Monstrum, or Portrayal of Enemies

A first edition of the book

### Author

Collective stories and first hand accounts collected originally collect by Jalast

**Monstrum, or Portrayal of Enemies** more colloquially known as **The Tome of Monsters** is an book that is updated and circulated through the witcher schools with all the information known to witchers about various life-threatening monster races (as well as information on the more benign species) and the phenomenon related to them.

## The Book's Origins

The earliest version of the "Tome of Monsters" dates back to the mid-1290s, shortly before the witcher Jalast, the librarian of the School of the Griffin, joined the School of the Fox. Originally, another member of the Griffins, Elcon of Rosenberg had been assigned the task of writing the book, but after his disappearance, Jalast decided to start it on his own, with Keldar's permission. He based it on his correspondence with Putnam Pitch and the stories Pitch had told him about his time in Ofir and Zangvebar and his encounters with monsters during his time in the expeditions leaded by Fabio Sachs both to the Far North and the Far East, along with Asterios´s Bestiary a book written by the witcher of the School of the Manticore and Zerrikanian diplomat Asterios of Az'Rhat which complemented and updated information until that moment.

Over time, the "Tome of Monsters" grew in size and scope, and Jalast continued to update and revise it throughout his life, adding new sources that made it the largest and most detailed compendium on monsters, surpassing even the knowledge compiled by the School of the Raven, and the bestiary of the late Erland of Larvik. Some notorious complementary sources were the notes of the first Nilfgaardian sorceress, and later Bear Mage, Juniper Aep Inisan, who was part of the first Nilfgaardian diplomatic mission to the Tuyotuki Islands after the empire expanded eastward, and the work of a certain librarian from the island of Sabana.

He even passed down the responsibility of maintaining the book to his successor as the librarian of the School of the Fox before leaving to fight against the Haaki Invasion of 1350. As the book became more widely known and used, other witchers and also scholars began to contribute to it as well, adding their own knowledge and experiences to its pages.

This book was given as a graduation present to Fox School Witchers and to their allies, as because of the Fox Hole system they had the farthest reach across The World. Because of the Fox School's patronage of the book terminology from the school was also used in it such as the danger class system were implemented to help further educate readers.

## The Book's Contents

### Chapter 1: Beasts

#### Subchapter 2: Aquatic Beasts

*Added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary.*

* Alula
* Ammonite
* Colossal Squid
* Crocodile
* Megalodon
* Mangrove Octopus
* Mud Octopus
* Saltwater crocodile
* Sharks of various types
* Killer Whale
* Wholphin

#### Subchapter 3: Land Beasts

* Amarok
* Caerbannog
* Panther
* Wolf
	+ Warg

### Chapter 3: Cursed Ones

* Archespore : *The result of the residual hatred caused by the genocide of the Aen Seidhe by humans, negatively affected plant-life which created the highly dangerous Archespore, a plant that can move around, spit venom and are capable of erupting into large destructive explosions. Very rare after the Second Conjuction and the disappearance of most of the elves from the world.*
	+ False Archespore : *Similar, but not the same, present only in the Western Continent, believed to be the product of vampire rituals or massacres* ( **added with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Lynx Bestiary )** .

* Bluebeard
* Bosch **( Added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary )**
* Botchling
	+ Lubberkin

* Selamodir **( Added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary )** : *Also known as the "Seal Mother" is a seal-like monster, which appears in places where seals have been massively butchered for their skins (such as Skellige, Kovir and the Silk Islands), overexploited marine resources or where very aggressive fishing methods, such as trawling or bomb fishing, have been used for a long time.*
* Stinger

#### Subchapter 1: The Therianthropic Curses

*This subchapter covers the beings made by the many Therianthrope curses as well as their potential offspring*.

