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"I recognize that headdress. This one was feared even by her fellow initiates."
—Samut

In one gargantuan bite, it will swallow not only you but also the riverbank you were standing on.

Khestes the Adamant, the Champion's closest ally among the centaurs, took one stone to his shoulder and another to his flank. He held his stride and his aim, and let fly the arrow that killed the giant Grinthax.
—The Theriad

"My dreams darkened and seeped into my waking hours. Spellcraft and nightmare merged to create this monstrosity."
—Sunniva, witch of Holm Hollow

"I killed one and found bricks and bones in its belly. It had eaten a whole cottage, thatch and all."
—Paulin, Somberwald trapper

The song of the forest is in perfect harmony. If a single note is out of place, the elves will find its source.

"One-eyed and frightful, the cyclops
lifted a boulder and hurled it
seaward from cliff's edge, shattering
masts and scattering sailors."
—The Callapheia

"Tree-tall giants confronted her, fiercely demanding her tribute;
Fox-cunning Callaphe's slippery speaking entangled their senses..."
—The Callapheia

"Storms drove them westward to Ketaphos; wide plains shimmered in starlight.
Centaurs greeted them, offering gold-hued apples and grain-cakes."
—The Callapheia

"Callaphe guided them into the
darkness of Hetos, the bleak mire;
Blood-horned minotaurs circled them,
axes aglimmer in shadow."
—The Callapheia

"Storm-tossed and broken, Callaphe cried out to deep-dwelling Thassa.
Tritons came swiftly to save her, bringing her north to the Lindus."
—The Callapheia

"The foot stone is connected to the ankle stone, the ankle stone is connected to the leg stone . . . ."
—"Song of the Artificer"

After a while, ships stopped sailing within his reach.

He didn't have a word for "home," but he knew it was something to be defended.

Assault and battery included.

"Beware of trees that talk. Their words are threats. And mind the ones that sway and creak. They too threaten us, but in a foreign tongue."
—The Book of Other Folk

Last to charge, last to fall.

The ogres you know are nothing like the Onakke. Possessing both intellect and industry, they had brute strength without being brutish.

The frillbacks of Orazca soak up the sun on their tall spinal fins. They look slow and sleepy—until they catch the scent of prey.

"If you come across a raptor in the city, stay perfectly still. At least then you'll be well rested when you die."
—Captain Brandis Thorn

"My brother, it may now be time to ring the bell and put out the call for aid."

The leonin of Oreskos are quick to take offense—not because they are thin-skinned but because they are always ready for a fight.

The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats.

"'Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!' 'Well, now that we have seen each other,' said the Unicorn, 'if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you.'"
—Lewis Carroll,
Through the Looking-Glass

The Champion and her companions marched through the night, but the battle was over before they arrived. In the middle of the carnage sat a solitary minotaur, lost in what seemed to the Champion to be thought.
—The Theriad