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Top left: Displacer beast is not a natural inhabitant of the world of Magestone but belongs to a class of beings known as Outsiders. They are believed to have crossed over from a parallel universe due to an anomaly created in Goitia by the final phase of the War of Ruin. Displacer beasts have a resemblance to black panthers with a second pair of forelimbs, but are not actually mammals, or even chordates for that matter, but a result of convergent evolution from an alien world. Displacer beasts seem to be highly intelligent and have no fear of humanoids, but fortunately they seem to rarely wander far from uninhabited regions of central Goitia.

Top right: Cockatrice is an interesting remnant from a bygone era, a close relative of birds that never evolved feathered wings or true powered flight, being rather content with falling with style using membraneous wings. It tends to stalk prey in the trees and swoop down on it, delivering a venomous bite that quickly immobilizes its prey. Unlike birds, cockatrices have sharp grooved teeth at the tip of their jaws that deliver the venom into the bloodstream of its victims. Cockatrice venom is so potent that it can even paralyze a horse, even though the animal itself is barely the size of an average rooster.

Bottom left: Hippogriff, an unlikely looking creature that appears to be a jumble of avian and mammalian bits, is actually one of the few remaining extant relatives of griffons. However, unlike griffons and owlbears, it is entirely herbivorous and extremely shy. Hippogriffs inhabit the thick rainforests of southwestern and southern Eibaria and tend to flee whenever they sense humans are near. As such, few have ever seen a living hippogriff and stories of taming and riding these animals are almost certainly pure fiction. While it seems that hippogriffs must lay eggs like their relatives, it is not know how they handle brooding. It's believed that they bury their eggs in a compost heap like nest much like dragons.

Bottom right: Blink dog is a species that seems to have appeared after the War of Ruin, probably a result of raw magic induced mutations in Goitian wolves or feral dogs. Blink dogs have the ability to instantaneously move from one location to another in the near vicinity using magic almost identical to the "blink" spell used by mages. These canines are otherwise very similar to dogs and wolves, but have remarkably large brains and show signs of advanced intelligence and even self-awareness. Some have even suggested that the whines and whistles they use to coordinate and communicate with each other form a kind of language.

Description
Top left: Displacer beast is not a natural inhabitant of the world of Magestone but belongs to a class of beings known as Outsiders. They are believed to have crossed over from a parallel universe due to an anomaly created in Goitia by the final phase of the War of Ruin. Displacer beasts have a resemblance to black panthers with a second pair of forelimbs, but are not actually mammals, or even chordates for that matter, but a result of convergent evolution from an alien world. Displacer beasts seem to be highly intelligent and have no fear of humanoids, but fortunately they seem to rarely wander far from uninhabited regions of central Goitia.

Top right: Cockatrice is an interesting remnant from a bygone era, a close relative of birds that never evolved feathered wings or true powered flight, being rather content with falling with style using membraneous wings. It tends to stalk prey in the trees and swoop down on it, delivering a venomous bite that quickly immobilizes its prey. Unlike birds, cockatrices have sharp grooved teeth at the tip of their jaws that deliver the venom into the bloodstream of its victims. Cockatrice venom is so potent that it can even paralyze a horse, even though the animal itself is barely the size of an average rooster.

Bottom left: Hippogriff, an unlikely looking creature that appears to be a jumble of avian and mammalian bits, is actually one of the few remaining extant relatives of griffons. However, unlike griffons and owlbears, it is entirely herbivorous and extremely shy. Hippogriffs inhabit the thick rainforests of southwestern and southern Eibaria and tend to flee whenever they sense humans are near. As such, few have ever seen a living hippogriff and stories of taming and riding these animals are almost certainly pure fiction. While it seems that hippogriffs must lay eggs like their relatives, it is not know how they handle brooding. It's believed that they bury their eggs in a compost heap like nest much like dragons.

Bottom right: Blink dog is a species that seems to have appeared after the War of Ruin, probably a result of raw magic induced mutations in Goitian wolves or feral dogs. Blink dogs have the ability to instantaneously move from one location to another in the near vicinity using magic almost identical to the "blink" spell used by mages. These canines are otherwise very similar to dogs and wolves, but have remarkably large brains and show signs of advanced intelligence and even self-awareness. Some have even suggested that the whines and whistles they use to coordinate and communicate with each other form a kind of language.