Guide on Novels and Games - FANTASY - MONSTERS - ANIMALS

APPEARANCE:

This type of monster have the appearance of animals and chimera are usually of this type.

A couple of example of this type of monster are wolf like beings with horns or blazing bears.

BIOLOGY:

Putting aside any supernatural trait, normally their biology is the same of their normal animal's version so if a bear like monster take its traits from a grizzly then it will enter a hibernation state like the animal, maybe in a different moment of the year but always the same.

LIFESPAN:

Despite I suppose that normal animal monster have the same lifespan of their normal animal's counterpart, their monster and supernatural nature can alter it so I suppose that if a wolf can live for 6~8 years in the wild then a monster wolf can live for even 10~15 years... if something don't kill it before or is a mythical type that have high magical powers.

REPRODUCTION:

Usually this type of monster respect the way their normal version do so we can have monsters that have pups, some that lay eggs and so on.

Despite this, please keep in mind that this don't mean that all the monsters follow the same rule, for example is even possible found a monster that despite seems a wolf, "vomit" the newborn instead reproduce like a normal wolf or that even lay eggs.

VARIATION:


 * Avian, they are monsters with	avian animal like features, like hawks and eagles, that have	feathers and can fly using their wings.
 * Acquatic, they are monsters	that have fish features and this mean that they can be found in	places like the sea, lakes and rivers too.
 * Reptile, in this category go	all the reptile monsters like giant lizards, snakes and so on.
 * Chimera, the mythological	composition of various parts of animals that compose a monster.
 * Humanoid, they are monsters	that have an humanoid like appearance, a couple of example of this	kind of monsters are the classical Kobold (canine like monsters) and	lizardman. Usually monsters of this type are considered members	of a different group, for example the Kobolds are considered only	Beast monsters while Lizardman only Reptile monsters.
 * Dragons, I consider them a type	of monsters on their own since they alone have a large variety but	since they are big reptiles they can be accumunated to reptiles one	but I don't think is something really good since is common in	fantasy put dragons in a different category.

A special note about animal monsters that is need to do is about insect monsters... well, some people don't consider insects as animal monster but as a different category but personally I don't think that is right because the principle that work for animal monsters work for insect monsters too.