Thorn monkeys are more plant than animal, but they don't let that stop them. be careful walking or resting in the great woods of the realm, that surface you touch or fall upon could be the poisonous fur of a thorn monkey. If you don't find one, they'll probably find you, they're usually looking for fun anyway and a lost group of adventurers will do just fine. Instinct: to inflict thorny mischief

• Shed thorns on enemies
• Hide as foliage
• Poison foes who touch you
• Hoot an howl

Each individual shadow is actually a swarm of tiny, dust-sized demons. No one is quite sure where they come from, or how to kill them, but it is known that children of every species on every plane of existence know to fear the darkness . . . Instinct: To spread

• Devour flesh
• Impersonate voices
• Absorb knowledge from those it kills