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Monsters by Intrusion of Evil Spirits into Bodies (Intruders)** | Monsters by Intrusion of Evil Spirits into Bodies (Intruders)** | ||
* __The Blood-Embodied__: | * __The Blood-Embodied__: | ||
- | * __Trolls:__ the term troll is a convenient label for creatures that arose from carnal relations between evil spirits and mortal creatures. The Biblical Nephilim would be a convenient synonym. | + | * __Trolls:__ the term troll is a convenient label for creatures that arose from carnal relations between evil spirits and mortal creatures. The Biblical Nephilim would be a convenient synonym, as would "the Race of Cain" for humanoid trolls. These beings usually appear as misshapen or twisted versions of their mortal ancestor' |
* __Undead__: when a disembodied spirit (usually a demon, sometimes a ghost) possesses a corpse and gives it motion (but not actual life) and uses it as a puppet to interact with the world, it is called Undead. | * __Undead__: when a disembodied spirit (usually a demon, sometimes a ghost) possesses a corpse and gives it motion (but not actual life) and uses it as a puppet to interact with the world, it is called Undead. | ||
* __Possessed__: | * __Possessed__: | ||
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**Abominations: | **Abominations: | ||
* __Atlantean Abominations__: | * __Atlantean Abominations__: | ||
+ | * __Lycanthrope__: | ||
* __Magic Abominations__: | * __Magic Abominations__: | ||
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+ | **Fairies** | ||
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+ | Fairies are beings that are simultaneously Spirits and Physical beings and can transition between both states. | ||
+ | * __Elves__: members of courts of sophisticated human like beings of the Spirit World | ||
+ | *__ Wee Folk__: | ||
+ | * __Jotuns__: a powerful race said to be close kin and rivals to the Aesir gods. They have great strength, elemental and magic powers. | ||
+ | * __Jinn__: spiritual beings who are able to enter the physical world in the form of dogs or serpents or completely invisible humanoids and who have a love of possessing humans | ||
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+ | **Constructs** | ||
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+ | Constructs are made, not born. Some are programmed by their creators to follow a simple set of instructions, | ||
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+ | * Golems: Iconic constructs imbued with life by their creator to live until the dawn | ||
+ | * Animated Item: Atlantean magic often powered many items to have a semblance of life | ||
+ | * Graven Image: when a carved statue is honored, worshipped and given sacrifice, it sometimes is inhabited by a demon, through some astrological process, and gains the power to speak, move AND KILL! | ||
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