. In doing this, they replace the kidnapped child with one of their own, called a crimbil. If a child is recovered from the Bendith, they do not remember anything, except notions of sweet music.

Benu - a bird resembling a stalk, perhaps related to the phoenix since it lives forever.

Bwbachod - Servants of the Wood. The Bwbachod are five foot high stick men, with thick bark-like skin. Their long arms and legs move stiffly, but they have the advantage of camoflage in any woodland environment. They are the 'children' of Nynniaw, who rules the forest. The Bwbachod can appear or disappear at any time when they are in a faerie forest. If they attack, they almost always stike first, appearing suddenly from the forest undergrowth and foliage. Bwbachod average slightly shorted than a man and have thick bark for skin. They have long arms and legs, often bent like branches, which move stiffly but surprisingly swiftly. They are children of Nynniaw, but appear to also follow the word of Llyn y Fan. They act to protect the faerie woodlands from harm. It would be unwise to affront them. For, although they rank not highly, they are hard to sight in the forest and exceptionally tough. If they set upon you in any number then it is worth remembering that they are vulnerable to fire.

[edit] C

Calygreyhound - Appears to have the body of a cat, but tufted and with eagle-claws in front as fore-paws, and has antler-like horns and a long tufted tail.

Cameleopard - The cameleopard is the offspring of a camel and a leopard. The creature is about the size of a camel, but has the skin of a leopard. There is also documentation of a cameleopard that has two large curving horns.

Catoblepas - It is said to have the body of a buffalo and the head of a hog. Its back has scales that protect the beast, and its head is always pointing downwards. Its stare or breath could either turn people into stone, or kill them.

Coblynau - Mythical gnome-like creatures that are said to haunt mines and quarries. They are said to be half a yard ( 1.5 ft) tall, and very ugly. They are dressed in miniature mining outfits. They work constantly but never finish their task, and are said to be able to cause rockslides.

Couatl - A couatl resembles a long, feathered serpent with a pair of rainbow-feathered wings that allow it to fly. They are around 12 feet (3.5 meters) in length, with a wingspan of 15 feet (4.5 meters). They weigh around 1,800 pounds (882 kilograms). Their powerful minds are capable of great psionic might.

Crocotta - a dog-wolf.

[edit] D

Drunken Fool - Well, imagine one of your friends downing a liter of vodka in one minute, then spinning on the spot for five. After that, they dressed in only a paper bag and decided to go try an pick up a lover, but ended up chained to a lamp post with a traffic cone jammed on their head.

[edit] E

Eidolon - Human mixed with animal.

Ellyllon - a type of goblin.

[edit] F

Fachen - A creature with only half a body. Supposedly its appearance, which includes a mane of black feathers tufted at the top and a very wide mouth, is so frightening that it induces heart attacks

Feng-Huang - another type of phoenix.

Fantine - a French prostitute out of Les Mis?

Fenoderee - Tall, with twisted, ugly features and a body covered with black hair, the fenoderee is a Brownie whose present looks are a punishment for failing to attend a fairy festival.

[edit] G

Garm - A hellhound like creature, usually a wolf rather than dog.

Garuda - Large mythical bird or bird-like creature.

[edit] H

Harrier - The Harrier is a small dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting rabbits ("hares"). It resembles a foxhound but is smaller.

Hippocampus - A horse in its forepart with a coiling, scaly, fishlike hindquarter.

Ho-oo - a type of phoenix.

Humbata - The humbata is described as having the horns of a bull, the paws of a lion and the talons of a vulture.

[edit] K

Kami - can range from the spirits that inhabit objects, to minor gods. Grey area, really.

Kappa - a kind of water-sprite.

Kelpie - A supernatural shape-shifting water horse.

Korrigan - A female fairy or dwarf-like spirit. Korrigans have beautiful hair and red flashing eyes. They can predict the future, change shape, and move at lightning speed. Like sirens and mermaids, they sing and comb their long hair, and they haunt fountains and wells. They have the power of making men fall in love with them, but they then kill the ones who do.

Kujata - a giant bull/boar like monster.

[edit] L

Lamia - Lamia have the head and torso of a woman, but the lower half of their bodies are serpentine.

Lammasu - A race of magical beasts. They are winged, leonine champions of good. They are also lawful, although they have little interest in the conflict between law and chaos. Their innate magical powers let them cast powerful spells.

[edit] M

Manticore - The head of a man, with horns, gray eyes, three rows of iron shark-like teeth, and a loud, trumpet/pipe-like roar. The body of a (sometimes albeit horse-sized) lion, often covered in red fur. The tail of a dragon or scorpion, which may shoot venomous spines or hairs to incapacitate prey. Note how porcupines are erroneously associated with this behavior.

Monoceros - a type of unicorn.

[edit] O

Orthus - a two-headed dog.

[edit] P

Pegias - some type of mollusk? Think deadly snail.

Peryton - The Peryton is a creature combining physical features of a stag and a bird. Often depicted as a winged deer, the peryton was said to have the head, neck, forelegs and antlers of a stag, combined with the plumage, wings and hindquarters of a large bird.

Pheng - A great bird so large that it eclipses the sun and it can pick-up and eat a camel.

[edit] R

Raptor - "Clever girl..." Rawr, munch.

Roc - giant bird, watch more Sinbad.

[edit] S

Scylla - a female sea monster with twelve feet and six heads, each with three rows of teeth.

Selkie - Mythological creatures that can transform themselves from seals to humans.

Senmurv - see Simurgh.

Shedu - Winged bulls and, less commonly, winged lions; both forms with the heads of human males.

Shukenja - Holy men and women that are well respected among the common folk to whom they often administer. Most shukenja are itinerant, wandering about without ever establishing a permanent home. Some however, found and head temples. All can cast from a repertoire of divine spells. Honor typically counts for little among these priests.

Simurgh - A winged creature in the shape of a bird, gigantic enough to carry off an elephant or a whale. It appears as a kind of peacock with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion; sometimes however also with a human face.

Sleipnir - A magical, eight legged, horse.

Sohei - Warrior monk.

[edit] T

Taniwha - Beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers. Some can tunnel through the earth, uprooting trees in the process.

T-Rex - Don't move. It can't see you if you Don't Move.

Tengu - Monster-spirits, can range from birds of prey with humanoid features to giant dogs.

Tuatha de danann - A powerful race of faeries.

Typhon - a titan.

[edit] W

Winzain - '... the hooded figure summoned forth the fabled Dark Scythe, torn from the hands of Winzain, one of the Seven Demons of Hell, in a long and terrible war that had thrown the flying cities of the Avians from the skies and caused them to pummel the earth below.'

[edit] Others

These all retain their WTF?!?!?!?!11 status.

Cylong

Margonite

Tomos

Erlkin