Endemic Life

The Endemic Life of the world are the myriad of creatures that are not classified as monsters as such, and in general, do no harm provided they are not threatened or disturbed. These creatures can be collected by hunters to either study, be displayed as trophies or decorations, or to keep as pets.

## Terrestrial Life

### **Arrowhead Gekko**

*'These guys eat the bugs that gather around nutritious nuts. So it's as if their arrow-shaped heads point straight to bug buffets!'*

**Behaviour:** A very rare-sighted type of gekko, easily identifiable by their arrow shaped heads and their fluorescent blue colouring. When they are seen, they gather round sites of fruits which bugs feed off, in turn feeding on the bugs themselves.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Wastes and Rotten Vale.

### **Blissbill**

*'Their perfectly round eyes and heart-shaped faces make them popular pets. You may have seen some in Astera, too!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of small bird that are found throughout the Ancient Forest and the Wildspire Wastes. Because of their proximity to the Ancient Forest, and their ability to fly, they are also commonly spotted throughout Astera. Docile and friendly, they are not spooked by human interaction unlike many other endemic creatures, and will happily perch upon shoulders and arms.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and the Wildspire Wastes.

### **Bomb Beetle**

*'Is that an explosive rock it's rolling around!? It must have astounding thermal resistance! Let me just touch its legs to- OUCH!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of beetle found exclusively in the Elders Recess. They are seen carrying rocks full of pulsing thermal energy, though as to why and what they do with them is unknown as of yet. If the beetle is touched while carrying the rock, the individual will feel a burning sensation. However, if the beetle is kicked or hit with a weapon, it will release the rock, which can be used as slinger ammunition.

**Habitat:** Found in the Elders Recess.

### **Carrier Ant**

*'They can lift incredible weights, and even made the Wildspires. They could probably even carry you! If you put down your huge weapon...'*

**Behaviour:** Ants that are found in several regions, swarming en masse and carrying any item they can find with them, whether it be loose foliage or the shed scale on a monster.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Wastes and Rotten Vale.

### **Downey Crake**

*'You caught a Downy Crake!? They've been seen on the backs of monsters before, but hardly anyone's ever caught one!'*

**Behaviour:** Fluffy flightless birds that travel in groups upon the backs of various monsters. As they feed off various ticks and parasites that invade the monsters' fur and scales, beasts do not tend to try and eat the travelers, which is just as well with their very little defense capabilities.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Wastes and Coral Highlands.

### **Duffel Penguin**

*'Looking at these guys, I can hear their moms saying, "If you're cold, put on a jacket!" Hmm, does the hood come off? ...No. SORRY!'*

**Behaviour:** Found in large groups huddling together for warmth, they can generally be spotted on large glacial ranges and inside icy caves with frozen ponds.

**Habitat:** Found in the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Dung Beetle**

*'These fellas roll dung around all day long. Need some dung? Then look no further! What you do with it is none of my business!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of beetle. As their name suggests, they can be found rolling around balls of dung all day long, which a hunter can collect to create dung pods. If the beetle is relived of the dung it is rolling, it will simply form more from the nearest pile and be on its way.

**Habitat:** Found in the Wildspire Wastes.

### **Emerald Helmcrab**

*'That avant-garde shell design, that superb silhouette and color scheme... Forget research, I'm getting out my sketch book!'*

**Behaviour:** A rare type of Helmcrab, only spotted during rainy weather in the Wildspire Wastes. Its distinct shell is mesmerising in its eloquent pattern, leading many hunters to stop and marvel at it. The shell can also be used as a crafting material, therefore being quite valued.

**Habitat:** Found in the Wildspire Wastes during rainy weather.

### **Emperor Hopper**

*'Authoritative expression... crown-like head and mantle-like wings... \*gasp\* A real emperor! F-Forgive us our impertinence!'*

**Behaviour:** A brightly coloured grasshopper found in both forested and dry areas. Often found around groups of Forest Gekkos, as they are one of the lizard's main food sources.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Wastes.

### **Forest Gekko**

*'These puppies have cute, beady little eyes that can pick out even the smallest of prey against a patch of brightmoss!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of gekko native to the Ancient Forest, they can be found in large groups within heavily forested parts and damp caves and crags, scurrying over all manner of surfaces.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, mainly near clumps of brightmoss.

