Tome of Beasts

The good, the bad, and the strange. These are the creatures that are mentioned in the Blades of Light and Shadow series. Whether they wish to peacefully co-exist, go on murderous rampages, or something in between, one thing is certain: they are found in the Kingdom of Morella. If the "No Image" picture is used, it means that the particular character has only been mentioned and has never physically appeared.

Bloodsquid
A bloodsquid is a creature that lives in the sea. It has at least six arms. It can be calmed by the melodious voice of a Mermaid.

Drake
Drakes are large bird-like creatures with shimmering, iridescent feathers, onyx beady eyes, beaks and talons. They are about the size of horses and can carry at least two individuals on their backs while flying. Undermount elves appear to have them domesticated, but they appear to be rare as only the wealthiest can afford them.

Drakna
Some believe they are sentient and have a secret society in the Deadwood. They attack in groups, but only if they are certain they will win. Drakna look like insects in various colors; their blood is orange in color. Their lair is build from webbing from forest floor to the canopy, where they made webbing stretching over several trees. They have venomous stingers. Their Queen is triple the size of a regular Drakna. Her stinger is an extremely deadly weapon. The poison is among the strongest in the world. The drakna stinger is later used against Duchess Xenia to weaken her.

Egovore
An egovore is a rare sentient mind-eating plantlike being that lurks in the Deadwood. It creates illusions to lure in its prey, and if it touches its prey, its prey will become catatonic and slowly rot away dying of starvation. It can be defeated by attacking the illusion that it has created. Egovore stalks contain the pheromones used to generate the illusions.

Fae
Fae are thought to be annihilated by the Shadow Court during the war, because they refused to take sides, preferring to stay neutral. However, there may be a few living in the woods between Deadwood and Undermount. People tell stories about the Fae. In those stories, they are tiny magical creatures, capable of making dreams come true. Fae are made of magic, down to their essence. Even though they are joyous and friendly by nature, they warp reality without meaning to, conjuring and shifting the world on their whims. They throw wild parties beyond imagination, like a dream or a nightmare.

Fae Fish
Fae fish give off their own light and their scales are like jewels, causing them to glitter and glow in the water. They are considered beautiful.

Ghast
A ghast is a powerful necromantic monster.



Ghoul
A ghoul is an undead elf monster. Its bite weakens elves. The cure for the bite is Cleansing Fire and/or blue moss.



Greendrake Serpent
Their scales are said to have healing properties.



Grobtar
Grobtars are amphibious, live in the ocean depths, and make strange gutteral sounds. Little is known of their culture save unreliable accounts from captured sailors, but they are feared for their vicious, merciless attacks on traveling ships. They appear to be worse than Orc pirates.

Kromp
Kromps are lizard-like creatures that crawl around, hoarding shiny things for their burrows. The females are venomous, and both genders have razor sharp teeth. They resemble Tim's first evolved form in The Elementalists series.

Lapna
Lapna usually come in hordes and attract larger creatures. They are very fast in speed. They resemble the Jackalopes from It Lives Beneath.

Mermen
Old sea dog legends say that beautiful mermaids swim in the waters between Port Parnassus and the Shimmering Isles, looking for victims to lure in. One is spotted near the Forbidden Cove, with hair the color of seaweed and faint luminescent scales sparkling all over her body. A kiss from a Mermaid is said to bring good luck.



Molepeople
Molepeople live in the Red Desert.

Nesper
Nespers were the beloved advisers of the ancient elves before the Great War. Originally thought to be extinct, their numbers are unknown. They can speak and understand the language spoken by humans. . They are also long-lived.

Owlbear
Owlbears are carnivorous beasts with great strength and limited intellect. They fear fire and are easily startled.

Purple Parnassians
Purple parnassians are violet-colored oysters with shells that sparkle like crystals. They are considered very spicy when eaten, earning them the nickname "Tonguemelters". They also turn the eater's mouth purple.



Pythonas Vines
Pythonas Vines grab living creatures and squeeze them, constricting them until bones break and they die. Afterwards, they absorb the remains for nutrients. If their prey convinces them that it is not alive, the vines will let go, thinking they grabbed a rock or a stick by mistake.

Shadow Creatures
Shadow creatures take all forms: hounds and serpents, ten feet tall spiders, skeletal birds and flame-breathing drakes. Shadow Creatures seem to exist at the service of the Shadow Court, fighting at the command of its members.

Shadow Hound
It is a hunting dog used to track or chase prey. Composed also of shadow, it is created or summoned by a rogue elf tapping into power from the Realm of Shadow. .



Shadow Gargoyle
As titled, it is a gargoyle made of twisting shadow. It can be defeated by a blast of light. .



Undead Creatures
Undead Creatures are made out of bones and other non-living items like branches, armor and weapons. These monsters appear to be animal or living skeletons. They are not intelligent and just attack the thing that makes the loudest noise. They can be defeated by crushing the bones. They are created by a Necromancer. Necromancy is said to be Shadow magic and very dark.



Unicorn
Unicorns are thought to be extinct, but at least one survived, living near a magical lake in the Deadwoods.

Vhampir
These bloodsucking immortals live in the crypts of the ruined city of Necropolis. Some believe they are cursed elves, others believe they are not living at all but rather ghosts made flesh. No traveller has made it out of their city alive.



Viperlark
Viperlark's feathers are used for feather dusters.



Vorglin
Vorglins are spectres that feed off psychic energy, specifically fear. When they are fed emotions they don't enjoy, they transform them into an elemental discharge usually like iron or brass. Gold discharge is rare. Then, they fade away, vanishing into thin air.



Voxpers
Like nespers, voxpers are able to speak. They resemble the initial stage of the Arylu from The Elementatlists series.