Punny Name: Many of the chroniclers have them, such as Dr. Drake from Dragonology, Emily Sands from Egyptology, and Lady Hestia in Mythology. Anthropomorphic Personification: The four spirits in Wizardology are the personifications of both the seasons and the four elements. Gladde represents spring and water, Pranxtor represents summer and fire, Jaypes represents fall and air, and Larfor represents winter and earth. All of the dragons are classified in the genus Draco. This is a real genus, and it is occupied by several species of gliding lizard from southeast Asia. Because the dragons in the books are look nothing like that lizard, they cannot be members of that genus.

Always Chaotic Evil: Zigzagged with vampires. While the Moloch and Ba'al bloodlines are definitely this trope, the Belial are capable of at least trying to be peaceful. However, they are still vampires, which means they are just as capable of being dangerous as the rest of their kin. The only truly good and noble vampire is the Belial known as the Slayer, who discovered a way to repress her instincts and became a hunter of her own kind.In Dinosaurology, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World was actually based off of the expedition of Percy Fawcett, the explorer who discovered Yannapalu. Out of curiosity, would you be able to add (Requires Wooden Key) and such to the monsters that require them? For example Simon the Sayer and the Stone Key. Just as a way to warn others before they arrive at the door and realize they don’t have a key on them lol. This (fiction) compendium of monsters charts the discoveries of the intrepid explorer, Dr. Ernest Drake, who sailed the world in search of seemingly mythical beasts. His record includes beasts of the earth, water, air, and semi-human creatures found around the world, drawing from the mythology of myriad cultures and presenting his findings as fact. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV announced for the West (PS4 Fall 2020, Switch/PC 2021) 33 Horse of a Different Color: A number of fantastic creatures are mentioned as possible steeds in the books, including dragons, pegasi and kelpies.

Eastern dragons are split between the five-toed Chinese long and the four-toed Korean yong, Japanese ryu and an Indonesian subspecies. Tibetan dragons are a separate, but physically similar, species adapted for mountain life. This book reveals the study of those supposedly mythical beasts that inhabit our world, from manticores and unicorns to gryphons, centaurs and sea serpents. With an array of gems, booklets and interactive activity together with wonderful stories this is a gorgeous volume not to be missed. By the time you’ve swamped your mind with these wonderful creatures you will understand rather than fear them. Also available in the 'Ology' series are Dragonology, Pirateology, Wizardology, and Mythology. Our Gnomes Are Weirder: Gnomes are depicted in Monsterology as short, but only around as short as extremely short humans, and physically human-like in other respects. They're nocturnal by nature, and keep bats and moths as pets. Treasure Map: Lubber finds one to Arabella Drummond's treasure in the beginning of Pirateology, but with a vital piece missing, it's basically useless. The piece Lubber recovers before his death from the marooned member of Drummond's crew is stored in the hidden cache of the journal's last envelope, and the coded message reveals the treasure to be hidden in the northwest corner of the Krakatoa Island which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1883.During this quest, you are tasked with traveling to Unicorn Way and collecting a Lost Soul Essence. Once you enter a battle with a Lost Soul, add an animus collection spell to your primary hit card. If animus collection is successful, you will see a small symbol above the mob that resembles the monstrology icon.

Best of all, Monsterology closes with a message on proper conduct for aspiring monsterologists and the importance of conservation. Science Is Wrong: Merlin claims so in Wizardology, but it’s an interesting variant—the sciences he’s familiar with are alchemy and astrology. One of his criticisms of alchemy is even that lead and gold are base elements and cannot be broken down or transmuted in anything less than a molecular level, something any chemistry scientist would know. Our Gods Are Different: The Egyptian deities are folk memories of ancient pharaohs, and the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl is presumably based on the Amphithere dragon. However, its heavily implied in Mythology that Zeus himself gave John Oro the golden touch, and the curse on the piece of trident in Oceanology implies the existence of Poseidon as well.Our Mermaids Are Different: Monsterology has a pretty traditional take on Merfolk, except that they mean no harm to the people they charm with their song. They simply don't realize that humans are unable to breathe underwater. Conversely, they can't breathe air for long and Ernest Drake muses that an "overwater suit" could be designed to allow them to travel on land. Daywalking Vampire: Vampireology credits the idea that vampires get destroyed by sunlight as a myth. I think there is a bug in the game for the Loathsome Creeper in Mordecai’s Tower. That would appear to be the 114th monster for Wizard City. I just finished the tower, and it said I got the animus from it, but it’s not in my tome. Thanks for your comment. Kindly note that all monstrology guides will be updated soon. However, please allow us some more time as these can be quite time consuming.

Pirate Parrot: In the finale of Pirateology, the rescued castaway’s pet parrot flies over to Drummond’s pirate ship. Walk the Plank: Lubber mentions it in Pirateology as a rumored method of execution—but goes on to list several punishments that are more common and more horrifying, such as being dragged along the ship’s hull with ropes. For anyone who has ever wondered whether legendary beasts still wander among us, this lush look at an astounding array of creatures offers everything a true believer would want to know. Mix-and-Match Critters: Plenty in Monsterology. Chimeras are lions with additional goat and snake heads and dragons' tails; nues are a Japanese relative of chimeras with catlike bodies, monkey faces and snakes for tails; bakus are tapir/elephant crosses with tiger paws; manticores have lion bodies, human heads and scorpion tails; griffins and hippogriffs, as per usual, have eagle-like front halves and lion- or horse-like, respectively, hindquarters.Post-Modern Magik: In addition to regular ghost ships such as the Flying Dutchman and the Mary Celeste, there's a World War II u-boat doomed to sail the seas for all eternity as well. Always a Bigger Fish: Monsterology's chapter on aquatic creatures employs this in regard to sea monster food chains. Sea serpents prey on whales, krakens prey on both whales and sea serpents and leviathans happily eat whales, sea serpents and krakens alike.