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 ^# ^Encounter ^Major (1) ^Minor (2-3) ^Traces (4-6) ^
 |1 ^[[#Bighead]] |1. Warband hunting invaders. \\ 2. Bandit clan seeking opportunity. \\ 3. Guardians of a sacred site. |1. Hunting party with kill. \\ 2. Small trade caravan. \\ 3. Scouting expedition for larger force. |1. Cold campsite. \\ 2. Dangerous creature corpse(s) with exploded head. \\ 3. Rough totem/shrine with a few offerings. |
-|2 ^[[#Bloodfruit]] | | | |
+|2 ^[[#Bloodfruit]] |1. Multiple bushes on edge of a narrow path. \\ 2. Calls for help. Somebody's gone too deep. \\ 3. Treacherous high path. They grow eagerly below. |1. Lone bush at comfortable distance. \\ 2. Humanoid harvesters taking turns. \\ 3. Potted in back of wagon. Remains of wagon-driver nearby? |1. Happy harvester covered in hickeys. \\ 2. Signpost warning. \\ 3. Rough totem/shrine with a few offerings. |
-|3 ^[[#Bone Ape]] |1. Troop foraging for food. \\ 2. Angry clash over alpha status. \\ 3. Recycling recent dead. |1. Lone male. \\ 2. Sleeping in a pile. \\ 3. Skittish of danger. |1. Pile of bone fragments. \\ 2. Flattened vegetation. \\ 3. Tuft of wiry black fur. |
+|3 ^[[#Bone Ape]] |1. Troop foraging for food. \\ 2. Silverbacks battle their minions for alpha status. \\ 3. Recycling recent dead. |1. Lone male. \\ 2. Sleeping in a pile. \\ 3. Skittish of danger. |1. Pile of bone fragments. \\ 2. Flattened vegetation. \\ 3. Tuft of wiry black fur. |
 |4 ^[[#Broodmother]] |1. Lair guarded by adult children. \\ 2. Nursery outdoor picnic. \\ 3. Angry mob in hot pursuit, spider unseen nearby. |1. Transporting a kill back home. \\ 2. Escaping with a baby. \\ 3. Trading silk handicrafts for meat, milk, vegetables. |1. Prey beast drained of bodily fluids. \\ 2. Discarded silk diapers. \\ 3. Humanoid parents conducting search. |
-|5 ^[[#Condenser]] | | | |
+|5 ^[[#Condenser]] |1. Swarm flying this way. \\ 2. Roosting spire. \\ 3. Dumping snow all over the path ahead. |1. Whizzing by. On a mission? \\ 2. Lazily circling overhead. \\ 3. Grounded with damaged rotor. |1. Small shrine to Owmac in hopes of appeasement. \\ 2. Slippery ice-coated rocks. \\ 3. Specks in the distant sky. |
 |6 ^[[#Eye Archon]] |1. About to drill something valuable. \\ 2. Fresh victory over something that got in its way. \\ 3. Blocking the path. |1. Passing through. \\ 2. Drilling something mundane. \\ 3. Dismantling a dead archon. |1. Fresh borehole, rimmed with frost. \\ 2. Melting spikes, blood puddle nearby. \\ 3. The sounds of a drill echo from far away. |
-|7 ^[[#Foguar]] | | | |
+|7 ^[[#Foguar]] |1. Ambush. They've already surrounded you. \\ 2. Den with noncombatant kittens inside. \\ 3. Feasting on a kill. |1. In the middle of stalking something else. \\ 2. Sentinel, watching alone. Probably. \\ 3. Eating muckers. |1. Paw prints in the mud. \\ 2. Scrap metal buzzes faintly, resonating with invisible crosstalk. \\ 3. Boulder reeking of cat urine. |
 |8 ^[[#Gulletree]] |1. Ancient budding off juveniles. \\ 2. Clumping around food source. \\ 3. Hidden copse. |1. Wandering alone. \\ 2. Sated mature. \\ 3. Newborn juveniles. |1. Shell fragments. \\ 2. Wide path, small stones shoved aside. \\ 3. Half-digested bones. |
-|9 ^[[#Juggerdillo]] | | | |
+|9 ^[[#Juggerdillo]] |1. Lone boar with nothing to lose. \\ 2. Large herd grazing. \\ 3. Rolling from above. You're in their path. |1. Small herd in distance. \\ 2. Lost pup. \\ 3. Sows and pups. Boar nearby? |1. Furrowed earth. \\ 2. Large pile of steaming dung. \\ 3. Broken-off spike long as your arm. |
-|10 ^[[#Mistblade]] | | | |
+|10 ^[[#Mistblade]] |1. Someone's voice calling for help. That's bait. \\ 2. Well-worn crevice. You're trespassing. \\ 3. Thick fog. They're here. |1. Lone stalker. \\ 2. Dead humanoid, still warm. Killers lurking. \\ 3. Is the mist getting thicker here? |1. Skulls lined up on a rock. A warning. \\ 2. Old corpse, dismembered by swords. \\ 3. Screams echo faintly in the distance. |
 |11 ^[[#Mucker]] |1. Huge mudhole filled with squirming bodies. \\ 2. Migration in search of new mud. \\ 3. Quiescent hole. Something else lurks nearby, waiting for you to close your eyes. |1. Busy melting a carcass. \\ 2. Just a handful. \\ 3. Basketful. Owner of basket nowhere to be seen. |1. Soft, warm mud. \\ 2. Retching croaking noises. \\ 3. The scent of earth and decay. |
