Creatures of Nim

The Creatures of Nim are an enigmatic agglomeration of a number of strange, otherworldly creatures. Their origins are unknown, but so too are their goals and motives. They range from a nearly humanoid looking wizard caste, to giant spider like creatures, to massive sauria, to bull-dog faced soldiers, and even to an odd collection of lion faced, bestial caricatures of centaurs.

## Story Thus Far

They have been seen ranging across two continents thus far. Having been embroiled and engaged in terrible battles against the hyena-faced gnolls in western Meindra, and in previous months were seen to be doing battle in northern Vaanth, near Hargravia's northern border with Arru Velnor.

### In Vaanth

The dwarves of the Commonwealth described their sack of the Steinnaweffa fortress complex with mixture of sorrow and horror. They were, at the time, led by a terrible, eldritch giant, that floated facelessly across the sky and over the forests. They would spread the story far and wide of a singular, human woman who flew across the sky like a bird, who would go to battle with the giant. The story would grow with time, describing the woman becoming a great, sky-filling, winged serpent who fought and tore the faceless horror to pieces.

Following this incident they would not be noted until they would be seen at sea in a ship attacking a passenger sailing ship with Estovar's Free Company aboard. Here they would face defeat, however the appeared to have terrible firepower.

### In Western Meindra

After this incident they would next be spotted in the city of Aparun in west-central Whyl, a nation situated on the eastern edge of Meindra. They would, by all appearances, be defending the fallen southern gates of the city against a band of gnolls. After the defeat and routing of the gnolls, they would proceed to a street by street genocide of all remaining creatures, emptying the southern city off all the hyena-horrors. They would subsequently feed the dead beasts to a group of crooning, winged, bat-like, multi-eyed men.

Heading north from Aparun, Cyrano Trading Company would spot movement of Creatures of Nim seemingly hunting the gnoll with brutal efficiency along the northern road. One particular occasion would cause their scout Dusk in a Shady Vale to spot them engaging in rituals. A second viewing of the creatures later would reveal their robed leaders riding upon the great, yellow saurians. They would spot one such leader fall with a cry, in apoplexy. This strange event would precipitate in them fleeing to the south, quite suddenly.

### In South Central Vaanth

As late as 4751 DE, on the 11th of Ghetn, Creatures of Nim were seen outside of Dabuul, in western Kotesh Ubulii. Engaged with insectoid-like humanoids, the adventurers of Estovar's Free Company would find themselves facing off against the enigmas.

### In Eastern Vaanth

As of 4751 DE, late Ghetn, the Creatures of Nim were met with by Estovar's Free Company, who spoke with the wizzrobe Ihim the Rogue, just north of Kelenor, in northern Hilden. They were seen in the company of Fear Dearg, and of the Resurrectionist, Danfield Kelk, and his faithful from Hedgewarder Neem.

## Society and Culture

Vanishingly little is known of these beings save for their war-like nature, organization and they have been observed in worship and sacrifice to a strange altar, which Dusk would note has an appearance quite like the creature Deneer, the Lady of Hunger, last seen floating away in Betare. However, having seen their ritual, he chose to keep its nature hidden from the concerned Escanor.

They would, as of mid to late 4751 DE, seem to be under the sway and fealty to Shamshi-Adad the Rosegold Empress of the North.

## Creature Types

Thus far only the following types of Nimmians have been identified and named:

### Bubbles

Skull-like apparitions wreathed in fire. They seem to debilitate those they act against.

### Lanmola

A massive, multi-legged worm-like creature. They have been seen being treated as pets or cattle by the bull-dog faced soldiers of the Creatures of Nim.

### Lynel

Are the lion-humanoid centaur-like composites. They appear to be vicious, forward attack brutes.

### Moblins

Are a race of bull-dog faced, humanoid soldiers, with a height similar to, but other proportions far larger than those of humans.

### Wizzrobes

"Robed Ones" - Are considered to be leaders among the Nimmians. They look like a human in rough outline, dressed in robes and pointed hats.