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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 376788" data-attributes="member: 508">Just curious...the first monster listed in Monster Manual II is the abeil, an elf/bee hybrid.  You have to admit, an elf/bee hybrid is not something you stumble across every day.  Not just a humanoid/bee hybrid, mind you, but specifically an elf/bee hybrid.In "Challenge of Champions IV" (Dungeon #91), I had a scenario called "Elf Hive" that featured a pair of statues of elf/bee hybrids.  My description was as follows (this is from page 25, if you're following at home):When I sent in the original manuscript (back in April of 2001), I included a drawing of an elf/bee hybrid statue, in case the artist needed an idea as to what I had in mind.  (If you look carefully, you can note the details in the statues as depicted in the Scenario Maps on pages 24 and 25.)  I have no idea who created the abeil, or when, but I do know from talking to Chris Thomasson and Erik Mona at Gen Con that "they playtested the hell out of that adventure."So, if anybody knows the true story behind the abeil (I think Ed Bonny responded to a couple of other Monster Manual II threads), I'd be really curious to know whether my unnamed statues actually helped to inspire the abeil.If so: Cool!  I (unintentionally) helped inspire a D&D monster!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> If not:  Cool!  I have telepathic powers enabling me to read the minds of WotC R&D personnel!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Johnathan</blockquote>

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