 |12 ^[[#Sprite]] |1. Swarming thick around geyser. \\ 2. Pursuing warm target. \\ 3. Lights ahead and behind. |1. Lonely, flits around. \\ 2. Skimming the edge of a hot spring. \\ 3. Hiding in the earth. |1. Frost-coated corpse. \\ 2. A slushy puddle. \\ 3. A sharp, burned smell on the breeze. |
+^Conditions ||7. Thick fog. Visibility reduced to 5 meters, 10 meters with concealment. |8. Thunderstorm. Random lightning strikes every few minutes for 1-12 (+escalation, if any) projectile damage and the Electrified condition. Roll a trigger die: on a 10+ the lightning hits a random unsheltered creature nearby, else it harmlessly hits the landscape. |9. Minor snow/mud/rockslide. Will rumble in warning. Pathfinder (Survival) ability bypasses risk. |
+^Interest ||10-11. Landmark, shelter or lair. ||12. Random keystone or supply cache. |
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 ^Negotiate |||Others always have to at least name a price for anything that's desired. If a deal is not struck, an alternative method to gaining what's desired must be given if possible. |
 |-> ^Alternatives ||::: |
+[[#Exhale|Back to Exhale]]
+=== Bloodfruit ===
+**AKA Vampire Rose**
+A bloodfruit bush is partially named for the large, lustrous red berries it grows. Get your hands on some and you'll be treated to a true culinary delight: sweet, juicy and savory all at once. Try and pick some from the bush and you'll discover the other reason for its name: leaves rustle and grasp, draining your blood through thousands of microtubules with the merest graze. This is how the bush gets the nutrients necessary to grow its fruit in such rocky soil. Most mountain travelers consider it a fair exchange, but give the bush a respectfully wide berth when they aren't hungry. Many are the bleached skeletons lying in the middle of a bloodfruit patch, who overestimated their own strength... or simply got a reputation for cheating the bush. Local culture frowns on that.
+**Wants:** Blood, sunlight.
+^Destroy |Confront |Suspect |Ignore |Inquire |Greet |Welcome |
+^Bloodfruit Bush -> Level 6, Size 5, M-6 P-0 A-0 ^^^^
+^Deathtouch |||Melee attack, crits on 10+. Heal one lost Endurance per hit, or all lost Endurance on a crit. |
+|-> ^Drain Touch ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Devour Life |::: |
+^Verdant |||Can feed itself with sunlight and produces one day's worth of rations in berries per day. When encountered, has 1-6 days worth of rations on its branches already. Removes injuries automatically after a day and can return to life after being killed so long as it has sunlight and water. |
+|-> ^Photosynthesis ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Fruiting |::: |
+|-> ^Spring ||::: |
+^Gourmet |||Bloodfruit is high-quality foodstuff, and automatically restores 1 lost Vitality to any eater once per day in addition to sating hunger. |
+^Steadfast |||Immune to fear and charming. |
+|-> ^Implacable ||::: |
+^Weakness: Mindless (Steadfast) |Stupid as hell. |
+^Weakness: Stationary (Verdant) |Cannot take movement actions. |
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 ^Throwing |||Throwing rocks, clubs or knives (Supply 1). |
 ^(Variable) |||An adoptee's last two abilities vary depending on its species. They can be ignored for the sake of expediency if desired. \\ **Human:** Handyman, -> Freebies. \\ **Gillman:** Swim, -> Water-Adapted. \\ **Trog:** Grit, -> Poisonproof. \\ **Ferrous:** Tank, -> Lightweight Armor. \\ **Lilium:** Strength, -> Door Kicker. \\ **Bighead:** Telepathy, -> Mind Sense. \\ **Wizbit:** Lore, -> Identify. |
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+=== Condenser ===
+**AKA Metal Kite, Angel of Owmac**
+Drone-like mechanical creatures that simply began to appear one day, the condensers fly over the Exhale collecting, concentrating and chilling water vapor. It is suspected from the timing of their arrival and their weather-related functions that the condensers are agents of Owmac the Storm-Father. That would certainly explain their erratic behavior, as they have been noted to both unleash punishing blizzards and proffer rewards and assistance seemingly at random.
