| Nehwon Astral Wolf | Group, Small, Organized, Planar | |
| Bite (1d8 damage) | 6 HP | 0 armor |
| Close | ||
| Special Qualities: Roams astral plane | ||
These creatures are wolves that have died hungry and now roam about the wastelands in astral form, seeking to fill the" now ever-empty bodies. All attacks are made in isolated areas. These creatures are able to force sleeping humans into the astral plane when there are five or more wolves concentrating on the act (defy danger vs. wisdom applicable). When humans are attacked in this other plane, their earthly bodies will show the damage of the wolves' fangs. If the wolves are killed or driven off their victims' spirits will revert back. Instinct: Ravage
- Hunt
- Summon pack
- Pack can force prey into the astral plane
| Nehwon Cold Woman | Solitary, Large, Stealthy, Magical, Devious, Hoarder, Amorphous | |
| Acid (w[2d8] damage) | 20 HP | 1 armor |
| Ignores Armor, Far | ||
| Special Qualities: Charm, Paralyze, Amorphous | ||
This creature is basically a huge white (black) pudding. Her powers include illusion generation and charm as per the spell. Fire does double damage to the creature. Cold, of course, does not bother her in the least. Her corrosive secretions dissolve any prey she cannot charm/seduce for mating. The Cold Woman lures persons into her lair with gems and jewelry, which are scattered about her cave. She then paralyzes them and inserts one of her eggs into the body. In a day's time the egg hatches and her spawn (a white pudding) eats the host. The egg is easily removable and the spawn will die if exposed to the air before hatching. In the Frozen Wastes, it is often said that the evil or greedy fall prey to her power most often. She always abandons a lair after laying one batch of eggs. Legend has it that there is only one Cold Woman at a time; all the rest await her death, and then the strongest one becomes the mother. Her young white (black) puddings are known as Cold Spawn and are also immune to the cold. Instinct: Mate
- Seduce and paralyze
- Implant fatal eggs
- Dissolve
| Ghoul, Nehwon | Group, Cautious | |
| Axe strike (d8 damage) | 6 HP | 2 armor |
| Close, Ignores Armor | ||
| Special Qualities: Transparent Flesh makes difficult to hit | ||
These Newhon humanoids are almost totally transparent, save for their pinkish skeletons. Their unsavory diets make them unpopular with other races, but they rationalize cannibalism as an act of kindness by which muddy-fleshed humans are transformed into superior, crystal flesh.Ghouls never wear clothing nor any armor beyond the most minimal weapons-harness.Ghoulish fighters may use any weapon, but seem to have a preference for two-handed axes.The transparent nature of ghoul flesh makes it harder to locate their vital spots. Nehwon ghouls live in a great city on the shores of the Sea of Monsters, emerging periodically to make war upon human cities. They have very little fear of death – in Fafhrd’s opinion, this was because they were so close to skeletons that actually dying was only a short step away. Ghouls consider themselves paragons of civilization and enlightenment. Other races need to be civilized by being eaten. Humans are referred to as “mud-men” since ghouls consider normal flesh muddy and impure. Ghouls can occasionally overcome their cannibalistic natures to join human adventuring bands. They can be overbearing at times as they consider themselves more civilized than lesser, “barbaric”, races. Ghouls generally consume only the flesh of animals, but consider humans and other intelligent races to be a delicacy (consuming another ghoul is considered, at best, rather poor behavior). Instinct: Raid and consume lesser races
| Nehwon Snow Serpent | Solitary, Large | |
| Bite (d10 damage) | 16 HP | 2 armor |
A furred snow serpent is an immense snake covered in thick white fur. They range in length from 60 to 80 feet long, with a head sad to be “as big as an elk” or a horse. At one snow serpent skin was said to be as long as a ship’s mast was tall. They are hot blooded, mammals not reptiles. Snow serpents dwell in the frozen wastes of Nehwon. They also can be found on the higher altitudes of snow and ice-covered mountains peaks. There they feed on various specious of mountain goat and antelope (as well as any luckless travelers who happen to fall into their clutches.Snow serpents are ambush predators, counting on their coloration to render them effectively invisible amid the snow and ice of their home. They will often coil up into depressions or under overhangs, and then strike at any unwary prey that wanders into their range.Afterwards, the snow serpent will find some place secluded to sleep off and digest its meal. As prey is scarce in the mountains and icy wastes, snow snakes will try and take any likely prey item they encounter. Instinct: Consume prey
- Hunts
| Nehwon Salt Spider | Solitary, Small, Devious | |
| Bite (d8 damage) | 12 HP | 0 armor |
| Close | ||
| Special Qualities: Poisonous bite | ||
This is a huge ugly spider about the size of a large pig. It has large suction pads on its feet allowing it to travel over any non-slippery surface. It lives in great salty swamps, where it makes complicated sticky web traps. It has a deadly poisonous bite. Custom Move: When first bitten by by the Salt Spider the player must roll +CON: On 10+ the player is immune; 7-9 the player takes -1 on all rolls until magically healed. On a fail the player will fall into a coma until magically healed or death. Instinct: Hunt
