Post by code on Jan 20, 2011 17:17:00 GMT -5
Aelfinn and Eelfinn - Also known as the Snake people and the Fox people, they are the beings that inhabit the dimensions accessed by the twisted red doorway ter'angreal and the Tower of Ghenjei. The Snake people or Aelfinn have the ability to read the future while the Fox people or Eelfinn have the ability to grant wishes. They also collect memories, both past and future, from their visitors.
Biteme - A small, almost invisible biting insect.
Blacklance - A poisonous snake with black scales about seven feet long. It is extremely fast.
Blindworm - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Bloodsnake - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Cafar - A type of Shadowspawn created by Aginor.
Capar - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Corlm - Corlm look like hairy wingless birds as tall as a man. The have tall ears and long beaks.
Cosa - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Darath - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Darkhound - Darkhounds are a particularly nasty form of Shadowspawn. They look like very large dogs or wolves. Their saliva is deadly poison - a single drop on the skin can kill. They are extremely difficult to kill. Once they sense their prey they never give up. The only thing that stops them is rain or running water. They leave footprints in stone but none in soft ground.
Dornat - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Draghkar - A creature of the Dark One, made originally by twisting human stock. A Draghkar appears to be a large man with bat-like wings, whose skin is too pale and whose eyes are too large. The Draghkar's song can draw its prey to it, suppressing the victim's will. There is a saying: "The kiss of the Draghkar is death." It does not bite, but its kiss will consume first the soul of its victim, and then its life.
Fade: See Myrddraal
Fetch: See Myrddraal
Forger - Forgers are thick, slow-moving man shapes that forge the black blades of Myrddraal on the slopes of Shayol Ghul. They are not truly alive and will crumble to dust if they leave Shayol Ghul.
Gara - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Gholam - Six gholam, three each appearing male and female, were created during the War of Power by Aginor as Aes Sedai assassins. They look like ordinary people but they are immensely strong and have no bones. They are immune to the One Power and can detect a channeler at fifty paces. One at least survived to the present in a stasis box. Gholam live on fresh blood. Gholam feel the One Power and even the True Power as an itch somewhat like Myrddraal do. They can detect the usage of the One Power over enormous distance - several miles.
Gray Man - Gray Men are men (and rarely women) who have given their souls to the Dark One. As such, they are almost unnoticeable. They are used as assassins because they can sneak up on their victims without being detected.
Grolm - A creature something like a frog the size of a large bear. It has a sharp beak and three small eyes. Grolm riders are called morat'grolm.
Halfman: See Myrddraal
Hooded Viper - A deadly creature from the Drowned Lands.
Horses - Horses in the Wheel of Time are merely ordinary horses.
Jegal - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Jumara - A denizen of the Blight. They are so dangerous that other creatures of the Blight flee from them. They feel nothing but hunger and must be cut to pieces to be killed.
Lopar - A creature looking something like a very large, hairless bear with no muzzle. They are kept as pets and guard animals in Seanchan. Lopar are ten feet tall and weigh near two thousand pounds. They have hairless skin like reddish brown leather. They have six-toed forepaws with retractable claws. They have round heads and wide mouths full of sharp teeth.
Machin Shin - Machin Shin or the Black Wind is a malevolent presence in the Ways that has the physical form of a Black Wind. It destroys the soul of its victims causing death or insanity.
Mashadar - A gigantic vaporous fog that resides in Shadar Logoth. It is the remnant of the hate and evil that destroyed Aridhol. It comes out at night and consumes any life that it touches. Only Shadar Logoth's other resident, Mordeth, is immune to it. (Gone after Rand cleansed Saidin)
Motai - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Mountain King - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Myrddraal - Myrddraal are the spawn of Trollocs and the taint of evil is even stronger in them. They are man-sized and are pasty white. They have no eyes, yet they see like eagles. They have powers that stem from the Dark One. They are no match for an Aes Sedai, but they can best most warriors. The look of a Fade inspires fear in men. In the Trolloc Wars, Dreadlords commanded Fades that led Trollocs into battle.
Nym - Giant plant-like beings created during the Age of Legends to facilitate growing crops. Only one Nym survived to current times - Someshta, also known as the Green Man. (Died protecting Rand)
Ogier - A natural nonhuman sentient race. They do not have a country, but instead live in stedding. They are humanoid, standing about ten feet tall. They have long tufted ears and broad, vaguely snout-like noses. The life span of an Ogier is at least three or four times that of a human.
