Campaign Setting: The Sauric Isles
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'''Ceratosaurus-''' Ceratosaurs ("Horned Lizard") are the largest carnivores on the Desert island. These huge maroon-colored beasts are vicious, and never miss the opportunity to eat. They have two small horns, each one protruding right above either the left or right eye. It has a large horn on its snout, as well. | '''Ceratosaurus-''' Ceratosaurs ("Horned Lizard") are the largest carnivores on the Desert island. These huge maroon-colored beasts are vicious, and never miss the opportunity to eat. They have two small horns, each one protruding right above either the left or right eye. It has a large horn on its snout, as well. | ||
| - | ''' | + | '''Pachycephalosaurus-''' Pachycephalosaurus ("Thick headed lizard") are herbivores, but highly aggressive. Their hard skulls are perfect for their defensive style: head butting enemies. A single critical hit from the Pachycephalosaurus is capable of smashing bones. Few are capable of taking one down on their own. |
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| + | '''Protoceratops-''' Protoceratops ("First Horned Face") are herbivores the size of sheep. They wander the deserts in herds, protecting their young and looking for food. They are the common prey of Velociraptors and Curvedclaws. Despite the fact that they are more fragile then their Triceratops cousins, a single Protoceratops can hold their own against one or two raptors. | ||
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| + | '''Scutosaurus-''' Scutosauruses ("Shield Reptile") are heavily armored reptiles related to turtles. They are about the same size as Protoceratops. Scutosauruses are among the easiest creatures in the area to kill, as they are slow moving and have short attention spans. What does improve their chances of survival, however, is their large numbers. For every one of these creatures that die, five more will be born to replace it. | ||
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| + | '''Velociraptor-''' Velociraptors ("swift seizer") are vicious feathered carnivores known for ripping apart their enemies. Velociraptors are highly intelligent, and live in groups of three to five called packs. Each pack is led by a male, while all other members are female (although the occasional beta male does appear in a pack, constant tension and competition ends the life of one of them). They wander the deserts, tracking down food. | ||
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| + | '''Velociraptor, Cliff-''' Cliff Raptors are a mountain variant of the more common Velociraptors. These creatures traverse the rocky areas with surprising ease. They have been hunting the survivors of the shipwreck for years, and have learned that humanoids are an easy source of food, and as such they do not need to be the diehard survivalists the rest of the island is. They like ambushing by jumping from ledges and landing on top of their prey. | ||
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| + | '''Zezir-''' Zezirs, called Igvisadon ("fire breath") in Draconic, are red skinned reptilian magical beasts. These creatures have an odd affiliation with flame, and they love to set objects -and creatures- alight. They eat ash, so they also gain sustenance from their gruesome handiwork. They like to attack in two waves: first they run past their enemies, spraying them with a superheated goo from special glands. On the second attack run, they fire sparks at the goo, setting it alight. They then stay out of range and watches as the fire does the work. | ||
==The Marsh Island== | ==The Marsh Island== | ||
