Monster

A monster was a catch-all term for a creature, generally non-sentient, which posed a threat in some way to mortal races. They differed from animals in that monsters did not contribute to the natural cycle or evolutionary progression; druidic lore stated that if monsters were removed from an ecosystem, there would be only positive effects to that ecosystem.

For these reasons, monsters were considered the primary bane of almost every society, including evil ones.

Classifications of Monsters

The peoples of Echelon organized monsters into several categories. Generally, categories included:

• Aberration
• Beast
• Construct
• Dragon
• Elemental
• Fey
• Fiend
• Giant
• Humanoid
• Monstrosity
• Ooze
• Plant
• Undead