Raken - A large flying creature very much like a dragon. They can carry two riders and are used by the Seanchan as flying transport. Raken riders are called morat'raken.
Red Adder - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
S'redit - Elephants are almost unknown in the Westlands, but they are used as war animals in Seanchan where they are known as s'redit. Valan Luca calls them giant boar-horses to make them more pronounceable and interesting.
Scarlet Puffer - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Shadowspawn - A generic description for creatures of the Dark One. They include cafar, Darkhounds, Draghkar, Fades, the forger, gholam, Gray Men, Trollocs, Worms and zomaran.
Sorda - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Stick - The Stick is one of the creatures of the Blight. It is a small, innocuous looking creature that resembles, well, a stick. Its bite is deadly. The only cure is amputation of the bitten limb.
Stinkadder - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
To'raken - A flying creature similar to raken but even larger. They are used by the Seanchan to transport large numbers of troops and equipment over distances.
Torm - One of the exotic creatures of Seanchan. Torm look like three-eyed bronze scaled cats the size of horses. Torm riders are called morat'torm.
Trolloc - Aginor created the Trollocs during the War of Power as soldiers for the Shadow. They are huge, maybe eight feet tall. They have the body of a man and the head and feet of an animal such as a bear, bird, wolf or goat. They are very strong and fast, but they are too stupid, lazy and cowardly to be good soldiers.
Trollocs see well in the dark, but bright light blinds them. Some can track by scent or sound, but they are lazy and easily give up. They kill for the pleasure of killing. They cannot be trusted unless they are afraid of you, and then not far.
Two-step - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Wolves - In the Wheel of Time, wolves have a weak association with man. They live partly in Tel'aran'rhiod, which they call the wolf dream. They communicate with each other over long distances and can communicate with certain rare individuals called Wolfbrothers. Wolfbrothers, however, cannot directly communicate with each other.
Worms: See Jumara
Yellowfly - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Zomaran - A type of Shadowspawn created by Aginor. They have the appearance of identical, beautiful young men and women except that their eyes are dead and soulless. They function as servants. They have limited ability to read minds and only short term memory.
Biteme - A small, almost invisible biting insect.
Blacklance - A poisonous snake with black scales about seven feet long. It is extremely fast.
Blindworm - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Bloodsnake - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Cafar - A type of Shadowspawn created by Aginor.
Capar - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Corlm - Corlm look like hairy wingless birds as tall as a man. The have tall ears and long beaks.
Cosa - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Darath - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Darkhound - Darkhounds are a particularly nasty form of Shadowspawn. They look like very large dogs or wolves. Their saliva is deadly poison - a single drop on the skin can kill. They are extremely difficult to kill. Once they sense their prey they never give up. The only thing that stops them is rain or running water. They leave footprints in stone but none in soft ground.
Dornat - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Draghkar - A creature of the Dark One, made originally by twisting human stock. A Draghkar appears to be a large man with bat-like wings, whose skin is too pale and whose eyes are too large. The Draghkar's song can draw its prey to it, suppressing the victim's will. There is a saying: "The kiss of the Draghkar is death." It does not bite, but its kiss will consume first the soul of its victim, and then its life.
Fade: See Myrddraal
Fetch: See Myrddraal
Forger - Forgers are thick, slow-moving man shapes that forge the black blades of Myrddraal on the slopes of Shayol Ghul. They are not truly alive and will crumble to dust if they leave Shayol Ghul.
Gara - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Gholam - Six gholam, three each appearing male and female, were created during the War of Power by Aginor as Aes Sedai assassins. They look like ordinary people but they are immensely strong and have no bones. They are immune to the One Power and can detect a channeler at fifty paces. One at least survived to the present in a stasis box. Gholam live on fresh blood. Gholam feel the One Power and even the True Power as an itch somewhat like Myrddraal do. They can detect the usage of the One Power over enormous distance - several miles.
Gray Man - Gray Men are men (and rarely women) who have given their souls to the Dark One. As such, they are almost unnoticeable. They are used as assassins because they can sneak up on their victims without being detected.
