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 ====== Creatures ====== ====== Creatures ======
-The worlds of PFC are filled with many wonderful and magical creatures. This page is a landing page and list of different creatures found in these fantasy realms, from the smallest familiars to the greatest dragons.+The worlds of PFC are filled with many wonderful and magical creatures. This page is a landing page and list of different creatures found in these fantasy realms, from the smallest familiars to the greatest [[lore:creatures:greatbeasts:dragons|dragons.]]
  
-**Writer's Note:** When writing a creature, please include its size, diet, where it is found, how it interacts with people (including what can be looted from it), its creature type, and (optionally) a scientific name if desired. You can also include a statblock or a link to one, though this is not required.+**PLEASE KEEP ENTRIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.**
  
 ===== Categories of Creatures ===== ===== Categories of Creatures =====
-Creature categories are meant to categorize all creatures in the AQ: Jaern system into a few easy-to-use categories, with no exceptions. Some creatures may have more than one type - for instance, a dracolich would be both a draconic and an undead creature. All player characters are considered //actors// and do not fit into the categories given below, with the exception of Supernatural Origin races, who are both actors and another creature type depending on the species group.+[[lore:creatures:categories|Creature categories]] are meant to categorize all creatures in the AQ: Jaern system into a few easy-to-use categories, with no exceptions. Some creatures may have more than one type - for instance, a dracolich would be both a draconic and an undead creature. All player characters are considered //actors// and do not fit into the categories given below, with the exception of [[lore:races:supernatural|Supernatural Origin races]], who are both actors and another creature type depending on the species group
 +===== Material Creatures ===== 
 +Detailed in this section are specific creatures with a presence on [[settings:jaern|Jaern]] or [[settings:cahyali|Cahyali]]. They have their own histories and long relationships with the world.
  
-See [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uk1wKFVLUfsRpfJl0EBmk8q406SwtCXqojqt7DBUllM/edit?usp=sharing|this document]] for more details on the creature categoriesespecially when it comes to creating statblocks.+==== Abysslings ==== 
 +  * Origin: Jaern, worldwide 
 +  * Category: Aquatic ♆ 
 +[[lore:creatures:abysslings|Abysslings]] are a strange group of creatures which live deep below the oceans of JaernThey have a wide diversity in appearances, and have existed since well before Jaern ever entered the Onra systemThey are a major presence in the legends, myths, and culture of the [[lore:races:onivero|Onivero]], as an ancient enemy. Abysslings appear to live in a sort of collective consciousness referred to only as "Us", with a singular goal: the survival of their species.
  
-=== Artificial ===  +==== Great Beasts ==== 
-Artificial creatures are built by mortal handsThese include golemsrobots, etc. The majority are not intelligent, built to serve a specific purpose and sticking to it. Small artificial creatures often serve as familiars. They may be built out of organic or inorganic materials.+  * Origin: Jaern & Cahyali, worldwide 
 +  * Category: Variable, sometimes Draconic 🜘 
 +The term of [[lore:creatures:greatbeasts|Great Beast]] is an umbrella for several groups of creatures which may or may not actually be relatedMost notable of the Great Beasts are the dragonsthough many others exist. The distinguisher of a Great Beast is that they are native to the material plane, and they have some presence in the history and mythology of some mortal culture.
  
-=== Celestial ===  +===== Planar Creatures ===== 
-Also known as angels, most celestial creatures are divine creations, meant to be executors of gods’ wills or keepers of their realms. Most celestial creatures serve their gods wholeheartedly, with those who betray their deities facing dire consequences.+Detailed and linked in this section are creatures and peoples which originate from other planes
  
-=== Draconic ===  +==== Demons ==== 
-This category includes dragons of all sorts, drakos, and other creatures related to dragons in some wayDraconic creatures are usually somewhat reptilianand wield powerful innate magic.+  * Origin: [[settings:planes:beneath|The Beneath]] 
 +  * Category: Demonic 🜏 
 +Borne of the fears and hates of mortalkind, many see **[[lore:creatures:demons|Demons]]** as pure evil - although that is not always the case. They mostly reside in the Beneath, although they can be summoned to the material plane through specific ritual and bound, as Jaern's ancient [[history:jaern:veiledempire|Veiled Empire]] once didDemons are also referred to by the terms "infernal" or "fiend" on occasion. No matter their naturebenevolent to malevolent or somewhere in between, they are powerful and unpredictable.
  
