Venerated by the desert Khoi-San as the children of the Golden Mantis -The Manti are humanoid insect like people who are able to survive the harshest desert environments. They travel in small bands hunting and tracking game. They are said to be able to digest any kind of food and speak to each other wordlessly. [Tags: Desert, Southern Africa, Humanoid] Instinct: To Survive

• Make a huge Jump
• Blend into Desert
• Hurl African Throwing Knife
• Respect the Prey of Another Hunter
• Track & Hunt

You soldiers think you know the horrors of war? What of those that war over runs? Have you been a mother-to-be in war? Hiding your unborn child, and cut down in a display of new authority. You can't rest after that! Their loss drives them back from death to search for their child. Enraged by the injustice of their death, these women seek rest in finally bringing a child into the world. If you should see a comely lass on the edge of the forest, just outside or a village, where one would hide from the likes of you, or find a cache of children's toys and shiny trinkets. Well beware then that you don't succumb to such folly, as a quick roll in the bushes with a "farmer's daughter taking a late night swim", for you will see their true face, when they share their wrenching pain of lost motherhood with you. Instinct: To bring a child into the world.

• Seduce a Man-at-Arms
• Appear as a beautiful young women
• Enthrall & Charm
• Compel the virtuous to to defend her
• Transform into a ghostly form - hauntingly beautify and crying out with loss of her children
• Show Horrendous Form of Her Death

When a mortal makes a deal with hell and sells its soul, the demon responsible for the bargain tears out a shard of that person's soul and reshapes it into a quasit. The quasit assist the one who sold his or her soul, which it is bonded to. When that person dies, the quasit makes a final journey to Hell with the soul, before dissolving and allowing the two to become whole. This has the added benefit, for the devils anyway, of circumventing much of the afterlife's bureaucracy. Instinct: To bring its bonded soul to Hell

• Turn invisible
• Inflict shakyness with venom
• Usher the bonded soul to Hell

If you thought that stopping the ritual was going to be as easy as knifing the cloaked figure weaving glowing runes in the air, think again. These hulking monsters - half human, half snake, aren't gonna let you get anywhere near their inner sanctum. Whether projecting an entrance or the ceremony itself these guardians always come in pairs who will act with ferocity and uncanny timing that make you think their minds are linked, because well they are. Instinct: Protect the Nest

• block, guard or stall
• defend or interrupt
• give advantage to partner

Hissing dark secrets to their brethren, their mystic gestures and shinny bulging eyes give little of their intentions away. Although their tattered cloaks obscure their features, these humanoids are covered in protective scales which should give them just enough projection from any "Heroes" to bring their master plans to fruition. Their Poison Spray Causes "Weak" then "Weak and Shaky" debilities, and if untreated with antivenom, complete Blindness in 2 days. Instinct: Cunningly Serve

• Spring Trap
• Use Poison
• Cast Darkness
• Escape

The Snake Priesthood's glassy eyes and forked tongue. These snakey humanoids move silently in the dark, and are protected by their scaly smooth skin, lucky for you there was only one. Unlucky it'll be back with it's friends, and now they know your secrets. Instinct: to spread lies and absorb truth

• impersonate humanoids
• disapear into the shadows
• i'll be back with my friends, at night while you're sleeping

"Ah yes, Basilisks. Huge, blackened crocodile-like beast with six legs, beady yellow eyes on the side of their heads and heavy tails the size of a healthy tree. When you see one, fucking run. These things are no joke - let me tell you the story of one-armed pete..."
Instinct: to defend its territory

• Bite with sword-like fangs, delivering petrifying toxin that slowly but surely spreads
• Ambush its prey, strike when they are weak or asleep
• Outright ignore blows from normal weaponry
• Swipe them with a tail like a log
• Retreat into the water

The Spider Queen is not your average giant spider. She loves trinkets - jewelry, rubies, emeralds, gold, armor - anything that shines, she must possess. She also has a lot of cunning for a spider - she will create web shields, or capture one enemy to gain leverage on the others. Beware the Swarm of Spiders she can send flying at you - this can escalate quickly! Instinct: to collect treasure

• Swing Claws
• Capture someone for leverage
• Release Swarm of Spiders

The Swarm of Spiders can be deadly. They exist simply to feed on whatever they find, and can easily wrap even the most hulking warrior in a strong web, immobilizing their prey while they continually bite and claw at them, until death. Instinct: to ensnare

• Bite
• Ensnare in web

Though turtle knights are a rare sight some may recall legends about these noble creatures. They are said to be friendly even towards their enemies for they know that there are only a few thing that could actually harm them. With wise smile and calming words they are commonly seen as a paragon of knightly virtues. Instinct: Protect innocents

• Neglect damage dealt
• Negotiate kindly and slowly
• Stand firm
• Heal wounded
• Make a feat of strength