Grolm - A creature something like a frog the size of a large bear. It has a sharp beak and three small eyes. Grolm riders are called morat'grolm.
Halfman: See Myrddraal
Hooded Viper - A deadly creature from the Drowned Lands.
Horses - Horses in the Wheel of Time are merely ordinary horses.
Jegal - There are numerous creatures from the Age of Legends that receive a single mention.
Jumara - A denizen of the Blight. They are so dangerous that other creatures of the Blight flee from them. They feel nothing but hunger and must be cut to pieces to be killed.
Lopar - A creature looking something like a very large, hairless bear with no muzzle. They are kept as pets and guard animals in Seanchan. Lopar are ten feet tall and weigh near two thousand pounds. They have hairless skin like reddish brown leather. They have six-toed forepaws with retractable claws. They have round heads and wide mouths full of sharp teeth.
Machin Shin - Machin Shin or the Black Wind is a malevolent presence in the Ways that has the physical form of a Black Wind. It destroys the soul of its victims causing death or insanity.
Mashadar - A gigantic vaporous fog that resides in Shadar Logoth. It is the remnant of the hate and evil that destroyed Aridhol. It comes out at night and consumes any life that it touches. Only Shadar Logoth's other resident, Mordeth, is immune to it. (Gone after Rand cleansed Saidin)
Motai - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Mountain King - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Myrddraal - Myrddraal are the spawn of Trollocs and the taint of evil is even stronger in them. They are man-sized and are pasty white. They have no eyes, yet they see like eagles. They have powers that stem from the Dark One. They are no match for an Aes Sedai, but they can best most warriors. The look of a Fade inspires fear in men. In the Trolloc Wars, Dreadlords commanded Fades that led Trollocs into battle.
Nym - Giant plant-like beings created during the Age of Legends to facilitate growing crops. Only one Nym survived to current times - Someshta, also known as the Green Man. (Died protecting Rand)
Ogier - A natural nonhuman sentient race. They do not have a country, but instead live in stedding. They are humanoid, standing about ten feet tall. They have long tufted ears and broad, vaguely snout-like noses. The life span of an Ogier is at least three or four times that of a human.
Raken - A large flying creature very much like a dragon. They can carry two riders and are used by the Seanchan as flying transport. Raken riders are called morat'raken.
Red Adder - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
S'redit - Elephants are almost unknown in the Westlands, but they are used as war animals in Seanchan where they are known as s'redit. Valan Luca calls them giant boar-horses to make them more pronounceable and interesting.
Scarlet Puffer - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Shadowspawn - A generic description for creatures of the Dark One. They include cafar, Darkhounds, Draghkar, Fades, the forger, gholam, Gray Men, Trollocs, Worms and zomaran.
Sorda - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Stick - The Stick is one of the creatures of the Blight. It is a small, innocuous looking creature that resembles, well, a stick. Its bite is deadly. The only cure is amputation of the bitten limb.
Stinkadder - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
To'raken - A flying creature similar to raken but even larger. They are used by the Seanchan to transport large numbers of troops and equipment over distances.
Torm - One of the exotic creatures of Seanchan. Torm look like three-eyed bronze scaled cats the size of horses. Torm riders are called morat'torm.
Trolloc - Aginor created the Trollocs during the War of Power as soldiers for the Shadow. They are huge, maybe eight feet tall. They have the body of a man and the head and feet of an animal such as a bear, bird, wolf or goat. They are very strong and fast, but they are too stupid, lazy and cowardly to be good soldiers.
Trollocs see well in the dark, but bright light blinds them. Some can track by scent or sound, but they are lazy and easily give up. They kill for the pleasure of killing. They cannot be trusted unless they are afraid of you, and then not far.
Two-step - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Wolves - In the Wheel of Time, wolves have a weak association with man. They live partly in Tel'aran'rhiod, which they call the wolf dream. They communicate with each other over long distances and can communicate with certain rare individuals called Wolfbrothers. Wolfbrothers, however, cannot directly communicate with each other.
Worms: See Jumara
Yellowfly - There are many unusual and dangerous creatures in the Aiel Waste. Most have but a single reference.
Zomaran - A type of Shadowspawn created by Aginor. They have the appearance of identical, beautiful young men and women except that their eyes are dead and soulless. They function as servants. They have limited ability to read minds and only short term memory.