-=== Eldritch ===  +==== Dreamt ==== 
-Beings beyond mortal comprehensionhailing from alien worlds or the VoidThe motives and thoughts of eldritch creatures are entirely unknowableranging from mildly benevolent to entirely amoral to actively hostile.+  * Origin: [[settings:planes:dreaming|The Dreaming]] 
 +  * Category: Spirit ✧ 
 +This is a broad umbrella term. The **[[lore:creatures:dreamt|Dreamt]]** can be many things, from the tiniest sprites and magical creatures in fairytales to powerful and esoteric archfeyThey are born from the dreams and thoughts of mortalsand most are no more powerful than a mundane creature or person. Their natures vary just as much. Many dreamt have a reputation for being tricksy and mischievous.
  
-=== Elemental ===  +**//This page and its sublinks are WIPIf you have more suggestionsplease contact the Story Board.//**
-Elemental creatures hail from one of the elemental planes or an overlap between them, and are composed entirely of condensed elemental energy. Some are intelligent, and some are not - this is usually dependent on how much energy is concentrated inside them. +
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-=== Fey ===  +
-Born in the world of the Dreaming and also known as Dreamt, fey creatures are jovial sorts unfettered by mortal troubles. They are often seen as mischievous, and have a variety of legends surrounding them due to the Dreaming’s relative proximity to the Material Planes. Many fey creatures can pass well for humanoid or natural creatures. +
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-=== Infernal ===  +
-Also known as demons, infernal creatures come from the Beneath or a similar hellish plane. They often feed on mortal souls, and frequently clash with the divine. Infernal creatures have a variety of origins: many are spawned out of the Beneath’s landscape itself, while others are fallen celestial creatures or corrupted mortal souls. +
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-=== Marine ===  +
-These creatures live primarily underwater, under the domain of Neptune. They may be anything from simple animals to fierce monsters. Delineation as a Marine creature is what affects a creature’s eligibility to be used in Sea Form (Neptune). +
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-=== Terrestrial ===  +
-Including land-walking beasts and plants of all sorts, terrestrial creatures are borne of the earth and of nature itself. They are not usually intelligent, though some can be, whether Awakened by casters or otherwise. Delineation as a Terrestrial creature is what affects a creature’s eligibility to be used in Land Form (Osiris). +
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-=== Undead ===  +
-Anathema to all that is considered holy in the world, undead creatures are beings that have died, and somehow been raised from beyond the grave. Some, like vampires and liches, are intelligent - while others, like most skeletons and zombies, are not. +
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-===== Creatures of Jaern ===== +
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-===== Creatures of Cahyali ===== +
-=== Alebrije === +
-  Location: [[settings:cahyali:itlanyouali|Itlan-Youali]] +
-  Category: Fey +
-[[lore:creatures:alebrije|Alebrije]] are elusive, colorful spirits common in the caverns of Itlan-YoualiThey are thought to have clambered up from the Kuragobut some have reported also finding them in the DreamingThey come in incredibly varied forms, resembling anything from a manta ray to a squirrel to a dog. An alebrije usually acts like the mundane animal it resembles. +
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-=== Laohu Grassfang === +
-  Location: [[settings:cahyali:ruefang|Ruefang]] +
-  Category: Terrestrial +
-A national symbol of Ruefang that has unfortunately become endangered, the [[lore:creatures:laohu_grassfang|Laohu Grassfang]] is a stealth hunter about the size of a lynx that grows plants on its back in a symbiotic relationship. They boast extremely keen senses of smell, but poor sight and hearing. To tame one in Ruefang culture is a sign of great insight and wisdom. +
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-===== Creatures of the Planes =====+
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