Aquatics

Bestiary Article

Mariners oft tell tales of ferocious beasts they have faced, whilst plying their trade. It is rumored that terrors such as the wrecan and daranog guard the skeletons of sunken ships.

Gigantic whales are killed for their ivory, blubber and oil but, occasionally, the hunters are the victims. The smaller dolphins are dashing friends of all sailors since...   [click here for more]

Birds

Bestiary Article

Birds are ubiquitous across Hârn and familiar to all. They are found in cities and keeps, in fields and hedgerows, in the wilds, forests, mountains, and shores. They range in size from the small wren with a wingspan of six inches to the northern eagle, which reaches nearly 20 feet tip to tip.

This bestiary article describes how birds are used by man...   [click here for more]

Cattle

Bestiary Article

Cattle are indigenous to Hârn and most parts of the Lythian continent. Domestic cattle are used for milk and labor and are slaughtered for hides, meat, and tallow. Herds of wild cattle roam the grasslands and river valleys in great numbers.

This article describes the domestic breeds of cattle common to Hârn as well as wild breeds such...   [click here for more]

Deer

Bestiary Article

Many varieties of deer can be found on Hârn. The Hârnic tribesmen hunt them as a source of food, hide, antlers, and sinew, while the nobles of the island's kingdoms also hunt them for sport.

This bestiary article includes descriptions and statistics for three classes of deer. The Northern Deer, the largest indigenous species, prefers the colde...   [click here for more]

Dragons

Dragons is a Bestiary article (expanded from the 2002 release).

Dragons are the fire-breathing fiends of a thousand travelers' tales, the most feared of the fantastical beasts said to roam the Hârnic wilderness. Legends tell of the Great Wyrm that emerges from its lair to devour an entire village or just one helpless maiden. While many such tales can be discounted as the ravings o...   [click here for more]

Goats

Bestiary Article

Goats were introduced to Hârn by the earliest Jarin settlers. They have adapted to the island very well and provide milk, meat, tallow, and horn.

This article describes the common uses, physical statistics, and economic data of the domestic goats common to Hârn. Also included are a detailed description and statistics of the wild moun...   [click here for more]

Ivashu

Bestiary Article

Ivashu are creatures of Ilvir, known as the Fatherless Multitude by the faithful, or the Accursed Beasts of the Barren Circle by non-believers. Ilvir creates the Ivashu at Araka-Kalai, making use of a limited number of souls over and over again. Some Ivashu are fairly common, because they have proved most adaptable to survival, or because they are the easies...   [click here for more]

Snakes

Bestiary Article

Snakes are scaly, limbless reptiles. Snakes usually attack humans only when startled or injured. There are five broad classes of snakes known in Lythia and Hârn: adders, asps, myenae, constrictors, and harmless snakes.

Tawedog

The "Old Ones of the Forest" are one of the most elusive and mysterious of the sentient species of the Misty Isle of Hârn. They once ranged throughout the primeval Peran region but today are rare even among the dense forests of the northern coastal plain.

Taller than a man by more than half, a Tawedog's rangy frame is covered in stringy, ruddy brown hair tinged blue-green with mos...   [click here for more]

Zhura (Fungi)

Zhura (pl. Zhuran) is the Khuzan name for mushroom, a staple of their diet. It has come to be used in human society as a general name for predatory fungi that require animal protein and/or minerals to reproduce.

Bats

Bats is a Bestiary article.

Bats are feared by many, in part because they have long been associated with witchcraft, darkness, and evil. This bestiary article describes the habitat and physical attributes of Hârnic bats, with full HârnMaster stats.

The article also gives full information on rabies, "The Wreaker's Madness," and how to reflect its ef...   [click here for more]

Rabbits

Rabbits originate around the Venarian Sea. The Jarin and later Lythian settlers brought rabbits with them to Hârn as food animals; over time, they escaped into the wild and have spread throughout the island, although predators generally keep their numbers in check. Hares are relatives of rabbits; however, they do not live in burrows and instead rely on speed to escape.

Rabbits...   [click here for more]