Aardzebras
People fear the diminutive aardzebras almost as much as they adore them. Numbering among the deadliest monsters in the 6in tall bracket, a pack can devour a person whole. Their victims remain conscious throughout, too. That people feel compelled to pet them despite this is testament to the aardzebras' cuteness.
Aardzebras approach victims with their arms held out - encouraging them to drop their guard and go in for a hug. Once they've initiated contact, an aardzebra can paralyse their target with magick. With the victim debilitated, the pack will crawl inside their mouth and devour them from the inside out.
Surprisingly, some people keep aardzebras as pets. By using the right defensive magicks, a person can protect themselves from the monsters' paralysis spells. This requires a great deal of cautiousness on the owners' part, and more than one has let their guard slip over the years. This ends with a friend or loved one discovering a deflated corpse full of aardzebras.
Despite being borderline legal in some countries, keeping monsters as pets is obviously very much frowned upon. That's why it's generally left to weirdoes and criminals like the self-styled 'Dragon King' himself - Joey Enchanted.
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| Aardzebra by Zuza Gruzlewska |
Aardzebras approach victims with their arms held out - encouraging them to drop their guard and go in for a hug. Once they've initiated contact, an aardzebra can paralyse their target with magick. With the victim debilitated, the pack will crawl inside their mouth and devour them from the inside out.
Surprisingly, some people keep aardzebras as pets. By using the right defensive magicks, a person can protect themselves from the monsters' paralysis spells. This requires a great deal of cautiousness on the owners' part, and more than one has let their guard slip over the years. This ends with a friend or loved one discovering a deflated corpse full of aardzebras.
Despite being borderline legal in some countries, keeping monsters as pets is obviously very much frowned upon. That's why it's generally left to weirdoes and criminals like the self-styled 'Dragon King' himself - Joey Enchanted.
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Aardzebra Facts
Creation Notes
The aardzebras are one of the creatures that only exist very briefly in the books. Background creatures often end up being the most interesting. Probably because:
By creating this site I've shot myself in the foot, obviously, as I now have to give these things some sort of semi-plausible description.
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- A pack of aardzebras are collectively known as an 'aww'.
- Aardzebras go: "OoOoOoOoOo."
- Aardzebras also purr and sing. Their multi-part harmonies can be even more captivating than their looks.
- Despite the name (and appearence), aardzebras have no relation to zebras.
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| Zebra (equus quagga). Unrelated. |
Creation Notes
The aardzebras are one of the creatures that only exist very briefly in the books. Background creatures often end up being the most interesting. Probably because:
- They only appear for a second so why not make them really weird?
- Not having to focus on them too much means you don't have to ask questions like 'does this creature make sense?'
By creating this site I've shot myself in the foot, obviously, as I now have to give these things some sort of semi-plausible description.
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