Elminster's Ecologies: Appendix IIIa

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Elminster’s Ecologies: Appendix IIIa

This time-worn tome is written by the sage Elminster, and apparently

part of a much larger body of work containing detailed studies of

most of the strange creatures from around Faerun.

The appendix seems to refer to newly-discovered variations on

normal breeds of creatures. Of particular interest:

“Dense Puddings - a relative of the slimes and molds, this pudding is

relatively normal… except when exposed to electricity or fire. When

this occurs, it splits into new puddings and can therefore be very

dangerous.”

“Fire Trolls - a new form of troll thought to have been created by

sorcerous Fire Giants for use as servants and guards. They are

similar to regular trolls in most respects except for

their lava-temperature skin and burning touch.

Once they are defeated, they

can only be permanently killed by cold or acid.”

“Fission Slime - an off-shoot of the slimes and molds, this particular

slime will split into new and independent creatures when hit. It is

vulnerable to fire, which will kill it permanently.”

“Magic Golems - this rare type of golem is formed from pure magical

energy and is completely immune to spellcraft as well as enchanted

weapons. To my knowledge, only weapons without enchantments

have any effects on this creature.”

“Marileths - while this is apparently a legitimate form of demon, it is

one that only an exceptional few have encountered and survived.

The Marileth is a six-armed demon with a human female front half

and the back half of a snake. She is incredibly quick and deadly, and

on top of her martial prowess with six swords, she casts spells as

well. Fighters should beware: in addition to being immune to normal

weapons and minor enchantments, this demon also likes to cast

Immunity to Magic Weapons… which must be dispelled if a fighter is

to have any chance with his armaments.”