Editing Bestiary

The animals of the Neath aren't usually all too different from their [[Surface]] counterparts, but they're often much more intelligent for one, and some can even talk. A few species can even form societies of their own, which may coexist or even ''compete'' with human ones.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

|Quote = "An unprepossessing beast of unparalleled patience, cunning and loyalty. Treasure her."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Perspicacious_Lurcher|Perspicacious Lurcher|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Dogs''' in the Neath are very similar to their [[Surface]] counterparts, except that they also appear to be capable of speech.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Send_him_out_to_the_dispensary|Send him out to the dispensary|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Section Header = Rattus Faber

|Quote = "You have rats: and some of the ratholes have been dynamited open, not gnawed."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Bad_Case_of_Rattus_Faber|A Bad Case of Rattus Faber|Fallen London}}</ref>

Rattusfaber.png|A Talkative Rattus Faber.

Ratmasked.png|A Rattus Faber Bandit Chief.

Scutteringcompany.png|The Scuttering Squad

Ratsender.png|A Rattus Faber Assistant.

Ratreciting.png|A Metaphysically Educated Rattus Faber.

|Quote = "The lizards of the Neath come in all shapes and sizes. Huge monsters lurk in the marshes, where only the foolhardy venture unarmed. But their smaller cousins make excellent pets."<ref name = "lizardly matters">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lizardly_matters|Lizardly matters|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Lizards''' in the [[Neath]] come in various shapes and sizes: from enormous reptiles that lurk in the marshlands to smaller variants that are popular as pets.<ref name = "lizardly matters"/> '''Lizard Throwing''' is also a popular game at [[Mrs Plenty's Carnival]], where participants must throw a lizard and catch an airborne bat for a prize.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lizard_Throwing|Lizard Throwing|Fallen London}}</ref> Certain lizards enjoy the taste of [[Bestiary#Lamplighter Bee|lamplighter beeswax]]; upon consuming it, they may emit a glow that is reminiscent of the light of [[Parabola]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_your_Reprehensible_Lizard_a_treat|Feed your Reprehensible Lizard a treat|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Wolves are common throughout Bugsby's Marshes. The rarer white variety are known for their swimming skills and the astonishing speed of their sinister lope across the mud-flats."<ref name = "hunt white marsh wolves">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hunt_the_White_Marsh_Wolves|Hunt the White Marsh Wolves|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Grey Marsh-Wolves''' are relatively common and are seen as very dangerous,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_can_you_find_White_Marsh_Wolves%3F|Where can you find White Marsh Wolves?|Fallen London}}</ref> but this reputation may be somewhat undeserved.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/What_will_you_do_with_your_Disappointing_Marsh-wolf%3F|What will you do with your Disappointing Marsh-wolf?|Fallen London}}</ref> '''White Marsh-Wolves''' are much rarer than their grey counterparts, and are noted for their exceptional speed and swimming skills.<ref name = "hunt white marsh wolves"/>

|Quote = "Moles are very useful, we find. They dig, both literally and metaphorically."<ref name = "a spy sent you">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_spy_sent_you|A spy sent you|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Moles''' in the [[Neath]] are very similar to their [[Surface]] counterparts, in that they dig throughout the Earth with remarkable speed and skill. In fact, this skill in the reason why moles are popular among agents of the [[Great Game]],<ref name = "a spy sent you"/> and they're particularly useful for uncovering secrets,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Subtle_Mole|Subtle Mole|Fallen London}}</ref> or as messengers when less subtle couriers such as postmen or bats are unviable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Let_your_mole_do_the_work|Let your mole do the work|Fallen London}}</ref> Moles are also useful for more... unscrupulous missions as well; for example, certain trained moles can calculate a building's weakest points for quick and easy demolition.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Set_her_to_sabotage|Set her to sabotage|Fallen London}}</ref>

 

 

 

{{Dropdown|Image = Monkeysmall.png|Alt Text = A grinning monkey.

|Quote = "What maniac taught Abstraction to apes? And how many souls has this one appropriated?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pentecost_Ape|Pentecost Ape|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "The ravens of the Neath are white as snow. Only migrants from the Surface have black plumage, and they are rare. All ravens, though, are known for their wisdom."<ref name = "a kindness of ravens">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_kindness_of_ravens|A kindness of ravens|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Ravens''' in the [[Neath]] are very unique compared to their [[Surface]] counterparts; their features are snow-white, for one, and "sing like nightingales". However, they do still enjoy a bit of carrion.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Birds|A white raven?|Fallen London}}</ref> Neathy ravens are also capable of speech, and are renowned for their wisdom;<ref name = "a kindness of ravens"/> interestingly, ravens imported from the Surface are also capable of speech.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bandaged_Raven|Bandaged Raven|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/What_will_you_do_with_your_Bandaged_Raven%3F|What will you do with your Bandaged Raven?|Fallen London}}</ref>

Certain ravens may gain an interest in certain [[The Elder Continent|esoteric topics]]. Upon receiving the knowledge they desire, they may actually give up carrion and feast solely on secrets and water. However, their plumes will appear more vibrant and their ability to speak may improve.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_your_raven_on_Mysteries|Feed your raven on Mysteries|Fallen London}}</ref> Once they obtain enough knowledge, however, the raven may immolate itself like a phoenix and leave behind only an egg,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_your_Philosophical_Raven_Advisor_further|Feed your Philosophical Raven Advisor further|Fallen London}}</ref> which then may hatch into an even greater raven upon being incubated with books and secrets.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Incubate_a_Pristine_Raven%27s_Egg_among_books|Incubate a Pristine Raven's Egg among books|Fallen London}}</ref>

Certain other ravens may gain an interest in criminal enterprises. Upon receiving the rumors they desire, their appetites may grow more voracious, and their plumes may grow darker, like fog or even charcoal.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_your_raven_on_Rumours|Feed your raven on Rumours|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_your_Diary_of_the_Dead_to_your_Wary_Raven_Advisor|Feed your Diary of the Dead to your Wary Raven Advisor|Fallen London}}</ref> Eventually, they may grow clever enough to become fierce criminal masterminds in their own right.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Raven%27s_triumphant_return!|A Raven's triumphant return!|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "The landlord of The Blind Helmsman runs an illegal spider pit in his beer cellar. The place is packed with zailors, Clay Men, and thrill-seeking aristocrats. The room smells of mud, beer, sweat... and money."<ref name = "night at spider pits">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Spider_Pits|A Night at the Spider Pits|Fallen London}}</ref>

The reigning champion of these tournaments is '''Florence''', the '''Stackside Spinner'''. This spider uses her vicious, poisoned cobwebs to ensnare and neutralize her foes, as well as her powerful speed and dexterity to always prevail in the long game. Such skill is to be expected of a frequent victor, of course.<ref name = "bet on florence spinner">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bet_on_Florence,_the_Stackside_Spinner|Bet on Florence, the Stackside Spinner|Fallen London}}</ref>  

'''Millie''', the '''Moloch Street Mangler''', is an enormous spider with a hook for one of her legs. She uses powerful charges and her massive size to vanquish her foes, and is strong enough to fling a spider into the air and out of the ring by herself.<ref name = "bet on florence spinner"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bet_on_Millie,_the_Moloch_Street_Mangler|Bet on Millie, the Moloch Street Mangler|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Daphne''', the '''Graveside Creeper''', is a spider who was supposedly raised on the blood of [[tomb-colonists]]. She may be slower than the competition, but she's known for her resilience; in fact, she's rumored to be impossible to kill!<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bet_on_Daphne,_The_Graveside_Creeper|Bet on Daphne, The Graveside Creeper|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Alonzo''', '''Scourge of the Marshes''', is the underdog of the spider-rings. He may seem weak given his diminutive size, but his venom is said to burn holes in ''lead''; this venom is even capable of making smaller spiders ''explode'' in puffs of sulphur, and even larger spiders don't stand a chance against well-placed bites.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bet_on_Alonzo,_Scourge_of_the_Marshes|Bet on Alonzo, Scourge of the Marshes|Fallen London}}</ref>

