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The Ravenous Manticore
“Such insatiable hunger! How is man to live in a world filled with monsters?” — Lestrian General Harold Ainsworth. A number of years...
Daren Gillingham
Feb 17, 20193 min read
Hungering Vines The Patient Predator
“They wait, seemingly harmless and ordinary. The ever-patient predator. None escape their deadly embrace.” — Walter Perkins Professor of...
Daren Gillingham
Feb 8, 20193 min read
Salamanders The Fireplace Pet
“They possess a childlike innocence, it seems. With curiosity to spare. Fear not should one settle itself within your hearth. Leave it...
Daren Gillingham
Feb 2, 20194 min read
The Cursed Fallen
“I’d rather be stripped of my wings a thousand times than return to Heaven’s fold! Freedom is worth any price, and I have paid gladly.” –...
Daren Gillingham
Jan 23, 20194 min read
The Lost Valkyries
“No warrior can hope to equal their skill. And, only the grandest of powers dare stand before them. Battle is the reason for their being....
Daren Gillingham
Jan 9, 20195 min read
The Harsh Light Of Angels
“Their glorious light washed over the battlefield, and only the greatest of darkness could hold it. And, even then, not for long…” –...
Daren Gillingham
Jan 3, 20194 min read
Only The Amarok May Hunt Alone
Many years ago, I went on an expedition far to the north in search of new and wondrous creatures. Only three days after finding a small,...
Daren Gillingham
Dec 27, 20188 min read
Fire, Fury, Pride, and Power! Dragons!
“They reigned terror from the skies. Breath of flame, lightning, poison, and fury. To be their ally is to live. To be their enemy is to...
Daren Gillingham
Dec 18, 20186 min read
Sirens
“Never before had I heard such a voice. Never before had I felt my will slip away like water dribbling between my fingers. The siren song...
Daren Gillingham
Dec 11, 20185 min read
Genies, Jinn, and Djinn. What is your wish?
“Tell me… what is your desire? What do you yearn for so desperately your soul aches? What… is your wish…?” – The Djinn from Djinn And...
Daren Gillingham
Dec 4, 20188 min read
Ghosts
“I really wish the dearly departed would stay that way…” – Baron Straus It’s time for us to return to the topic of the undead. We’ve...
Daren Gillingham
Nov 29, 20186 min read
Wyverns
“At the royal decree of his majesty, all wyverns are to be reported to your nearest government building. We cannot allow these creatures...
Daren Gillingham
Nov 20, 20184 min read
Chimeras
“I know not which of the hells it crawled out of, but clearly this demon does not belong in our world!” – Bernius Berkely, late...
Daren Gillingham
Nov 13, 20185 min read
Witches
“To think a child should gain the equivalent of my years of study without any effort! The unfairness of it all!” – Mordke The Flamboyant....
Daren Gillingham
Nov 6, 20185 min read
Vampires
“ He looked down at them like insects that dared to dirty his boots. Mere cattle. Blood with legs.” – Where Blood Runs author unknown....
Daren Gillingham
Oct 30, 20187 min read
Gargoyles
“They do not move. They do not sleep. They are ever watchful. Only a fool would tempt the wrath of stone given flesh…” – Eyes From Above...
Daren Gillingham
Oct 23, 20186 min read
Phoenixes
“My city was broken, and great evil surrounded me. I thought hope a bitter memory before I looked up at a sky wreathed in flame. “The air...
Daren Gillingham
Oct 16, 20185 min read
Sphinxes
As you step into the entrance chamber of a long-forgotten place of power, a guardian with a humanoid head, a cat’s body, and glorious...
Daren Gillingham
Oct 9, 20185 min read
Ogres
Ogres are disgusting monsters to say the least! They vary in size depending on breed, age, and other unknown factors. Some are just above...
Daren Gillingham
Oct 2, 20184 min read
Werewolves
There are many varieties of lycanthropy, but one of the most well known and common of what is a rare condition is the werewolf....
Daren Gillingham
Sep 26, 20185 min read
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