### **Gloom Gekko**

*'What a garish color for such a dark place! It just screams, "Danger! Do not touch! And don't put me ANYWHERE near your mouth!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of gekko, one of the two found in both the Rotten Vale and the Elders Recess, they can be found in large groups near hives and clumps of honey in particular, which they enjoy feasting on.

**Habitat:** Found within both the Rotten Vale and the Elders Recess.

### **Goldspring Macaque**

*'Whoa! A single gleaming golden monkey mixed in with the hot springs tour group! It's glittering! Dazzling! And...soft-boiled?'*

**Behaviour:** A an extremely rare and little sighted variant of the Pearlspring Macaque, it is easily distinguished by its golden fur. However, unlike its Pearlspring variants, it is very skittish, and hides from human approach whenever they are near.

**Habitat:** Found within the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Iron Helmcrab**

*'Wow! It really DOES look like a helmet! And it's carrying...a Piercing Pod? Well, I'm sure it won't mind if I take-Ow!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of crab, covered in a helmet-like plating that carries piercing pods with it as it scuttles along. If an attempt is made to remove the piercing pod by hand, the Helmcrab will attack with its pincers, although the pod can be dropped if the crab is hit with a weapon.

**Habitat:** Found within the Wildspire Wastes.

### **Moonlight Gekko**

*'That shining tail! It's so pretty... I want to touch it... I want to be its best friend... \*gasp\* I almost fell for it!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of gekko, one of the two found in both the Rotten Vale and the Elders Recess, they can be found in large groups near clumps of brightmoss. Their brightmoss heavy diet contributes to their amazing colouring, which they use to lure other smaller prey.

**Habitat:** Found within both the Rotten Vale and the Elders Recess.

### **Nitrotoad**

*'This one stores explosive fluids! But don't worry, I've learned my lesson with toads, I won't touch this one... Uh...is it leaking...?'*

**Behaviour:** A species of toad that stores a flammable and explosive liquid, that it can secrete from numerous pores to create an explosive blast around it. As with other toads, this can be of help or hindrance to a hunter, depending on how they use the toad's defenses to their advantage.

**Habitat:** Found exclusively within Elders Recess.

### **Paratoad**

*'It stores paralysing gas in its body and releases it when threatened! See? Here, in its soma-AGH! I...I can't...mooove...'*

**Behaviour:** A species of toad found within all regions of the New World, from the Ancient Forest to the Hoarfrost Reach. With striking colours of yellow and dark blue, the Paratoad can excrete a gas that immobilises any caught within, be it man or beast. Hunters can use the toads to their advantage during battle, touching the toad and ensuring the monster they are facing is stopped in its tracks, although they themselves must be careful not to be caught in the paralytic cloud.

**Habitat:** Found within all regions of the New World.

### **Pearlspring Macaque**

*'Nothing beats a hot spring when it's cold! These monkeys get it. They also get minor heat stroke from staying in too long. Oof!'*

**Behaviour:** This species of monkey are found only within the Hoarfrost Reach, and by natural hot springs, in which they spend their time soaking in. They are also found by the springs in Seliana, happily coexisitng with humans who bathe in the springs themselves.

**Habitat:** Found within the Hoarfrost Reach

### **Pilot Hare**

*'Ooh, this is a rare one! It's warm to the touch like a little ball of sunshine! I bet this little guy just LOVES picnics!'*

**Behaviour:** A rarer version of the Shepherd Hare, the Pilot Hare displays all the same behaviours and traits as their duller coloured counterparts. Found among group of Shepherd Hares, they will also flee upon disturbance with the rest. It is said that this particular breed helps lost travelers find their way

**Habitat:** Along with Shephered Hares, found in the Ancient forest and Wildspire Waste Regions.

### **Revolture**

*'These birds are always after large monsters' leftovers. If you spot one, a monster's probably lurking nearby!'*

**Behaviour:** Carnivorous birds found all over the New World, they are found in small groups, circling the skies above monsters and monster dens, waiting for their next meal. While they will not attack anything living without provocation, if threatened then they will dive and peck at the aggressor.

**Habitat:** Found all over the New World, in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Wastes, Rotten Vale and Elders Recess.

