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Royal Beastflayers Quest: Slay the Beast in Its Lair

August 2023·p. 79

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The Beastflayers interpret their campaign as pursuit of the dreadful Calcodrax, gaining progress through objectives, treasure and killing marked enemies, beasts or monsters. The resulting Relic of the Realm can sharpen attacks, restrict escape, inspire allies or protect its bearer. Its grandiose descriptions and grisly physical forms sustain the faction’s split between imagined nobility and actual scavenging.

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