Magical-Beast Monsters

in OSRIC

• Al-mi'raj - Large (3-ft) hares with black unicorn horns projecting from their foreheads
• Basilisk - 10' long, serpentine lizards. Unintelligent, but highly magical
• Blink Dog - Strange wolf-like creatures that can teleport at will
• Chimæra - A creature with the hind quarters of a goat, the forequarters of a lion, the wings of a dragon and 3 heads
• Cockatrice - A strange creature appearing to be a chicken with a long serpentine neck and tail
• Gorgimæra - Like a chimæra, save the goat's head is replaced with that of a gorgon
• Gorgon - Magical monsters resembling cattle made of iron
• Griffon - Large carnivorous creatures resembling lions with the head, foreclaws and wings of eagles
• Hell Hound - Monstrous, cunning, and very intelligent hounds, the size of a small pony. Breathe fire and love heat.
• Hieracosphinx - A hawk-headed, winged lion that prowls desolate places and preys on unsuspecting travelers
• Hippogriff - Large flying horses with the forefront of a bird of prey
• Lammasu - Champions of all that is good and just, with leonine bodies, feathered wings, and the head of a bearded wise man
• Manticore - An overgrown lion with thick leathery wings and an ugly humanoid face
• Pegasus - Winged horse prized as aerial steed, shy creatures living in highest mountains
• Shedu - Winged bulls with human heads that battle evil and chaos
• Unicorn - Horselike creatures with a single spirally-twisted horn in the middle of the forehead