Inktober Monstrosities: Z for Zorbo

At long last we reach the letter Z, and in the search for forgotten and overlooked creatures we find the zorbo - a strange koala-like creature that can absorb protective properties from its surroundings, as well as draining protective magical items.

Inktober Monstrosities: Y for Yugoloth, Guardian

Guardian Daemons or Yugoloth are extra planar beings summoned to protect (or guard if you will) items or places. They come in three different sizes, tall, venti and grande... eh...that is... least, lesser and greater, sharing many traits, though unlike the greater, which always appears as a large, horned and winged bear, with eagle talons for feet and claws, the two lesser variants are not as defined in shape or size.

Inktober Monstrosities: X for Xill

The xill are a race of cruel and strange, four armed, flame red alien creatures, native to the Ethereal Plane, that travel to the Material Plane to hunt for potential hosts for their eggs, usually in the form of adventurers. Sometimes they also hire out their expertise as mercenaries and men-at-arms, probably requiring double pay due to their extra set of arms.

Inktober Monstrosities: W for Wemic

Wemics for all intents and purposes lion centaurs. Lion-human hybrid creatures are abundant throughout ancient mythology like the sphinx and the shedu. While creatures similar to the wemic figure in both ancient Assyrian carvings and medieval heraldic devices, it has never really attained the same popularity in myth and fantasy as its equine cousin.

Inktober Monstrosities: V for Vodyanoi

The vodyanoi is a creature from Slavic folklore, residing in rivers and lakes. It is usually described as a humanoid figure with a frog-like face, a long beard, greenish black mucky, scaly skin with webbed hands and feet and a fish tail. Largely a malevolent creature it is known to drown people, overturn boats and smash dams and water mills.

Inktober Monstrosities: U for Umpleby

The umpleby is a strange and obscure monster from the hazy past of D&D. They are described as an eight feet tall, 400 pounds mound of wild, straggly brown hair, with vaguely discernible mouth and eyes within the mass of fur, native to temperate forests. They possess no great intellectual power, but their massive fur soaks up static electricity at an alarming rate.

Usually passive, if encountered an umpebly most likely tag along with the party, neither hindering nor helping them, though it will it is susceptible to bribes of food, drink or its greatest love in life - sparkly gems. It will fight to defend itself or if anyone threatens to steal its hoard of glittering stones, usually found within its cavernous lair.