Magic is a blessing and curse, life and death, birth and undoing, a goal and a way.

Pride. Strength. Skill.
These are the values of the Monroi, woven into their very being - for them, battle is not just self-preservation, but a need.

Seldom does one see a Dunshar 'nude', as an amorphous masses of jelly. They can animate mud, earth, stone or metal, and use them as a body to shield their fragile self.

To all space explorers, rogue traders and Federation colonisation and expeditionary force officers!

Thirty new alien species have been discovered. You are well-advised to inform yourselves, as to engage these entities correctly, without risk of harm to yourself or to the interests of Terra.

Ten of the described species are human in origin, yet modified to such a degree that they no longer need to be considered human.

Another ten are civilisation-building aliens competing with Terra for available space.

The final ten entries are remarkable life forms that display sapience, without using it to create civilisations. Caution is advised.

Alive with emotion -
Constantly in motion -
With inner voice, 'hind innocent face -
a cunning mind -
Metal fairies in the depths of space?

There are large and small crickets, each was unique.

High above the lands of the living, where frost and howling of the wind reign, the morbid monument to a faith long dead calls the deceased on a last pilgrimage.

Honor beyond death, duty beyond the grave. An eternity of damnation for an eternity of servitude.

“Swiftly, repent! The Saintmaker is coming!”

Should you wish to pluck a rose, or to caress it, beware its thorns, its dangerous beauty.

Fiery doom in two handy barrels. Unsurpassed destructive power. Comes with a five shot warranty.

Salvation to oneself is bought through the salvation of others…

A spell for a penny

The mind of a wizard is more open to the more esoteric elements of his surroundings - this is why he is able to perceive the weave of the Great Tapestry that is the multiverse, and pull at the strings. This increased sensitivity can manifest in several ways.

Once a tool awakened on purpose, the looming stones have outlived their masters but not their purpose

A horde of devious, ferocious, tenacious, and atrocious creatures, beasts, and monstrosities to populate the northern realms of your fantasy. Get them while they're cold!

What is a forest’s firm support, yet walks ‘round on its own accord?
What’s possessed of a titan’s might, stands before you, yet out of sight?
What soundly spanks with gnarled root a behind that is not good?

As a way of defining your character better

When the gods were born, so was Spark ... though of little power, he did not lack drive, and so did not those whom he favored...