Beasts Of Goliad
By: M. Romero
Goliad has many magical places within its boundaries. Each of the thirteen kingdoms holds a variety of wonder. Magical creatures that is not so ordinary although some are similar to earth’s animals. Some even have the ability to speak. Many of these creatures have supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but are sometimes merely bizarre in appearance or habits. Of course, there are the typical unicorns, dragons, centaurs, and Minotaur’s.
Below are just a few beasts you will see roaming around Goliad....
4. Plumeyed Okapi
Type: Fish
Description: has short vivid blue fur and has a body shaped by needles. Its face resembles that of a gecko. It has cloven hooves, a pair of bat-like wings, and a hard shell on its back.
DIET: In the water – algae and larvae. Out of the water small insects, they eat caterpillars, snails and spiders, a variety of fruits and vegetables
Habitat: Moss Bay
Uses: Venom oil can be extracted from the needles and smeared on an object and remains potent until touched
Defense: Coils within its shell when attacked
Abilities: If pricked, its needles release a venomous toxin
Earth equivalent: Lizard, porcupine, Tortoise
8. CORGELEPER
Type: Fish
Description: It has a gelatinous head, large coral frill from here long, slender, hollow tentacles. These creatures have a wild cat body shape, fur that is marked from pale yellowish to dark golden with dark spots grouped in rosettes, webbed paws and a white underbelly
Defense: it can run up to speeds of 70mph, its gelatinous head releases poisonous toxins – if inhaled, death is eminent
Diet: On land can dissolve small prey to feed on, in the water prawns and bait fish, hairy guppy are its favorite
Habitat: ability to adapt to a variety of habitats, which means it can survive on either land or water
Uses: its venom is used in dark magic
Earth equivalent: Coral, Box jellyfish and leopard
55. THORNY LICHES
Type: insect
Description: Are entirely white with wingspan of eleven inches, short, curved and sharp mandibles, long spiny legs, its back covered in short spikes
Diet: feed on decaying wood
Habitat: Fields and gardens, woods, marshes, ponds or anywhere that has moist soil.
Uses: News delivery carrier. Messengers for Thousand Whispers Mountain
Defense: Its stare causes paralysis long enough to deliver a poisonous bite
Abilities; their mandibles are able to snap pencils in half and cut into human flesh
Earth equivalent: Thysania Agrippina, Titanus giganteus
56. SAPPHIRE FIRM BUG
Type: insect
Description: Massive moth-like creatures with a twelve inch wingspan flicker over the waters. Their wing tips appear to have human eyes Because of the wing patterns, they're also known as scorpion moths because of the tail of a scorpion.
Diet: realm mist
Habitat: Realm of Oracle Dominion
Uses: movement of memories
Defense: none
Abilities: able to restore memories to its owner
Earth equivalent: moth, scorpion
22. DHIAGRIFF
Type: animal
Description: a dragon-like reptile with huge wings, tortoise head with a n extra-large beak, with horns of a roebuck, red eyes, a beard like a tiger, shark-like teeth– a muscular body covered in scales, and powerful long legs with razor sharp claws - and the tail so long that it passed entirely around the body, over the head and between the legs, ending like a fish. Colors vary, most are tri-colored.
DIET: Can eat almost any kind of meat, including humans.
Habitat: wet, damp places,
Uses: Are mainly used as guardians for protection
Defense: Powerful bite and claws
Abilities: its saliva can be used as a paralyzing agent, if the victim escapes
Earth equivalent: Griffin, Piasa, Ostrich, Temple dog
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23. CYHORM
Type: animal
Description: mask-like markings on the face, flat rubbery pig-like snout, and slender body – females reach twenty inches and males forty. Has legs of a tortoise, the foot-talons of a hawk, brown-yellow fur. A stinger at the end of its rope-like tail.
Diet: They eat small animals and plants.
Habitat: On the western shores of Mount Thousand Whispers and the eastern shores of Sweetbrook.
Uses: can be trained to attack.
Defense: Injects paralyzing agent to prey or enemy, can spout flames.
Abilities: To climb rock
Earth equivalent: raccoon, pig, tortoise, hawk, wasp
36. MUDDY KOODOO
Type: bird
Description: Head of a frilled dragon, body shape of an owl with golden fur with dirty white stockings, sharp claws, brown eyes, and wings that feather back like a coat tail and under it a coiled tail.
Diet: Consists mainly of insects and occasional rodent.
Habitat: Found mainly in and around the Cave of Shirondor, crevasse's of Finch Stone Mountain. Is lazy but intelligent, likes hiding, sleeping and chasing things. It hates boredom, loud noises and water.
Uses: If caught, you will most likely find it on the menu at the Dragon's Lodge in Feather Knoll. Last it was served - steamed with mulberry tart and a glass of wine.
Defense: A powerful prehensile tail that packs a
Abilities: it can grow webbed digits, scaly skin under water
Earth equivalent:
37. CROSSED LIZARD FINCH
Type: bird
Description: Its feathers are said to be the color of copper, has four huge, powerful wings, two long, strong legs, and a long, elegant tail, extra-long beak, and its face that of a gecko.
Diet: They're carnivores and their beaks and rough tongue are ideal for eating small insects.
Habitat: They live in open areas and are relatively rare.
Uses: News delivery carrier. Messengers for Realm of Badgers
Defense: These creatures are very timid, but they'll defend their territory strongly.
Abilities: Have a wide range of sounds they make to indicate discoveries, dangers and otherwise communicate with each other.
Earth equivalent: Gecko, Flamingo
