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Author’s Note: In describing these monsters, I used actual lore from specific regions but I wanted them to be a
little unlinked to the real world so they can be easily incorporated into fantasy settings. I avoided naming real
life places or people as much as possible, aside from providing a related or parent culture for each monster, which
should be a great place to start further research if you’re interested in learning more.

These monsters were intended to be used with

Dungeon World, though importing them into
various other systems is not only relatively
straightforward, but also encouraged.

As always, thank you to Sage LaTorra and

Adam Koebel for designing and publishing
one of my favorite systems.

Please check it out at: http://dungeon.world

Monster Roster: Bog Beasts

First Edition, First Printing 2020
©MMXX Lost Dutchman Publishing
http://lostdutchmansoftware.com
All Rights Reserved

Art, Design, and Text by Sam Gundaker

 Table of Contents

Introduction 4
The Will ‘o Wisp 6
The Bunyip 7
The Grootslang 8
The Grunch 9
The Mokele-mbembe 10
The Tainted Keitre 11
The Sahagin 12
Grendel 13
The Shambling Mound 14
Jenny Greenteeth 15
The Nakki 16
The Kappa 17
Tiddy Mun 18
Heqet 19
The Rougarou 20

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 Introduction
Not to be cliche but a lot of the creepy
crawly things found in marshes, swamps, and
bogs are prime content for freaking people out.
Snakes, lizards, insects... even frogs...
It seems like most of humankind finds
swampland to represent decay and insanity.
Myths from every corner of the world describe
horrible monsters, undead, and mindless avatars
of pestilence that call these waterways home and
warn of the certain death that awaits any who
venture inside.
It is commonplace for natural places and
environments to carry cautionary tales- nearly
every biome on earth has some way to kill you,
afterall. Swamplands, glades, and bogs have
common themes, which is quite interesting
considering the fact that these wetlands look
markedly different in different regions. They
were almost universally considered places of
secrecy and death, largely due to the fact that
these places were all home to many hidden
pitfalls- deep pockets of water hidden by
vegetation. deceptively powerful currents,
poisonous gas, deadly quicksand or mud that
appeared solid, fearsome predators, venomous
animals and insects, sometimes they were
incubators of terrible sicknesses, brackish water
in the shadows of half-rotted trees can conceal
many horrors, after all...
Universally, these environments were also
strongly associated with the living dead and
demonic influences. Modern zombies are
directly descendant of Creole and Caribbean
legends wherein forbidden rituals and sciences
took place in the cover of such swamps. All over
the United Kingdom, tales of evil beings making
their homes in fens and mires crop up- the
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central figures of these stories inevitably use the
fear of these locations as a cover in which to
work their evil free of meddling.
Traditionally, the swamp also shields
madness from mundane observation, typically
concealing the “process” and only spitting out
the end result. An example of this is the
constant tales of animals and people entering the
bogs only to undergo some kind of transforma-
tion- interbreeding with local predators, for
instance- only to emerge as insane monsters.
The process of transformation is concealed and
only the end result- the monster- is visible to
unfortunate victims.
Another facet of the death/undying and
madness relationship is the concept that these
places actively and supernaturally deceive
people unfortunate enough to wander with-
in. These dark and claustrophobic spaces were
enough to inspire tales that warn of magic
disorientation from practically every corner of
the globe.
When you look at legends associated with
these environments and monsters, it’s easy to
start connecting the threads like an excited
conspiracy theorist because there are these
constant themes that just keep cropping up no
matter where you look.
As is usual for Monster Roster, I’ve
curated a list of monsters/encounters from many
parts of the globe in order to give your games
a good sampling of situations to work with. As
always, I hope you find them interesting, fresh,
and enjoyable.
Thanks for checking out Monster Roster Vol 3
- Sam
Monster Roster
Volume iii

