The Creatures of the Netherworld


Should you be so unfortunate as to find yourself in the Netherworld, there are hundreds upon hundreds of creatures living there, but there are two in particular that you should be aware of:

Hellions:
 
• Location: everywhere. Anywhere. Never close your eyes.
 
• Description: hellions can look like anything they want. They can be any size, shape or color. Their only physical limitation is that they cannot exactly duplicate any other creature, living or dead

• Dangers: hellions feed from chaos in general, and individual emotions in particular. But what they really want is your soul—a never-ending buffet. Since souls cannot be stolen from the living, a hellion will try to bargain for or con you out of it. If you refuse—and even sometimes if you don’t—the hellion will either kill you for your soul or torture you then kill you for your soul.
 
• Best Precaution – complete avoidance.
 
• 2nd Best Precaution – Pray

Harpies:

• Location: found in large numbers near thin spots in the barrier between worlds, but individual harpies can live anywhere they choose, in either the human world or the Netherworld.

• Description: in the human world, harpies can pass for human at a glance, as long as they brush hair over their pointed ears and hide their compact, bat-like wings beneath clothing. In the Netherworld, harpies appear less human, with mouths full of sharp, thin teeth; claws instead of hands, and bird-like, clawed talons instead of feet.
 
• Dangers: harpies are snatchers. Collectors. They will dive out of the air with no warning to grab whatever catches their eye, which can be anything from broken pots and pans to shiny rings—often still attached to human fingers. Also, they’re carnivores, and they don’t distinguish between human and animal flesh.

• Best Precaution – complete avoidance.
 
• 2nd Best Precaution – stay inside, or keep one eye trained on the sky and get ready to run.

Note: whether it intends to consume your mind, body, or soul, fauna in the Netherworld is 99% carnivorous, in one form or another. So keep in mind that if you see a creature, it probably wants to eat you.