The faraway Kingdom of [[Vesture]], located deep within the [[Elder Continent]], has a fair share of arachnids as well. Vesture's economy is primarily based on silkweaving,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Strike_up_a_conversation|Strike up a conversation|Fallen London}} ''"[...] far to the south [...]"''</ref> so each palace in Vesture contains an enormous spider-matriarch. These matriarchs provide their palaces with silks for making textiles, and they're generally treated with utmost respect. When a matriarch grows weary, its replacement is sourced from a nearby cobwebbed forest as a larva; because of this practice of stealing their young, the spiders of the forest have a long-standing distrust of Vesture's citizens.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Listen_to_stories_of_Vesture|Listen to stories of Vesture|Fallen London}}</ref>  

|Quote = "Green eyes meet your gaze. It fears nothing. And why should it?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_tiger|A tiger|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Regal and threatening. But, dear God, the smell..."<ref name = "tomb lion item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tomb-Lion|Tomb-Lion|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Tomb-Lion''' is a poor, maltreated lion that was once a performing animal for a circus or traveling show, and now resides in the [[Tomb-Colonies]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/I_Met_a_Curious_Creature|I Met a Curious Creature|Fallen London}}</ref> Despite its situation, it retains a regal demeanor and may even show loyalty,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27...I_made_overtures...%27|'...I made overtures...'|Fallen London}}</ref> but its tastes are oddly mysterious, as it doesn't seem to eat any meat or other food.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27...so_I_set_myself_the_task_of_feeding_it_up...%27|'...so I set myself the task of feeding it up...'|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "They're not the swiftest, but they are the most reliable."<ref name = "what will you do with your partisan tortoise">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/What_will_you_do_with_your_Partisan_Messenger_Tortoise%3F|What will you do with your Partisan Messenger Tortoise?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Tortoises''' in the [[Neath]] are very similar to their counterparts on the [[Surface]]. However, tortoises with uniquely partisan inclinations are sometimes used by [[revolutionaries]] as messengers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Send_her_where_they_need_her_more|Send her where they need her more|Fallen London}}</ref> These tortoises carry letters and are known for their reliability,<ref name = "what will you do with your partisan tortoise"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Set_her_to_moonlighting|Set her to moonlighting|Fallen London}}</ref> but they may prove useful in other inventive schemes as well.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lend_her_to_an_anarchist_for_a_disguise|Lend her to an anarchist for a disguise|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Weasels have become fashionable pets in the city of late: small, clean, fierce and very happy underground."<ref name = "waylay weasel seller">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Waylay_a_Weasel-Seller|Waylay a Weasel-Seller|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Weasels''' are more or less outwardly identical to their [[Surface]] counterparts, though they display a limited degree of sapience like many other of the [[Neath]]'s animals. They're capable of singing popular tunes,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Celebrated_Weasel|Celebrated Weasel|Fallen London}}</ref> playing card and parlor games,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Play_with_your_weasels|Play with your weasels|Fallen London}} ''"[...] you're pretty sure one has worked out how to cheat at cribbage."''</ref> and specially trained weasels were once used by agents of the [[Great Game]] for an unknown purpose.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_more_at_the_carnival|Learn more at the carnival|Fallen London}}</ref>

Weasels have recently become popular pets in [[Fallen London]], given their natural preference for the underground and their relative cleanliness. '''Weasel-sellers''' peddle these creatures throughout the streets of [[Spite]], and they may train their weasels to attack anyone who tries to accost them.<ref name = "waylay weasel seller"/> Weasels are also eaten as delicacies by certain individuals and factions, such as [[urchins]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_the_shadow_of_All_Christs_Spire|In the shadow of All Christs Spire|Fallen London}}</ref> [[tigers]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_a_bevy_of_Lucky_Weasels|Offer a bevy of Lucky Weasels|Fallen London}}</ref> and apparently the [[Boatman]] himself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Surrender_any_Lucky_Weasels_you%27re_carrying|Surrender any Lucky Weasels you're carrying|Fallen London}}</ref>

On occasion, Londoners pit weasels against each other in '''tournaments of weasels''', played in '''weasel-pits''';<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/City_Vices:_a_tournament_of_weasels!|City Vices: a tournament of weasels!|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Chasing_the_Fence|Chasing the Fence|Fallen London}}</ref> this sport is often played a bit more seriously than one would expect.<ref name = "weasels the value of sportmanship">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_value_of_sportsmanship|The value of sportsmanship|Fallen London}}</ref> These tournaments are reported in the '''''Fighting Weasel Digest''''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_subtle_approach|A subtle approach|Fallen London}}</ref> and [[Bestiary#Ravens|ravens]] are known for their apparent oracular abilities in predicting these tournaments' outcomes, though this practice is considered cheating.<ref name = "weasels the value of sportmanship"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_your_raven_to_the_weasel-fights|Take your raven to the weasel-fights|Fallen London}}</ref> Certain weasels are even bred for this purpose;<ref name = "attend with a weasel of quality">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_with_a_weasel_of_quality|Attend with a weasel of quality|Fallen London}}</ref>  '''Araby Fighting-Weasels''' are a bronze-furred,<ref name="waylay weasel seller"/> powerful breed specially trained to fight in weasel-pits,<ref name = "attend with a weasel of quality"/> and are known for their cunning and proud disposition.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Araby_Fighting-Weasel|Araby Fighting-Weasel|Fallen London}}</ref> Unfortunately, like all sports, tournaments of weasels suffer from their fair share of cheaters, including an apparent case of ''weasel-doping''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_marriage_of_inconvenience|The marriage of inconvenience|Fallen London}}</ref>

The '''Ancient and Honorable Company of Weasel-Fanciers''' are a group of renowned weasel enthusiasts who regularly send their weasels out to battle [[Rattus Faber]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Weasel-fanciers_are_abroad|Weasel-fanciers are abroad|Fallen London}}</ref> They notably hand out prizes to weasels who display amazing skill, elegance, and manners,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/One_(gendertitle)_and_a_weasel|One (gendertitle) and a weasel|Fallen London}}</ref> though they dislike participants who game the playing field using selective breeding.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/One_(gendertitle)_and_a_weasel_of_distinction|One (gendertitle) and a weasel of distinction|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Lucky Weasels''' are weasels that are renowned for their ''exceptional'' luck; this unfortunately does not imply that they bring ''others'' luck.<ref name = "lucky weasel">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lucky_Weasel|Lucky Weasel|Fallen London}}</ref> '''Salt Weasels''' are an extremely rare variety of weasel that originate north of [[Fallen London]] in the Pale Wastes; these weasels are known for their relative guilelessness,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Salt_Weasel|Salt Weasel|Fallen London}}</ref> and are unfortunately hunted for their valuable fur.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hello_little_fellow,_what%27s_your_name%3F|Hello little fellow, what's your name?|Fallen London}}</ref>

The performers of [[Mahogany Hall]] frequently use weasels as part of their performances, putting the animals in high demand in the area.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gain_entrance_to_Mahogany_Hall|Gain entrance to Mahogany Hall|Fallen London}}</ref> But a ''particular tune'' in Mahogany Hall may cause the poor creatures grievous harm...<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_to_sing_Pop_Goes_The_Weasel|Ask her to sing Pop Goes The Weasel|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A thrashing reptile rears from the swamp...twice! A head at each end!"<ref name = "amphigator wisp ways">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Wisp-Ways|Amphigator!|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Quote = "Feed it only the most terrible secrets."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bifurcated_Owl|Bifurcated Owl|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Bifurcated Owl''' is an exceptionally mysterious and intelligent bird with an appetite for secrets. Its most notable feature is a mysterious seam that divides its body vertically, giving it its odd name.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Breed_the_Rubbery_Hound_7|Breed the Rubbery Hound 7|Fallen London}} ''"An owl with a [...] longitudinal seam, and eyes [...] with [...] intelligence. [...] Bifurcated Owl! [...] value your secrets! [...] hide!"''</ref> This scar actually has a strange purpose: Bifurcated Owls are capable of opening themselves up via their suture, and they like to extract secrets from nearby minds using mysterious, finger-like growths that lie within their bodies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bifurcated_Owl|Bifurcated Owl|Fallen London}} ''"The owl snaps open [...] fingers, motion towards your head. [...] feel the owl dragging the secret from your thoughts and devouring it."''</ref>

|Quote = "It has claws; it has a fierce double beak; but just now it seems disinclined to use them."<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Docile_Blemmigan#Item_description|Item description|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Quote = "Bloatfingers. They can't stand to be seen. Loathsome, isn't it?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Bloatfingers''' are creatures that are endemic to the [[Elder Continent]], commonly seen in the wilds of the [[Bleeding Forest]] and in the hidden city of [[Arbor]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"[...] feed them to the [...] bloatfingers of the Bleeding Forest, [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_serpent-tender_in_exchange_for_Attar|Become a serpent-tender in exchange for Attar|Fallen London}} ''"[...] bloatfingers erupt from cracked pathways."''</ref> They're serpentine creatures that are covered in fanged mouths and jeering eyes,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"[...] a gall-laden serpent twitches into view [...] you glimpse a fanged eye or mouth [...]"''</ref> giving them a delightfully hideous appearance, and they often reside in large groups within the leaves of [[Food in the Neath#Chertapple|chertapple]] trees.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"[...] trees [...] offer faceted apples of yellow chert. [...] behind every tree, you hear [...] Bloatfingers [...]"''</ref> Unfortunately, they're woefully aware of their unseemliness and try to remain hidden, and they ruthlessly lash out at anyone who manages to observe them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"They can't stand to be seen." [...] Bloatfingers, so enraged by their own ugliness that they kill those who observe them."''</ref>

|Quote = "Eye-watering sigils occasionally form in his fur. Writes impassioned letters to the press. Enjoys a belly rub."<ref name = "corresponding ocelot item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Corresponding_Ocelot|Corresponding Ocelot|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Corresponding Ocelot''' is a strange spotted feline that's capable of speaking human languages,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_the_Somnolent_Hyena_Empyrean_Redolence_before_breeding_it|Feed the Somnolent Hyena Empyrean Redolence before breeding it|Fallen London}} ''"The ocelot [...] "Well, that was quite a distressing experience. [...]"''</ref> and it's notorious for its passion for writing and journalism, as well as its fondness for belly rubs.<ref name = "corresponding ocelot item"/> The spots on its body may rearrange themselves to form [[Correspondence]] sigils,<ref name = "corresponding ocelot item"/> which may reflect the Ocelot's mood or experiences.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Corresponding_Ocelot|Corresponding Ocelot|Fallen London}} ''"The Ocelot flops onto his back [...] the symbol for 'an exchange that is both monstrous and scrupulously honest' near a foreleg."''</ref>