Bog Beasts

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Will o’ Wisp
Similar to: Hinkypunk, Jack o’ Lantern,
Hobby Lantern, Ignis Fatuus
Origin: England/United Kingdom
Often thought to be fae or spirits of
the restless dead, the Will o’ Wisp appears as
a small sphere of flickering light that glows
in a range of colors. These dancing lights
usually congregate in groups, giving off the
appearance of the firelight from a homestead
or small town to those wandering nearby.
They’re not a tremendously threatening
confrontation- mostly, they simply evaporate
when someone tries to physically harm them-
but the Will o’ Wisp’s true danger lies in their
almost irresistible ability to lure people off
the safe paths and into darkness.
Will o’ Wisps also cause a powerful
sense of building despair in those who lay
eyes on them for more than a few seconds.
They are said to represent the loss of hope
and inspire feelings of uselessness, futility,
and depression. In some cases, these effects
are so powerful that even seasoned,
experienced adventurers can crack under
the pressure and simply give up where they
stand, succumbing to the stagnation and
encumbrance of such powerful hopelessness.
When this happens, the victims either trudge
into the bracken to drown or are picked off
by predators- who are also attracted to the
dancing lights.
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Will o’ Wisp
Devious, Amorphous
Small Groups, Tiny,
Magical, Organized,
Lure Away - Mimic the flickering light of a
lantern or candle.
Fade Away - Disappear when someone gets
too close
Inspire Despair - Causes an overwhelming
sense of hopelessness, despair, or
depression to burden a target.
Non-corporeal and totally intangible,
these flickering lights shimmer like torch or
lantern light, creating the illusion of civili-
zation in the darkness of wetlands in every
corner of the globe. The Will o’ Wisp creates
this tempting display with the sole purpose
of luring its victims into stepping where they
should not. Invulnerable to physical attacks
due to their ghostly nature, the best way to
overcome a Will o’ Wisp is to avoid the
powerful desire to stare at it. These spirit
lights can also weigh down even the most
steadfast adventurers with magically burden-
some feelings of regret, sadness, and hopeless-
ness so powerful, many victims simply give
up where they stand.
Instinct:
Glow and shimmer to enchant
Lure a victim into danger
Inspire magical despair
Bunyip
Similar to: Water Panther
Origin: Australian Aboriginal
Said to inhabit the swamps and
billabongs of warmer lands, the Bunyip is a
horrifying monstrosity that lies in wait for
its prey with incredible patience. Sometimes
simply referred to as a water demon, the
Bunyip has a form so terrible that accounts
of its appearance vary wildly. Sometimes it
is described as a pulsating entity with bumpy
appendages extending in all directions.
Other claim it has mammalian features more
in line with seals or waterlogged dogs,
including snouts, huge canine teeth, and
claws. Those living near a Bunyip’s hunting
ground will typically do anything they can to
avoid drawing too close to the water’s edge as
the Bunyip’s speed and ferocity inspires a
particular fear. This can build equal parts
wild desperation and ingenuity in ways to
safely access the desperately needed water.
In addition to its strange form, the
Bunyip is said to posses wickedly long,
barbed tusks, protruding, orange eyes, and
an extended, wrinkled neck. These alarming
features may scare survivors so badly they
cannot entirely describe the monster with
accuracy. One thing seems certain, however,
and it’s that the Bunyip is amphibious and
hunts in a fashion similar to alligators and
crocodiles. Being an excellent ambush
predator makes the Bunyip all the more
terrifying as it could strike in an instant and
drag its prey beneath the water with hardly a
struggle.
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Bunyip
Solitary, Stealthy,
Amphibious, Terrifying
Ambush from Camouflage (1d10dmg + 2)
+Ignores Armor
Lockjaw Grapple (1d10dmg) +Ignores Armor
16HP/1ARM
Large, Close, Reach
Pushing 12ft in length, the Bunyip is
a huge ambush predator that silently lurks
beneath still waters. Jet black and gifted with
an incredibly disconcerting form, the Bunyip
inspires little else besides pure, primal fear in
any who lay eyes on it. Its body and general
appearance are so hideous and otherworldly
that many who escape its clutches can barely
remember what it truly looked like in the
first place.
Its preferred method of ensnaring prey
is to wait patiently at the water’s edge for
someone to draw too close. At this point the
Bunyip lunges fully out of the water,
intending to catch the prey off guard. Being
amphibious, however, the Bunyip can also
give chase on land to prey with quicker
reflexes.
Instinct:
Ambush prey on land or from water
Lie in wait
Moves:
Wait until the right moment to lunge
Inspire fear and panic
Grootslang
Similar to: Jormungandr, Dire Viper
Origin: South Africa
The Grootslang is a gigantic snake
native to southern coastal regions that are
humid and hot. This creature will burrow
through rock and clay for miles to connect its
brooding ground in the swamp to the ocean.
Said to be a terrible mistake on the part of
the gods during the creation of the land, the
Grootslang living nightmare.
Disconcertingly, the Grootslang is a
powerful swimmer and makes the most of
both salt- and freshwater environments. It
also possesses vast intelligence for its
appearance and is blessed with a
sophisticated taste for violent sadism.
For better or worse (probably better)
the Grootslang cannot speak... but it can be