+**Wants:** To gather data, to punish and reward.
+|Destroy |Confront |Suspect ^Ignore |Inquire |Greet |Welcome |
+^Condenser -> Level 8, Size 3, M-0 P-3 A-5 ^^^^
+^Blizzard |||Supercondensed vapor causes a minor localized blizzard event directly below the condenser, plus all adjacent spaces. Can be used for free at the beginning of each movement action. Inflicts Frozen on 10+, Supply 1-6. Area of effect becomes slippery (fall prone when entering unless Acrobatics is equipped.) |
+|-> ^Icy Ground ||::: |
+^Glide |||Flies through the air. Can make a maximum of one direction change and gain 1 meter of elevation per move action. Must continue moving at all times or fall. |
+|-> ^Aerial Maneuvers ||::: |
+|-> ^Air Brakes ||::: |
+|-> ^Powered Flight ||::: |
+^Twitchy |||Can freely change facing in response to attack and drop blizzards for free at the beginning of each movement action. |
+|-> ^Running Drop ||::: |
+^Grit |||Injured at half normal rate, immune to Poisoned. |
+|-> ^Poisonproof ||::: |
+^Weakness: Synthetic (Grit) |Cannot benefit from the Heal or Gourmet trees. |
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 ^Weakness: Synthetic (Grit) |Cannot benefit from the Heal or Gourmet trees. |
+[[#Exhale|Back to Exhale]]
+=== Foguar ===
+**AKA Mist Lion**
+A foguar is a medium-sized cat that lives and hunts in an extended family group. Their spotted blue-grey coats are luxuriously plush and wick moisture beautifully, but they are most often hunted for another prize entirely: the strange metallic organ that grows at the base of their skulls. It reverberates in response to the cat's vocalizations, and interestingly enough also causes the same organ to reverberate in the same way in all of the rest of the cat's clowder. With a bit of sorcery these can be adapted to create long-range communications for humanoid use, although the supply is vanishingly rare. The cats look out for each other and send invisible messages on the wind. They are difficult to find, except when they've decided to make a meal of you with a frighteningly well-choreographed ambush.
+**Wants:** To defend the clowder and territory, to acquire meat.
+|Destroy |Confront ^Suspect |Ignore |Inquire |Greet |Welcome |
+^Foguar -> Level 6, Size 5, M-3 P-1 A-2 ^^^^
+^Close Combat |||Melee attack, range 1. Can move up to 2 meters as part of the attack. |
+|-> ^Pounce ||::: |
+^Communications |||Can communicate with any other member of the clowder that's in the same regional hex. You can't tell if a cat is communicating at any given moment just by looking at it, though. |
+|-> ^Hidden Comms ||::: |
+^Stealth |||Treat partial concealment as full, can move (with an impairment) without breaking cover. |
+|-> ^Creep ||::: |
+^Survival |||Can feed itself in the wild and sniff out creatures within 5 meters. |
+|-> ^Scent ||::: |
+^Weakness: Animal (Survival) |Vulnerable to Beastmaster abilities. |
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 ^Weakness: Mindless (Steadfast) |Stupid as hell. |
 ^Weakness: Slowpoke (Strength) |Impairment to movement. |
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+=== Juggerdillo ===
+**AKA Glyptotank**
+Juggerdillo graze the Exhale slopes in small herds. These enormous beasts are covered in a leathery, segmented shell lined with rough-edged bony spikes which serve as their primary means of both defense and offense. When threatened, juggerdillos curl up into a ball and either roll-smash their enemies or simply bounce on down the slope out of reach.
+Although primarily herbivores, a juggerdillo is opportunistically omnivorous and will occasionally dig up the ground for worms and insects or slurp down a mucker. It is not recommended to leave babies or small children unattended near them, which is just one of several hurdles to overcome before domestication becomes a possibility.
+**Wants:** To protect the herd, to eat novel things.