|Quote = "The body is preserved in a jar: legless, scaleless, deep blue. There are tiny tentacles on its face, below its sightless eyes."<ref name = "preserved false snake">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Preserved_False-Snake|Preserved False-Snake|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''False-snakes''' are creatures with superficially serpentine bodies, but are otherwise very different from actual snakes. They are dark blue and lack scales,<ref name = "preserved false snake"/> and apparently reside deep underground, with pointed jaws and facial tentacles used to burrow through dirt.<ref name = "preserved false snake"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Analyse_your_False-Snake|Analyse your False-Snake|Fallen London}} ''"It was grown in the darkness [...] jaw is pointed [...] face tentacled for burrowing into the earth."''</ref> They also seem to possess a second pair of jaws within their exterior mouths,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Apply_your_understanding_of_monsters_2|Apply your understanding of monsters 2|Fallen London}}</ref> and, like many other animals that live in extreme darkness, their eyes are also recognizably sightless.<ref name = "preserved false snake"/>

The bodies of false-snakes have an adverse reaction to light, emitting vibrant pink toxins upon exposure.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Analyse_your_False-Snake|Analyse your False-Snake|Fallen London}} ''"Bring it into the light [...] bright pink toxin plume from its skin..."''</ref> These toxins can melt even stone, and may be released when exposed to the light of the [[Neathbow]] as well. Whether this is some form of defense mechanism against predators, or perhaps against light itself, is unknown.<ref name = "extract understanding venoms">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Extract_an_understanding_of_its_venoms|Extract an understanding of its venoms|Fallen London}}</ref>

Apparently, false-snakes are a relative of frogs and other amphibians.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Analyse_your_False-Snake|Analyse your False-Snake|Fallen London}}</ref> Many supposedly ancient false-snakes were found west of [[London]] in the [[Hinterlands]], their corpses preserved in a strange, icy marsh. Whether or not these creatures still roam the [[Neath]] today is unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Arrange_with_Furnace_for_the_excavation|Arrange with Furnace for the excavation|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A silent crowd of frost-moths perches on the roof of the Chandleress' home. In the faint light of the false-stars above, their idly flexing wings are the colour of dirty ice."<ref name = "chandleress complaint">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Chandleress%27_Complaint|The Chandleress' Complaint|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Frost-moths''' are mysterious insects that are seemingly made of ice.<ref name = "chandleress complaint"/> These creatures are an extremely common sight in the [[Tomb-Colonies]], and to a lesser extent [[Fallen London]], where they're often considered pests.<ref name = "chandleress complaint"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Chilly_Infestation|A Chilly Infestation|Fallen London}}</ref> Frost-moths can grow to the size of a large bat,<ref name = "explore venderbight">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Venderbight#Interactions|Explore Venderbight|Sunless Sea}}</ref> and they're known for their fondness for candles, which they're attracted to and often consume. They also have a tendency to bite or pick at anyone who tries to repel them,<ref name = "light a candle and wait">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Light_a_candle,_and_wait|Light a candle, and wait|Fallen London}}</ref> and swarms of frost-moths can be quite dangerous. However, they're very fragile and sensitive to high temperatures, and their bodies melt when killed or exposed to severe heat.<ref name = "explore venderbight"/><ref name = "light a candle and wait"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Stop_briefly_at_the_island|Stop briefly at the island|Fallen London}}</ref>

Frost-moths aren't common in the Tomb-Colonies because of the climate there, however; they're born from a unique process called [[The Tomb-Colonies#Emergence|Emergence]], in which they burst from aged tomb-colonists like they would from a large chrysalis.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Anomie-Ridden_Tomb-Colonist|An Anomie-Ridden Tomb-Colonist|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A Fungus-column lurks in the nearby Bugsby's Marshes. Twelve feet of spongy savagery, complete with lashing barbed fronds."<ref name = "hunt the fungus column">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hunt_the_Fungus-column|Hunt the Fungus-column|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Fungus-columns''', also called '''fungus-towers''',<ref name = "fungus tower stampede">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}} ''"[...] Fungus-Tower Stampede! Hundreds [...]"''</ref> are twelve-foot tall monstrosities that lurk within Bugsby's Marsh near [[Watchmaker's Hill]], and can also be found in large herds in the tunnels below [[Fallen London]].<ref name = "fungus tower stampede"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_can_the_Fungus-column_be_found%3F|Where can the Fungus-column be found?|Fallen London}}</ref> These beasts possess powerful, bladed tendrils,<ref name = "hunt the fungus column"/> and are impervious to many forms of damage, including gunfire.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Kill_the_Fungus-column|Kill the Fungus-column|Fallen London}}</ref> They're valued for their caps,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Collect_the_cap_of_a_fungus-column|Collect the cap of a fungus-column|Fallen London}}</ref> but Fungus-columns also tend to ooze through any cages that capture them.<ref name = "take fungus column alive">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_the_Fungus-column_alive|Take the Fungus-column alive|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Thank you. There's nothing I can give you but my blessing. And this advice: learn when to blink."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Can_I_help%3F|Can I help?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Gallblighter Wasps''' are red, insectoid creatures that can grow to the size of a cat.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Exceptional_Story:_Tauroktonos|An Exceptional Story: Tauroktonos|Fallen London}}</ref> Like many species of wasp, their swarms produce an unnerving drone,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Exceptional_Story:_Tauroktonos|An Exceptional Story: Tauroktonos|Fallen London}}</ref> and can be found in secluded, dusty places.<ref name = "gallblighter those eyes!">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Those_eyes!|Those eyes!|Fallen London}}</ref> They violently attack, or even kill, anyone who disturbs their nests, ''also'' like many species of wasp.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tauroktonos|Tauroktonos|Fallen London}} ''"There was a wasp-nest [...] [...] One of the students disturbed it [...] She didn't last."''</ref>

Gallblighters are most infamous, however, for their tendency to lay their eggs in human eyes. They often sting nearby bystanders with their ovipositors when they're disturbed,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Exceptional_Story:_Tauroktonos|An Exceptional Story: Tauroktonos|Fallen London}} ''"[...] its ovipositor glinting in the gaslight."''</ref> and they may also infest those who sleep too close to their nests.<ref name = "gallblighter those eyes!"/> The young Gallblighters then gestate in the eyeballs of their victim, turning them reddish-yellow and disturbingly swollen.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Gall-Eyed_Engineer#Speak_to_the_Gall-Eyed_Engineer|What does she want?|Sunless Sea}}</ref> During the gestation process, the host's eyesight is also entirely transformed: they may see visions of past memories,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Cousin%22%3F|"Cousin"?|Fallen London}}</ref> fantastical surroundings,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_do_you_see%3F%22|"What do you see?"|Fallen London}}</ref> or even hidden secrets, depending on where they look. Once their time is up, however, the newly-hatched gallblighters burst free, killing their host in the process.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Kingeater%27s_Castle#Interactions|Allow the Gall-Eyed Engineer to go ashore|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Quote = "Ornament and companion, or lodging-invading pest? And what will it consume next?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attending_to_the_Needs_of_a_Singular_Plant|Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Gently glowing, the serpent has a nose for devils."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hound_of_Heaven|Hound of Heaven|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Hound of Heaven''' is a large, serpentine creature with gently glowing scales, a pale underside, and ruby-red eyes. This creature is famed for its ability to track, and scare off,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Breed_the_Plated_Seal_7|Breed the Plated Seal 7|Fallen London}} ''"[...] slithering on a pure white belly. [...] It glows gently [...] and fixes its ruby gaze on a nun. She shouts with fear [...]"''</ref> any devils within a large vicinity,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Hound_of_Heaven|The Hound of Heaven|Fallen London}}</ref> but it is unclear where it draws its power from.

|Quote = "Who's an adorable fellow, then? Well, not you, you repulsive horse-sized toad-monster."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ocular_Toadbeast|Ocular Toadbeast|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Knot-oracles''', also called '''Ocular Toadbeasts''', are giant, toad-like creatures with several long tongues and eyes simply ''everywhere''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ocular_Toadbeast|Ocular Toadbeast|Fallen London}} ''"Reflected in a thousand yellow eyes [...] Those tongues can entangle a dog at ten yards."''</ref> These creatures reside near the prison of [[Wisdom]], where they're used to thwart escape attempts - and execute prisoners - by eating any prisoner they can reach.<ref name = "wisdom rescue a prisoner">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Wisdom#Wisdom|Rescue a Prisoner|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref name = "wisdom some poor soul">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Wisdom#Interactions|Some Poor Soul|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> While their diet partly consists of humans, knot-oracles can eat just about anything,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ocular_Toadbeast|Ocular Toadbeast|Fallen London}} ''"You pry [...] menagerie out of the toad's maw [...] You remove the [...] tabby and the [...] urchin from the toad's maw."''</ref> and they have a notable appetite for secrets, both written and memorized.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Wisdom#Interactions|Throw away the Sprightly Visionary's letter|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref name = "wisdom shady cook">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Wisdom#Interactions|Let the Shady Cook go ashore|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

