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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 2881465" data-attributes="member: 35678">Celtic Mythology, okay, I bite <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />the Afanc has many different descriptions, one of which is that it almost resembles a crocodile-like creature. However, that is a pretty neat description, so run with it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> There is also a large tradition of Evil water cows and bulls, like the Each Uisge, Crodh Mara, Cabyll-ushtey and Tarra Ushtey, all varients of a similar theme.Fomorians were large, demonic, deformed, sea-faring pirates who never settled, but always raided and pillaged. They are one of the many peoples in the Celtic Cycles who invaded their lands. IMC, these are the first giants, who came from the sea and were mostly repeled, but spread out through all the lands and all other giants (from Norse to Arabic) spawn from them. Really neat race <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=":)" />That sounds like another good one. For the record, here are a few more:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Beithir, a long-tailed, spectral bear that shoots lightning-bolts from it's mouth and haunts caves & corries. Nice 9th-14th level encounter, by my measure. See the MM Behir for a different incarnation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Cu Sith - a dark-green furred fairy-dog that has great, wide paws. Very Shaggy. I have him statted up, if you want it (CR 1). See Complete Adventurer for the Devoted Tracker feat that stacks animal companion and pallys warhorse levels for your Ranger/Paladin, and you'd have a great animal companion for him, and there are more than few great ways to bring in this critter. An elven druid in one of my games had this for his animal companion <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=":)" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Gaborchend - a monstrous, goat-headed people. Cool NPC antagonist race.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Mermaids and Mermen were common in Celtic Mythology</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Ankou - a skeletal, spectral figure with white hair and a head that can turn 360 degrees and whom portends death.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Athach - a large creature with one leg, one hand in it's chest, one eye and rough, spiky hair. Haunts gorges and lakes. Also called a Direach or a Fachan.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Sianach - a large, malevolent, demonic and predatory deer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Biast Bheulach - a demon that emits frightful shrieks and can shapeshift from a one-legged man to a greyhound.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Coblynau - an 18 inch-tall goblin, is friendly and helpful but very ugle and who knows where ore is to be found.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Boobrie - a giant water-bird (akin to a northern diver, or a loon) that can gobble up sheep and cattle. Has a terrible roar. I ahve this one stted up, with a scenario too boot <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Banshee - a female wraith that fortells (but does not necessarily cause0 death; wears w hite gown and has a silver comb. Her eyes are red from crying and has a terrible wail that has sometimes been said to kill men. The Bean Nighe and Cadineag are varients on this - the  Bean Nighe is a small woman who washes blood-stained clothing at fords who portends death, and the Cadineag is a Bean Nighe that wails at the base of waterfalls.</li> </ul>I have gotten most of this infro from the Oxford Celtic Dictionary and similar sorces. Highly recommended <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=":)" /> Hope that helps <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=":)" /></blockquote>

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