Not a Dead Communist

In the real world, "lycanthrope" is just another word for "werewolf"; the word literally means "wolf-man" in A...

Werewolves are a longstanding feature of European folklore, with references to men who can turn into wolves dating back to at least the Anci...

Unlike the ogre, which seems to have a medieval origin, trolls have a pedigree that stretches back into ancient myth. Specifically, they are...

Ogres are a common feature in folklore, in which they are typically powerful and brutish humanoids with a taste for human flesh. The word do...

While in modern English, the term "bugbear" is really only used to mean a source of irritation or a recurring problem, it did ori...

While mermen have obvious mythological antecedents, the idea of bipedal fish-men such as the sahuagin is a more modern one. This is not to s...

Merfolk are, like centaurs , one of those races that a very common in fantasy settings, but that seem to be present in RPGs largely because ...