### **Rime Beetle**

*'These cuties roll snowballs, but they aren't building snowmen. They're gathering crystals of ice into big crystalbursts. So talented!'*

**Behaviour:** Curios white beetles found in the snowplains of the Hoarfrost Reach. They appear to be rolling balls of snow, similar in a way to their cousins the Dung Beetle, but they are actually collecting crystal matter. Their collective effort forms a crystalburst, which can be used as slinger ammo, and like the Dung Beetle, if their prize is taken from them, they will simply carry on with the next.

**Habitat:** Found only in the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Scavantula**

*'These budies just love rotten meat! If you were to drop dead in the Rotten Vale, you might even be their next meal!'*

**Behaviour:** Small spiders found only in the Rotten Vale, Scavantula hunt in packs and are scavengers, feasting on the rotting flesh of the dead monsters within the Vale. They will flee when startled by a hunter's presence, an attack, or when disturbing the bonepiles that they can be found gathered around.

**Habitat:** Found in the Rotten Vale.

### **Shepherd Hare**

*'Just look at these ginormous ears! Fluffy, AND they can discern precise sounds to avoid danger! They're so clever it hurts!'*

**Behaviour:** If danger approaches, its ears will shoot straight up to warn other Shepard Hares. If a hunter gets too close and detected, they will flee, and are much faster than the average human. Walk slowly, crouch, or use covering to approach them before capturing them. Ideally, a hunter could use a Ghillie Mantle to hide themselves from sight while attempting this feat.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste regions.

### **Sleeptoad**

*'It's developed organs that produce a sleep gas in order to survive in the Coral Highlands! When provoked it releases-ZZZZZZzzzzz...'*

**Behaviour:** A species of toad in a stunning bright blue colour. If agitated, it will excrete a gas which causes anything caught in the vicinity to temporarily fall asleep, no matter their willpower. This can be very useful against monsters but can also affect a hunter wandering into the gas, though, they can be woken up by a nudge from a teammate or their Palico. If a hunter does fall asleep, it can leave them open to a monster's attack, however.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Soldier Helmcrab**

*'They carry Slinger Thorns and march around in groups just like soldiers! Does that make thorns their rations? Do they...eat it? Ew...'*

**Behaviour:** A species of crab, that travels in a line-by-line group, akin to military soldiers. They each carry a thorn pod that can be used as slinger ammunition, leading researchers to believe that the thorns serve as a source of sustenance for them.

**Habitat:** Found within the Rotten Vale.

### **Stonebill**

*'These clever kiddos raise a ruckus when a large monster enters their territory. Just amazing, really. It's⁠—OK, SHUT UP ALREADY!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of bird that are renowned for their loud and obnoxious cries they make whenever their territory is disturbed. Always found in groups, if they are set off then the collective noise they can make is seen to be very unpleasant to the ears. If a hunter is tracking a monster in the Hoarfrost Reach, Stonebills can prove extremely detrimental to acts of stealth, giving away a location.

**Habitat:** Found within the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Tyrant Hopper**

*'Sometimes nature makes violent evolutions. BUT! To fully understand it, we must yet reach out a hand and... OUCH! I-It bit me!'*

**Behaviour:** A type of grasshopper, black and red in hue to warn away predators. Unlike its more docile Emperor variation, the Tyrant Hopper is armed with a set of sharp mandibles and pincers, and will not hesitate to bite if anything comes close, delivering a painful sting.

**Habitat:** Found only in the Rotten Vale.

### **Vaporonid**

*'Years of animal research and I've never seen a web being made! Even if you destroy a web, it just magically appears again the next day!'*

**Behaviour:** An almost Palico-sized large species of spider that weaves a gigantic web, often covering complete entryways and several meters at a time. While generally placid, they are highly venomous, and can inject their poison through their bite. The poison, however, can also be extracted to create various ailments for use by hunters.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Wastes.

### **Wiggler**

*'It wiggles in the wind and isn't blown away because it's anchored in to the ground! Let's have a look at its feet... URRGH! It's stuck...'*

**Behaviour:** There are some researchers who speculate the Wiggler is akin to an eel or a snake, yet it seems to be of its own species. Long and thin in body, with an ornate set of fins, it is found in groups, poking out of the ground. Extremely skittish, the Wigglers will disappear underground at the first sense of detection. It is therefore advised to capture them using a Ghillie Mantle.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands and Elders Recess.