reasoned with. To some extent. Like the
draconic beasts it is very distantly related to,
the Grootslang maintains a massive hoard of
jewels in its lair and is said to be particularly
fond of diamonds. Wealthy would-be
victims have claimed on several occasions
that they bought their freedom from the
monster by offering it plenty of glittering
gemstones.
The Grootslang is, like most
aquatic snakes, incredibly fast in the water or
bracken, able to reach breakneck speeds that
outpace nearly all possible prey. It is also in
possession of dark greenish brown scales that
help it blend in to its surroundings with ease.
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Grootslang
Hoarder (gemstones)
Solitary, Intelligent,
Viper Fang (1d10 dmg + 5) + 3 Piercing
Body Slam (1d10 dmg + 2) + Ignores Armor
20HP/1ARM
Huge, Reach
Massive and cruel, the Grootslang
excels at ambushing and chasing hapless prey,
lunging from dark corners or from beneath
the water’s surface. Mostly, it desires to cause
pain and suffering, delighting in screams and
senselessly spilled blood. It does usually eat
its victims eventually, at least with some
regularity, but the entertainment of playing
with its food usually takes precedence if it
isn’t in dire need of sustenance.
It burrows by undulating its thick
body, digging enormous tunnels through its
territory that connect its home swamp to the
sea in large cave systems, where it can hunt
for larger prey if need be. While it’s common
knowledge this awful creatures enjoys hurting
things, well prepared adventurers may be able
to convince it to take a payment of diamonds
or other gemstones instead of blood.
Instinct:
Cause pain and suffering
Hoard valuable gems, particularly
diamonds.
Moves:
Ambush prey
Constrict and bite
Grunch
Similar to: Chupacabra, The Vampire of
Farbourgh, Road Monster
Origin: Louisiana, USA
The Grunch has been talked about
for centuries, with rumors, sightings, and
killings going much further and deep-
er than the local legend. This demonic,
blood-sucking wraith is said to have been
created from the blood of true hellspawn.
Legends say that a powerful sorceress
risked her life to prevent demonic mon-
sters from infesting the realm of mortals
and ritualistically sacrificed one of their
offspring to prevent them from producing
more. When the blood mixed with the
swamp water, a pack of Grunches sprung
forth and attacked the sorceress, leaving
her for dead.
What a Grunch is, specifically, is a
little harder to explain. Built much like a
massive bulldog, there is something
undeniably canine about this beast’s build.
It is fast as hell on four legs, possesses
predatory, forward-facing eyes and is
stocky and muscular in stature. It is at the
same time, however, reptilian. It can swim
quickly and is covered in thick, horny
scales that exude a foul odor. Unlike both
canines and reptiles, the Grunch is said
to posses near-human intelligence, able to
open doors and use simple tools.
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Grunch
Horde, Intelligent,
Dogpile (1d6 dmg + 2) + Forceful
Organized
Bloodsucker (1d6dmg + Piercing)
3HP/1ARM
Small, Close
Said to shriek like a banshee, the
Grunch’s presence is usually met with blind
panic. Like many monsters who live in the
bogs and glades of humid regions, the smell
of this creature is powerful and likely the
first and only warning one will get before an
encounter. A bloodsucker, when the Grunch
feeds it makes a single hole that it is able to
drain both blood and organs from. When
enraged and simply engaged in violence, it
rends its victim to pieces in its powerful jaws.
Many legends claim that it can bite through
even most enchanted armors with its
demonic powers.
Grunches typically move in packs like
wild dogs, and you can be sure that the Al-
pha Grunch is the biggest, most aggressive
one of all.
Instinct:
Hunt and forage for food
Ruthlessly defend territory
Moves:
Gang up on targets
Herd prey
Suck prey dry
Mokele-mbembe
Similar to: Nessie, Jago-Nini, Amali
Origin: Congo River Basin
Sometimes described as a nature spirit
or minor deity and sometimes described as a
flesh-and blood creature, the Mokele-
Mbembe is a large, water dwelling reptile
that makes its home in a secluded river
valley deep within a jungle wetland. There
are many arguments among scholars at
whether there are multiple creatures, if they
are the remnants of a once-thriving but
ancient species. Unfortunately, they are so
rarely seen and so enigmatic that it is hard to
rule out the idea that the Mokele-Mbembe is
a lonely guardian spirit of sacred place.
Large and heavy, the Mokele-
Mbembe has a long neck, round, thick body,
short legs, and a long, thick tail reminiscent
of an alligator’s. Mokele-Mbembe itself
means “river stopper”, a reference to its
massive size blocking the flow of some
rivers as it moves. While this graceful-look-
ing beast is omnivorous, legends say that it
has a particular hatred of humans and will
attack vessels that venture into the deep rivers
of the jungle it calls home. They say that it
kills its victims but refuses to consume them,
as though leaving a message for others to
find.
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Mokele-Mbembe
Solitary, Stealthy,
Ancient
Target Humans (1d12 dmg + 1)
Roll twice, take the better result
Upend from Below (1d8 dmg + 2)
+ Ignores Armor
16HP/1ARM
Huge, Close, Reach
Huge but elusive, the Mokele-
Mbembe remains a mystery and little more
than a whispered legend to most.
Supposedly living in washed out caves and
pockets eroded from clay banks, this beast
lives on a diet primarily consisting of any
plant or animal it can reach easily.
The tales claim that the Mokele-
Mbembe has a burning hatred for humans
