I’ve mentioned it on the blog a few times before, so I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Hearth & Blade (formerly Yavmir) campaign setting that I’ve been working on with my brother over the last few years. We hit a pretty big milestone on the project this week with the completion of the bestiary: a collection of monsters specifically designed for the setting. As with...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. Nivkhi – often referred to as great bears or behemoths – are gigantic bears that sparsely populate Pomekh and other corners of Yavmir. Weighing upwards of 2000 pounds and standing nearly 12 feet when upright...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. While tales of Zmey circulate freely throughout Yavmir, knowledge of the mighty Zmey Gorynych is much harder to come by. Greater in size and power to their lesser cousins by several orders of magnitude, Zmey Gorynych are...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. Zmey – known colloquially as serpents, dragons, or vipers – are gigantic three-headed reptiles that are featured heavily throughout the folklore of Yavmir. It is often boasted that the mighty heroes of the Radiant...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. Vodyanoy are malevolent water eidolons. From a distance they could be mistaken for a fat bald human, but their eyes and mouth are grotesquely frog-like up close. These solitary creatures dwell in lakes and rivers, specifically...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. During the Sundering that ended the Radiant Age of man, the flowing waterways of Yavmir were tossed into disarray. Many rivers, ponds, and lakes became isolated from each other, creating stagnant basins of fetid water. These...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. A spring eidolon; favoured as guardians by the gods of the spring triumvirate. Simargl are large, winged monsters often mistaken as Zmey (dragons) but closer in appearance to a winged dog. Standing upwards of fifteen feet...
The Yavmir Bestiary is an ongoing project, where Michael and Radiostorm brainstorm ideas for a slavic-themed fantasy setting. More information can be found at the WoR Wiki. Some of the evils of Yavmir are brought to life through magic while are others borne from the land itself. The mysterious spirits known as Likho come into being in a different manner; forged from the fears and negative...