Post by Janx on Jan 30, 2007 10:37:58 GMT -5
This section is of things you would encounter ONLY in morrowind. For those that appear in other regions, check the rest of the Beastiary section.
Animals
Alit
The Alit is a tailless two-legged predator common to the grasslands and ash wastes of Vvardenfell. Built like its larger cousin and more dangerous cousin, the Kagouti, the Alit has a large head and protruding jaw, and when running on its short, stumpy legs, it looks like a big toothy mouth with feet. If diseased this creature will attack most travellers with a poisonous bite.
Special: Poisonous bite (only if Diseased or Blightened)
Cliff Racer
The long-tailed Cliff Racer is an aggressive, dangerous flying creature with a large vertical sail along its spine. It utters a painful sounding cry to call others to its side whenever it finds prey. Racer plumes from the native Bird-like Cliff Racer are used locally and throughout the Empire as decorations for garments and household goods.
Durzog
Frightening creatures. Possibly even more intelligent than their Goblin Handlers. You might hear them referred to as "Sludgepuppies," but don't let that name fool you. They're strong, smart, and often well-trained creatures. The Goblins use them on patrols to hunt down their victims.
Guar
The Guar is the dominant domesticated herd animal of Morrowind, useful as a pack animal and for its meat and hides.
Kagouti
The Kagouti is a large, aggressive, dangerous, short-tailed bipedal creature with huge tusks. Kagouti hide is made into leather and used in clothing and household goods.
Kwama Forager
The Kwama Forager scouts the surface of the land and natural underground passages, searching for suitable locations for new colonies, and hunting for prey. Foragers are aggressive but not very dangerous.
Special: Small Poisonous Cloud Attack, does minor damage
Kwama Queen
The Kwama Queen is the huge, bloated Kwama that produces the nest's eggs. They are too large and fat to move, and all their needs are attended by Kwama Workers.
Kwama, Scrib
The Scrib is a late larval form of the Kwama. Crushed Scribs produce a nutritious but sour-tasting gelatin with modest magical properties that the natives eat with gusto.
Special: Paralyzing Bite, has a chance to paralyze for 10 seconds
Kwama Warrior
The Kwama Warrior defends the Kwama colony's tunnels and chambers. Warriors are aggressive and dangerous.
Special: Kwama Poison, the creature shoots a large jet of electrically charged liquid out of its mouth, shocking the target rather than actually poisoning them.
Kwama Worker
The Kwama Worker digs the colony's tunnels and chambers and tends the queen and the eggs. Workers are unaggressive, but not completely helpless.
Netch, Betty
The Betty Netch is a large hovering beast, supported by internal sacks of magical vapours. The Betty Netch, the female of the species, is smaller than the male Bull Netch, but fiercely territorial. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously coloured, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armour, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.
Netch, Bull
The Bull Netch is a huge beast that hovers in the air, supported by internal sacks of magical vapours. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously coloured, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armour, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.
Special: Poisonbloom for no MP
Nix-Hound
The Nix-Hound is a medium-sized, aggressive pack predator. The meat of the Nix-Hound is sweet and tender, and has modest magical properties.
Strider, Plains
Land Strider’s are giant insects native to the grassland’s regions of Morrowind. They are commonly used as mounts on the mainland, but are rarely seen on Vvardenfell.
Strider, River
River Strider’s are giant insects native to the mainland’s rivers. A compartment for passengers and cargo is hollowed from the creature's shell; the driver directs the beast by directly manipulating exposed organs and tissues. River Strider’s are used inter-changeably with boats.
Strider, Silt
Silt Striders carry passengers and cargo between settlements on Vvardenfell. Fares depend on distance to be traveled. Silt Striders are giant Insects. A compartment for passengers and cargo is hollowed from the creature's shell; the driver directs the beast by directly manipulating exposed organs and tissues. Silt Striders travel between Ald'ruhn, Balmora, Seyda Neen, Suran, Gnisis, Molag Mar, Maar Gan, and North Landing near Vivec.
Humanoids
Ascended Sleeper
The Ascended Sleepers are distorted, half-human, half-beast creatures transformed by a mysterious force into powerful magical beings. Ascended Sleepers are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. They were the captain’s of Dagoth Ur’s forces in Vvardenfel until he was defeated, now these evil beings scramble to hold together their cults. Ascended Sleeper’s are riddled with all Blight diseases, though it does not hurt them.
Special: 30 MP, spread blight disease via attacking with its tentacles.
Spells: Destruction, Alteration, and Illusion Spells
Ash Ghoul
The Ash Ghoul is a distorted, half-human, half-beast creature transformed by a mysterious force into a powerful magical being. Ash Ghouls are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. They were just below the rank of the Ascended Sleepers when Dagoth Ur perished, now like the Ascended Sleeper, these beings scramble for power.
Special: 20 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Ash Slave
The Ash Slave is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. These creatures are aggressive and dangerous. Ash Slaves, despite there name are higher ranked than Dreamers.
Special: 15 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Spells: Paralysis, Thunderbolt
Ash Zombie
The Ash Zombie is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. Though their skulls are apparently empty, these creatures are nonetheless intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. Ash Zombie’s have no rank; they are merely grunts to serve their masters.
Special: 0 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Corprus, Lame
The Lame Corprus is a deformed, deranged victim of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.
Special: Corprus disease allows these tortured creatures to regenerate even the most grievous of wounds. Prolonged contact or being bitten by these creatures can spread Corprus disease.
Corprus Stalker
Corprus Stalkers are the deformed, deranged victims of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they also carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.
Special: Corprus disease allows these tortured creatures to regenerate even the most grievous of wounds. Prolonged contact or being bitten by these creatures can spread Corprus disease.