and will actively hunt down and ambush any
that venture in to its wide territory and
prioritize killing them over most other
threats.
The Mokele-Mbembe is an accom-
plished swimmer and could easily keep pace
with even the swiftest of vessels stealthily and
easily.
Instinct:
Attack target from below
Distinguish desirable targets
Moves:
Elude capture or trap
Blend with environment.
Tainted Keitre
Similar to: Big Foot, Skunk Ape, Myakka
Origin: Louisiana, USA
So named for its horrific smell, the
Tainted Keitre is a swamp-dwelling hybrid
that combines hominid features with other
reptilian and mammalian characteristics. It
can move either bipedal or in a strange, lop-
ing quadrupedal gait and is able to
conjure powerful rainstorms as a warning to
steer clear of its territory.
Unlike most other ape-human
cyrptids, the Tainted Keitre is hellishly fast
and can sprint through nearly a foot of water
without being impeded and could outrun
most mundane animals or humanoids with
ease, especially since it usually maintains a
sort of clumsy, lumbering walk that masks
just how agile this beast is to catch threats off
guard.
Covered in filthy, putrid-smelling hair
and typically doused with muck, the
Tainted Keitre will sometimes forage through
the ample beehives found in the region.
Nothing is quite as shocking as seeing a
shrieking, murderously angry half-ape
monster tearing ass through the underbrush,
covered in millions of equally murderous
honeybees unable to disentangle themselves
from sticky, smelly fur. The sight (and
ear-splitting sound) has reportedly dropped
many a veteran adventurer in a dead faint.
Beans, oddly enough, are said to be
the beast’s favorite snack, and many intrepid
merchants will try to sell them to adventurers
heading into the marshes.
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Tainted Keitre Solitary, Terrifying
Screaming Bullrush (1d10 dmg + 2) +
Forceful
Snoot Full’a Bees (1d10 dmg) +
Forceful, Causes Panic
12HP/0ARM
Close
It is unclear if the Tainted Keitre is
a feral monster or a being of rationale and
intelligence. If nothing else it seems to be
incredibly skittish unless it feels it or its
territory is threatened. Legends claim that
when aggressive, this beast strikes a
particularly terrifying image- all hulking,
hairy beast with yellowed, rotted fangs and
blood red eyes that bursts out of cover like an
explosion, running down the offending par-
ties with incredible speed and power.
Unlike most swamp predators, the
Tainted Keitre will make its presence known
before attacking by making deep, guttural
grunts in warning from a distant hiding spot.
Unfortunately, most often this call goes
unheeded as unknowing adventurers usually
attribute it to wild hogs or other mundane
inconveniences.
Instinct:
Live in isolation
Protect territory
Moves:
Move with sudden and incredible
speed, even through shallow mud or
water.
Rend victim apart with immense,
brute strength.
Sahagin
Similar to: Lizard Men, Quelonoide,
Man-Gurami, the Deep Ones
Origin: Unknown
An amphibious humanoid, the Sahagin
is a terrible sight to behold for most who
happen across them. Covered in slimy scales
that range from black to a fetid green, these
vaguely human-sized creatures patrol their
home swamps and lakes in small groups,
preying on any trespassers they find.
Sahagin are also particularly vicious about
picking off straggling members of groups
passing through- this is typically youngsters,
elders, or weakened adults. Wherever
possible, the Sahagin drag their prey off
silently and eat it, slowly tailing the
remaining prey until another straggler can be
picked off.
If open conflict forces the Sahagin to
fight or flee, they will almost always fight.
Their craniums are similar to that of
snapping turtles and their jaws possess
incredible strength. The rumbling hiss they
omit when aggressive is usually enough to
send most seasoned warriors running, as their
visage alone is hideous enough to inspire a
healthy wariness.
Wherever possible the Sahagin will
attack in packs, trying to surround their prey
and move the fight to water, where they have
a clear and substantial advantage as far as
mobility is concerned. The Sahagin posses
gills and webbed appendages, allowing them
to move freely underwater indefinitely.
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Sahagin Small Groups, Amphibious,
Organized, Cautious
Rend Flesh (1d8dmg + Messy)
Single out the Weakest (1d6 dmg)
6HP/4ARM
Close
The Sahagin is a difficult opponent,
even if they rarely possess weapons more
advanced than their own teeth and claws.
Their jaw-strength is enormous and a well-
positioned bite from one could ruin a limb
permanently, even through light armor.
Their teeth are small but razor sharp, and
present in many rows which can cause
horrific wounds to a thrashing victim.
They also possess a hardened track of
shell along their backs that stretches all the
way to the crown of their skull, adding a
decent amount of protection from blunt and
bladed weapon strikes to that region.
Instinct:
Attack trespassers
Attack in numbers
Moves:
Move stealthily in water.
Single out prime targets
Move as a cohesive unit
Grendel
Related to: Cain, Sceadugenga, Satan
Origin: Anglo-Saxon Legend
An ancient and terrible evil, Grendel is
a legendary name amongst monstrous
creatures said to cause pain and suffering.
Legends say that it is a direct descendant of
the first human to commit fratricide and a
living avatar of hatred and violence. Tales
crop up every few centuries of a great hero
finally vanquishing this mythical being, only
for more rumors of it’s evil to eventually
resurface and the cycle begins again, giving
rise to the thought that Grendel is more of a
