Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons® Players Handbook, Third Edition, published by Wizards of the Coast®. The 23rd edition of the original Lord Erbian’s, verified by Imperial exchequer — accept no imitation. Surveying the Known Worlds and beyond since 4732. The foremost guide to dangerous and intriguing zoology, xenology and cryptoxenology, including beasts and aliens real, imagined and devilish. Don’t be taken in by false editions! Let theSample original andfile verified Lord Erbian’s mentor your purchase or safari! Lord Erbian’s Stellar Bestiary is a collection of creatures for Fading Suns and Fading Suns: d20 space-fantasy roleplaying. It presents dual stats for each creature — both HDI’s Victory Point System and Wizards of the Coast’s d20 System. It includes alien beasts from all over the Known Worlds, the barbarian worlds and even Vau and Symbiot space. 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INTRODUCTION Credits Authors: David Blank (Candeopluma), Alan Bryden (Big-EyedSample Bat, Bilge file Dark, Naked Snake, Red Sleeping Beauty Drone and Live- stock), Mathieu Farradou (Griffins, Madoc Giant Sea Tortoises, Psi-Crow, Regis), Sam Inabinet (Bolzeng, Flying Asp, GLO-OPF / GLE- EPF, Ground Troll, Kelet-i-Kurga: Kurgan Spirits, Kraken Spawn, Malignatian Husks, Needletongue Zipstrider, Rukh, Scarlet Whipwinder, T’ogh: The Wild Boar of Ungavorox, Tumblemound, Water-Dragon, Whip-Tailed Dragon-Fly, Zad-jang, Zlexong, Zumox), James Maliszewski (Annonne, Bandithen, Dhiarmada, Guernicabeast, H’haraniss, Mikhorana, Un’ualla), Bill Maxwell (Largo Strangleweed, Lawgiver, Scrup Monkey, Warp Rat), Paul Monteleoni (Avicenna’s Curse, Charybdocanth, Decian Crawler, Skell, Tagalath, Twerrin, Verigrim, Vulpanthrope, Walking Gargoyle), Sandra Schneider (Desert Bat, Rust Slug), Sheena Teed (Chauki Avenger, Keffa, Molad Bhenz, Nakuut, Sand Boryena, Texspider), Jay Verkuilen (Silicon Consuming Bacteria), Matt Wakefield & Mareen Goebel (Blushing Orchid, Fleshwing, Glimmerwraith, Huntsmen, Midian Vixen, Ruakar, Severan Angler, Shriva, Tethyan War Mink, Unicorn, Wechselbalg), Marin Welnicki (Fordanian Wraith, Rados), Gabriel Zarate (Aarlubeast, Apophis Dragon, Ashtati, Carib Lizard, Fosha g’maud, Tuktuvak, Ulik, Vuann) Development: Bill Bridges and Andrew Greenberg Art Direction: John Bridges Art: John Bridges, Chris Howard, Sam Inabinet, Jason Waltrip, John Waltrip ©2002 by Holistic Design Inc. 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