The source material for some of the data in these tables was originally compiled by Dale E. Rippke, in the Gazetteer of Imaro.[4]
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Name
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Description
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Azuth
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A sabertoothed ape-bull created by the Mashataan during the Mizungu War. |
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Chipimbere
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Rhinoceros like animals used as war-beasts ridden as Heavy Cavalry by the armies of the Maguvurunde. |
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Daku
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A pygmy breed of hippopotamus, used as a pack-beast by the people of the West Coast. |
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Dik-dik
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A small, delicate antelope the size of a small dog. The people of the Forest Kingdoms keep them as pets. |
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Dilali
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A water lion. A cat-like creature larger than a lion, it has the dense brown fur, long thick tail, and short legs of an otter. |
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Farisi
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A war beast similar to a horse used as a mount by the armies of the east coast. Each of its feet has three digitigrade toes instead of a hoof. |
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Gunkwu
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A gigantic, two-horned war-beast used by the Cushite army. |
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Ikenga
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A fleet, domesticated antelope. The brawny, horse-sized ikengas boast a deadly pair of forward-pointing horns that are tipped with steel when used as cavalry mounts. |
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Irimu
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The shapechanging lion-demons enlisted to fight on the side of the Naamans. A second mouth on the back of their neck marks them as creatures of the Mashataan |
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Jaculi
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A viper more venomous than a mamba or spitting cobra. It is brown with distinctive octagonal markings. |
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Kisujini
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A red panther. |
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Matisho
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A trained hunting hyena. |
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Mbizi
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Zebra or Quagga like beasts used as ridden as Light Cavalry by the armies of the Maguvurunde. |
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Nandi
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The legendary bear-dog, a huge, shaggy creature with long talons and curved fangs. Possibly a carnivorous ground sloth. |
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Ngumbi
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A race of hairy man-apes that live in remote regions of Nyumbani. |
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Ngwidi
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A long necked war beast used as a mount by the armies of the east coast. Looking like a cross between a giraffe and a camel, the ten-foot high creature was trained to strike with its head like a serpent. Possibly a member of the Okapi family. |
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Nsanga
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A legendary river iguana that can grow to be over twice the size of the largest crocodile. It has no natural enemies. |
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Nwanga
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A were-creature of the Mashataan, that once a month must drink the blood of humans. |
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Nyakas
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A Deinotherium, this legendary creature is known as the "elephant's mad cousin". An average piobo is a tall man's height taller than the tallest elephant, which they closely resemble. They differ from elephants in that their tusks push downward from their lower jaw, their shaggy coats are the color of mud, and their ears are small and round. Mindless rampage and utter destruction are two other attributes of the piobo. |
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Satipwe
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A sable antelope that grows nearly as large as a horse. |
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Vembi
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One of the most feared creatures of Nyumbani, its name means "Eater of Souls." |
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Woyaya
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"Death's Guardians," a lion-sized creature that protects the realm of Death from intruders. Its appearance is a cross between an lizard and a carnivorous rhinoceros. |
