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World Encounters: Creatures
The Raster
"Rasters are filthy beasts, but they can carry more than any other creature I know of. It's because they have six legs to support the weight. They are dumb and only need to be pointed in the direction you want them to go. And they won't stop until you tell them to. I've heard of rasters walking right over a cliff, one after another." Myron, the merchant
The Thrice
"They are thrice. They make excellent beasts of burden. These two have pulled these carts for the past six detzamars over some of the most rugged terrain you can imagine." Sestardi Titus, commander of the king's detachment.
The Gorga
'The gorga came into view, stopped, pawed the ground like an angry bull, and then it charged straight for Coleman.'
The Multipede
"...a colossal multipede skittered out of the undergrowth. It rose half of its body off the ground, towering over the men, its mandibles snapping and its many point-tipped legs wiggling. Coleman faced off against this new deadly foe, slashing with his short sword. His blade struck the huge beast just below its head and glanced off, the giant creature's exoskeleton was as hard as metal armor.'
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The Frizzard
"Watch what happens when that frizzard gets wet." Counselor Idop
The Land-Piranha
'It was now apparent to all, the rumble wasn't coming from the heavens. A mass of snarling, roaring beasts -- Coleman's aptly named land-piranhas -- was almost upon them.'
Terror-bird
On the one-hundred and thirty-sixth day, Coleman and Ayascho prepared for a dangerous hunt, initiated by desperation. They hid in a narrow wadi. They waited quietly for the terror bird.’
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The Terror
"I've seen them. They have a big fin on their back, taller than a man. They are as long as ten men are tall, maybe more, and they can swallow ten men at once." Pontus, king's guard
