Bestiary Number 1

Note: This is to be used as a reference guide to the exotic creatures of Grendaw and the other continents.

Pox- A bison like, and sized animal that has 4 horns on its head, two on each side. It has 3 toes on each of its feet. It mainly eats grass and other plants though it has been known to attack and eat humans. Its fur is quill like and its skin is laced with dermal bones, making it hard for leather to be made out of it. It pox's meat is highly poisonous and can cause you to become light headed and fall faint within minutes and eventually stopping your ability to breathe. It can also bite and inject venom into the bitten. A symptom of being bitten by a pox is red dots appearing on your skin, giving it its name. The pox can be found in much of the grasslands east of the Dark mountains and north of the Sylvanic Desert. Overall the pox is a mostly useless toxic bison.

Cockatrice- A bird the size of a turkey. Despise its name it is harmless and the worst thing about it is either its sharp claws or the slightly intoxicating effect of its meat, when eaten raw. It also has a long, feather less tail. Like a turkey it has a long neck and a featherless head, with the exception of a feather above each eye. Cockatrices are kept as livestock by many of the mountain tribes. They can be found in the wild in the Dark mountains.

Durangabu (dur-ang-GA-boo)- the Durangabu is a species of monkey found in the Fork Woods. They are arboreal and only come down to the ground to move long distances between trees and to find food. They live in troops that consist of a dominant male, a number of females and their children, up to a certain age. The Durangabu is approximately 3.21 feet and the shoulder when on its hind legs. Its tail grows up to 3 feet long and is prehensile. Their arms are proportionate to its side. The males are purple with a blue stripe going down their back, from the top of their head to the end of their tail. The females are green with a hot pink stripe going down their back like the males. The children are grey with a, you guessed it, a red and white target in the center of their back. Their fur turns to the correct color by the time they turn 5 years of age except for the fact that they still have a target on their back. The target fades by the time they turn six. Durangabus have been known to live more than 30 years. They are extremely intelligent (classified as sub-sentient) and often raid lumber camps spread throughout the forest. They use tools to collect food. Adult males are called Jims, adult females are called Yvettes, male juviniles (defined as any Durangabu that has a target on their back) are called Bobs and female children are called Selmas. There once was a war fought over how you say Durangabu, which was why I added a pronunciation to the front. Now I must leave before my opponents kill me for using a pronunciation different from their own.

Until next time. Ted Jalvak, the historian, treasurer, Treasure hunter, and conservationist of the Former Empire of Vlandstar.