* Wereape
	+ Simian

* Werebat
	+ Camazotz

Werebear

* Irsene

Werebird

* Artzal (Werebird + Vogel Hybrid)

Werecats

* Bastan (Werecat + Kaķis Hybrid)

Werecow

* Minotaur (Werecow + Koe Hybrid)

Weredog

* Caniden (Weredog + Hundur Hybrid)

Weredolphin

Werefox

* Vulpe (Werefox + Sionnach Hybrid)

Werehorse

* Centaur(Werehorse + Equine Hybrid)

Weremouse

* Mousefolk (Weremouse + Hiiri Hybrid)

Wererabbit

* Lepori (Wererabbit + Kanin Hybrid)

Wereraccoon

* Rakin

Wererat

Wereseal **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Wereshark **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Weresheep

* Bejuk

Weresquirrel

* Sciurian

Werewolf

* Ulfhedinn
* Wolfborn

#### Subchapter 2 : Vendigo Curse

*This subchapter covers the possible results of the Vendigo Curse*.

* Vendigo
	+ Vendigo Spawns

### Chapter 4: Draconids

*In 1390, several entries were added with the information of the School of the Crane Bestiary, specially in the first subchapter. Mainly, of new draconids that appeared post - Second Conjunction and of those present in the Silk Islands and the Western Continent.*

#### Subchapter 1: False Dragons

***False Draconids** also called **Lesser Draconids** are typically smaller, less intelligent quasi-reptiles though there are exceptions to these sterotypes as **Dracoturtles** can be quite large but are still not very intelligent, the same can be said for **Sea Serpents**.*

* Alber
* Basilisk
	+ Silver Basilisk (Super rare varient)
* Beisht
* Bregdi
* Boiuna
* Codrile
* Culebre
* Dracoturtle
	+ River Dracoturtle

* Forktail
* Guivre
* Hydra
* Hydragos
* Jaculi
* Koakun
* Kurrea
* Magüi
* Moha
* Ro
* Sea Serpent
* Slyzard
	+ Graphite Slyzard
* Wyvern
	+ Copper Wyvern
	+ Royal Wyvern

#### Subchapter 2: Ornithosaurs

* Cockatrice
* Ornitodracon
* Gucumat **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**
* Ketsal **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**
* Phoenix
	+ Cryophoenix

#### Subchapter 3: True Dragons

*The smallest category of the Draconids, they are larger, and more intelligent but share scaly skin or armor made up of bony plates, bat wings, and reptilian maws, legs, and tails with their lesser distant cousins. All True Dragons are considered to be **Class 5s** unless specifically stated otherwise.*

##### Common True Dragons

* Black Dragon
	+ Obsidian Dragon
	+ Epidote Dragon
	+ Onyx Dragon
	+ Jet Dragon
* Blue Dragon
	+ Piasa
	+ Zangvebari Dragon
* Green Dragon
* Red Dragon
	+ Pink Dragon
* White Dragon
* Yellow Dragon

##### Hybrid Dragons

* Purple Dragon (Hybrid progeny of a Red & a Blue)
* Rainbow Dragon (Rumored)

##### Unusual True Dragons

* Bronze Dragon
	+ Beryllium Dragon
	+ Chrome Dragon
* Golden Dragon
	+ Eastern Dragon
* Orange Dragon
* Silver Dragon
	+ Grey Dragon
	+ Tatsu **( eastern dragon )**

### Chapter 5: Elementia

Cherruve **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Gargoyle

Golem

* Homunculi, typically a more advanced Golem one of the base difference being more advanced methods of construction or superior materials. These can show higher intelligence than the average golem as well.