+|Destroy |Confront |Suspect ^Ignore |Inquire |Greet |Welcome |
+^Juggerdillo Pup -> Level 4, Size 5, M-3 P-1 A-0 ^^^^
+^Trample |||Melee attack performed when moving over a target. Cannot be used on human-sized targets unless prone, cannot be used on larger targets at all. No failure chance vs smaller creatures. |
+^Tank |||Doubles all defenses, expires on 1-6 until beginning of next turn. Inflicts impairment to move when expired. |
+|-> ^Lightweight Armor ||::: |
+^Acrobatics |||Surprisingly flexible and agile. |
+^Survival |||Can feed itself in the wild. |
+^Weakness: Animal (Survival) |Vulnerable to Beastmaster abilities. |
+^Juggerdillo Sow -> Level 9, Size 6, M-5 P-2 A-2 ^^^^
+^Trample |||Melee attack performed when moving over a target (once per move). Cannot be used on size 6 targets unless prone, cannot be used on larger targets at all. No failure chance vs smaller creatures. Inflicts Prone on 7+. Never harms targets the sow doesn't want to harm (such as pups). |
+|-> ^Beatdown ||::: |
+|-> ^Careful Steps ||::: |
+^Spikes |||Melee attack. Automatically counters all adjacent attackers and hits targets rolled over. Failure chance 4 vs human-sized targets. |
+|-> ^Spike Slam ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Body Slam |::: |
+^Tank |||Doubles all defenses, expires on 1-6 until beginning of next turn. Inflicts impairment to move when expired. |
+|-> ^Lightweight Armor ||::: |
+^Acrobatics |||Surprisingly flexible and agile. |
+^Survival |||Can feed itself in the wild. Excellent sense of smell. |
+|-> ^Scent ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Powerful Nose |::: |
+^Weakness: Animal (Survival) |Vulnerable to Beastmaster abilities. |
+^Juggerdillo Boar -> Level 17, Size 7, M-9 P-4 A-4 ^^^^
+^Trample |||Melee attack performed when moving over a target (once per move). +5 damage if currently berserk. Cannot be used on size 6 targets unless prone, cannot be used on larger targets at all. No failure chance vs smaller creatures. Inflicts Prone on 7+. Never harms targets the boar doesn't want to harm (such as sows or pups). Can trample up to three targets with a single move. Targets killed by the attack don't count against this limit. Can stop on top of a trampled target, giving them the Grabbed condition until it moves again. |
+|-> ^Beatdown ||::: |
+|-> ^Breakthrough ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Full Throttle |::: |
+|-> ^Careful Steps ||::: |
+|-> ^Press ||::: |
+^Spikes |||Melee attack. +5 damage if currently berserk. Automatically counters all adjacent attackers, strikes grabbed targets and hits targets rolled over (once per round). Failure chance 8 vs human-sized targets. |
+|-> ^Spike Slam ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Body Slam |::: |
+^Tank |||Doubles all defenses, expires on 1-6 until beginning of next turn. Inflicts impairment to move when expired. Can smash right through wooden barriers without slowing down. |
+|-> ^Lightweight Armor ||::: |
+|-> ^Juggernaut ||::: |
+^Strength |||Can carry up to 10 Bulk with no encumbrance (or 50 maximum). Wooden objects can be smashed easily. Can go berserk as a free action, dealing +5 damage with all melee attacks but taking +2 damage from all incoming strikes. |
+|-> ^Berserker ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Rage Control |::: |
+|-> ^Door Kicker ||::: |
+^Acrobatics |||Surprisingly flexible and agile. |
+^Survival |||Can feed itself in the wild. Excellent sense of smell. Ignores environmental heat/cold (serves as shade/rain cover for pups) and excellent sense of direction (leads the herd to new pastures). |
+|-> ^Endure Temperature ||::: |
+|-> ^Pathfinder ||::: |
+|-> ^Scent ||::: |
+|::: |-> ^Powerful Nose |::: |
+^Weakness: Animal (Survival) |Vulnerable to Beastmaster abilities. |
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 ^Sprite -> Level 5, Size 4, M-3 P-2 A-0 ^^^^
-^Deathtouch |||Heat-draining touch. Adds Frozen condition on 7+, critically hits on 10+. |
+^Deathtouch |||Heat-draining touch. Adds Frozen condition on 7+, critically hits on 10+. Fails on 1-6 except vs other spectres. |
 ^Cryophile |||Adds Frozen to attacks. |
 ^Acrobatics |||Floats a short distance above the ground, ignoring Hazard attacks and difficult terrain. |
 |-> ^Light Step ||::: |
 |::: |-> ^Hover |::: |
+^Spectre |||All attacks made by or against the sprite have failure chance 6, except for attacks made by/against other spectres. |
 ^Steadfast |||Immune to fear. |
+^Grit |||Probability of injury halved. |
 ^Weakness: Mindless (Steadfast) |Stupid as hell. |
+^Weakness: Synthetic (Grit) |Immune to Heal and Gourmet trees. |
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