Bestiary: Aerth Animalia
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Betuhuru? Horntooth? Hippocorn? Blindworm? Green Racer?
Strange names for strange creatures...these beasts and hundreds more await you inside the Mythus Bestiary. Prepared especially for use with the Mythus fantasy roleplaying system¸ the Mythus Bestiary is an encyclopedic reference containing descriptions of over 400 creatures - some animal¸ some vegetable¸ some mineral.
The listings inside the Mythus Bestiary are divided into separate treatments of Exterior Aerth¸ Interior Aerth¸ and Subterreanean Aerth for ease of reference.
A bull the size of an elephant? A scorpion the size of a bull? An elephant the size of a pony? A lizard that could eat a tiger? A tiger with 9-inch fangs?
The Mythus Bestiary is more than just a list¸ however. Each creature is fully detailed and illustrated¸ from the bovine aurochs (5 feet at the shoulder) and the Antlantlan pygmy elephant of the Exterior¸ to the Dilophosaurus (a poison-spitting carnivorous dinosaur) and the fin-backed dragon of the Interior. Denizens of the briny deep are not neglected; a sea voyage might be cut short by anything from the lowly barracuda and the great white shark to the sea mugger (a giant oceanic crocodile)¸ the serpent whale¸ or the true sea serpent (as its name implies¸ there are several such monsters). There is more to Aerth than just the two worlds on the inside and outside¸ however. The Mythus Bestiary also deals with the strange creatures inhabiting the dank caves and stygian passages of Subterreanean Aerth; cave apes¸ centaurants¸ smotherslugs¸ drownweed and other nightmare monsters.
Reptile Men? Intelligent Foxes? Walking Mushrooms? Living Rocks?
In addition to the dumb animals noted above¸ the Mythus Bestiary also includes many tribes of humanoids: primitive cave-dwellers¸ savage lizard-men¸ flying bat-people... the list goes on and on.
The world of Aerth can be a dangerous place for the unwary. The Mythus Bestiary will help prepare you for your journey.