A Hydra is both individual and legion While standard hydra heads connect to a brain in the body, the Flatwurm Hydra has its knowledge and memories distributed throughout. Although this limits their intelligence, it bolsters their regenerative capabilities. When a head is severed, a new one is grown, but unlike other subspecies, the severed head…
Monster: Blood Phoenix
A Blood Phoenix Carries a Grudge As the name implies, a Blood Phoenix is born not of fire, but liquid shed in great quantities under a full moon. They are the embodiment of vengeance, seeking everything responsible for its creation, which they have marked at birth for a violent death. While mostly nocturnal, they can…
Lich, Part 2 – Enabler
Variance equalled dominance. There was no more need to join a horde and strength almost never meant numbers. Well... not anymore. I rejoined a troupe after following the sounds of a catch in its final throes. I remember seeing the youngling rise up to dash not away from the mob, but ahead of them, to…
Lich, Part 1 – Edge & End
I remember when people used to joke about the zombie apocalypse. Fantasize about it. I get it. It’s that excuse to bash someone’s brains in with a baseball bat, or cleave them in half with a sharp edge while they shamble towards you, like some geriatric who didn’t take care of themselves. Maybe it’s someone…
Hellkite
It’s a cool day at the local fair, sunny with overcast and a decent enough breeze to keep the sweat from standing in long lines at bay. The carnival was on the first leg of its summer-long tour, meaning everyone here and abroad could enjoy rides and games, a beer tent, tractor pulls, along with…
This Earth: A Fantasy World 