The Scarecrow Guardian resembles a normal scarecrow, except for the tough, burlap sack that covers its head. Two holes in this sack reveal a pair of glowing, red eyes that burn with simmering hatred. Superstitious folk hang scarecrow guardians on high trees, posts and ruins near their residences. From such a high vantage point, a scarecrow guardian watches over the domain. When it spots intruders, it tears itself from its perch to launch an attack. Instinct: Guard a residence

• Glare with terrifying, paralyzing eyes
• Pull a foe closer with a luring gaze

A crude, but effective construct made in large numbers. Not dangerous in combat, but can explode into poisonous gas upon defeat. Instinct: Guard the fields

• Explode into a cloud of poison after death

A swirling creature of living liquid, a water elemental derives sustenance from the dying gasps of creatures that drown in its grip. Spellcasters often place water elementals in innocent-seeming pools. Whether in an enclosed body of water or in the seas of the Elemental Chaos, water elementals overturn vessels out of spite. Instinct: To flood the lands

• Choke by forcing water down into the lungs
• Blast foes away with a wave of water

A yeasty odor precedes this strange bipedal creature, which looks like a cross between a human and a giant cockroach. Its upper limbs end in handlike appendages. A pair of large violet eyes dominates its triangular head, overshadowing mandibles that slaver with a sickening eagerness. Instinct: To lead the colony and create more Tirbana

• Use powerful sleeping magic
• Project an orb of acid
• Call Tirbana Drowsers or Slayers

The creature lurching toward you looks like some great beetle, hoary fur sprouting from the joints of its mud-caked carapace. Its forelegs end in jagged claws, and a pair of dripping mandibles tremble beneath bulbous red eyes. Instinct: To destroy the resisters

• Charge with great force
• Stop charging to heal 10 HP
• Call Tirbana Drowsers for support

A buzzing noise precedes the approach of an insect-like creature the size of a dog. Its wide, armored body shambles forward on six legs. A seventh limb, ending in a hand-like appendage, projects from the front of its body. The creature’s triangular head has bulging green eyes. Slung beneath them is a pair of dripping mandibles that exude a yeasty stench. Instinct: Subdue the villagers with a sleeping spell

• Use magic to put its foes to sleep
• Can obscure its friends, making attacking difficult
• Call upon Tirbana Slayers to help

What appears to be a large black dragonfly slips through the air with incredible grace, watching you with large green eyes. Instinct: Fly back to the colony

• Flit around at great speed
• Poison its foes with a sleeping poison
• Disorient with a touch
• Retreat to the colony, finding the stronger ones for support

The loud buzz of whipping wings fills the air as a tremendous insect swoops down upon you. Its massive forelegs violently flail and its great, curved mandibles glisten with a strange liquid. Instinct: Destroy the invaders on its territory

• Paralyze with a bite
• Grab with claws
• Blind with a cloud of musk
• Surge forward and flatten everything in its path

A brightly shining beetle emerges from the ground in a shower of dirt and pebbles. Metallic and iridescent, it’s almost painful to look at. Its back is encrusted with what look like gemstones, and its wicked mandibles clack menacingly. Instinct: To gather gems upon its back

• Ambush from beneath the soil
• Call upon others from under the ground

Staggering forward with an uneven gait, this moving corpse is a large sphere of bloated, rotting flesh. Its bloodshot eyes dart back and forth, and a gurgling sound issues from deep in its throat. Instinct: To explode upon its enemies

• Poison its foes with its diseased touch
• Explode, dealing massive damage to its foes