Hound of the Wild Hunt

Primordials

* Genies
	+ D'ao, a Genie of the Earth element
	+ Djinn, a Genie of the Air element
	+ Hinn **( ofieri djinn )**
	+ Ifrit, a Genie of the Fire element
	+ Jann, a Genie of the Ether element
	+ Maride, a Genie of the Water element
	+ Qorrash, a Genie of the Ice para-element
	+ Treant, a Genie of the Nature para-element

### Chapter 6: Fey

Blood Fey

Bone Fey

Groach **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Tooth Fairy

### Chapter 7: Hybrids

#### Subchapter 1: Aerial Hybrids

Barrisdale **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Brethmechin **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Griffins

* Arch-Griffins
* Royal Griffins

Harpies

* Celaeno harpy
	+ Harpy Queen
* Erynias

#### Subchapter 2: Aquatic Hybrids and their relatives

Merfolk

* Lamia- *A cousin land-bound species of the Merpeople.*
* Merpeople
	+ Nixa
		- Adaro **(**added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary**)** *A male counterpart of the female-only nixa.*
		- Ekhidna
			* Eastern Ekhidna (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)
	+ Melusine **( until 1358, it was believed that only one specimen existed, which was killed by Geralt of Rivia in Spikeroog, Skellige ) (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**
	+ Sirin

Mushweli (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Pontarof (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Roc (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kathveli (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kusakap (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

#### Subchapter 2: Fungoids

Aereal Fungoid **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Fungoid

Russet Fungoid

### Chapter 8: Insectoids

Aeschna (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

* Mangrove Aeschna (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Aknib (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Arachas

Cirenea (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

* Ocean Cirenea (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)
* Tropical Cirenea (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Circho (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Conrit (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary) An aquatic species of giant centipede.

J'ba Fofi (Found in Zangvebar)

Kikimore

Ottoia (Found in Zangvebar)

Saratan (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Vatnaormur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

### Chapter 9: Necrophages

* Bullvore
* Camahueto **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**
* Drowner
	+ Hanged man
	+ Drowner dead
	+ Tropical Drowner **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

* Fuath **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**
* Hrokal (**added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Ghouls

* Cemetaur
	+ Graveir
* Ghoul
	+ Alghoul

Hags

* Grim Hag
* Mangrove Hag (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)
* Swamp Hag
* Ocean Hag (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)
* Water Hag

### Chapter 10: Ogroids

Gigant- A type of intelligent giant humanoid, they also have two more elemental cousin species: Earth Gigants, and Nature Gigants.

* Earth Gigant
* Nature Gigant

Nekker- A type of usually small and semi-intelligent type of Ogroid, they are voracious eaters and can strip the flesh from prey in minutes when they frenzy in numbers. Their are also two other sub-species of Nekker: the larger and more cheiftain like Nekker Warriors and the extremely rare and power Phooca which is the size of a adult man.

* Nekker Warrior
* Phooca

Nihau (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

### Chapter 11: Relicts

#### Antherions

*A relict collective term for animals that are able to transform into humanoids or humanoid/animal hybrids.*

Aguara- *A female-only species of fox-like antherions, they reproduce by kidnapping young female elves.*

Cahuella- **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Huenchula- **(added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)**

Kyut- *A male-only species of armadillo-like antherions.*

Not Deer- A deer-like predatory monster species whose origins are mysterious.

Oslo- *A animal with a bear-like body, a bird-like beak and deer-like antlers.*

#### Cosmic Horrors

*A term used by some mages to designate creatures coming from other spheres, which are beyond human comprehension.*

##### Outer Gods

***Class 1!** A term for a type of entity whose mere existence is beyond mortal ken, their numbers are said to be few but even a single one is capable of untold destruction and danger luckily they do not exist in this world reportedly and are locked outside of our reality for now.*

##### Old Ones

*A term for a type of entity while not as strong as an Outer God, whose existence could be labeled as usually that of a dark god, luckily for the sake of existence, a war long before civilization trapped a majority of them and the ones that remained were left too weak to spread terror, but they wait and recover for their time to reclaim existence.*

* Vodyanoy
	+ Ancient Ocean Deep One
	+ Ancient River Deep One

#### Nature Spirits

Godling- A blue-skinned spirit that resembles a human child though with a more wrinkled face, they are often confused for a brownie, a young bucca or even a lutin. They can be poisoned with the Burdock herb.

Leshen-A forest spirit-like entity, it resembles a tall, spindly humanoid made of wood with a deer skull for a head.

