The Bestiary of the Unsaid

Dear Friends,

The Hard Taco song for February is called, "Man, What a Terrible Scene." When you hear the smooth tones of lead singer Jonathan Barron, you will be a jealot.

Much as an overly zealous person is a zealot, your overwhelming jealousy (and excessive jeal) will make you a jealot.

Jealous is one of the many adjectives in English that appear to be derived from nouns that do not actually exist. And like all things that don't exist, they deserve to be the subject of a fantasy role-playing game. What follows is my Monster Manual of creatures from whom these words are secretly derived. See if you can follow along:

Joll:
Rotund, rosy-cheeked, and perpetually humming, the Joll radiates cheer that can buoy even the weariest of travelers.

Dizz:
The Dizz stumbles around in erratic spirals, moaning and vomiting. In some regions, this same creature is known as the Quease.

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