Knot-oracles that have eaten people are capable of speaking human languages, and they also absorb parts of their victim's memories. To this end, the Governor of Wisdom regularly feeds hapless prisoners to knot-oracles to fund his profitable secret-trade.<ref name = "wisdom some poor soul"/>

The eyes of Ocular Toadbeasts are notable for being quite strange. They may reflect the ''things'' the Toadbeast has witnessed,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ocular_Toadbeast|Ocular Toadbeast|Fallen London}} ''"What have you seen, you amphibian menace? No! No! Good God, No!"''</ref> and as might be expected of something with so many eyes, they are capable of tracking four creatures at a time. Should all of a knot-oracle's eyes focus on a creature at once, however, that poor thing's days are numbered. Some have suggested that the Toadbeast can prophesize deaths as a result of this strange behavior, but it seems more likely that the beast simply kills such victims itself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_your_Ocular_Toadbeast|Study your Ocular Toadbeast|Fallen London}} ''"The Ocular Toadbeast may track [...] up to four creatures [...] it turns its full attention on a single individual, that individual usually experiences a lethal accident [...] may be a sign of oracular tendencies, [...] suggested a more direct form of agency..."''</ref>

Knot-oracle spawn are called '''oraclelets''', and are usually no larger than a thumb. Like their adult counterparts, they still retain the tendency to stare.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hunt_knot-oracle_spawn_in_Bugsby%27s_Marshes|Hunt knot-oracle spawn in Bugsby's Marshes|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "The most delightful secret of the Neath: the honey of lamplighter bees fed exclusively on the Exile's Rose."<ref name = "prisoner's honey item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drop_of_Prisoner%27s_Honey|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|Fallen London}}</ref>  

|Text = '''Lamplighter bees''' are unique insects that emit a dim glow from their bodies.<ref name = "ambition nemesis 3a">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Nemesis_3a|Ambition: Nemesis 3a|Fallen London}}</ref> Like most bees, they defend their hives fiercely with venomous stings, and produce honey and beeswax as well.<ref name = "ambition nemesis 3a"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lump_of_Lamplighter_Beeswax|Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax|Fallen London}}</ref> When fed exclusively on the nectar of the mysterious Exile's Rose, they produce the popular drug known as [[Prisoner's Honey]].<ref name = "prisoner's honey item"/> However, when they're exposed to the crimson strain of Exile's Rose, the bees go mad and burrow into the minds of nearby victims. Using stolen memories, they produce contraband [[Gaoler's Honey]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Honeyed_Tongue|Ask what red honey is|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Quote = "Don't worry, their screams don't really kill you. You might bleed from the ears a bit. I wouldn't get too close without protection, though."<ref name = "bring shrieks to scarred naturalist">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bring_the_Shrieks_to_the_Scarred_Naturalist|Bring the Shrieks to the Scarred Naturalist|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Mandrakes''' are strange creatures that resemble roots with faces and legs. They're infamous for their piercing screams, which aren't necessarily fatal but still hurt,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bring_the_Shrieks_to_the_Scarred_Naturalist|Bring the Shrieks to the Scarred Naturalist|Fallen London}} ''"[...] their screams don't really kill [...] might bleed from the ears a bit."''</ref> leading to the practice of "deshrieking" them using certain chemical concoctions.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deshrieked_Mandrake|Deshrieked Mandrake|Fallen London}}</ref> Even a deshrieked mandrake can sing quite loudly, however,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Play_with_your_pet_Mandrake|Play with your pet Mandrake|Fallen London}}</ref> and can often learn new songs from dedicated teachers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_the_tuition_fees_to_fund_your_Half-Wild_Mandrake%27s_musical_education.|Find the tuition fees to fund your Half-Wild Mandrake's musical education.|Fallen London}}</ref>

Mandrakes are a common sight in the marshes near [[Watchmaker's Hill]],<ref name = "bring shrieks to scarred naturalist"/> and they're ferocious swimmers as well.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Begin_the_hunt!|Begin the hunt!|Fallen London}}</ref> In fact, mandrakes that have been domesticated require pots of special marsh-mud to thrive, being roots and all.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_the_source_of_the_problem|Find the source of the problem|Fallen London}}</ref> Mandrakes also have a strange taste for blood, and they may display ravenous behaviors when given meat to feast on,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mandrake_is_growing_wilder_again,_becoming_hard_to_control.|The Mandrake is growing wilder again, becoming hard to control.|Fallen London}}</ref> or perhaps something even more horrific.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_it_your_own_blood|Feed it your own blood|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Cheap but lamentably mobile substitute for candles. Evidence of Londoners' inordinate fondness for beetles."<ref name = "phosphorescent scarab item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Phosphorescent_Scarab|Phosphorescent Scarab|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Phosphorescent Scarabs''' are glowing beetles that are used as light sources throughout [[Fallen London]], if one can stand the sound of their chittering.<ref name = "phosphorescent scarab item"/> They're also used to power the lights in the various buoys scattered throughout the [[Unterzee]], bobbing lonelily through the darkness.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Zee|The utter loneliness of the light-buoy|Fallen London}}</ref>  

The light of Phosphorescent Scarabs isn't derived from bioluminescence, however; these beetles actually draw their light from the small pieces of [[Parabola]] that lie within them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enough!_Burn_them!|Enough! Burn them!|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "It followed you home from nightmares, but it's still a good dog."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Slavering_Dream-Hound|Slavering Dream-Hound|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Slavering Dream-Hound''' is an intimidating canine with honey-scented breath. This beast is frequently seen wandering through people's nightmares in [[Parabola]], but despite its appearance, it's actually quite friendly and affable to humans, just like any other dog.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_the_Plated_Seal_Empyrean_Redolence_before_breeding_it|Feed the Plated Seal Empyrean Redolence before breeding it|Fallen London}} ''"[...] out saunters [...] A befanged monster you've only seen in dreams of pursuit [....] trots over to you and licks your hand. Its breath smells of honey."''</ref> In fact, Slavering Dream-Hounds are frequently used as guard animals for adventurous dreamers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Slavering_Dream-Hound|Slavering Dream-Hound|Fallen London}} ''"[...] dreamers who will [...] pay for a guard dog in their dreams."''</ref> though these dogs seem to prefer to remain in the Is.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Guard_the_place_with_your_Slavering_Dream-Hound|Guard the place with your Slavering Dream-Hound|Fallen London}} ''"Your Hound prefers to be outside Parabola."''</ref>

|Quote = "More a lullaby than a laugh."<ref name = "somnolent hyaena item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Somnolent_Hyaena|Somnolent Hyaena|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Somnolent Hyaenas''' are mysterious beasts known for their soothing, sleep-inducing chuckles.<ref name = "somnolent hyaena item"/> Their true origins are unknown, but it's rumored they're born from the dreams of zebras.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Somnolent_Hyaena|The Somnolent Hyaena|Fallen London}}</ref> What ''is'' known, however, is that their eyes are [[viric]], and may invoke visions of the faraway jungles of [[Parabola]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gawp|Gawp|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "The story goes that spiders drink from your eyes while you sleep. Sorrow-spiders bite off a whole eye. They get their name from the tears that flow from the remaining eye."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Spiders|Why are they called sorrow-spiders?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Its wings are the thunder, its bite the lightning."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Rat-Catcher_(Story)|The Rat-Catcher (Story)|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Wings-of-Thunder batlings''' are young, extremely large bat-like creatures that originate from the [[Elder Continent]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sit_down_and_wait_for_the_Bishop_to_speak|Sit down and wait for the Bishop to speak|Fallen London}}</ref> Their size when fully grown is unknown, but even these youngsters are often large enough to carry humans comfortably on their backs,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Season_of_Animals|The Season of Animals|Fallen London}} ''"It flies low [...] knocking you onto its back."''</ref> and due to their size, these batlings' wings emit loud, booming sounds when in flight, giving them their unique name.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Rat-Catcher_(Story)|The Rat-Catcher (Story)|Fallen London}} ''"Its wings are the thunder [...]"''</ref> These batlings are also omnivorous, and can eat just about anything, including articles of clothing and other oddities.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_a_service_at_St_Swithun%27s|Attend a service at St Swithun's|Fallen London}}</ref>

