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[366 Days of Monsters] Day 5/366 - Fey Squirrel and Tomb Guardian

Added 2020-01-05 15:01:00 +0000 UTC

Fey Squirrel

Fey squirrels are guardians and protectors of the forest. Often surely—and, if you'll pardon the expression—squirrely, fey squirrels enjoy good conversation, reading, and storing acorns in the hollows of trees.

Sadly, there aren't as many fey squirrels as there once were as the great enchanted forests of Omeria have started to lose their connection to the other. As magic slowly dies, all of the fey creatures fade along with it. In time, the only squirrels in Omeria will be mundane, non-talking squirrels.

Jelbi, the ally of Wilgrim and Aruxius, is a talking squirrel from the Wallingmiotta Forest.

Tomb Guardian

Knights whose bodies were dedicated to a specific task in life and followed that task without fail can be raised as special purpose animated skeletons known as tomb guardians. Just as they did in life, tomb guardians stand vigilant in the face of danger.

A common mistake tomb robbers make when pitted against a tomb guardian is that because they stiffer and slower than other undead they must not pose a true threat. Of course, many of those tomb raiders are now dead, slain by these skeletal knights. Tomb guardians attack with the same purpose and craft they possessed in life; the only difference is that they lack flesh. The mortal coil can no longer keep them back.

The elven kings of Imfe Aiqua keep tomb guardians within the Tomb of Nihalar. Their purpose is to seek out and destroy any creature "unworthy" to enter the forbidden tomb.

Undead Nature. The tomb guardian does not require air, food, drink, or sleep.