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Aura doesn't remember anything of particular religious significance about any of the three creatures standing in the doorway. She knows that evil and demonic creatures can sometimes appear as unnatural versions of normal animals or strange combinations of multiple creatures. Saying that, she also knows that chaotic magics and alchemy can sometimes be used to create similar creatures. She isn't sure what the origins of these creatures might be, except that the stoat looks twitchy and dangerous and the snake-thing is creepy as shit. She has a particularly bad feeling about that eye in its palm, and wishes it would stop staring at her.

Ah'Sereen is somewhat at a loss as to what any of these creatures are. That is a hell of a big, twitchy stoat though. She is also grateful that the snake's eye isn't looking at her right now. Something about that thing just creeps her out.

Warryn doesn't recognise this man particularly, but his moon-like face reminds him of stories he once heard of a strange celestial race of magically-inclined people whose appearances literally mirrored the phases of the moon. He'd always thought they were a fairy story, but now he's not so sure.

The stoat is massive, far too muscly for a normal animal and incredibly twitchy. It looks fast and powerful and like it would fuck up your day in a moment if the mood took it. Something about it reminds him of the wired, strung-out drug addicts you often saw hanging out in the poor parts of cities where it was easier to get high for a while than buy food.

The hand-snake is weird. He's not sure what kind of process might have brought it into existence, but he gets a sense that there is powerful magic in that eye in the palm and he is quite glad that it's not looking directly at him.

Art doesn't recognise the man or his race.

The stoat is massive, far too muscly for a normal animal and incredibly twitchy. It looks fast and powerful and like it would fuck up your day in a moment if the mood took it. Art notices the armor on its back looks to have been custom-made from high-quality steel plating just for the creature. It will be tough to break through that, and speaks to the weird strength of the creature that it can even support the weight.

The hand-snake is weird and definitely not natural. Something about that eye especially is really weirding him out and he wishes it would stop staring at him.

Dain doesn't recognise the man or his race, although he has the nagging feeling he recognises the race from somewhere.

Dain knows a great deal about the historical significance of stoats and their uses through various ages as thieves, messengers, occassional familiars, and their many uses in household pest-control. Unfortunately, that doesn't particularly help explain the oversized, over-muscled, twitchy, armoured creature in front of him.

Strange chimaera creatures have always been favourite subjects of artists and storytellers through the ages, and have occasionally inspired certain wizard groups to try and forge their own hybrids. While such creatures can be made successfully, they often just end up being less successful versions of their parents (with the notable and well-studied exception of the owlbear, which, quite frankly, took everyone by surprise). Still, this particular creation looks powerful enough, and Dain can't help but be grateful it's not looking at him right now, although he isn't completely sure why.