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Tuunbaq Solitary, Large, Planar Bite (b[2d12] damage) 20 HP 1 armor Near Special Qualities: Impervious to non-magical weapons, Demon, Immune to cold The Tuunbaq is a Inuit Demon, a devourer of souls and eater of flesh. The Tuunbaq is encountered as a large polar bear with an extended if not elongated neck, and is impervious to non-magical weapons.The Tuunbaq can be pacified by the throat singing of a Sixam Ieua (special Inuit shamans), rendering it as close to docile as it can be made. The Tuunbaq was created by the Inuit Goddess Sedna to murder the other Inuit pagan gods, when it failed she exiled it to the far north and taught special shamans how to confine it there. Instinct: Consumes souls
- Haunts
- Ancient Demon of Frozen Wastes
- Players killed by Tuunbaq may not be restored unless it is destroyed
- Inspired by Dan Simmons novel
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Nehwon Snow Serpent Solitary, Large Bite (d10 damage) 16 HP 2 armor A furred snow serpent is an immense snake covered in thick white fur. They range in length from 60 to 80 feet long, with a head sad to be “as big as an elk” or a horse. At one snow serpent skin was said to be as long as a ship’s mast was tall. They are hot blooded, mammals not reptiles. Snow serpents dwell in the frozen wastes of Nehwon. They also can be found on the higher altitudes of snow and ice-covered mountains peaks. There they feed on various specious of mountain goat and antelope (as well as any luckless travelers who happen to fall into their clutches.Snow serpents are ambush predators, counting on their coloration to render them effectively invisible amid the snow and ice of their home. They will often coil up into depressions or under overhangs, and then strike at any unwary prey that wanders into their range.Afterwards, the snow serpent will find some place secluded to sleep off and digest its meal. As prey is scarce in the mountains and icy wastes, snow snakes will try and take any likely prey item they encounter. Instinct: Consume prey
- Hunts
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Paramental Solitary, Planar, Terrifying, Amorphous Bash (d10+2 damage) 19 HP 4 armor Close, Forceful Special Qualities: Formed out of local city structures Paramentals are the elemental spirits of inanimate forces. It is unclear whether they are drawn to cities because of the large quantities of "city-stuff" or created by them. When manifesting, they draw their physical substance from the materials nearby. Paramental entities are quite hostile to those unlucky enough to draw their attention, "about midway in nature between the atomic bomb and the archetypes of the collective unconscious." The one example featured in the novel "Our Lady of Darkness" was a brown humanoid, with an eyeless triangular face and long chin that tapered to a snout. Instinct: Destroys
- Manifests
- Arcane construct
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Sgrot Abbott Solitary, Small, Stealthy, Intelligent, Hoarder Mace (d10 damage) 12 HP 0 armor Close Special Qualities: Spider Climb, Spider Bite, Summon allies The evil leader of the bizarre Rat-Spider Cult; a ratman with a spider's eyes, bite and ability to spin webs. He is cowardly and will most likely summon a Rat-spider Swarm or the Sgrot Idol and attempt to escape any conflict. Instinct: Prey on the weak
- Plot
- Summon Rat-spider Swarm
- Wake Sgrot Idol
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Sgrot Idol Solitary, Large, Divine, Construct, Amorphous Bash (d10+2 damage) 15 HP 4 armor Special Qualities: Guards Temple An animated Idol of the Rat-Spider Demon Sgrot that will attack murder hobos("adventurers").Powered by its magical and valuable gem eyes; which if removed deactivate the Idol. Instinct: Bash
- Animate
- Obey Abbott
- Crush
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Rat-spider Swarm Solitary Bites (d8 damage) 12 HP 0 armor Close Special Qualities: Spider climb, Spin Webs, Obey Abbot A disturbing swarm of mutant spiders with rat faces. Instinct: Devour
- Swarms
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Plague-Spitting Spider Paladin of Sgrot Solitary, Large, Intelligent, Hoarder Spit Venom (d10 damage) 16 HP 0 armor Far Horrible venom spitting giant spider that guards the temple's treasure. Instinct: Spits Venom
- Guards
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Animated Cauldron Solitary, Small, Magical, Intelligent, Construct, Amorphous Sling hot slop (w[d10] damage) 19 HP 3 armor Close Special Qualities: Arcane Construct A friendly magical Animated Cauldron enslaved by the followers of the Rat-Spider Demon Sgrot. Can brew Healing and Spider Climb potions upon request. Instinct: Gossip
- Brew Potions
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Priest of Sgrot Group, Small, Stealthy Mace (d6+2 damage) 3 HP 0 armor Close Special Qualities: Serves Rat-Spider Hybrid Demon, Spider Climb, Spider Bite, Cast Entangle A rat-person cleric with spider's eyes, climbing ability, webs and bite; the Rat-Spider priests of Sgrot are among evil's oddest minions. The product of a heretical combination of the clergy of a Rat and Spider Demon into a single, disturbing faith. (Inspired by Matthew Adams' Classic One-Page Dungeon "The Long Fall".) Instinct: Ambush
- Cast Entangle
- Bite
- Rob
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Giant Fire Salamander Solitary, Large Bite (d10 damage) 16 HP 0 armor Special Qualities: Immune to fire The traditional mythical salamander (a name derived from the Persian meaning “fire within”); this version is essentially a giant amphibian from a fire dimension that relates to fire the way regular amphibians do to water. Instinct: Hunt
- Consume
- Heal in extreme heat
- Bathe in lava