parabashka: переводы

→Zorn. A bizarre breed of magical creatures, known as the 'antitheses of everything'. The zorn are capable of a number of unexplainable behaviors. Zorn bodies consist of a large semi-spherical node supported by three legs. Their mouths are situated on the top of this node, whereas their sensory organs are positioned close to the ground. Through means unclear, zorn are capable of physically transcending all known matter — passing through obstacles as though they didn't exist. This strange negation of reality also appears to effect the ethereal waves surrounding this beasts, as magical arts are disabled in the immediate vicinity of zorn. Commonly found in subterranean locales, these omniphagous entities have long puzzled scholars, as the evaporation of their physical bodies upon death has left little means of studying the zorn. They have occasionally been found in the company of the normally xenophobic gazers, although their purpose in this seeming alliance has never been discovered.

→Wizard. The occult world which surrounds wizards can open the way to temptations of power, wealth or the satisfaction of perverse curiosities — and it is not altogether uncommon for mages thus tested to fall to depravity. Such men and women often display a callous disregard for human life, seeing others as obstacles to their success or as fodder for dark experimentation. These ill-intentioned sorcerers have been a plague to Sosaria since time immemorial.

→Wisp. As physical entities, wisps have a number of powers: including instantaneous teleportation; the capacity to summon hostile creatures; and the ability to break off portions of their luminous corpus to act as scouts. They have long been fearsome opponents in combat, and may be nigh invincible, unless confronted with a weapon such as the Black Sword.

→Troll. A race of humanoid monsters which have long harried travellers on the roads and bridges of Sosaria. Sapient and capable of speech, these brutish creatures appear to have adapted much of their culture from that of mankind, and have, on occasion, been able to peaceably exist among humans.

→Squid. The giant squid, kraken, or Man-o-War, is a type of tentacle-bearing monstrous sea creature known to attack ships at sea and adventures wandering too close to perilous shores. A threat to mariners since the earliest days of Sosaria, these monsters generally take their prey with their tentacles, crushing their victims in a beak-like maw after dragging them below the water's surface.

→Spider. Giant spiders are abnormally large arachnids which inhabit the dungeons and wastelands of Sosaria. These creatures have exhibited numerous predatory behaviors exhibited by their smaller cousins, including jump attacks and the projection of silk and venomous spittle. It seems that such beasts largely attack defensively, when their nests are disturbed or that men are simply victims of happenstance, used as food or hatching fodder in lieu of more common prey.

→Slime. Green viscous organisms whose bodies emit a venomous toxin, slimes are often found in swampland or dungeons, preferring moist dark environments. They attack by ejecting part of their venomous flesh at their victims, and are capable of extremely rapid asexual reproduction - a process which may be instigated when a slime is struck with a weapon. As a result, large swaths of slime can easily overwhelm an ill-prepared adventuring party, especially when they are vulnerable or at rest. Most wayfarers, however, can protect themselves against such assaults by keeping a watch during the evening hours, and by equipping themselves with flame-based weapons or torches, which are extremely effective against such beasts.

→Skeleton. Animate skeletons have long plagued many Sosaria. Of the undead, skeletons typically rank amongst the weaker specimens, although these creatures have been known to overwhelm the living through strength of sheer numbers. These creatures generally have their origins with necromancers, liches or other practitioners of dark magic, although it is rumored that in places of great evil, the bones of the dead may rise of their own accord, or may spring full formed from unliving stone.

→Serpent. Sea Serpents are aquatic relatives of dragons which have roamed the waters of the Sosarian seas since the last days of Exodus. Often attacking from a distance, a sea serpent can quickly overwhelm an unprepared traveler before they can approach it.

→Seahorse. The giant seahorses of Sosaria are gargantuan beasts. These intelligent creatures have the capacity to speak and are gifted in magic. They can often be sighted alongside the elfin nixies. Regarded as peaceable beasts not naturally inclined toward evil, these comely beings will nevertheless frequently harass sailors - assailing them with volleys of magical bolts.

→Rogue. Criminals who make their living through waylaying and robbing travelers. Bandits and highwaymen long plagued the Sosarian countryside, assailing those who wandered too far from the safety of civilization. Such brigands do not appear to have ever enjoyed the organization of realm's Guild of Thieves, and appeared to merely be opportunists taking advantage of the unwary.

→Reaper. A malevolent species of magical trees, which are said to be possessed by spirits which enable them to practice the mystic arts. These beings are almost always hostile when encountered and have proven the unfortunate end of many an unwitting adventurer who makes the mistake of taking them for nothing more than harmless deadwood.

→Rat. The giant rats of Sosaria are unusually large rodents, often responsible for spreading disease and infesting poorly maintained basements and sewers. Possibly originating in the sorceries of Mondain and other experimentally-minded wizards of the era, the giant rats of the land have steadily grown in size since their appearance in Sosaria in the early Age of Darkness.

→Python. Many snakes of Sosaria are both venomous and aggressive toward mankind. These reptiles will actively seek out and attack humans. The Sosarian python combines the deadly attributes of constriction, poison and projectile ejection of venom all in one creature. These animals may afflict a target with their poison from up to eleven paces away.

→Pirates. Sea-faring bandits which attack and rob merchant vessels as a means of livelihood. Piracy is a constant threat to mariners from every realm, with these criminals holding dominance over the oceans of the world.

→Phantom. Said to be the remnants of dead warriors, who have been twisted by evil forces such that they must continually relive the battles of their previous lives. Their bodies, if they can be said to have any, do no appear to mortal sight, although they are easily detected by the mundane swords and shields they still bear.

→Orc. Primitive, porcine humanoids created by magical experiments in the Age of Darkness, the orcs of Sosaria are not particularly strong or intelligent, but often travel in packs, waylaying and murdering travelers while they steal what they can. Usually little more than a nuisance to a well-equipped adventuring party, the Sosarian orcish band typically attacks above ground, although subterranean enclaves of these creatures have been encountered.

→Nixie. A hostile race of sea-dwelling humanoids, said to be descended from the elves of Sosaria. While they appear to be a sapient species capable of speech, little is known about Nixie society or culture - given that almost all of its interactions with mankind are violent.

→Mimic. A shape-shifting predator which takes on a seemingly harmless or even enticing form in order to lure its prey to it. Appearing harmless until approached, a mimic will assault unprepared treasure-seekers with a jet of venomous spittle before preceding to bite and claw at their prey in an attempt to consume it in its weakened state.

→Lich. The end result of mortal necromancer who, wishing to outlive their natural end, undertakes dark magic to allow themselves to persist in a never-ending state of undeath. Such creatures are extremely formidable opponents, and are not easily defeated.