### **Wiggler Queen**

*'This empress of the night only appears when there's a full moon! Let's see if she'll deign to show us her royal feet... URRGH! Nope...'*

**Behaviour:** The rare version of a Wiggler only seen at night, larger in size and with glowing red fins. However, their behaviour is the same as their lesser versions, being easily spooked and retreating underground if she spots a hunter approaching.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands and Elders Recess.

### **Wildspire Gekko**

*'Barroth aren't the only ant-eaters in this desert! These guys love ants so much they'd even give Barroth a run for their money!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of gekko native to the Wildspire Wastes, they can be found in large groups, primarily in rocky areas shaded from the sun, such as crevices and caves.

**Habitat:** Found in the Wildspire Wastes.

## Aquatic Life

### **Andangler**

*'They like to draw Flying Meduso to their light and... CHOMP! It'd definitely be worth staying up all night to watch them in action!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of fish that can survive both in water and on land. It uses the dangling light above its head to lure its prey before devouring them with its needle-like teeth.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands.

### **Bomb Arowana**

*'They're even burstier than regular Arowana, if you can believe it! They're sensitive to movement, so don't wiggle that bait!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of fish that contains a flammable substance within its organs even more volatile than its Burst variant. It nearly always releases an explosion upon being caught, and is therefore a highly elusive and prized catch, although deadly to handle.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

### **Burst Arowana**

*'This fish is literally bursting with explosive chemicals! It hides in weedy shallows, but it'll run away if you wiggle your bait!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of fish that contains a flammable substance within its organs. A renowned prize yet a pest to fisherman, it can deliver an explosive bite to any fish bait, taking it with it before swimming off. If caught, it must be handled with care, lest it set off in someone's arms.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

### **Climbing Joyperch**

*'Oh my Wrog! This is THE quintessential ancestor of amphibians! Just as masterful in the water as on land... Magnificent!'*

**Behaviour:** A species of fish found within the water bodies of both the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Wastes. Theorised to be one of the oldest types of fish in existence, and a prize catch for any fisherman or aquarium enthusiast.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Wastes.

### **Gastronome Tuna**

*'A fish that eats anything-- allowing you to sometimes get items from its stomach. These big fish like to snatch away bait! Use the rod's flexibility to your benefit to bring it in, and be sure to check it for items!'*

**Behaviour:** A large fish that will eat ANYTHING that comes across its path, whether edible or not. While this can mean you can fish them an receive other items from their stomach, it can mean they can die in the water by eating something fatal to them.

**Habitat:** Found in every region except the Coral Highlands.

### **Glass Parexus**

*'These fish have transparent scales, so you can see their skeleton and organs. They only live in cold environments.'*

**Behaviour:** A varied size fish with completely transparent scales. Some think the fish looks evil with its skeletal appearance, but it is one of the more docile variants of its species. It's transparent appearance is theorised to be a form of camouflage to protect from predators.

**Habitat:** Found in the Hoarfrost Reach only.

### **Goldenfish**

*'Golden-scaled cave-dwellers, they'll hightail it if you wiggle your bait! They also like to nibble before taking a real bite, so don't get duped!'*

**Behaviour:** Medium sized fish that shimmer like gold beneath the water. They are famously rare to fish, though if they can be caught, their golden scales are highly valuable and will sell for a great amount of zenny.

**Habitat:** Found in every region, but a rare sight.

### **Goldenfry**

*'Small cave-dwelling fish with precious scales, they'll try to psych you out with a nibble, so be patient - and don't wiggle your bait!'*

**Behaviour:** One of the smallest sized fish in the New World, their scales are worth a fair amount, although less than their full sized golden relatives.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

### **Gunpowderfish**

*'Watchout - Their bodies contain the same substances as Devil's Blight! They're hard to spot, but they react noticeably to moving bait.'*

**Behaviour:** A tiny variant of fish, they carry within their body's properties useful for creating and enhancing weapons and items that use gunpowder mechanisms, such as bombs and bowguns.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale and Elders Recess.

### **Hopguppy**

*'Its specialized pectoral fins allow it to skip on water! It can even GLIDE! You won't be catching this one with a fishing pole!'*

**Behaviour:** A small fish that lives above the water, that must be caught with a capture net, and not a fishing rod. Quick and agile, they are difficult to catch, and considered a delicacy.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Wastes and Coral Highlands.

