Monsters from The Forge

So, in news that many people already know, The Forge is great. It makes up names, and then your brain makes up things to go with the names.

Hate Puller Starfish

Fluff: Many starfish can reproduce asexually when broken or torn into multiple fragments. The Hate Puller Starfish has evolved a unique mechanism for inducing this trauma: it senses nearby large animals and sends out a wave of mental compulsion that induces in these animals a desire to tear them to pieces. Hate Puller Starfish are commonly found in tidal pools, cave ponds, and other shallow waters.

Crunch: A Hate Puller Starfish is not a threat in and of itself, but can make other situations more complex. When a creature approaches within 1 square of the Hate Puller Starfish, the starfish sends out its compulsion pulse: close burst 1, level+2 vs Will, hit: target is marked by the starfish until end of next turn. As a standard action, a marked target may tear apart a single starfish, whereupon the mark ends, but as the starfish often live in colonies of several individuals this is not a good permanent solution.

Stalker Ghoul

Fluff: A fairly common nuisance to the people of Ravenia, a stalker ghoul is a dead man or woman whose frustrated romantic aspirations persist beyond the grave. Rather than laboring for the vampire lord who animated them, they pester the target of their non-mutual affections with whatever foul gestures they can muster while driving away romantic rivals. Fortunately, like most of the Ravenian undead, they are only active at night. However, as destroying an animated corpse is a serious crime in Ravenia with exceptions made only through special petition, they can be a nuisance for quite some time.

Crunch: As an ordinary zombie. Mostly harmless; violent if it perceives a threat to its loved one, whether physical or romantic.

Widow Root Rose - It is said that when a rosebush is cut down to the roots, the first flower produced as the bush regrows has special properties. Halflings in particular will trade generously for such flowers.

Crawl Creep Crab - A crab commonly seen on the Ispanan coastline, notable for the incredible slowness and power of its movements. Although it moves no more than an inch per minute, its powerful claws can crack open the shells of molluscs.

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