Wings-of-Thunder batlings customarily migrate from the Elder Continent during their youth, and travel far and wide to find an artifact or secret to offer to their kind back home. These creatures may encounter many roadblocks during the course of their quests, but they're long-lived animals, and are allowed to return to the Continent upon the completion of their task.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Season_of_Animals|The Season of Animals|Fallen London}} ''"[...] customary for Wings-of-Thunder batlings to migrate from the Elder Continent in their youth. They hunt [...] only return if they [...] learned or acquired something [...] to offer their brood. Many fail – they are long-lived creatures [...] can tolerate losses."''</ref>

|Quote = "The present life of man, O king, seems to me like to the swift flight of a sparrow through the room wherein you sit at supper in winter..."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Noman|Noman|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Are they really clay? Well that's a very personal question. They don't ask you if you're really meat."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Clay_men|What are the Clay Men?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Courteous, rapacious, merciless, beguiling. The emissaries of Hell are here for one purpose: souls. Well, and also perhaps the company, the sights and a little chamber-music."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Burning_Shadows:_the_Devils_of_London|Burning Shadows: the Devils of London|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Drownies are, for practical purposes, walking drowned men. They shiver, they complain, they try to drag you under the Stolen River's surface and make you one of them. They are not neighbourly."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Drownies|Watch for the Drownies|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "They're actually very nice. Almost certainly."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Rubbery_Men|Who are the Rubbery Men?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A Snuffer. They remove the faces of men and wear them, being themselves monstrous."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/To_hunt_a_Snuffer|To hunt a Snuffer|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "SO ARE WEE SHAPEDE"<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Shattered_Citadel_Encounters|Search the Church of the Starved Men|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

{{Dropdown|Image = Eel topsmalleditsquare.png|Alt Text = A light-colored eel.

|Quote = "Pale and savage as a wolf-moon; toothed to rival the greatest of whales; and quick to take offence. Don't tease the beast. You'll be lucky to lose a leg."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Raw_Dump_Events|(212) The Albino Moray attacks!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Albino Morays''' (one may infer the existence of a regular-colored moray) are large, notoriously ugly eels that hunt across the [[Unterzee]].<ref name = "albino moray monster description">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Albino_Moray#Monster_description|Monster description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Albino_Moray#Behavior|Behavior|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Albino Morays are deceptively fast, can charge their prey with surprising force,<ref name = "albino moray monster description"/> and possess sharp hooked teeth; however, they're not just dangerous while alive: their skin is tough, smells awful, and is coated in a poisonous, paralyzing slime.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Albino_Moray#You.27ve_defeated_an_Albino_Moray|Dissect it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

Despite all these dangers, some particularly adventurous [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colonists]] may allow an Albino Moray to swallow them whole; the Moray's internal secretions are apparently quite good for the skin.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Albino_Moray#You.27ve_defeated_an_Albino_Moray|Rescue a New Jonah|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "We long hypothesised, from the still-glimmering corpse of this vast decapod, that it guised itself as a distant light, to lure its prey close. We discovered, eventually, that it simply pursues its prey across the zee with happy zeal. It evinces, also, a regrettable turn of speed."<ref name = "angler crab attacks">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Raw_Dump_Events|(214) The Angler Crab attacks!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Angler Crabs''' are enormous crustaceans with two glowing stalks on their pincers, resembling the lures of anglerfish,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Death of an Angler|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and glowing, blueish blood.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Dissect it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> They come in three known varieties: the reddish '''Western Angler Crab''', the blueish '''Eastern Angler Crab''', and the weary '''Elder Angler Crab'''.

Despite their similarity to anglerfish, Angler Crabs do ''not'' use their shining appendages to lure in prey patiently. They hunt their prey the same way any other zee-crab would: with swiftness and ferocity.<ref name = "angler crab attacks"/> However, they do rely on their  bioluminescence to navigate; knowledgeable zailors can exploit this fact to confuse them.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Use_your_hard-won_knowledge_of_monstrous_behaviour_to_predict_its_movements|Use your knowledge of monstrous behaviour to predict its movements|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "These are the younger form of gargantuan zee-crabs - driven up from their spawning grounds in the south by peculiar radiations. Younger they may be, but they are still large enough to consume a pony with messy and clattering glee, or to pose a menace to ill-prepared ships."<ref name = "auroral megalops raw dump">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Raw_Dump_Events|(219) The Auroral Megalops!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Auroral Megalops''' are large crustaceans with glowing golden bodies that roam the [[Unterzee]].<ref name = "megalops defeated"/> These specimens are apparently juveniles of their species and possess blue blood;<ref name = "megalops defeated">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Auroral_Megalops#The_Megalops_defeated|The Megalops defeated|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref name = "dissect megalops">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Auroral_Megalops#The_Megalops_defeated|Dissect it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> uniquely for their species, they also possess large, non-vestigial eyes.<ref name = "dissect megalops"/>

Megalops meat is edible but often unstable and difficult to store.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Auroral_Megalops#The_Megalops_defeated|Butcher it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Apparently, these crabs were driven from their southern spawning grounds by a mysterious radiance,<ref name = "auroral megalops raw dump"/> which may be none other than the [[Dawn Machine]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Auroral_Crab_Carcass|Investigate the corpse|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "Take its teeth as trophies, and its bones for corsets. What of its moustache? So many possibilities! Cut it up for exotic antimacassars; place it over the door of your lodgings as a warning to burglars; sell it to the Young Stags club, back in London, as a mascot."<ref name = "harvest behemoustache flesh">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Behemoustache#Interactions|Harvest its flesh and moustache|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Behemoustaches''' are massive fish with absolutely ''glorious'' moustaches,<ref name = "harvest behemoustache flesh"/> and they're aggressive predators that favor the warmer waters of the [[Unterzee]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Behemoustache|Location|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The meat of a Behemoustache is edible, their bones are used in making corsets, and their moustaches make ''excellent'' trophies.<ref name = "harvest behemoustache flesh"/>

{{Dropdown|Image = Blueprophet.png|Alt Text = A Blue Prophet.

|Quote = "A mortal battle against parrots. That's the Elder Continent for you."<ref name = "destroyed blue prophets">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Blue_Prophets#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Blue_Prophets|You've destroyed the Blue Prophets|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Blue Prophets''' are an unusual type of bird native to the [[Elder Continent]].<ref name = "destroyed blue prophets"/> A single Prophet is about as threatening as an average large parrot, but in flocks they can be ''vicious''. Their feathers are sky-blue and are considered rather valuable, especially in [[London]] and the [[Khanate]],<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Blue_Prophets#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Blue_Prophets|Recover Feathers from the Prophets|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but unfortunately, their value has dropped due to recent supply increases.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_Royal-Blue_Feathers|Offer Royal-Blue Feathers|Fallen London}}</ref>

Blue Prophets receive their title from the belief that they speak the names of those about to die. It's difficult to tell whether or not this is true or superstition, since they mostly seem to utter squawks, but seasoned zailors still try to pick out familiar names in their calls regardless.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Blue_Prophets#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Blue_Prophets|Record their cries|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "It looks very like Flourishing-of-Years - the grand shrine-face of Visage. Something about the eyes, the sternness of the mouth. Perhaps only that it stares at the roof, just as Flourishing-of-Years does."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfish#Interactions|Let it disperse (2)|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Jillyfish''' are enormous jellyfish-like creatures that roam the [[Unterzee]], known for their luminescent purple glow and extremely poisonous tentacles.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Dilettante%27s_Debut|The Dilettante's Debut|Fallen London}} ''"...a small tank containing a jillyfish glowing with purple phosphorescence."''</ref><ref name = "jillyfish passing">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfish#Interactions|Jillyfish Passing|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Their seemingly soft caps are actually hardened, allowing them to ram ships with dangerous amounts of force,<ref name = "jillyfish passing"/> and parts of their bodies may be surprisingly edible.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfish#Interactions|Scoop up what's left!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>  

Interestingly, the caps of these creatures appear to have a woman's face imprinted on them; this face resembles the giant shrine-face of [[Visage]], the Flourishing-of-Years. Some zailors report that this face may even be able to speak, perhaps of "home."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfish#Interactions|Let it disperse (3)|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "The jillyfleur. Is it a young jillyfish? A lesser subspecies? Do the dreams of jillyfish become real?"<ref name = "jillyfleur end">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfleur#Jillyfleur.27s_End|Jillyfleur's End|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Jillyfleur''' are jellyfish-like creatures that may be juvenile [[Bestiary#Jillyfish|jillyfish]], a subspecies, or something else entirely.<ref name = "jillyfleur end"/> Like their larger counterparts, they possess leather-tough flesh,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Cured_Jillyfleur_Cloak_2|A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak 2|Fallen London}} ''"Its [...] flesh is [...] tough as old boots."''</ref> limited edibility,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfleur#Jillyfleur.27s_End|Scoop it up!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and the same, mysterious face on their caps.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Jillyfleur#Jillyfleur.27s_End|Let it disperse (3)|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "Those – rifts – in the Lifeberg’s surface. Are they mouths? Lifebergs do not breathe. They kill from malice, not hunger. But they speak. Dear Christ, they speak."<ref name = "raw dump lifeberg">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Raw_Dump_Events|(215) The Lifeberg attacks!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = It's a well-known fact that icebergs don't usually move on their own, destroy ships, kill crewmen,<ref name = "lifeberg behavior">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Lifeberg#Behavior|Behavior|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> or speak.<ref name = "raw dump lifeberg"/>  