### **King Marlin**

*'I knew that these are known to approach the shore in search of prey, but great job catching it! And not losing your pole in the process!'*

**Behaviour:** A large fish with a jaw shaped like a sword. Inhabits warm waters and cannot be seen during cold nights. Notoriously hard to catch, due to their aggression towards snatching bait.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest and Hoarfrost Reach in heated water.

### **Petricanths**

*'Previously known via fossils, this species was thought extinct. Finding otherwise was a real surprise.'*

**Behaviour:** A fish previously thought extinct, it was rediscovered in two regions of the New World. Easily spotted by its black colouring with fluorescent blue spots, it is higly valued by collectors.

**Habitat:** Found in the Rotten Vale and the Elders Recess.

### **Pink Parexus**

*'These fish are found all over the New World, show of some amazing primitive biology, AND they're easy fishing even for beginners!'*

**Behaviour:** A common type of fish found the world over, They can vary in size from tiny to large enough to be carried in both arms. If a hunter was to try their hand at fishing, chances are many of these would be caught.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

### **Platinumfish**

*'Platinum-scaled cave-dwellers, they'll hightail it if you wiggle your bait! You're going to need a lot of patience if you want to catch one.'*

**Behaviour:** A fish even rare than their golden counterparts, and with their platinum scales even more valuable. However, they are renowned for being near impossible to catch for all but the more experienced fishermen, due to their tendency to wriggle furiously.

**Habitat:** Found in the Elders Recess and Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Sealord's Crestfish**

*'These beauties lurk at the bottom, save when surfacing to feed by night. They're so rare, they're said to be familiars of the sea god.'*

**Behaviour:** A very large serpent-like fish with a golden headcrest. Found in the deepest depths of bodies of water within the Hoarfrost Reach, less than a handful have been caught since the Reach's discovery decades ago.

**Habitat:** Found exclusively in the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Sushifish**

*'These fish are useful in restorative items for their high nutritional value! Just wiggle your bait in some deep water, or blast them out!'*

**Behaviour:** A medium fatty fish, with properties that are highly sought out for medical purposes. Used to create many different healing items, but also enjoyed widely for their taste.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

### **Whetfish**

*'They like to swim around in relatively deep water. Try wiggling the lure if it doesn't bite right away!'*

**Behaviour:** A common type of fish found the world over. Fished en masse for ingredients in hunter meals.

**Habitat:** Found in every region.

## Airborne Life

### **Cobalt Flutterfly**

*'It's so pretty I'd mistaken it for a flower! The scales reflect the light into such a deep blue that it can only be called a miracle!'*

**Behaviour:** A metallic blue insect that flies around in groups, catching the eye of many a hunter and monster in the vicinity.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest.

### **Dapper Coralbird**

*'Coralbirds only allow one chosen male into their flock. In other words, this guy's the top dog- or bird.... You know what I mean!'*

**Behaviour:** Dapper Coralbirds are the male version of Elegant Coralbirds. Whereas the Elegant Coralbirds are all female, the Dapper Coralbird is male, and will occasionally be seen along with a flock of three other Elegant Coralbirds. Like their female counterparts, they are found throughout the Highlands, feasting on the coral buildup, that is reputed to add to their stunning colours.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands.

### **Elegant Coralbird**

*'Look! A female Coralbird! They can hover silently in the air, and they can eat coral! What superbly adapted creatures!'*

**Behaviour:** Elegant Coralbirds are bright birds that travel in a flock of three, and are exclusively female. They are found throughout the Highlands, feasting on the coral buildup, that is reputed to add to their vibrant colours.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands.

### **Flashfly**

*'Wow, this puppy's BRIGHT! Even a large monster would be stunned by it, I'm sure. It's like a living Flash Bomb...with wings!'*

**Behaviour:** An insect appearing as glowing yellow ball, they can be agitated to the point in which they will release a burst of blinding light, dazing both monsters and hunters alike if not careful, and so should be used with strategy in mind.

