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Saturday July 27/2002 Monsters Page
A griffin is an aggressive monster with the head of an eagle and the body
of a lion. It is known to be very protective of its territory, attacking
trespassers fiercely. It is considered suicide to approach a griffin's
nest. Griffins live in an alpine region, or a forest near the mountains.
They rarely live in groups. Griffins are carnivores, and when there is no
more prey in its area, it assaults passersby. Griffins used to be tamed,
ages ago, like when the Griffin Riders of Saint Iskarius' Knights traveled
the earth.
Bugbears are cruel monsters of huge stature - approximately six-and-a-half
feet tall and over 440 pounds! They look like very fat, bald people at a
glance. At first, other races may want to laugh at their appearance, but
bugbears blow away laughter through their scary howling and the use of
their huge clubs. Bugbears are wild monsters that live in forests, plains
and dungeons. Horrific creatures, they enjoy flesh and sometimes move in
groups. Their intelligence is low, so you will frequently see skilled
magicians who have trained them to be personal guards.
The orc is the race most commonly seen in the land. There are two kinds
of orcs, noble orcs and vulgar orcs. Noble orcs are civilized and have a
social system like that of the elf and the dwarf. Vulgar orcs are a
lower-ranking class that is governed by noble orcs and live in loose
clans. Vulgar and noble orcs are distinguished by their skin color, but
this is not the only distinguishing characteristic. Orcs are a
militaristic race, which focuses on the tradition of worshipping force,
power and ego
Harpies are a cross between a woman and a large bird. They have
beautiful white wings instead of arms, and eagle's claws instead of
human feet. At a glance, a harpy seems innocent enough, but it is
actually an ugly, greedy and twisted creature. Harpies enjoy eating
flesh - they consider people their prey - and live in groups around
hills and mountains.
Ghosts from the battlefields, skeleton archers are armed with bows
unlike other skeletons. Rumor has it that they are created unnaturally
by evil magicians. Skeleton archers are murderous creatures with
superb archery skills. They live in dungeons, mountain areas, or
gloomy ruins with other skeletons. Skeleton archers are always waiting
for fierce battle and will stop at nothing to quench their lust for
blood - wherever they may be.
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