Lifebergs are known for their homicidal nature; they ruthlessly hunt down and destroy unfortunate ships,<ref name = "lifeberg behavior"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the lifeberg – though almost dead – is naturally homicidal."''</ref> and may display a limited degree of sentience - in the form of malice,<ref name = "raw dump lifeberg"/> or even ''cunning''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"IT WAS NOT DEAD [...] IT WAS CUNNING"''</ref> Lifebergs may also be covered in strange crevasses that are apparently capable of ''speech'',<ref name = "raw dump lifeberg"/> and they may hoard the treasures of their past victims for unknown reasons.<ref name = "concentrate replenishing supplies">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Lifeberg#You.27ve_destroyed_a_Lifeberg|Concentrate on replenishing supplies|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

Lifebergs produce, or may eat, a wax-like substance called '''hell-droppings''', which are known for being highly flammable.<ref name = "concentrate replenishing supplies"/> Furthermore, [[London]] has a fair share of '''Lifeberg-hunters''', who use specialized ships,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"[...] artilleryman who served on a lifeberg-hunting ship [...]"''</ref> cannons, and weapons called '''great-rods''' to destroy Lifebergs with professional efficiency.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"WE HUNTED TWELVE YEARS [...] OUR CANNONFIRE [...] OUR GREAT-RODS PIERCED TO THEIR HEARTS"''</ref> The nature of their work and their sullen temperaments means that these Lifeberg-hunters often go unthanked,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"Lifeberg hunters tend to be overlooked [...] temperaments [...] rarely congenial to polite society..."'''</ref> but their efforts ''do'' contribute to London's paraffin and mineral trade.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"WE GAVE LIFE TO LONDON [...] MINERALS PARAFFIN TRADE [...] INDUSTRY [...] MOUNTAIN DEATHS"''</ref>

Within each Lifeberg is a shard of black glass reminiscent of [[Mt Nomad]],<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Lifeberg#You.27ve_destroyed_a_Lifeberg|Concentrate on gathering treasures|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and these beings will not die permanently unless this black glass is destroyed or stolen.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_You_and_I_Must_Go|Where You and I Must Go|Fallen London}} ''"Couldn't get the black glass. [...] Doesn't die until you've got the glass."''</ref> Could these facts imply that Mt Nomad is in fact their creator or progenitor?

|Quote = "Swollen with hate. Swollen with wisdom."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gifts_for_the_Feast|Gifts for the Feast|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A bat-swarm. Madam Doctor. But they are - I assure you - feathered. Blue feathers, Madam Doctor. '''Tremendous feathers'''. No, Madam Doctor, not proportionate, not indeed. I suspect the bats of theft. Madam Doctor, no! I have not touched a bottle since Tuesday last! No, Madam Doctor! Not the hole! Not the ho-"<ref name = "destroyed milliner bats">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Milliner-Bats''' are quite average as far as bats go - except that they're covered in sky-blue feathers, applied with ''glue'' of all things, making them similar in appearance to [[Bestiary#Blue Prophet|Blue Prophets]].<ref name = "scavenge the bat feathers">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|Scavenge the bat-feathers|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Their swarms are just as dangerous as Blue Prophet flocks, however, and the bats seem to be localized to the [[The Elder Continent|Southern Wall]] near [[Varchas]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats|Location|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>  

|Quote = "Playful. Heavily Armoured. Cheerful. Psychotic."<ref name = "plated seal companion">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Plated_Seal|Plated Seal|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Plated Seals''' are heavily armored, serpentine creatures that grow to around fifteen feet long. These creatures lurk in the iciest, most turbulent waters of the [[Unterzee]], and they're capable of leaping great heights when "investigating" nearby ships.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Thump!_SCRRRRRR...|Thump! SCRRRRRR...|Fallen London}}</ref> In spite of their hostile appearances, they're actually quite playful,<ref name = "plated seal companion"/> though unfortunately their favorite game consists of biting anyone in sight with their powerful jaws.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_the_Plated_Seal_Empyrean_Redolence_before_breeding_it|Feed the Plated Seal Empyrean Redolence before breeding it|Fallen London}} ''"Your Seal [...] bites playfully at a [...] verger."''</ref>

|Quote = "A woman in an iridescent green gown waves vaguely from a rock near the shore. Sorrowful sighs waft across the water towards you. An idiot castaway? A mermaid?"<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_castaway|Event description|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Text = '''Siren-serpents''', known scientifically as '''''Serpentus sirenesis''''',<ref name = "siren serpent forewarned">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_castaway|Forewarned|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref name = "provide siren serpent to labyrinth">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Labyrinth_of_Tigers|Provide a rare creature of the Labyrinth|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> are serpentine creatures with sharp teeth,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Serpent%27s_Lure|Flee!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> bullet-resistant skin,<ref name = "obliterate siren-serpent">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Serpent%27s_Lure|Obliterate it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and maws large enough to rip a boat in two.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Serpent%27s_Lure|Story description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> These serpents are especially infamous for their tendency to disguise their tails as alluring, humanoid apparitions while producing human-like calls;<ref name = "siren serpent forewarned">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_castaway|Forewarned|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> for this reason, the siren-serpent is also known vulgarly as '''Neptune's Harlot'''.<ref name = "provide siren serpent to labyrinth"/>

Siren-serpents lay their eggs on suitable rock formations,<ref name = "obliterate siren-serpent"/> and young siren-serpents are called '''Harlot-Fry'''. Notably, even hatchling siren-serpents possess extremely sharp teeth.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Harlot-Fry#Item_description|Item description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "Those mosaic configurations on its wings. Do they carry meaning?"<ref name = "examine tyrant moth">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Tyrant_Moth#You.27ve_destroyed_a_Tyrant-Moth|Examine it before its final dissolution|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

These '''Tyrant-Moths''' are immense, with wings the size of a ship's sails, and are strong enough to ''destroy'' ships' sails if they're not fought off in time.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Tyrant_Moth#Description|Description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Furthermore, being moths, they still may remain susceptible to ''other'' tempting lights.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Tyrant_Moth#Behavior|Behavior|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>  

Tyrant-Moths are a delicacy in certain far-off places, such as [[Whither]], where their antennae are prepared in a... ''delightful'' dish called [[Food in the Neath#Tyrant.27s Treat|tyrant's treat]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/An_Intriguing_Smell|Try something mysterious|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

Given their size, mysterious nature, and destructive behavior, Tyrant-Moths are naturally the subjects of many myths and stories. Their wing patterns are said to resemble maps of the [[The High Wilderness|skies]], or perhaps something more: charming visions of [[The Garden|faraway gardens]], winged creatures from all walks of life, or maybe the light flowing from within a [[The Mountain of Light|glowing mountain]]. However, looking at these patterns too closely or for far too long may be risky.<ref name = "examine tyrant moth"/> There's also a legend that Tyrant-Moths' bodies are full of sapphires, but obtaining these gems is easier said than done.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Tyrant_Moth#You.27ve_destroyed_a_Tyrant-Moth|Search for jewels|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

The most mysterious tale of all, however, speaks of a time when a foolhardy zailor whispered to [[Salt]], and a Tyrant-Moth answered...<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Desperate_Measures_(Fuel)|Make a sacrifice to Salt|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "The Beloved's underside is a network of old and overlaid scars, as though it has been disassembled and stitched together, over and over. The thing is more patchwork than creature."<ref name="sunlesssea.miraheze.org">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Beloved|Dissect it for knowledge|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Beloved''' are strange fish that roam the depths of the [[Unterzee]], infamous for their grating calls and piercing whistles.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Beloved|You have defeated a Beloved|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Their meat is notably palatable, unlike the repulsive flesh of other zee-monsters,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Beloved|Fillet it for supplies|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but their bodies may not be a product of nature; rather, Beloved appear stitched, patched up, and reassembled, evoking a suspicion of human fabrication.<ref name="sunlesssea.miraheze.org">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Beloved|Dissect it for knowledge|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "The fear of the wide black zee, and the things beyond."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Terror#Quality_description|Quality description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Constant Companion''' is an ''enormous'' monster that scours the depths of the [[Unterzee]]. These beasts can sense fear like a shark can smell blood, and they aggressively pursue any underwater interloper with a particularly strong scent.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Constant_Companion|General Information|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Their carapaces are also harder than steel, and broken-off pieces may continue to fidget and emit ethereal noises even after the creature's death.<ref name = "constant companion severe limb">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Constant_Companion|Sever a limb and use it to brace the hull.|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_her_gift|Accept her gift|Fallen London}}</ref>

Anatomically speaking, these creatures possess ten legs, frontal pedipalps,<ref name = "take memento constant companion">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Constant_Companion|Take a memento and leave|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> powerful mandibles,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Constant_Companion|You have defeated a Constant Companion|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> greenish blood, and bodies covered in hair,<ref name = "constant companion severe limb"/><ref name = "take memento constant companion"/> giving them an appearance comparable to a monstrously large spider. Like many species of spider, the Constant Companion carries its large, yellowish young on its body; these grubs appear weak, but they may display dangerous amounts of combat prowess, and ingenuity, should they face imminent danger.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Constant_Companion|Bring a grub aboard|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote =  "Oh god! The warmth! Radiance... the sun the sun the sun..."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Dawn_Fluke|Fetch a piece of the fluke to study|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote =  "One crewman complains of hearing singing - beautiful, but constant. In the night, you hear singing too. It is his. In the morning, he is gone."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Lornest-Fluke|Harvest a fluke-core|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "The bone bears all tales, my friend. It is the road that runs beneath the skin, and we follow it to the heart, where only blood is salt."<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Scrimshaw_Chronicler|Bring him a tale|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Text = '''Midnight Whales''' are enormous zee-beasts that roam the depths of the [[Unterzee]]. Whale bones are a popular medium for scrimshaw, the act of engraving tales and information on ivory and bones, so the whale bones that are strewn throughout the zee-floor are often covered in thousands of carvings in many languages.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Whale_Bones|Examine the engravings|Sunless Sea}}</ref> In fact, the skeleton of a Midnight Whale formed the foundation for the society of bone-carvers known as [[Scrimshander]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Discoveries_in_the_Ivory_Archives#Interactions|The first skeleton of Scrimshander|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

