Tag: Luke Cox

My new little beasties are all prompted by this old random generator I stumbled across. I’m super excited to see what other people can get from the weird names. Yes that might be a challenge 😉

On my to-do list I also have;

Rose petal Tiger

Paper pulp hound

Lotus hound (scorpion, maybe crocodile?)

Puller Ants

Dusk Butterfly

Howler Beetle

Master Beetle

Blood Asp ✔

Grin Devil ✔

Dragon Mouse ✔

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Grin Devil

Type: Monkey [not native]

Size: Equivalent to that of a seven year-old human.

Physical traits: Body; potbellied. Limbs; skinny. Head; large – somewhat human-like with an oversized mouth. Skin; hairless, pale and very wrinkled. (By some standards their big smiles and wrinkled pot bellies made them look cute)

Diet: Carnivorous – usually bugs and rodents but also larger prey when opportunity strikes.

Habitat: As these animals are rare and not native, they may be found anywhere that isn’t overly frequented by humans (often around old ruins that are believed to be haunted)

Abilities: Impressive vocal abilities. Can imitate most animals – while it can’t replicate spoken words it can imitate the tone and pace of sentences.

Temperament: Inherently deceptive. Usually placid but may go berserk.

Behaviour: Usually solitary. Often imitates and plays with animals to engage their curiosity – particularly other primates (humans) and birds. This is both a habit it does out of boredom and a hunting technique. May attack new friends at any moment.

Notes: These dangerous monkeys escaped from a travelling menagerie many years ago, this event was something of a terrifying bloodbath but these days has all but been forgotten. Since then they have made a home on the outskirts of society eating bugs, rodents and stupid adventurers. The name grin devil is often used by elderly people for badly behaved children.

Blood Asp

This toothless and venomous asp is often mistaken for its deadly cousin. The blood asp survives by suckling blood from the open wound of any injured creature that it finds – this process is considered to have the same medicinal benefit as that of leeches though many patients are distrustful of doctors that practice with snakes. Blood asps are trainable and have an excellent sense of smell (especially in regards to exposed blood) which makes them useful for tracking down injured persons and beasts. Additionally the blood they drink can be milked from them by squeezing their midsection after a feeding and forcing the poor asp to regurgitate their meal – obviously this isn’t beneficial for the snake but there are many shady people out there with uses for this blood.

Dragon Mouse:

Type: Mouse.

Size: Mouse size.

Behaviour: Territorial.

Abilities: Breathes fire. Belief they can fly (really they can’t).

Temperament: Stubborn and aggressive. Not dissimilar to that of honey badger.

Habitat: Usually found roaming the houses of old estates either terrorising the staff, leaping from high objects or sparring with other dragon mice.

Natural Predators: Big stupid dogs and spiteful humans. Cats know better than to mess with them.

Notes: Dragon Mice have been known on occasion to burn down estates. When a dragon mouse is discovered in an establishment it is strongly recommended to remove all flammable decorations immediately. Otherwise, relatively harmless.