liminal or intangible evil, rather than some-
thing of pure flesh and blood.
Grendel makes his home in a marsh
den, surrounded by the waft of stagnant
water and his own rot. It is commonly
believed that Grendel can sense the approach
of those looking for a confrontation, but in-
stead of fleeing or preparing, he simply waits,
ready to fight.
A warrior prince brought back
irrefutable proof once, of Grendel’s
vanquishing... The monster’s full arm, torn
from its body in what had to have been a
mortal wound. The arm, once dessicated,
became an heirloom and was passed down
through the prince’s lineage for centuries
until the horrible thing’s whereabouts were
lost to time. Tales of Grendel still exist, even
now, however, though it is unclear if the
beast can regenerate limbs or is still missing
the arm rent from his body so long ago.
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Grendel
Solitary, Intelligent,
Ancient, Hoarder
Demonic Strength (1d12dmg + 2) + Forceful
Eviscerate (1d12 dmg) + Messy
20HP/0ARM
Close
Thought to be undying, something
sinister keeps Grendel alive through centuries
of conflict and warrior-heroes coming for his
head. Intelligent, crafty, and incredibly evil,
Grendel is said to posses great wit and a sharp
eye for exploitable weaknesses, especially of
the emotional or mental variety. Unlike even
the most aggressive of monsters, Grendel is
purely and wholly evil. He seeks to cause
pain because he enjoys it, wishes to taint the
ideals of valor and honor because he resents
them. Grendel’s physical form masks his
intelligence to most. He is gigantic, towering
over most humanoid races: a twisted
human that has rotted from the inside out
and covered in jagged, spiky growths. Truly,
he is evil given form.
Instinct:
Cause pain and suffering for pleasure
Destroy the ideals of humankind
Moves:
Lie in wait for the fight to come to him
Discover and exploit a fighter’s
weakness
Regenerate tissue
Revive after being vanquished after a
sufficient period of time.
Shambling Mound
Similar to: Blood Sucking Orchid, Punka
Tree, Madagascar Tree
Origin: Worldwide: Africa, Central
America, Europe, etc
This disgusting predator resembles a
half rotten pile of random vegetation- leaves,
vines, moss, etc. Driven to consume, it will
use its great strength to ensnare, absorb, and
eventually digest prey. Not bound by normal
biology, this large plant can take incredible
amount of damage before it eventually dies
and has no weak spots nor does it feel pain.
The Shambling Mound is hearty to the
elements and even if large portions of it are
hacked off it can slowly regenerate and
continue to try and digest its prey (if it still
has a good hold on it). As its mass is some-
what malleable, the Mound can extend or
alter its general shape to engulf larger prey,
about up to twice its size, depending.
Shambling mounds are, thankfully, quite
slow but have massive strength and power
mostly due to their solid weight and size.
Succumbing to the Shambling Mound
assures a slow, painful death- one of the
worst, if truth be told. Victims linger as the
Mound crushes them in its grapple,
suffocating them and digesting them slowly.
Unnervingly enough, Shambling Mounds
have been recorded deep in swamps infamous
for Will o’ Wisps and other faelights. One
can only imagine the horror of expecting to
find civilization and instead step right into
this beast’s clutches.
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Shambling Mound Solitary, Devious
Engulf (1d8 dmg) + Ignores Armor
Digestive Juices (1d4 dmg) + Ignores Armor,
Continually inflicts damage while
target is grappled or engulfed.
23HP/5ARM
Large, Close, Reach
When facing a Shambling Mound, the
safest option is to flee. Even the most arro-
gant of explorers can sense when they’re in
over their head, if they possess a sliver of wit.
A Shambling Mound lunging form and
powerful grip is a good sign to get away
quickly. Weapons and mundane offensives
have a difficult time making an impression
on these monsters as they regenerate and
don’t experience pain the way other creatures
do.
They are incredibly powerful need to
feed often to support their massive size. You
can chop off nearly 85%~ of their total mass
and it would still be full mobile and intent
on feeding. Mostly invulnerable to
elemental magics, the Shambling Mound is
a slow but determined horror that delivers
immense pain and slow death to anyone it
can ensnare.
Instinct:
Trap and devour flesh
Moves:
Set snare
Lay patiently
Envelope & excrete digestive juices
Ignore pain
Jenny Greenteeth
Similar to: Peg Powler, Grindylow,
Rusalka, River Mumma
Origin: United Kingdom
Jenny Greenteeth is usually used as a
cautionary tale for young children, warning
them to stay out of the bogs where copious
amounts of duckweed can totally obscure the
surface of the water. By all accounts a water
hag, Jenny Greenteeth is a wicked demon
who lurks in freshwater swamps, luring
victims to their doom. With half rotted
green skin and the toothed mouth of a
lamprey, this water monster specifically
targets young children and those who serve
masters of questionable ethics.
There are ancient tales claiming she
was once a kindly maiden whose strict father
and elder brothers held her under lock and
key for most of her life. Their intent was to
inflate rumors of her beauty to trap wealthy
suitors but in the end, they simply created
a neverending cycle of pain. The lady was
sold of for a handsome dowry and expect-
ed to bear heirs for her husband. If she had
thought being free of her father and
brothers would ease her pain, she had been
sadly mistaken. Some tales say she drowned
herself to escape, others claim her husband
