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I knew him as Solas, a thoughtful mage obsessed with dreams. But long ago, he had a different name. Fen’Harel, the Dread Wolf.

Some time ago, I designed a dryad for every platycerium/staghorn fern species I have or have had (my grande died, but the rest lives). They are sorted here in the following order:

p. ridleyi

p. bifurcatum

p. superbum (+ grande)

p. elephantotis

p. veitchii lemoinei

p. cabbage

p. madagascar alcicorne

p. quadridichotomum

p. stemaria

p. coronarium

People who witness magic in person can always have their minds clouded, as they have been for most of human history, but all this newfangled technology has to be handled a different way. A video camera records exactly what it sees.

So, what it sees is … something that looks laughably fake. For any time period. The various secret magicians of the world make a point to keep their spells up to date with the current mundane trends — some of them even have running contests for who can make the most fake-looking spell.

The summoning circle seems to move every time you turn your head, as if it wasn’t properly tracked to the floor. The glow that comes off it does not at all interact with the lighting of the room or nearby objects.

Oh noooo, rampaging a paper cutout on a popsicle stick

Also, @jedi-valjean wondered what they did before cgi. I propose that there were a lot of invisible spells, and all those magic wands, wizard’s staffs, and flying broomsticks weren’t actually wooden sticks in reality. 

The Asanbosam is a vampire in the folklore of the Akan people of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. It is said to have pale skin, blood-shot eyes, fangs made of iron, and hooked feet that point both ways.

The Asanbosam uses its unique feet to hang upside down from branches, snatching up unwary passersby. It has also been said to sit in trees and attack people with its feet. There are even stories of the creature using its feet to drain its victim’s blood.

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Monster master list.

Cacus is a fire-breathing giant in Roman mythology. The son of Vulcan, the god of fire, he lived in a cave near the future site of Rome and devoured people who lived nearby, nailing their heads to the outside of his home.

The fearsome giant was eventually slain by Hercules, the Roman equivalent of the Greek Heracles. He later appeared in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno as a centaur with a dragon on his shoulders and snakes on his back.

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Monster master list.

In Hinduism, the Asuras are a race of demigods, related to the benevolent Devas. There are good and bad Asuras, with the virtuous Asuras known as “Adityas” and the malevolent Asuras known as “Danavas.”

The Asuras are all said to come from the same father; the creator god Prajapati. Most Asuras are egotistical and have a thirst for power, seeking wealth and people to subjugate. However, if they can fight their nature, they may become Devas. The Asuras who fail to become Devas often war with their brethren who have managed to transform.

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