Bestiary

During the pre-history of the world the elder dragons a complete ecosystem not dissimilar to that of old Earth, full of plants, animals, insects, and all the myriad creatures that make an ecosystem sustainable. Then the dragons created the Ilthura to shepherd the world and retired.

In time the Ilthura became lonely and lazy and created many races of creatures to serve them. Primary among these are the elves and dwarves, the first creations of the Ilthura, but there are many more. Some of these were creative and clever, some were slow and dumb. These thrall races were each created to serve a specific purpose and their physiology reflects that.

When the Ilthura split into factions and conflict erupted between them they began creating more monstrous creatures designed for war. Many of these monsters still exist, left behind and abandoned by the Ilthura.

Servitor Races

Servitor races were created to serve the Ilthura as craftsmen and domestic servants. They tend to be creative and clever and small.

• Elves were the primary domestic servants for the Ilthura. They are small and nimble and very clever.
• Dwarves were the craftsmen for the Ilthura. They are short and sturdy and very creative.
• Imps are tiny creatures that serve as couriers and spies.

Thrall Races

Thrall races were created as laborers and beasts of burden. They tend to be very strong and not very intelligent.

• Trolls were created as beasts of burden. They are large and strong and dumb.

Monsters

Monsters were created in many varieties, each designed to attack and destroy rival Ilthura or their servitors.

• Wyverns are the greatest of the monsters, designed to hunt out and destroy all magical energy.
• Basilisk are horse sized beasts with tough skin and deadly venom that they can project with great accuracy.
• Hydra are large and voracious snakes which can split themselves into multiple hydra. A single hydra can quickly overrun and consume a population of elves or dwarves.