* Ancient Leshen- A Leshen that is at least a millennia in age, they are much stronger than their younger relatives.
* Young Leshen- A Leshen who is a few centuries old at most, they are weaker than their older relatives.

#### Others

Aspidochelone (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Apukohai (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Aughisky (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Black Demon (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Dobharchu (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

* Dung Shaelmaar

Hiraaka

* Swamp Hirakka (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Kabagon (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Kor (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)-

Nguma-monene (Found in Zangvebar)-

Ningen (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Nykur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Saeulfur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Too (Found in Zangvebar)

Trebius (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kasai Rex (Found in Zangvebar)

Kongamato (Found in Zangvebar)

Kilopilopitsofy (Found in Zangvebar)

### Chapter 11: Specters

*Due to the creation of The Book of Specters, this chapter only features a single page referring readers to The Book of Specters, a note listing the Necronomicon as a source for information on demons.*

*Thought in 1390 additional entries would be added.*

### Chapter 12: Vampires

#### Subchapter 1: Lesser Vampires

* Plumard: *Are considered the lowest on the vampire hierarchy with low animalistic intelligence, They resemble a winged bat-like creature with a rat-like tail, it is approximately three feet tall when fully stretched out. Its face is missing an upper lip and it has piercing glowing green eyes. Plumards can easily be taken down by a trained soldier in one-on-one combat though Plumards rarely hunt and scavenge alone.*
	+ Fangalobolo: *A sub-species of Plumard that migrated to Zangvebar where it reached a far larger size, generally around 5 to 6 feet tall.*
	+ Vampyrode

*Fleders- In the hierarchy are just above a Plumard and just under the Ekimma, it doesn't have the advantage of the Ekimma's invisibility magic instead using brute force or ambush tactics to take its prey. It is slightly smarter than a Plumard usually attacking blindly and unceasingly even past their target's death. Unlike a Plumard, a Fleder is more than a match for a trained and usually armored soldier.*

* Protofleder

*Ekimmara- In the hierarchy are just above the Fleder and just under a Garkain,*

*Garkains- In the hierarchy were considered to be the strongest among the lower vampires, though there is some debate as the Moroi/Strigoi/Highgate can assume humanoid form and even use forms of magic.*

Strigoi alongside their cousin species of the Moroi and the Highgate, are debated to be the new pinnacle of the lower class vampires.

* Moroi
* Highgate

#### Subchapter 2: Higher Vampires

True Higher Vampire

Mula alongside their cousin species the Crypnarian,

Bruxa alongside their cousin species the Manananggal, are a strong womanoid species of vampires.

* Obayifo

Alpor alongside their cousin species the Strix Nocturna, while weaker than their stronger womanoid cousin species.

* Katakan the lowest of the Higher vampires
	+ Golden Katakan
	+ Nekurat, a more powerful version of a Katakan.

#### Subchapter 3: Vampire-related creatures

Broxa

Dip

### Chapter 13: Ocean Dwellers

*Chapter dedicated to various monsters present in the different oceans of The World. Added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary.*

#### Asteroideas

*New classification created to designate those monsters with a starfish-like appearance*.

Stella

#### Ketos

*New classification created to designate those monsters with a whale-like appearance*.

Brunfiskur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Dettir (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Hafgufa (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Lyngbakur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Nauthveli (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Pollur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Pristis (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Taumur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kembir (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

#### Medusozoas

*New classification created to designate those monsters with a jellyfish-like appearance*.

Erumía (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

#### Octopodes

Atkorkamuy (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Lusca (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kayran (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Kraken (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

#### Pisces

*New classification created to designate those monsters with a fish-like appearance.*

Laxamodir (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Mastopogon (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Marool (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Neemora (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Ofuguggi (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Poisonous Pike (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Silingur (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

Vatnaskratti (added in 1390 with the inclusion of the information from the School of the Crane Bestiary)

## Trivia

* The title is based on the amazing work that u/Vovich\_the\_Grandpa is doing and posting in r / witcher.