Little thread of chibi fantasy creatures! YAY!

(They're the creatures you'll find inside the "Small (Colorable) Guide to Fantastic Creatures", with text from CactusDiFuoco

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The chimera! She's a fierce monster from Greek mythology, often described as having the body and head of a lion, a fire-breathing goat head on her back, and a snake-headed tail.

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Wise, mysterious, dangerous; it's the turn of the sphynx, an insidious guardian that poses cryptic riddles to travelers... and if the answer is wrong, those unlucky wanderers may soon turn into dinner.

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And its now turn of... the vampire! The vampire is an undead creature of European folklore that feeds on the blood of the living in order to survive, and that can look terrifying or enticing, depending on the myth. 🧛🦇

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Ghost!
A spooky classic from horror movies and scary stories, ghosts are said to be the souls of the deceased that still roam the Earth even when their bodies are no longer alive. Basically every age and place of the world has its own ghost stories!

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Cerberus! The famous three headed dog from Ancient Greek mythology that guards the gates of Hades. Cerberus is known both for being captured by Heracles as the last one of his twelve labours, and for his apparition in later media

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Gargoyle/grotesque!
These creatures are winged and nocturnal, and are usually bound to important churches or castles, of which they're said to be guardians. They come in all sizes and shapes, more or less scary!

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You were waiting for this, right? Here it is, finally: a big cute pupp... erm... a werewolf/lycanthrope! Of course, portrayed in a full moon night.

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The ogre!
Legendary creature from European folklore that is usually depicted as a humanoid having an imposing size and consuming human beings, especially children. They're also often not very smart, but they're resourceful and often owning magic items.

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The djinn! They're creatures from Islamic culture and pre-Islamic Arabia, mentioned in the Quran has another sentient species that lives alongside humans, able to practice magic.

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The Rainbow Serpent!

The Rainbow Serpent is a deity for many different Australian Aboriginal people, known under various names and in several different myths. The Rainbow Serpent is always linked to water or rain, and is seen as a deity of creation.

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The kelpie! It's a shape-shifting spirit inhabiting water bodies in Scottish and Irish folklore, and, although it can occasionally take human form, it's usually shaped like an horse.

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✨ Phoenix 🔥 This flaming bird, which actually first appeared in Egypt under the name Bennu, is said to be immortal and able to rise again from her ashes, soon becoming a symbol of the endless cycle of beginnings and ends!

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The banshee! Coming from Irish and Scottish mythology, the banshee is a mourning female spirit of the Fair Folk, usually either an old woman or a beautiful youth, which keening was said to be able to predict the death of one of the family members of a family.

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The Lernaean Hydra, often known just as Hydra, is a multi-headed reptilian monster from Ancient Greek mythology. It was so deadly that every one of its heads had poisonous breath, and even its blood was so toxic that just its scent could be lethal.

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The sea serpent!
A creature of which examples can be found all over the world, like Scylla, Jörmungandr, or Tiamat, the sea serpent is usually a giant at large among the waves, able to grip and destroy any boat or ship like it's nothing.

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The elf! This race has become incredibly popular in modern high fantasy, also thanks to the works of famous writers such as J.R.R Tolkien, where they are depicted as immortal, magical humanoids that have a deep bond with nature, but their story is far older.

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The krampus!

He's an horned, humanoid creature linked to the winter holidays celebration in the folklore of Europe, specifically the Alps area, being a definitely more aggressive counterpart to Santa Claus.

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The Chinese dragon!
This kind of beautiful, wise creatures have counterparts all over East Asia, and are considered to be noble, luck-bringing creatures, often associated with water and weather.

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