Inspired by this article about fossilized remains.
Description: Reaching over 40 feet in length and a ton or more in weight, Giant Snakes are generally an olive green ground color overlaid with black blotches that run the length of the body. The head is narrow compared to the rest of the body, usually with distinctive red striping on either side.
Ecology: Giant Snakes eat a wide variety of prey, including Read More
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Elemental, suspicious and wondrously avaricious creatures, dragons are the most feared predator of Valiant by anyone and anything. Great serpentine and winged individuals, hatched from eggs, breathing fire and poison and ice, dragons are rarely seen and often avoided by even the bravest hunters.
There are several known species identified by body type, number of legs and skin covering. The two most common are a large, bulky winged dragon covered in scales with four legs and a long, sinuous feathered type with smaller wings and either vestigial or no legs. Dragon eyes are usually red or yellow and slitted like a cat’s regardless of species. Almost all species have a row of dorsal spines or keeled scales. They can be any color and live in any terrain.
There has been speculation that Dragons are intelligent but Read More
Physical Description: Standing almost 5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing about 200 pounds, these two-headed hounds are almost twice the size of a great dane. Cerberi are the minions of Islan Xanti and only appear on Valiant once the God has made some form of physical manifestation on the planet. They are reddish-brown in color, with very short fur.
Ecology: As magical constructs and tools of a diety, cerberi have no real ecology. Islan Xanti uses them as Read More
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Description: This rat has coarse, dark fur, while the underparts are lighter gray or brown. They are huge and can grow as long as 2 feet with the tail adding a further foot or so in length. An adult averages 4 pounds in males and about 3 pounds in females, but a very large specimen individual can reach 5 pounds.
Ecology: Giant rats are omnivores and will eat anything but rarely hunt live prey unless they are starving. If starving, a swarm will cannibalize the weaker members. Giant rats are opportunists and a problem for grain storage in settled areas. n the wild, fallen fruit and carrion form the main part of their diet. Giant rats have Read More
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Deep in the desert to the east of Kynafir, there are rumors of a race of men with reddened skin. One tale relates a great canal stretching from the sea into the desert to a great city where magic is common and the Gods are reviled. Great wonders are commonplace - beams of colored light striking out to kill a foe, huge flying ships floating far above the sands, spindly towers that meet the sky.
Many of the tales tell of ruins in the desert along the canal as well where great treasures rest guarded by terrible lizards who battle each other day and night. Even the Reptile Folk avoid the area believing it cursed by the desert spirits.
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Physical Description: Giant Spiders don’t look alot different from most other spiders beyond their unusual size. Some varieties grow to be five feet wide or more. With a segmented body, eight legs and no chewing parts, spiders are one of the eeriest creatures to ever evolve on Valiant or any other planet. Some varieties are poisonous while others are just hard to escape. Some hide and stalk prey while others build webs to catch the unwary.
Ecology: Giant Spiders are found all over the world, from the densest tropical jungle to cold arctic plains. Adult spider females lay eggs that she then wraps in web sacks until they hatch. At birth, Read More
As adapted for Valiant from Art of the Near TPK:
Physical Description: Normal pixies are very small, flying humanoids who look very much like tiny elves.
Ecology: Generally considered benign, this variation is much feared by farming settlements. In times of abundant food, pixies will over-breed and congregate in large numbers. When this happens, they over-eat their usual food sources of honeysuckle, wild berries and dew drops then forming swarms that migrate and strip the land of everything remotely edible.
Once a swarm is formed, it attracts more pixies who then join and increase the size of the group. These can be found anywhere pixies are found from desert scrubland to seaside marsh to high mountain valleys and range in size from a few hundred to several thousand. Swarms travel up to Read More
Physical Description: This large lizard has long, lithe legs legs with a long, muscular tail. Hanthurin have a brownish gray body with bumpy skin. They stand 6 feet at the withers and are almost 12 feet long, including the tail. Omnivorous, they have sharp canines like cats as well as molars.
Ecology: Hanthurin are found in and around all the great deserts of Valiant. Their habitat has open plains, little tree cover and very hot long dry spells where the ground temperature can be up to 150 degrees. Hanthurin will sometimes Read More
Physical Description: This large brown beetle is up to two feet long and has two bioluminescent glands on its thorax that emit as much light as two torches. The glands’ luminosity persists for 1d6 days after removal from the beetle, illuminating a roughly circular area with a 15-foot radius.
Ecology: Fire beetles are found in tropical areas, where it’s warm with alot of food to fuel their large bodies. Adult Fire beetles feed on pollen, insects and very small animals. Their larvae feed on Read More
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