FASA 365 Day 204, Un-Named, 10ft, Omnivore.
Artists note: I lost count on how many animals were combined to create this critter.
Those big “arms”… “legs”… whatever; have feet at the end of them not hands. So, yup. Its a thing.
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FASA 365 Day 200, Volubilem Bufo (Rolly Toad) 1-2ft. Carnivorous, Amphibious.
Prefers the still lakes and swamps.
Quite simply, it floats on the surface, like a bubble. It can steer itself toward swarming insects, AND has been known to inflate itself to reach higher perched prey in the trees.
The Rolly Toad prefers the water but can walk on land. Further, when it pulls its legs and tail into its body, it demonstrates its named ability. To roll.
HOWEVER, its skin is thin and like a balloon bursts easily, and explosively. Releasing a noxious gas and a highly corrosive blood.
Adventurers Note: There is an old legend of how an adventurer was caught off guard while taking a bath to clean some wounds.
He heard some approaching foes. Realizing he was too far away from his gear and his weapons and his clothes he was forced to hide, and….. improvise.
He managed to entice a Rolly Toad out of the water. (Don’t ask how) He then “aimed” the “beach ball” at the swarm of insects hovering over his would be captors.
Of course the Rolly Toad was hungry enough, and proceeded to float itself over the heads of the intended targets.
Well, the bad guys were just happy that the toad was eating the insects, instead of the insects feeding on them; so they let it be.
Allowing the adventurer, at the right moment, to throw a sharp rock; detonating the “acidic dirigible” all over his foe.
Or, so the legend goes.
FASA 365 Day 199, Canis Draconis, Dragon Dog. 8-10 ft.
Artists Note:Saw a dog running and was intrigued by the positioning of the legs as it was running around full tilt.
I couldn’t just draw a dog… well, I could, but where’s the fun in that?
Thing is… now I have an overwhelming urge to write a children’s book… “Does your Dragon get the zoomies?”
FASA 365 Day 198, Daemones Spinam Cancri (Devils Thorn Crab)
1.5 to 2 ft.
Armored. Spike and thorn defenses. Powerful pincers. Razor sharp legs. ALWAYS agressive.
Mates once in a 40 year lifespan. Which explains why it’s very rare to find one.
and… possibly, why its perpetually peeved.
FASA 365 Day 197. Mr. Hyde, Snark, for 1879. After Magic came back, the Doctor contracted the “Looking Glass Fever”. Jekyll, the Gentlemen Doctor became Hyde, a best mate?
Many tales have been told of the timid Dr. Jekyll, and his terrible counterpart, Mr. Hyde. In 1879… the truth can finally be told.
The truth being that the Doctor was the real villain. Overcharging his patients. Overbearing, snob and always had a look on his face that he smelled something awful. On the other hand, there’s Hyde.
When the regulars at the “Crown and Bowler” were asked of Hyde…
“A truer mate you’ll never find.”
“Always good for a beer and a brawl.”
“Cross him and he’ll beat you senseless, BUT after, he’ll see you home, safe and sound, and a bit wiser.”
They all agreed. If there were a ‘donnybrook’ afoot…
“There’s no one else we’d want at our side.’
‘If the Doc was a gentlemen, we’d rather know our Hyde.”