Lore:A Child's Tamriel Bestiary

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Seen In:	Elder Scrolls Online

A Child's Tamriel Bestiary

byShane gro-Orath(Clever, no? Ha, ha!)

A children's rhyming alphabet book

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A is forAlit,a two-legged lizard
With enough underbite to swallow a wizard

B is forBanekin,a meanDaedricminion
Whose masters are found on theplanes of Oblivion

C is forChaurus,big bug of thesnow lands
Don't try to pet, or he'll snip off your hands!

D is forDuneripper,ofdesert so deep
It'll chomp off your legs from below as you sleep

E is forEagle,so loved by theElves
They plaster its image all over themselves

F is forFaded Wraith,haunting the tomb
Lurking in dark to deliver your doom

G is forGiant,of Skyrim I've heard
He keeps WoollyMammoths,and tends to his herd

H is forHoarvor,huge tick of the wood
That's eager to catch you and drain all your blood!

I is forImp,an obnoxious pest
Who'll fry you with spells for the sake of a jest

J is forJackal,who hauntsBangkorai
With mouth at the right height to nip out your eye

K is forKwama,inMorrowindfound
They live in bug tunnels far beneath the ground

L is forLamia,snake-hag of the wild
Who hopes she might corner a lost little child

M is forMudcrab,annoyance ubiquitous
Nasty, unpleasant, ugly, iniquitous

N is forNix-Hounds,pack-hunting bugs
Alchemistsrender their flesh to makedrugs

O is forOgre,whose wits are quite dim
But if one should catch you, your prospects are grim

P is forPigs,relatives of theBoars
ThatWood Elveswill ride instead of ahorse

R is forRaven,darkNocturnal's totem
I hear hers can talk, and then you can quote 'em!

S is forSpriggan,root, bark, and bough
It hides in that thicket—it's watching you now!

T is forThunderbug,vast shocking beetle
Its pincers will get you, or its serrated feet'll

U is forUndead,necromancy's slaves
Apocalypse comes when they rise from their graves

V is forVampire,ready to drill ya
'Cause she's got a case ofPorphyric Hem'philia

W is forWisp,evil glow-ball that beckons
Don't follow, or you'll be seen no more, I reckons

X is forXivilai,Daedric assassin
Who'll pop off your head on a whim as he's passin'

Y is forYokudan Warhorse,theForebear
Knight's mount that he rides when he goes off to warfare

Z is forZombies—you knew they'd be last
Run, don't be walking: a few are quite fast!