Midnight Whales are a popular source of food for the zailors that inhabit the [[Gant Pole]],<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Gant_Pole#Story_Description|Story Description|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Gant_Pole#Interactions_2|Approach the woman in red|Sunless Sea}}</ref> and they're apparently hunted by the [[The Chelonate|Chelonites]] as well.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|Tales of the Three Graves|Sunless Sea}}</ref> The bones of Midnight Whales are also full of valuable, toxic marrow,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Whale_Bones|Collect unknown toxins|Sunless Sea}}</ref> and this marrow has the colorless hue of [[gant]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Whale_Bones|Harvest stygian ivory|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

|Quote = "Never trust anything that seems in a hurry to die."<ref name = "continue shine light neither">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Neither|Continue shining a light upon it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Neither''' are extremely mysterious creatures that roam the depths of the [[Unterzee]]. These creatures have bodies that appear more fluid than flesh, and they're capable of generating powerful vortices in their death throes, engulfing and drowning anyone who gets too close.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Neither|Send crew into the carrion-slick|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The darkness of these vortices may also invoke visions of a faraway place: a night sky, a dense jungle, and strange, many-fingered creatures.<ref name = "continue shine light neither"/>

|Quote = "I can’t make head nor tail nor stomach lining of it, skipper."<ref name = "dissect thalatte">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Thalatte|Dissect it for knowledge|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Thalatte''' are biological peculiarities that roam the depths of the [[Unterzee]]. Apparently, these creatures possess a "beaked mouth", a "hooked sucker-maw", a "double handful of maxillipeds," and an uncountable number of other mismatched organs.<ref name = "dissect thalatte"/> Their meat is also notorious for being extremely foul, and can drive a person to madness if not processed correctly. Part of this process apparently involves a full ''nine-hour'' boil.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Thalatte|Fillet it for supplies|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Quote = "A light blooms in the depths. It grows like a climbing sun. The waters bulge, raising you aloft. Steam rises from the waves."<ref name = "become monster hunter">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_Monster-Hunter|Become a Monster-Hunter|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''That Which Makes Light In The Deeps''' is a dangerous zee-monster that roams the depths of the [[Unterzee]]. This creature is known for its ability to produce light bright enough to boil [[The Unterzee|zeewater]].<ref name = "become monster hunter"/> It also possesses bones that are said to be lighter than wood and tougher than steel.<ref name = "bone harpoon">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Notched_Bone_Harpoon|A Notched Bone Harpoon|Fallen London}}</ref>  

 

[[Monster-Hunters]] must slay one of these creatures during their initiation ceremonies; this can be an extremely risky hunt. Once the creature is slain, the Monster-Hunter consumes its [[peligin]] flesh, transforming the Hunter into something beyond human,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_Monster-Hunter|Become a Monster-Hunter|Fallen London}} ''"The thing's flesh is peligin..."''</ref> and uses its remains to manufacture a weapon possessing great power.<ref name="become monster hunter"/><ref name = "bone harpoon"/>

|Quote = "The roiling beast seems determined to drive itself further into the deep. Your vessel bucks and heaves as the maelstrom peels the plates from your hull."<ref name = "harpoon triskelegant">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Triskelegant|Harpoon it!|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

|Text = '''Triskelegants''' are strange, triangular-shaped creatures that roam the depths of the [[Unterzee]], notable for their ability to rotate extremely quickly,<ref name = "defeated triskelegant">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Triskelegant|You have defeated a Triskelegant|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> generating maelstroms strong enough to damage the hulls of ships.<ref name = "harpoon triskelegant"/> As their name might perhaps suggest, these creatures have three mouths, each one located on a "corner" of their bodies.<ref name = "defeated triskelegant"/>

== Hellish Fauna ==

|Quote = "Hellworms. One must admire the advertising enterprise of giving them such a name."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Persuade_the_Jovial_Contrarian|Persuade the Jovial Contrarian|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Hellworms''' are serpentine creatures that originate from the lands of [[Hell]]. These creatures have law-furnaces within their bodies, and they're capable of chewing tunnels through even the most impassable of cliffs, leaving behind molten rock in their wake.<ref name = "help with hellworms">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Help_with_the_Hellworms|Help with the Hellworms|Fallen London}}</ref> They're also useful for mining and processing certain rare ores and metals, even ones that don't strictly exist.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_to_help_with_ordinary_research_(April)_2|Ask her to help with ordinary research (April) 2|Fallen London}}</ref>

Hellworms are reared by certain [[devils]] of Hell,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Plan_to_hire_Hellworms_and_drill_through_rock_that_way|Plan to hire Hellworms and drill through rock that way|Fallen London}}</ref> who use Nevercold Brass bridles to direct and secure them properly.<ref name = "help with hellworms"/> However, they can be extremely dangerous to handle without proper training, as would be expected of such a powerful creature.<ref name = "help with hellworms"/>

|Quote = "Some splinter faction of Hell has taken an interest. Everywhere you go, the Goat-Demon is ahead of you, menacing witnesses, stepping on leads."<ref name = "complication surly goat demon">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Complication:_the_Surly_Goat-Demon|A Complication: the Surly Goat-Demon|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = {{main|Goat-Demons}}

'''Goat-demons''' are caprine creatures that are native to [[Hell]].

OvergoatArt.jpg|The Overgoat!

|Quote = "Here – the Aureate Stags of the Oncewood. The fastest short-distance beast of burden in all known Parabola."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Aureate Stags''' are majestic animals that reside within the Oncewood of [[Parabola]] – famed for being among the fastest steeds behind the mirror.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the Aureate Stags of the Oncewood. The fastest [...] beast [...] all Parabola. [...] can outrun any beast that walks the known terrain of Parabola"''</ref> These stags have golden pelts, soft skin, and antlers that glow like a massive candle flame or pyre.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"gold-pelted stags [...] skin is soft [...] their antlers crowned in [...] light like candleflame."''</ref> They can be formidable opponents in combat, repelling strikes with their antlers and hooves, and attacking foes with powerful bites and kicks.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"[...] stag raises a hoof to counter his thrust and then kicks him [...] counters the smoking shot with its antlers [...] five quick bites it breaks the lances [...]</ref>  

Aureate Stags can be tamed, and their handlers resemble animated golden statues, carrying orbs and shepherd's crooks cast into their hands.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"Someone has tamed this herd already [...] A woman [...] skin of beaten gold [...] carries a shepherd's crook and an orb [...] fitted to her hands [...] like metal cast for a statue"''</ref> These creatures usually consume oats,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"[...] he feeds his Aureate Stag oats [...]"''</ref> but they're also capable of consuming ''enemy weapons'' when necessary, emitting golden smoke from their ears upon doing so.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"[...] five quick bites it breaks the lances [...] swallows them [...] golden smoke emerge from its [...] ears."''</ref>

Certain Aureate Stags have silver coats, midnight eyes, and broken antlers that emit light with a unique, moonish tinge. Unfortunately, these silver stags are the runts of their groups, and are significantly weaker than their golden counterparts.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"[...] silver runt, broken-crowned [...] midnight-eyed [...] coat is sheer silver [...] antlers are seared with moonlight"''</ref> Not that such stags are completely lacking in value, of course.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London}} ''"There is no guarantee of victory – but you will not surrender without a fight."''</ref>

|Quote = "ONCE UPON A TIME there was a little snake, no bigger than your finger, who lived behind the mirror."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Order_Serpentine,_Melancholy|Order Serpentine, Melancholy|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Wide wings. Quite a lot of beak. And then, where the body should be, a distortion point like something in a funhouse mirror. Looking at it makes your eyes wander."<ref name = "focused albatross item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Focused_Albatross|Focused Albatross|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Focused Albatross''' is an avian creature that roams the wilds of [[Parabola]]. Its head and wings are just like those of any other albatross, but instead of a torso, it has a strange focal point in its center, distorting light that passes through.<ref name="focused albatross item"/> This distortion can focus the [[cosmogone]] light and heat of Parabola, causing the Albatross to leave behind a path of scorched earth wherever it flies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pick_up_the_trail_of_a_Focused_Albatross|Pick up the trail of a Focused Albatross|Fallen London}} ''"Those rays have scorched a path through the jungle [...]"''</ref> The Albatross can also vanish away its body and head when provoked, leaving behind a floating pair of wings, perhaps in an attempt at self-defense.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Capture_the_Focused_Albatross|Capture the Focused Albatross|Fallen London}}</ref> Despite its lack of internal organs, the Focused Albatross does still eat its prey, and it may hunt for what birds typically hunt for; for example, goldfish.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bait_the_Focused_Albatross|Bait the Focused Albatross|Fallen London}}</ref>  

