------------------------- | Monstrous Compendium 8 | | Depth dwellers, hybrids | ------------------------- *** Nagas (n) *** Giant snake-like figures with a woman's torso. There are [[[[[ggreen], [[[[[Rred], [[[[[Dblack], [[[[[Bwater], [[[[[oswamp], [[[[[ubrown], [[[[[Wsilver], [[[[[vnight], [[[[[Gtree], [[[[[sdark], [[[[[bocean], [[[[[yguardian], and [[[[[wspirit nagas]. The [[[[[Uadventurer nagas] are friendly to their fellows. *** Hydras (M) *** Strange reptilian creatures with several heads, guarding treasure hoards. There are [[[[[u2-headed], [[[[[o3-headed], [[[[[y4-headed], [[[[[g5-headed], [[[[[w6-headed], [[[[[G7-headed], [[[[[s8-headed], [[[[[r9-headed], [[[[[b10-headed], [[[[[R11-headed], [[[[[W12-headed], [[[[[v13-headed], [[[[[B14-headed], [[[[[U15-headed], as well as [[[[[DKiller hydras]. *** Hybrids (H) *** These creatures are all crosses between two (or sometimes more) different beings. The [[[[[wWhite harpies], [[[[[DBlack harpies], and [[[[[oOwlbears] are not very dangerous. The [[[[[UHippogryphs], [[[[[uGriffons], [[[[[RGorgimaerae], [[[[[BBehemoths], [[[[[rChimaerae], [[[[[yManticores], and [[[[[GSphinxes] are more dangerous and deadly. The [[[[[bGorgons], [[[[[WHeadless], [[[[[gSwamp things], and [[[[[vJabberwocks] are the deadliest. *** Depth dwellers (~) *** These creatures inhabit the oceans, lakes, and seas of Arda. Along with the [[[[[BSand mites], [[[[[BBox jellyfish], [[[[[GBarracudas], and [[[[[RPiranhas] there are [[[[[yStargazers], [[[[[gOctopi], [[[[[WGlobefish], [[[[[sPikes], [[[[[sSwordfish], and [[[[[sFlounders]. More dangerous are [[[[[rGiant crayfish], [[[[[RGiant piranhas], and [[[[[gGiant squid]. Among the larger depth- dwellers, there are the [[[[[WHammerhead sharks], [[[[[oTiger sharks], [[[[[wWhite sharks], [[[[[oSeahorses], and [[[[[gGiant octopi]. The largest and more dangerous creatures include the [[[[[DWhales], [[[[[UElder stargazers], [[[[[wGreat white sharks], [[[[[uUndead stargazers], [[[[[GLesser Krakens], [[[[[wKiller whales], and [[[[[GGreater Krakens]. The most dangerous ocean dweller is the [[[[[vLeviathan].