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Limitless Monsters Table of Contents Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Limitless Monsters ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Aasimar ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Animated Object: Brass Oracle ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Animated Object: Unnished Armor ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Applehead/Cornbabies ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Archfey ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Argenta - Goddess of Healing ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Astral Pirates ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Azer Marauders .................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Bilge Horror ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Charnel Hound .................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Chosen of Lugh ................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Deep Crab .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Demon, Kavora ................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Dracolich, Adult Red ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Dragon, Rust ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Duende ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Echo, Death ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Echo, Knowledge ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Echo, Trickery ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Electrum Dragon ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Elf, Wood ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Ethereal Leaches ................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Feral Pack Leader ............................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Forsaken ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Giant Luna Caterpillar ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Giant Luna Moth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Giant, Forest ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Gnoll, Feral ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Gremlin ...................................................................................................Sample............................................................................................ file 41 Grotto Hag .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Half-Red Dragon Troll ......................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Half-Red Dragon Wyvern .................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Ice Elemental ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Kelrinn ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Kobold Sorcerer .................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Lich, Void ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Living Hoard ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Living Spellbook ................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Lubber Fiend ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Mage Hound ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Mephit, Drowned ................................................................................................................................................................................ 54 Mephit, Ash ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Mephit, Grave ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Mephit, Nightmare .............................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Mephit, Stench ................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Mephit, Time ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Mimic, Elder .......................................................................................................................................................................................
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