- Spin Webs
- Bite prey
- Lurk in Salt Marsh
| Nehwon Hate Cloud | Solitary, Large, Stealthy, Divine, Construct | |
| Tentacle with weapon (d10 damage) | 18 HP | 0 armor |
| Far | ||
| Special Qualities: Incorporeal, Avatar of Newhon's God of Hate | ||
Hate manifests itself as a thick grey fog with a few red orbs resembling eyes in the density. This fog is able to control up to 6 beings or manipulate up to 6 weapons in its tentacles as a set of 6 fighters. The manifestation of the god must be generated at night by a high priest and 100 worshipers. The fog will appear from the worshipers and is able to travel a distance of 5 miles. Its only function is to do harm. Hate's physical form is attached to its area of generation by a long, extremely tough silver-red cord, which is spun out behind it as it hunts for prey. The only way Hate can be killed is by cutting this pulsing cord (which cannot be seen from in front of the Hate-cloud). Hit with a sharp weapon, or a spell , will cut it, dispelling Hate's physical form until the next night it can be summoned. Instinct: Destroy
- Collect Weapons
- Charm minons
- Tear infidels apart
- Spread hate
| Nehwon Gladiator Lizard | Solitary, Intelligent, Construct | |
| Claws (d10 damage 2 piercing) | 16 HP | 2 armor |
| Close | ||
| Special Qualities: Magical Creation | ||
This extremely rare creature is only found naturally on the Bleak Shore of Nehwon. Eggs of the gladiator lizard may occasionally be taken from the Bleak Shore and the hatchlings uses as guards or in zoos.Gladiator lizards appear to be of magical or alien origin. They seem never to need food or other nourishment.They are large lizardoids with huge sharp claws instead of hands. Young lizards emerge from their eggs fully grown and the eggs can be enspell to hatch when disturbed by intruders. Their lifespan seems to be considerable – two decades or more. This is especially useful when they are used as guardians, since they cannot be tamed or otherwise civilized. In such cases, there is always a fail-safe device that can cage or otherwise restrain the gladiator lizards if the owner wishes to visit his valuables. Instinct: Destroy
- Hatch and Attack
| Nehwon Devourer | Solitary, Stealthy, Planar | |
| Sword (d10 damage 1 piercing) | 12 HP | 5 armor |
| Close, Near | ||
The Devourers are a race of rapacious alien merchants whose only purpose is to sell trash and reap huge profits. They set up shop in large urban areas and, using their potent powers of illusion, persuade the populace that they are selling fabulous treasures at bargain rates. The Devourers originate in a parallel universe, but they have spread to numerous other worlds, bankrupting them and ransacking their wealth. In their true form, Devourers resemble large iron statues, something like iron golems. Their illusionary powers allow them to appear as anything and anyone they desire (usually the most inoffensive and naive salesman imaginable, for example). Their illusions cannot be dispelled, they can only be penetrated by magical means. Instinct: Bankrupt
- Sell trash and reap huge profits
- Cast Illusions
- Makes trash appear valuable
| Nehwon Ice Gnome | Horde, Small | |
| Crude Weapon (d6 damage) | 3 HP | 0 armor |
| Close | ||
Tribes of wild ice gnomes roam the Cold Waste in numbers large enough to exterminate entire human tribes. Fafhrd’s own Snow Clan was wiped out by ice gnomes. They travel nomadically, living in skin tents or improvised lean-to’s. The tribes are ruled by hereditary chieftains, but these chieftains may be displaced through trial-by-combat.Like lemmings they consume all in their path and when all food is finally exhausted resort to cannibalism of their own tribe. Instinct: Consumes
- Raids
| Nehwon Behemoth | Horde, Large | |
| Bite (d8+2 damage) | 16 HP | 0 armor |
| Special Qualities: Adaptive Predator | ||
Imagine a killer whale with four stubby legs and no fins and you have a perfect picture of a swamp behemoth. These fearsome mammals are easily capable of crossing water, marsh grass, and quicksand. A behemoth always attacks the largest thing In any given group. It has a white cousin of the snowy North which has a thick coat of fur and short claws on its feet. This snow beast is known to hunt during the fiercest of blizzards. There is also a jet black species with much longer legs that inhabits the plains and hills of Nehwon. Instinct: Devour
| Nehwon Bird of Tyaa Unkindness | Group, Devious, Hoarder | |
| Claws (d4 damage) | 6 HP | 0 armor |
| Close | ||
| Special Qualities: Claws are poisoned, Targets shiny objects for theft | ||
This avian flock is closely related to the raven, but has a much higher level of sentience. It is commonly found in the mountains and hills. The bird flock's claws are poisoned, as it is able to crush some types of deadly berries far that effect. The DM may choose any venom from the Thief's arsenal. The bird swarm knows how to strike for exposed body ports and uses a diving attack. These evil birds are among the followers of the evil demon goddess Tyaa. Instinct: Steal valuables for Tyaa
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