Animals
Alit
The Alit is a tailless two-legged predator common to the grasslands and ash wastes of Vvardenfell. Built like its larger cousin and more dangerous cousin, the Kagouti, the Alit has a large head and protruding jaw, and when running on its short, stumpy legs, it looks like a big toothy mouth with feet. If diseased this creature will attack most travellers with a poisonous bite.
Special: Poisonous bite (only if Diseased or Blightened)
Cliff Racer
The long-tailed Cliff Racer is an aggressive, dangerous flying creature with a large vertical sail along its spine. It utters a painful sounding cry to call others to its side whenever it finds prey. Racer plumes from the native Bird-like Cliff Racer are used locally and throughout the Empire as decorations for garments and household goods.
Durzog
Frightening creatures. Possibly even more intelligent than their Goblin Handlers. You might hear them referred to as "Sludgepuppies," but don't let that name fool you. They're strong, smart, and often well-trained creatures. The Goblins use them on patrols to hunt down their victims.
Guar
The Guar is the dominant domesticated herd animal of Morrowind, useful as a pack animal and for its meat and hides.
Kagouti
The Kagouti is a large, aggressive, dangerous, short-tailed bipedal creature with huge tusks. Kagouti hide is made into leather and used in clothing and household goods.
Kwama Forager
The Kwama Forager scouts the surface of the land and natural underground passages, searching for suitable locations for new colonies, and hunting for prey. Foragers are aggressive but not very dangerous.
Special: Small Poisonous Cloud Attack, does minor damage
Kwama Queen
The Kwama Queen is the huge, bloated Kwama that produces the nest's eggs. They are too large and fat to move, and all their needs are attended by Kwama Workers.
Kwama, Scrib
The Scrib is a late larval form of the Kwama. Crushed Scribs produce a nutritious but sour-tasting gelatin with modest magical properties that the natives eat with gusto.
Special: Paralyzing Bite, has a chance to paralyze for 10 seconds
Kwama Warrior
The Kwama Warrior defends the Kwama colony's tunnels and chambers. Warriors are aggressive and dangerous.
Special: Kwama Poison, the creature shoots a large jet of electrically charged liquid out of its mouth, shocking the target rather than actually poisoning them.
Kwama Worker
The Kwama Worker digs the colony's tunnels and chambers and tends the queen and the eggs. Workers are unaggressive, but not completely helpless.
Netch, Betty
The Betty Netch is a large hovering beast, supported by internal sacks of magical vapours. The Betty Netch, the female of the species, is smaller than the male Bull Netch, but fiercely territorial. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously coloured, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armour, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.
Netch, Bull
The Bull Netch is a huge beast that hovers in the air, supported by internal sacks of magical vapours. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously coloured, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armour, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.
Special: Poisonbloom for no MP
Nix-Hound
The Nix-Hound is a medium-sized, aggressive pack predator. The meat of the Nix-Hound is sweet and tender, and has modest magical properties.
Strider, Plains
Land Strider’s are giant insects native to the grassland’s regions of Morrowind. They are commonly used as mounts on the mainland, but are rarely seen on Vvardenfell.
Strider, River
River Strider’s are giant insects native to the mainland’s rivers. A compartment for passengers and cargo is hollowed from the creature's shell; the driver directs the beast by directly manipulating exposed organs and tissues. River Strider’s are used inter-changeably with boats.
Strider, Silt
Silt Striders carry passengers and cargo between settlements on Vvardenfell. Fares depend on distance to be traveled. Silt Striders are giant Insects. A compartment for passengers and cargo is hollowed from the creature's shell; the driver directs the beast by directly manipulating exposed organs and tissues. Silt Striders travel between Ald'ruhn, Balmora, Seyda Neen, Suran, Gnisis, Molag Mar, Maar Gan, and North Landing near Vivec.
Humanoids
Ascended Sleeper
The Ascended Sleepers are distorted, half-human, half-beast creatures transformed by a mysterious force into powerful magical beings. Ascended Sleepers are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. They were the captain’s of Dagoth Ur’s forces in Vvardenfel until he was defeated, now these evil beings scramble to hold together their cults. Ascended Sleeper’s are riddled with all Blight diseases, though it does not hurt them.
Special: 30 MP, spread blight disease via attacking with its tentacles.
Spells: Destruction, Alteration, and Illusion Spells
Ash Ghoul
The Ash Ghoul is a distorted, half-human, half-beast creature transformed by a mysterious force into a powerful magical being. Ash Ghouls are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. They were just below the rank of the Ascended Sleepers when Dagoth Ur perished, now like the Ascended Sleeper, these beings scramble for power.
Special: 20 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Ash Slave
The Ash Slave is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. These creatures are aggressive and dangerous. Ash Slaves, despite there name are higher ranked than Dreamers.
Special: 15 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Spells: Paralysis, Thunderbolt
Ash Zombie
The Ash Zombie is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. Though their skulls are apparently empty, these creatures are nonetheless intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. Ash Zombie’s have no rank; they are merely grunts to serve their masters.
Special: 0 MP, spread blight disease via physical attack
Corprus, Lame
The Lame Corprus is a deformed, deranged victim of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.
Special: Corprus disease allows these tortured creatures to regenerate even the most grievous of wounds. Prolonged contact or being bitten by these creatures can spread Corprus disease.
Corprus Stalker
Corprus Stalkers are the deformed, deranged victims of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they also carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.
Special: Corprus disease allows these tortured creatures to regenerate even the most grievous of wounds. Prolonged contact or being bitten by these creatures can spread Corprus disease.