The Ak-Baba are seven dreadful birds that serve the Shadow Lord. They eat the flesh of the dead and live for a thousand years. It was the seven Ak-Baba who carried the seven gems to be hidden in the most feared, dreadful places in Deltora. The Shadow Lord uses the Ak-Baba when a task requires...
Ols are shape-shifting formless horrors created by the Shadow Lord to spy and do its evil bidding. When attacking, they reveal their true forms. There are three levels of Ol; Grade One Ols, Grade Two Ols and Grade Three Ols, which each level up getting better at disguising itself, smarter and...
The Guardian is the master of the Valley of the Lost. Similar to Gorl, he can control people with some form of telekenisis. The Guardian's 'subjects' who have been enslaved by him no longer have any need for food, drink or rest, but are not spirits of the dead; most of them are Torans who...
The Glus is a vast, slug-like monster that dwells within the Maze of the Beast. It is also known as the Death Spinner. It spits out white threads to trap it's prey with 'terrifying suddenness'. These threads are said to be as hard as steel. The Glus' secretions dry rapidly to form the maze it...
Gellick is a great evil toad who lords over the Gnomes of Dread Mountain. His skin is thick and impervious to arrows, swords and axes. It's Gellick's poison that's used in all of the Grey Guards blisters, and thus blisters used against him is useless (also, Gellick can talk). Gellick spits the...
For whatever reason, I realise I've yet to reupload the scans for this quote here yet; from Work Soul, Simon's awakening and escape from the Labrinyth merges all possible versions of himself in the Multiverse into one. (Relevant text)
Although Sand Beasts are fearsome and terrifying monsters, they are not the guardians of the gem. The true gem guardian is an ancient creeping terror known as the Hive, which is the Shifting Sands itself (the topmost layer of sand being made from the long dead victims of the Hive), with many...
The Sand Beasts are large insectoid monsters which dwell in the Shifting Sands. The proper name of these creatures are Terreocti. The carapace of Sand Beasts is said to be as hard as rock. Sand Beasts hunt by burrowing into the sand then lunging out at terrifying speeds. This is the fate that...
Reeah is a gigantic snake, and the gem guardian of the Opal. It's body is said to be as thick as an ancient tree trunk, and it is vast enough to fill a great hall. Reeah can speak via telepathy directly into someone's mind.. Reeah can command others to do its bidding (although Lief was...
The Sorceress Thaegan is a powerful and evil sorceress who has lived for over a hundred years. Theagan was originally a beautiful girl, but was cruel and spiteful and turned to dark magic. She was more powerful than her own mother Tamm (who herself was a wise woman who knew magic), and after...
Soldeen is the Guardian of the Ruby. Once the leader of D'Or, he was turned into a horrible monster by the Sorceress Theagen. He is a colossal fish monster who dwells in the Lake of Tears. Lief's sword is considered little more than a stinging irritation to him. Soldeen is so big that he is...
Each of the seven gems were scattered across Deltora and hidden in a secret, dangerous place, and protected by a gem guardian (either by deliberate actions or otherwise). The first of these encountered by Lief, Barda & Jasmine is Gorl, an ancient Jalis knight who lived long before Deltora was...
The Diamond is the Talisman of the Jalis, and a symbol of innocence, purity and strength. Diamonds gained nobly with a pure heart are a powerful force for good, and give courage & strength, protect from pestilence and help the cause of true love; however, a diamond gained by treachery or...
The Amethyst is the Talisman of Tora, and the symbol of truth. It calms and soothes, changes colour in the presence of illness and looses colour in the presence of poisoned food & drink. Lief uses the Amethyst to calm himself. The Amethyst dims in the presence of poisoned food & drink. The...
The Emerald is the Talisman of the Gnomes. It grows dull in the presence of evil & when a vow is broken, and can be used as a remedy for sores & ulcers, as well as a cure for poison. Similar to the Ruby, Emerald grows dull in the prescence of evil and danger. The emerald returns to it's...
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