**Habitat:** Found in all regions apart from the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Flying Meduso**

*'Seeing Flying Meduso is a dead give-away that there's a wind current nearby! Find it, and YOU too can fly like the wind!'*

**Behaviour:** Appearing as floating blue balls of energy, there are in fact small insects at the center of the ball, who create static electrical energy around them, that enables them to glide on wind currents.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands.

### **Grandfather Mantagrell**

*'Be gentle with this fella. GENTLE! If you hit it with even ONE shot from your slinger, it'll come careening down to the ground.'*

**Behaviour:** Though they seem to be giant floating insects, armed with a scary looking pair of mandibles, these gentle beings are harmless. They are however, incredibly brittle, and even the slightest shot from a slinger or a bow can bring them down and end their life.

**Habitat:** Found in the Coral Highlands.

### **Omenfly**

*'See those glowing bellies? Usually they're blue, but they turn red near big monsters...W-Why are they glowing red near me!?'*

**Behaviour:** A flying insect with a unique colour characteristic. When placid, their underbellies emit a blue light, whereas when noticing the presence of a hunter, they turn yellow, a sign of wariness. However, when their underbellies turn red, it is the sign of an approaching monster, and should be taken as a sign to either fight or flee.

**Habitat:** Found in all regions.

### **Phantom Flutterfly**

*'These magnificent wings! Their rainbow glow is so alluring... I...I can't tear my eyes away from it! What a masterpiece!'*

**Behaviour:** A rare, large and rainbow coloured variation of the smaller Colbalt Flutterfly.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest.

### **Scalebat**

*'Upon inspection, these seem to have scales. And claws...and fangs! Great Gravios! They're mini-wyverns! I've made a huge discovery!'*

**Behaviour:** A type of bat, covered in scales rather than fur. While not completely aggressive, they are highly territorial and will defend themselves and their brood if they feel imposed upon.

**Habitat:** Found in all regions aside from the Coral Highlands and the Hoarfrost Reach.

### **Vigorwasp**

*'The fluid that it collects in this sac here is...that's right, Vitalily nectar! Its healing properties should be useful in a pinch.'*

**Behaviour:** A flying insect that carries a large green sac, which upon being burst exudes a spray of nectar, which is used in various forms of healing potions. There is an even larger variant that carries a giant sac that carries up to three times the load.

**Habitat:** Found in the Anicent Forest, Wildspire Wastes and Coral Highlands.

### **Wintermoon Nettle**

*'Ahh, look at those tentacles! I always wanted to count them for myself! OK OK, one...two...three⁠—Hey, quit moving! One...two..'*

**Behaviour:** Only appearing on clear nights, Wintermoon Nettles float across the night sky, their neons blues and yellows vibrant against the inky sky. However, while beautiful to look at, any who try and get close to them are in for a nasty shock, as their tentacles are highly venomous, containing a neurotoxin deadly to humans and beasts alike.

**Habitat:** Found in the Hoarfrost Reach.

## Treetop Life

### **Blue Diva**

*'Shhh, quiet now! Hear that beautiful song? It's meant as a mating call to the males, and who wouldn't fall for a voice like that?'*

**Behaviour:** Unlike the Stonebill to which it is related, the Blue Diva is renowned by all who have comes across them as having a silky and enamoring voice, so pleasant to listen to that some claim to have spent hours listening to their song.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest, the Wildspire Wastes and the Coral Highlands.

### **Forest Pteryx**

*'I'm so excited my hands are shaking... Its red crown...and that blue plumage! To think it was in the Ancient Forest all along!'*

**Behaviour:** An extremely rare and little seen variation of the Woodland Pteryx, with even more impressive and colourful plumage.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest.

### **Hercudrome**

*'Only seven of these are said to exist in the entire forest! To think that I'd ever see one in my lifetime... I'm... \*sob\* I'M SO HAPPY!'*

**Behaviour:** A stunningly rare type of beetle, so little observed it is thought that there are only a handful in existence. Identifiable by a distinct faded orange shell, with a horn adorning its head.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest.

### **Woodland Pteryx**

*'Serrated teeth, and those remiges... So much in common with prehistoric birds that it's a veritable living fossil!'*

**Behaviour:** A mixture of reptilian and avian in their appearance, the Woodland Pteryx spends its time climbing and gliding on the wind between trees and finding the best sap and insects to munch on.

**Habitat:** Found in the Ancient Forest.