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Today’s list comes from M T McGuire!  Enjoy the weekend!

Gralark

A member of the crow family, this bird has a grainy coloration to help blend in with the wheat fields.  It feeds off insects and rodents, using its camouflage to sneak up on prey. There are sharp barbs on the underside of their wings, which can deliver a paralytic toxin for taken down larger prey like rabbits.  Gralarks can get fixated on shiny objects and have been known to get pulled into wheat threshers because a fallen item has stolen its attention.

Scaboildan

This beast is covered in scabs caused by the hot water that it lives in.  The Scaboildan thrives in bubbling springs and sitting on the hot bottom creates a solid shell of rough skin.  These large amphibians have no pain receptors, so they are able to live within the dangerous water.  They move very slowly and only leave the water when they are hungry. Laying on their back, the Scaboildans pretend to be dead to attract scavengers or put prey animals at ease.  When they are close and feel they are not being watched, they use what little energy they have to strike and roll into the hot water with their meal.  It isn’t a perfect strategy and Scaboildans have frozen to death waiting for food.

Mistlegron

A bush with blue berries and dark green leaves that is found in the frozen tundra region of Ipstur.  These plants grow in bunches to stay warm and share nutrients by connecting their roots.  Any that die are eventually absorbed.  New Mistlegron grow far away from the colony, so they send tether roots out.  These roots seek other Mistlegrons to either bring the sapling to an existing group or attract other loners to create a new one.

Smirnaldipad

Lost spellbook of the great wizard Rolfstern who helped to push back the troll armies of Westyell.  The spells and rituals found within have never been repeated, so many have gone in search of this item.  Rumor says that it has been enchanted to look like a basic notepad and will be destroyed when the final page is used.  Many scholars have pointed out that if this story is true then it’s entirely possible that the Smirnaldipad is gone forever.  They have been called pessimists and pelted with rotten onions.

Screepdilia

A disease named after the terrifying sound that the victims make if they try to sleep.  It is contracted through the bite of the Zorgilious Bronk, which is a three-headed alligator that only has two teeth per mouth. Aside from the ‘Screep’ sound, a victim gets a fever, holes in their palms, 1-3 head horns, diarrhea, reverse knees, and exaggerated spine.  Surprisingly, nobody has ever died directly from Screepdilia, but many have taken their own lives or had themselves assassinated.  The cure is Zorgilious Bronk milk, which can only be harvested on the third full moon of the year.

Gloin

(Son of Groin and father of Gimli.)  This is a mixed drink from the Ungel Tribe and is made from the following: Ipsy Rum, Pubbleberry juice, one drop Yawa Bear Blood, ground marigold stems, fermented Coal Yak milk, and sugar.  It is used as a pre-hunt drink and enhances the senses of the barbarian warriors.  Any guests who attempt to imbibe a Gloin will lose their sense of taste for four months and it will return so sensitive that water can be spicy.

Norrell

Thriving in the Desert of Near Eternal Night, the Norrell is a type of owl that lives within the large boulders found around the region.  It has brown and white feathers, but its head is bald.  In place of plumage, its skull is a dense piece of bone that it uses as a ram.  To catch prey, it dives from high altitude and slams into the rabbit or lizard.  Small and quick, it tries to smash its prey against rocks to kill it in one shot.  If unsuccessful, the Norrell uses its long talons to puncture the brain through the eye socket.