murdered her for some imagined failure, and
still others claim she made a desperate deal
with wayward fae. No matter her origins,
Jenny Greenteeth is said to choose her targets
based on a twisted resentment for the
children she was forced to carry and the
retainers loyal to her father and husband.
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Jenny Greenteeth
Devious
Solitary, Intelligent,
Iron Grip (1d8 dmg + 2)
Ancient Grudge (1d8 dmg) + 3Piercing
12HP/0ARM
Close
While not as cunning or as alluring as
a siren, Jenny Greenteeth is pure malice in a
twisted, monstrous shape. Whatever
humanity she once had has been cruelly
mutated into her current form and now all
she wants to do is inflict her past suffering
onto others. An agile swimmer equipped
with gills for underwater breathing, Jenny
lurks in dark and often hidden pools of water
sometimes making sounds like human speech
to lure her prey closer. Once within range,
she leaps from the water and attempts to sink
her teeth into her victim and then drag them
below the surface to drown.
While highly adapted to watery
environments, it should be carefully noted
that Jenny Greenteeth can survive on land for
short periods and has been known to climb
the occasional tree to drop down on
interlopers.
Instinct:
Cause pain
Drown and consume victims
Moves:
Embed teeth
Mimic voice
Nakki
Similar to: Neck, Vatehinen
Origin: Finland
Another child-snatcher, the Nakki is
a subset of water fae that lurk not only in
bogs, swamps, and wetlands, but often linger
beneath bridges and in small lakes or ponds.
The Nakki’s primary target is young children
and it specializes in entrancing them with
their own reflections- of course, the Nakki
will attack anyone who stares at the water’s
surface for a little too long as they’re not par-
ticular about their meals. Like most merfolk
and fae, the Nakki can change shape at will
and typically uses this to attract more
victims. Legends say that the Nakki can take
on the shape of a beautiful woman, a bright,
silvery fish, a horse, or a hound. Their true
nature is not as inhuman and terrifying as
other water-dwellers, perhaps, as they look
mostly human but with greenish, flat hair
and dark, bumpy scales instead of soft flesh.
A particularly well known tale
actually involves a peaceful Nakki, who
disguised herself as a human woman to dance
with the local villagers during Midsummer’s
Eve festivities. Unfortunately, the story lacks
a happy ending as she accidentally enchants
the blacksmith’s son into following her back
into the bog, where he drowned trying to
reach her.
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Nakki
Solitary, Stealthy,
Intelligent
Break the Surface (1d6 dmg) + 3 Piercing
Drag Below (1d8 dmg + 1) + Ignores Armor
Shape Change - Woman, fish, horse, or dog
8HP/1ARM
Close
Typically vicious and sadistic, Nakki
are mostly interested in drowning their
victims and eating any that have made a
career on water. Like their distant fae
cousins, Nakki can be quite cunning in the
way they lure people closer to the water’s
surface, and use their magic to either change
their form or enchant the water’s surface to
show a pleasing image.
Nakki can be reasoned with, but they
are temperamental and little will pull their
interest away from a fresh caught meal. Still,
they usually desire more than gold or trinkets
and like most Fae, bargaining with them is
just as dangerous as getting snared by one.
Instinct:
Pick off a vulnerable target
Lure prey
Moves:
Ambush children or other
vulnerable targets
Change shape
Kappa Kappa Small Groups, Organized
Tachi-ai (1d8dmg) + Forceful
Submission Hold (1d6 dmg) + Ignores Armor
Similar to: Water Imp, Shui Gui, Water Hinders movement
Monkey, Siyokoy Flesh-Piercer (1d8dmg, Piercing)
Origin: Japan 4HP/3ARM
Small, Close
Strange creatures at best, Kappa are
While small and a bit gangly, Kappa
hard to make broad generalizations about.
are pure muscle and sinew. They are
At times they drown or assault those who
deceptively powerful and love a good fight,
wander near their waterways and eat their
making them a difficult opponent when it
flesh. Other times they are mischievous
comes to blows. Aside from claws and teeth,
and slightly simple-minded, inclined to play
the Kappa has a thick shell on its backside,
harmless pranks. Physically, at least, Kappa
protecting it from most blunt and slashing
are easily identifiable. They are roughly the
attacks. When it comes to charging and
size of human children, greenish in color, and
grappling, however, Kappa are nearly
covered in slimy, wet scales. Their webbed
impossible to push around. They excel at
feet and hands make them powerful
wrestling and their initial charges can easily
swimmers but hinder their mobility on land
break ribs. One upside to this, is that they
significantly. Their most prominent feature is
can rarely resist the urge call for a fair duel to
the bald divot in their head that stores water.
prove their strength which may provide an
If that should dry up in the sun or sustain
opportunity to outwit them.
heavy injury, the Kappa will slowly weaken
until dead.
While most know the Kappa’s favorite
Instinct:
food is cucumber, Kappa also have a
Play pranks
particular love of horsemeat and will drag
Devour flesh when hungry
whole steeds underwater to devour entirely in
Protect weak spot
a matter of minutes. Kappa are also famous
for occasionally harvesting organs from
Moves:
humanoids that wander too closely to the
Grapple
water. The Kappa’s strength can overpower
Harvest organs
most, and with their victim held beneath the
surface, will use their mouth forcible suck
their prize from various... orifices... or create
their own entrypoint with their sharp teeth.

