Even today, some parts of the world remain unseen (or at least little seen) by “modern” people. These areas, far from the lights and sounds of civilization, have adhered to a way of life that other societies have abandoned centuries or even millennia ago. While car-driving denizens of the concrete jungle might scoff at these humans that time forgot, so, too, might these primitives shake their heads sadly at how much we’ve gotten wrong. Assuming, of course, that they ever learn about us.
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Small Predatory Mammals
Ferrets are a domesticated animal raised originally to hunt rabbits and mice. They are small, quick, and immensely curious creatures. They weigh about one kilogram and are around half a meter in length.
Possessed Artifacts
Consciousness is not a property reserved only to flesh-and-blood creatures; it can be found trapped within seemingly mundane objects. Once a person or beast, misplaced souls can give life to inanimate vessels of stone, metal, or even plastic. Potentially, any harmless-looking toy, statuette, or tool could become a lethal predator of its own master, or perhaps the master of its owner.
Poltergeist
The poltergeist (German for “noisy spirit”) is one of the more advanced types of ghost; spirit-hunters theorize that they are often the result of mass accumulations of psychokinetic energy, brought about by great mental or physical trauma in this world or the next. As such, they can spontaneously generate from this energy and aren’t necessarily linked to departed souls, although they can be, if an individual has died in a particularly horrific or violent way.
People in the Park
City parks, those bastions of natural tranquility nestled within chaotic concrete jungles attract all manner of people. While it would be impossible to provide a comprehensive view of all those who might be at a park – since, indeed, anyone who is a resident of the city could logically wander its parks – it’s possible to mention some types of people who might be there … especially those with a penchant for getting entangled in events of excitement.
Parasitic Beings
The term “parasitic beings” is really an umbrella under which many different creatures and entities can be grouped. Leeches are certainly parasitic beings, as are vampires and, to a certain extent, some demons. The word “parasite” is defined as a creature that feeds off of a host while contributing nothing to the host’s ongoing survival. Most such abilities are highly specialized, much like the leech’s ability to secrete a substance that prevents blood clotting. Most mundane parasites that have been cataloged by conventional science are primitive creatures, such as leeches, ticks, various other insects, and a number of plant species. There are other kinds, however, although most have not been catalogued by mainstream science.
Odiumus
The odiumus are the flaming angels of vengeance in an obscure religion. They appear as huge wheels of divine flame, with seven golden eyes set into a wheel. They are the holy spirits that destroy those who do not serve the interests of the religion.
Nuclear Shadows
Creatures created out of the devastation of an atomic war, nuclear shadows are ghostly beings that look like flat, white silhouettes of humanoids with smudged black auras surrounding them. They continually moan and howl in pain and glow with a faint luminescence in the dark.
Ninja
The legend of the ninja is shrouded in mystery and few writings of their history exist. What we know of them today has been passed from generation to generation and turned the assassins into a mystical enigma. Fortunately, not all has been buried by the passing of time.
Nasty Varmints
Products of mutation or genetic throwbacks to a deadlier time, nasty varmints plague the frontier. Nasty varmints come in a variety of forms, from the giant bloodsucking tick to the acid-spitting cave worm. All share a few common themes.