Thursday, September 29, 2011

Moscoloid

Moscoloids are a strange species which defy classification. They have soft bodies which through a certain adaptation they are able to squeeze into very small spaces. As the creatures age they change color. They start as a bright yellow as infants, then slowly changing to a dark red, then ultimately a deep purple hue.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Vampire Vine

Vampire Vines are not vines at all, but more closely resemble squid. The creatures use their expansive hoods to capture small prey, but have also been known to latch onto the face of those who it sees as threats.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Obbs

Obbs are strange, spherical creatures, with two legs and one long arm that protrudes from the tops of their heads. Their single arm is long and flexible, and can extend for a considerable distance. Obbs are a planet-wide species, and have many different cultures with a wide variety of philosophies, religions, societies, and levels of technologies.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Skriggs

Skriggs are small, mutated animals, bred by several different species across multiple sectors to be used as a food source. They are very mean and ill tempered, but apparently also very succulent. Skriggs have the capability to grow to enormous sizes, up to 30 feet long or more, although most are slaughtered far before that point.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Xilquiblix

The Xilquiblix are a strange race of upright standing land dwelling cephalods. They lack a rigid bone structure, except for teeth. The Xilquiblix have a vocal range which extends far into the subsonic. They are known for their indecipherable language.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Bufishnny

Bufishnnies are the result of an experiment to create a quickly breeding species to replace dwindling fishing stock. Despite protests from the animal rights and environmental lobby, the result was declared a success, and commercial Bufishnny fishing has become a multi-million dollar industry.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Whywubwoopole

WhyWubWoopoles are quadrupedal amphibians, known for their delightful mannerisms and cheery disposition. This beguiles those who would seek to destroy them due to the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of crop damage they are responsible for each year.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ganoid

Ganoids are bipedal creatures which evolved from sea-going, eel-like ancestors. They are still semi-aquatic, and are capable of respiration under water as well as on land. They have a ritualistic warrior culture, and there are often multiple conflicts occuring at once across the surface of their native planet.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Thaumeil, The twins of Shadow

In the Kaballah, Thaumeil is the name of one of the Qliphoth (or an impure spiritual force.) They are represented as two giant heads with bat-wings.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Flubb

Flubbs are simple, homely creatures who live in large underground communal societies. They are amphibious, and can exist equally on land and under water. The lower levels of any given community complex will be flooded and are primarily devoted to the raising of children. These structures expand for hundreds of miles in multiple directions, and in some cases have been in used continuously for thousands of years.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Sckivarp

Sckivarps are artificial creatures, created through dark magics and alchemical formulas from multiple ingredients, including bones and tissues from human beings. They are usually created with a specific mission or task in mind, usually assassinations.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Cheese Frog

Massive African bullfrogs who through some freak accident of nature became fused on the molecular level with large blocks of cheddar cheese. Cheese frogs must stay wet, else they risk drying out, or worse - spoiling.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Grunchkey

Grunchkies are a population of apes who thousands of years ago where sucked into a dimensional portal into a strange "pocket dimension." Strange cosmic forces in this dimension have twisted and warped their bodies until they no longer resemble their Earthly ancestors. Despite their backwards, bowlegged body stance, they are still fast and agile climbers, and are known for their mischievousness.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Vestoroach

Vestoroaches are creatures who's evolution has been artificially advanced by an alien bio-genetics firm to use as guards, mercenaries, and foot soldiers. For generations the creatures were kept as virtual property, until finally they finally freed themselves after a long and hard fought revolt.