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Tiddy Mun
Similar to:
Origin: England
A strange creature, even amongst the
unsavory things that lurk in bogs, Tiddy
Mun is a smallish human-like spirit, about
the size of a toddler but with the appearance
of an old man, with a gray beard that drags
along the ground and papery, wrinkled flesh.
Tiddy Mun mostly deals in pestilence and
kidnapping, drowning victims that wander
too near its home and cursing nearby
villages with sickness if appropriate gifts have
not been made to honor it.
Tiddy Mun is- above all- a spirit that
wishes to protect his home. One of the more
prominent legends about this creature says
that his curses followed the draining of the
fens and were a retaliation for the
destruction. Another tale claims Tiddy Mun
saved the area when the fens flooded and
threatened to wipe out the local population.
In gratitude, the locals still call out their
thanks after dark during spring. If a shrill
bird call answers, Tiddy Mun has accepted
the gratitude and will refrain from causing
excess sickness in the coming seasons.
This strange spirit inhabits a physical
body but is said to be so old that it fades
from sight entirely at night. Some more
devout locals also smear pig or sheep blood
on flat river stones- Stranger Stones, they’re
called- and light them on fire to appease the
spirit and keep him content.
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Tiddy Mun
Devious
Solitary, Magical,
Blight (1d10 dmg) + Ignores Armor
Violent Flood (1d8 dmg + 2) + Forceful
12HP/4ARM
Small, Close, Near, Far
Tiddy Mun is small in stature but
possess incredible power, controlling the
waters of its home with impunity. Local
lore suggests that living harmoniously with
this spirit is possible, but only if due respect
is paid to both the environment and Tiddy
Mun himself.
Noncorporeal, Tiddy Mun will not
sustain injury from mundane attacks, if one
were to attempt to harm it. Though as a
creature with technically wholesome aims
it may seem a bit savage to cause this spirit
harm- though a plagued village or his other
desperate victims will certainly feel justified
in the attempt.
Instinct:
Defend home environment
Exact retribution
Moves:
Curse with sickness and rot
Control water, mist, fog, and rain
Heqet Heqet
Magical
Solitary, Divine,

