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'''Title: Lore of Darkspawn - Part 1 '''

'''Author: GRAYwolf '''

''Foreword''

This book adresses
many creatures lost to
legend, mainly the
darker ones, such as
vampires, drow, and
re'il'tar (if the last one
is unfamiliar, don't
worry, that's what
this book is for!). It
also focusses on the
lesser denizens of
evil, such as goblins,
and gnolls. Now, on
with the lore.

''Chapter 1: Vampires''

These are one of the
better known
creatures of the
darkness, but are also
the one upon which
the most rumors
circulate. Let me
begin by dispelling
these. Crosses have
no effect upon
vampires. In fact,
some are quite
religeous. Also,
sunlight (from this
sun) does minimal
damage, if any, and
usually causes no
more than mild
discomfort for the
creature. Also, the
vampire's consuming
of one's blood does not
cause the Turning, as
I call it. Instead, it is
the presence of the
vampire's blood. A
modern scientific
solution to the entire
idea is support in some
books, but I will not
cover it in these pages.

A steak through the
heart will cause a
comatose state,
allowing for the
burning or muttilation
of such a creature,
but if removed, the
creature will return
in force. Silver is
known to have
harmful effects on
most vampires
(sparing the
terrifying
Daywalkers, which
are also not adressed
herein), and light
reflected from a
silver object is often
the cause of injury.
Garlic has no effect,
but most vampires
develop excessive
compulsive disorder,
however, this is not as
common as the allergy
to silver. Rather, I
believe it is an effect
of the infected blood
upon the brain. Most
vampires posses
superhuman
characteristics, such
as speed and strength
being greatly
augmented, for
unkown reasons. At
one time, a vampire
once hurled a sizable
chunk of rubble while being cornered by a
Hunter in
Shar'Teeslam (see the
Dead City).
Vampires are
interesting creatures,
and a full book could
be spent on them, and
perhaps I will spend
such a time writing
such a book, but now
is not the time.

''Chapter Two: Drow''

I know little about
these people, in spite
of the battles I have
fought. They are
dark skinned elves,
with a rigid social
structure and white
hair. Eyes are
unusual in color,
usually small and
slanted, range from
red to purple, while
green is the rarest.

They are incredible
foes, faster and
stronger than they
look. They are rather
short (a 6 foot tall
drow is tall for a
drow) and very slim.

Most drow prefer
edged items, some are
skilled in maces, but
blades are more
common. As with all
elves, they seem to
have a natural skill
with bows.
Underestimating drow
is fatal, at best.
It is suggest that one
avoids contact with
Drow, as they are
most unkind to
strangers. When
cornered, a drow once
killed three Ancient
Hunters. Take note, it
was an Elite, the feat
is yet to be equaled.

''Chapter 3: Re'il'tar''

These creatures are
unknown on this
world, but if one ever
reached it, there
would be hell to pay.
Known as Doom
Warriors, Re'il'tar are
so dangerous that no
one of any artistic
talent has ever seen
one and lived to draw a
picture. Re'il'tar run
around alone, but some
packs are known to
exist in extreme
times. One Re'il'tar
once killed a full
battalion of elven
elites, all fully
armed, all hunting the
creature. By most
accounts, Re'il'tar are
twelve feet tall. They
have four arms,
lizard heads, scales
varying in color from
green to greyish, to
red. They have feet,
much like a birds,
with incredibly sharp
talons. They have
leathery wings, and
are capable of spitting
a highly acidic
substance that eats
through a quarter inch
of steel in under a
second up to 50
meters. When
encountered,
immediate flight is
suggested in order to
avoid death. A mere
hundred have been
killed since the
creatures were
seen in the Fourth
Great War. Most of
these kills were
caused by Ancient
Elite groupings which
suffered heavy
casualties. At times,
Re'il'tar are known to
stray from evil. In
fact, most packs are
regarded as neutral,
and these remarkable
creatures have made
standing treaties with
a number of worlds.
Still, their hospitality
is not known to be
extended to any but
the hardiest warriors,
who can defeat a
Re'il'tar in single
combat. (Of course,
this means that only a
few have ever been
offered hospitatily,
amongst them the gods
Aaragun and Wulfen,
who both slaughtered
over a score alone). It
is said a daywalker
once fell to a Re'il'tar
in one on one combat.
To hunt for Re'il'tar is
to die, painfully
usually.

''Part 4: Goblins''

Yes, that's right.
Everyone's favorite
annoying little
bastards. Well,
there's little to say.
About three feet tall,
fat, in most cases,
some are not that fat.
Most are poor
combatants. Spears
appear to be their
favored weapon,
likely because of the
inexpensive nature of
such items. However,
once a goblin did kill a
human (hardly a
notable act, I know, but
it was alone and he
was armed) alone,
cornered. It is said
this goblin was known
as manslayer for
several years, until
his untimely demise.

''Part 5: The Gnolls''

By far one of my
favored creatures of
the Dark, gnolls are
infact, quite amiable,
and do not attack
unless provoked.
They are merely noted
as Darkspawn due to
their origins, which
was as a slave race to
the infamous
Hyena-god,
Keh'Remen, and his
followers, which are
often mistaken for
gnolls, called Remen
by most. Gnolls are a
range, from 5 to 8
feet tall, wieghing
anywhere from 120
to 300 pounds on
average. They are
held in a trade society,
which consists of
clans, such as the
Lightfang clan, the
most famous of the
Light Aligned clans.

This clan is known
for its holdings on
Terra, mostly, and for
its long standing
treaty with the
Ancient people.
However, most Tribes
grew with their roots,
and serve the Dark
Gods. It is advised to
be cautious when
fighting gnolls, some
are masters of certain
weapons, and a gnoll
was once known to
best an ancient in
single combat, but it
was also said that this
was a gnollish hero.
Overall, gnolls favor
no weapons, they are a
well rounded bunch,
using anything from
bows and arrows to
short hunting knives.
Most are resourceful
as most creatures, and
should be treated as
such.

More will be stated in
the second edition.

Thank you for reading
this guide.



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