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// Monsters of the World (Bonus Chapter) 
// Story: Tales of a Lycan-Scale 
// by mattchilly 
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Beasts of the Everfree


Manticore: Manticores are part Lion, Bat and Scorpion. With sharp claws, long fangs and a poisonous tail this is a fearsome beast indeed but despite the bat wings is unable to fly or glide. They don’t hunt like Lions due to actively searching for prey 
alone instead with a group. Keep your wits about you as they like to use their tails for sneak attacks while you’re distracted with avoiding their claws. Any type of weapon works on them.

Chimera: Chimeras are a fusion of large hunting cats, goats and snakes. They have the heads of a cat and goat and their tail is a snake so fighting a Chimera is almost identical to fighting a Manticore with the exception that they’re more likely to try to ram you with their goat head and their tail is just as smart as its other two heads so a sneak attack is more likely and harder to detect. It’s possible that other variations of Chimera live in other environments.

Cragadile: Cragadile’s hunting strategy is the same as their cousins from Earth. They like to hide in shallow water waiting for prey but due to having rock like protrusions sticking out of their backs and hides strong enough to deflect almost any kind of blade. When possible use maces to fight them or find a way to pin it to the ground and choke it with a rope. Note: weapons made from their teeth can easily pierce Cragadile’s hides.

Cockatrice: Small lizard like creatures with the heads of chickens or roosters with small flightless wings. They draw in prey by pretending to be chickens only to uses their innate ability to petrify others to catch their prey. If they plan to eat said prey then they uses a secondary power to shatter the statue which returns it to flesh and blood. If hunting them do so at night so you can catch them asleep in their nests or learn to fight without using your eyes. Note that no matter what you do they are exceedingly dangerous.

Mantistaur: Large Centaur or Drider like beings that have the torso of a prying mantis and the body of a giant spider . They have very sharp blades that can cut through a young Cragadile with a single slice and are much faster then they look. They can also shoot pre-made webs at a target that’s behind them which unfurl as they fly to be used as nets or if they are unfurled enough when they hit a tree they can create giant web traps. One strategy to fight them is to ambush them lest you walk into one of their traps baring that fight them in a cramped area where they can’t run after you or use their blades effectively but this comes with the risk of getting stuck in their webs much easier, but due to their compound eyes it is incredibly difficult to ambush them. The best strategy for fighting them is to attack from the sides or underneath but when a creature goes underneath them they immediately try to use their sizes to squash the creature. It’s possible that other variations of Mantistaur live in other environments.