The Monsters of Apshai
Antmen-These creatures look like six foot long ants walking upright on
their hindmost legs with the other four legs free for manipulation. There are significant
differences between the classes of antmen but unfortunately these differences are only
discernible to other antmen. They attack with their mandibles and sometimes with their
forelegs as well.
Carrion Beasts-These creatures resemble squids equipped with spindly
legs. They generally have six tentacles with which they maul and crush their prey. Their
bodies are covered with a thin but hard carapace and they are able to travel along walls
and ceilings.
Centipedes-This represents a nest of the little buggers such as might
take up residence under a chest or in some remote crevice- Their bites are mildly
poisonous.
Gbouls-are misshapen creatures with longer than normal arms, wicked
claws, and a mouthful of razor sharp fangs which they ably employ to crack the bone.s of
their prey. They have tough hide and stand about seven feet tall. They are said to eat the
soul of their prey as it exits the dying body.
Giant Amoeba-This creature is a mass of gray protoplasm which has a
strong solvent effect on living flesh. They range from six to ten feet in diameter.
Giant Ants-These huge insects are four to six feet long and travel
quickly on their six legs. They attack their prey with their large mandibles. They are
entirely encased in a hard shell.
Giant Bombadier Beetles-are about three feet in diameter and fly around
on a pair of glossy wings. They can generate a good speed on their little wings and attack
their prey in bowling rushes.
Giant Fire Beetles-These melon sized creatures are copper red beetles
which are capable of generating tremendous heat within their bodies with which they attack
their prey. They have a thin shell but move about very quickly on the wing.
Giant Leeches - A disgusting rubbery grey, these are two or three feet long. They
travel about on a trail of slime and drain their prey of body fluids with their sucker
mouths.
Giant Mosquitos-have a three or four foot wingspan and
maneuver their slender bodies about rapidly through the air. They insert their proboscises
into their prey and drain the body fluids.
Giant Rats-are four feet tall at the shoulder and have nasty teeth. They
are dirty creatures and are recognizable by their musky smell.
Giant Spiders-look like a tarantula-black widow hybrid with a hairy black
body and black and red banded legs, They are reputed to be quite poisonoUs as one might
expect from the four or five foot size.
Giant Termites- are two to three feet long and move about on flimsy
wings. They have soft shells and are brown in color,
Giant Ticks-are foot long ticks and are dark brown or black in color.
They, are hard shelled and leap about on their strong hindmost legs. They drain body
fluids with their proboscises.
Giant Wasps-are three Qr four feet in length and their thorax is tipped
by a paralyzing stinger. They are very mobile and will attempt to sting their prey into
submission before burying their prize for future consumption.
Jellies-are formless masses Qf translucent jelly about three feet high
and six or eight feet across; their touch dissolves flesh. They have no socially redeeming
value.
Skeletal Bats- These feral creatures are bare skeletons of bats with red
ember like eyes. They have wingspans of two or three feet and will attempt to bite their
prey with their sharp fangs.
Skeletons-are the animated skeletons of men which now stalk the
underground passages in search of victims. They are said to devour the soul of their
victim as it exits the dying body.
Spiders-This represents a whole nest of small spiders. These little
killers are coal black and have white eyes. They inhabit small dark spaces such as the
insides of chests,
Swamp Rats-are two to three feet long and are famed for their ravenous
appetites. They will fearlessly attack anything that moves or has a strong smell and they
eat anything they can swallow. They come in your choice of decorator colors.
Vampire Bats-These creatures inhabit the darker recesses of the dungeon.
They are generally black and have wingspans around three feet. They bite their victims
with their razor sharp fangs and drink the blood which flows from the wound.
Wraiths-These ghostly creatures appear as skeletal figures garbed in
hooded frocks. Their eyes are fiery points of light within their cowls. They move
effortlessly about leaving no trace of their passing and are capable of passing through
solid matter at will. Many have died under the chill touch of their bony hands.
Zombies-These creatures are animated corpses which stalk the dark
passages in search of prey. They sometimes utilize weapons garnered from their prior
victims. They too are said to devour the souls of their victims as these exit the dying
bodies.