Receive Prayer - With appropriate gifts or

Similar to: Inanna, Isis, Damara, Frigg, sacrifice only
Hera Revive the Dead - With a cost or pact
Origin: Egypt Protect a charge or ward

Far from a lowly monster, Heqet is a As with all fully-fledged divinities,

full blooded goddess, benevolent and resplen- approaching with violence is ill-advised. Al-
dent. Associated with fertility , motherhood, ways consult a priest or cleric before
and healing, this goddess is most frequently attempting to invoke a god and be sure to
associated with frogs and seasonal floods. It prepare gifts or sacrifices well in advance.
is said that Heqet helps shape the bodies for Any misstep could bring about a number
new children on a potter’s wheel and many of unfortunate outcomes and one can never
pray for her to imbue these creations with be too sure when dealing with ageless cos-
health and strength. Heqet also holds mic powers. That said, Heqet is typically a
dominion over matters of resurrection, peaceful deity and though there are ancient
according to her clerics, and is therefore tales of her summoning hellish floods that
fervently worshiped by those who wish for rend the land, nothing like that has
someone dear to them to receive a second happened in ages.
chance. The idea of renewal also holds
powerful sway over people in a less literal
sense. Heqet is often invoked when someone Instinct:
wishes to begin their life anew or turn a new Guide the cycle of life and rebirth
leaf. As with seasonal floods, Heqet is a Protect the devout
goddess of cycles and as she oversees birth, Moves:
she also oversees death. Many kings pray to Revive someone dead, with conditions
her for delivery to the afterlife and to Bless with strength or health
maintain their honor even in death. Ensure safe delivery of a child
While Heqet may be primarily a
fertility and childbirth goddess, her priestess-
es and clerics are world-famous healers who
perform miracles in her name. Her emblem-
a frog sitting on an ivory lotus- brings peace
to all who see it. Those with special
proclivity to growing plants of all kinds are
especially prone to sending the goddess their
prayers as she oversees the birth and death
cycle of more than just human life.
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Rougarou
Similar to: Werewolf
Origin: Quebec, Canada/Cajun Legend
Most similar to a werewolf in
appearance, this composite beast spends most
of its life terrorizing the wetlands it claims as
its territory. Unlike a fully transformed
lycanthrope, the Rougarou maintains the
body of a human but with the deformed and
half-rotted head of a wolf. Thought by
skeptics to be a nighttime tale to inspire
obedience in children, the Rougarou is said
to pick off and devour anyone who wanders
into its swamp or wetlands.
The Rougarou does not spread
transformation via bite like a lycan- instead
legends claim that breaking an oath seven
times in a row will curse the offender with
this feral and wild form. Driven mad by
the transformation, the Rougarou is then
damned to hunt down other oathbreakers
themselves for a minimum of one-hundred-
and-one days until a short window opens
wherein the beast can transfer its curse to
another human by drawing its blood but
abstaining from killing- an extremely rare
occurrence as the rougarou is barely capable
of rational thought. Once this window
closes, it remains closed forever and the
transformation is permanent.
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Rougarou
Solitary
Construct: Cursed
Berserker Frenzy (1d10 dmg) + Messy
Maul (1d10 dmg) + Ignores Armor
12HP/0ARM
Close
This feral beast is a walking terror.
Impossible to reason with and bloodthirsty as
all hell- with an insatiable appetite for
violence- makes any encounters with this
creature incredible dangerous, even if it is
only flesh and blood. Driven mad by their
curse and inhuman form, the Rougarou
is- by all accounts a bloodthirsty, angry
monster bereft of its humanity. Likely
doomed to never break free of their
punishment, once transformed, they will live
the rest of their lives as a cursed half-beast.
These creatures posses incredible brute
strength and can smash through all but
the strongest structures with relative ease.
While they do not posses claws, their terrible
strength allows them to rend flesh anyway
and their canine heads have abnormally
elongated jaws and savage teeth to inflict
even more bodily trauma.
Instinct:
Frenzy at the smell of food
Lash out
Moves:
Give chase for miles