The Focused Albatross resides in a stone hollow called an '''Eyrie''', which may inexplicably turn to glass at a moment's notice.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Face_the_Focused_Albatross_in_its_Eyrie|Face the Focused Albatross in its Eyrie|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the spire turns to glass [...]"''</ref> Unlike many creatures of Parabola, the Albatross does not speak, and it may line itself up, sometimes with others of its species, to refract light in a certain manner for reasons that remain unclear.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Work_toward_a_fuller_understanding_of_monstrosities_1|Work toward a fuller understanding of monstrosities 1|Fallen London}}</ref> Furthermore, when left in complete darkness, the Albatross may disappear entirely, leaving its wings behind.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Keep_it_in_total_darkness|Keep it in total darkness|Fallen London}}</ref> Apparently, this occurs because the Focused Albatross is not ''quite'' a bird entirely; rather, one of its parents was "cold-born", originating from the space between stars in the [[High Wilderness]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bring_in_the_Silk-Clad_Expert_as_a_Paid_Assistant_(30_FATE)|Bring in the Silk-Clad Expert as a Paid Assistant (30 FATE)|Fallen London}} ''""It is not entirely a bird," [...] "One of its parents was [...] from between stars. Cold-born.""''</ref>

|Quote = "Look toward a distant forest and see the triangular fin cutting through the canopy. It is following someone – a dreamer crying out for escape."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pick_up_the_trail_of_the_Pinewood_Shark|Pick up the trail of the Pinewood Shark|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Pinewood Shark''' is a mysterious shark-like being that plagues the nightmares of a particular dreaming Zailor. This creature appears to made of, well, pinewood, and its body is sturdy enough to be used in furniture. It also bleeds resin,<ref name = "kill pinewood shark">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Kill_the_Pinewood_Shark|Kill the Pinewood Shark|Fallen London}}</ref> and its bones appear haphazard and blackened around the edges.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Turn_attention_to_its_Skeleton|Turn attention to its Skeleton|Fallen London}}</ref>  

Notably, the Pinewood Shark cannot survive on the other side of the mirror in any capacity,<ref name = "kill pinewood shark"/> but certain parts of its body are edible, and can be prepped and made into delicious meals.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Remains_of_a_Pinewood_Shark|Remains of a Pinewood Shark|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "It lives wild now, but it was bred to give testimony in the courts. Concerned with evidence, motives, and explanations, whether accurate or not. Sometimes one throat contradicts another."<ref name = "seven throated warbler item">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Seven-Throated_Warbler|Seven-Throated Warbler|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Seven-Throated Warblers''' are avian beings that possess seven heads and seven strikingly-red throats. These creatures roam the wilds of [[Parabola]], but they were originally bred to provide testimonies in court.<ref name = "seven throated warbler item"/> Warblers reside in their '''Terraced Nests''' in Parabola, which are enormous trees with seven trunks and large canopies,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Face_the_Seven-Throated_Warbler_in_its_Terraced_Nest|Face the Seven-Throated Warbler in its Terraced Nest|Fallen London}}</ref> and they possess beaks that are hard as steel, making them powerful fighters should they feel threatened.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Embattled_with_the_Seven-Throated_Warbler|Embattled with the Seven-Throated Warbler|Fallen London}}</ref> Their nests are also littered with many documents of ancient trial proceedings,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Capture_the_Seven-Throated_Warbler|Capture the Seven-Throated Warbler|Fallen London}} ''"[...] bush leaves are [...] paper, written over with ancient trial proceedings."''</ref> and they seem to enjoy reading such legal documents for entertainment.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Better_understand_the_metabolism_of_poisons|Better understand the metabolism of poisons|Fallen London}}</ref> Unlike many Parabolan creatures, Seven-Throated Warblers are also capable of crossing the mirror with no known ill effects.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_a_habitation_to_seven_very_small_Fingerkings|Offer a habitation to seven very small Fingerkings|Fallen London}}</ref>

Seven-Throated Warblers are capable of speaking human languages, and each head has a unique personality and temperament.<ref name = "seven throated warbler item"/> Because of its unique speech patterns, the Warbler's song is also known for being quite unnerving.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Quarry|Parabolan Quarry|Fallen London}} ''"Its song is too familiar. And the lyrics!"''</ref> However, the Warbler's utterances aren't always completely sincere, and they may make unsubstantiated comments or expound flattery.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Excretion,_generation,_the_expulsion_of_toxins|Excretion, generation, the expulsion of toxins|Fallen London}} ''"One of them does spend an afternoon complimenting you on your scientific genius."''</ref> This insincerity can cause a severe buildup of venom in the Warbler's throats,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_to_help_with_ordinary_research_(April)_1|Ask her to help with ordinary research (April) 1|Fallen London}}</ref> and they spit up this venom in the form of powerful egg-shaped explosives called '''Hillmovers'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Excretion,_generation,_the_expulsion_of_toxins|Excretion, generation, the expulsion of toxins|Fallen London}} ''"[...] it vomits out another Hillmover [...] A [...] remark on the toxic effects of insincerity," [...]"''</ref>

|Quote = "Raise your arms to the sky and it will come for you. It will lift you away."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cry_to_the_storm-bird|Cry to the storm-bird|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Shapelings''' are mysterious creatures that hail from the lost planet of [[Axile]]. Londoners may recognize the [[Rubbery Men]], and seasoned zailors may recognize the [[Lorn-Fluke]], [[Dawn Fluke]], and [[Lornest Fluke]], but there exist other, less well-known shapelings, many of which roam the [[amber]]-encrusted depths of [[Flute Street]].

|Quote = "I don't want to know. I said: I don't want to know!"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meticulously_Altered_Stocking|Meticulously Altered Stocking|Fallen London}}</ref>

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'''Eye-Scuttlers''' are mysterious shapelings that once roamed the pools of [[Axile]].

|Quote = "The Fluke exudes a thick black ink into the water. Is it communicating with its own kind in the other pools? How can a thing that resembles an oversized sea urchin hold such sway over the near-human Rubbery Men?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "A moon-miser! They live on the roof – you know, the false-stars."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_authority_on_the_matter|An authority on the matter|Fallen London}}</ref>

'''Moon-misers''' are strange, insectoid creatures that reside on the [[roof of the Neath]]. They emit large amounts of light from their perches, so [[London]]ers often call them the '''false-stars'''.  

|Quote = "Good lord! What is this abomination? Does the Duchess know?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Rubbery_Feline|Rubbery Feline|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = '''Rubbery Cats''' are feline shapelings commonly found near [[Ealing Gardens]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Airs_of_Ealing_Gardens|Airs of Ealing Gardens|Fallen London}}</ref> Their behavior is similar to ordinary cats,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Acquire_the_Rubbery_Feline|Acquire the Rubbery Feline|Fallen London}}</ref> and they possess the ability to slip through tight spaces and crevasses undected.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Morally_and_Physically_Flexible_Rubbery_Cat|Morally and Physically Flexible Rubbery Cat|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "What did they do to this adorable horror?"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Rubbery_Hound|Rubbery Hound|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Rubbery Hound''' is a doglike shapeling that roams in the depths of [[Flute Street]]. It's about the size of a wolf, but apparently very young, and it has two black teeth under its facial tentacles. This creature was apparently created in the amber and steel chambers of Flute Street, though it's unknown whether its unique anatomy was an accident or not.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}} ''"A Rubbery Hound? [...] size of a wolf, [...] air of a newborn [...] has two-inch black coral teeth under those tentacles. [...] there are... devices. [...] amber and [...] steel [...] was that Hound a mistake [...]"''</ref>

Rubbery Hounds exhibit many typical canine behaviors, like playing with bones or begging for food,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}} ''"The hound bats a nearby skull [...] approximation of playfulness."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Slip_a_few_snacks_to_your_Rubbery_Hound|Slip a few snacks to your Rubbery Hound|Fallen London}} ''"[...] it regards you with an air of betrayed sorrow whenever you put anything onto your own plate."''</ref> but they also have an inexplicable fondness for candles. Furthermore, they possess a unique worldliness and are able to communicate through oblique means; apparently, they possess a fear of the dark and the "Great Light", a love for justice, and positive feelings towards the other shapers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the Hound likes to chase a thrown, lit candle. [...] You employ [...] arts [...] it responds in kind. [...] Fear [...] dark. Fear [...] Great Light. Love of Shapers. [...] of the selves. [...] fondness for candles, and for justice."''</ref>

Upon dying, a Rubbery Hound may emit a sound that is as far from a howl as possible, and it may then split open to reveal many smaller Hounds within its body, which will then feast on their progenitor's remains.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flute_Street|Flute Street|Fallen London}} ''"[...] it's nothing like a howl. [...] The hound keels over, quite dead. [...] it [...] dies. [...] its hide peels open [...] much smaller Hounds steps [...] from its [...] remnants. They bend to lap [...] their progenitor's remains [...]"''</ref>

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