Some more monsters from African folklore:
Engargiya:
These are the pleistocene animals known to modern scientists as Chalicotheres
Tuyewera:
The tuyewera (too-yee-WEHR-ah) is an unusual form of flesh golem found only in Nyambe-tanda. Animated by a mchawi wizard or through the use of a magical item, a tuyewera is a construct designed for the express purpose of assassination.
A tuyewera appears to be a flesh golem with no legs below the knees and no tongue. The lack of legs prevents it from running
away from its creator, and the lack of a tongue prevents it from complaining about its treatment. Despite being a construct, a
tuyewera maintains a glimmer of intelligence, and despises its forced servitude. Many ngoma bards tell tales of evil wizards who
have fallen at the hands of their own tuyewera.
Mangabangabana:
The mangabangabana (mahn-gah-bahn-gah-BAH-nah), also known as the androanzi (ahn-droh-AHN-zee) or hai-huri (heye-HOO-ree), are a race of humans suffering under an ancient curse that separated them into two.
The mangabangabana’s appearance is startling, to say the least. The creature appears to be human, but looks like it has been cut in half lengthwise. As a result, it only has one eye, one arm, and one leg. The part of its body where the cut appears to be is exposed raw flesh, and is always wet and oozing, though the injury does not bleed or cause the creature any discomfort. All male mangabangabana are “right handed,†and all female mangabangabana are “left handed.â€
These creatures are cannibals, and especially enjoy feeding upon children. Many families use tales of these creatures to reinforce
to their children the necessity of staying indoors at night.
Mokole M'bembe:
The most famous of all Nyamban monsters, this creature is also known as the ninki nanka (NEEN-kee NAHN-kah), or the jagonini
(jah-goh-NEE-nee). The mokele m’bembe (moh-KEH-leh m- BEHM-beh) is a dinosaur closely related to the apatosaurus
(brontosaurus), and found only in the swamps and forests of Nyambe-tanda.
A mokele m’bembe is over 40 feet long, with a long neck and tail, leathery dark-brown skin, and a red horn jutting from the center of its head. Mokele m’bembe live in swamps and rivers, spending much time in the water, and feeding on trees, fruit, water plants,
and shrubs — its favorite food is liana fruit. Except during mating season, these creatures are exclusively solitary.
Rom:
The rom are a race of ghostly stone giants. Long ago they were enemies of the dwarven utuchekulu, but during the great earthquake that brought the utuchekulu to the surface, the rom all perished in a massive cave-in. The rom have haunted the dwarves ever since, but recently these powerful ghosts have ranged farther afield. Rom appear as transparent stone giants, and
seem to be filled with a neverending rage. Virtually every encounter with a rom ends in violence.
Sao:
The sao are a reclusive race of pacifistic giants only found in the deepest recesses of the rainforest. Sao appear to be thin, attractive humans standing nearly eighteen feet tall, and weighing approximately 4,000 pounds. Sao can live as long as 600 years.
Sao speak Giant and Daka-kosa.
The sao claim to be one of the original races created by the Overpower, and though there is little evidence to support this, few doubt their claim.
Ndalawo:
Also known as a shadow leopard, the ndalawo (n-DAH-lahwoh) is a leopard that has been transformed into an undead shadow.
Though they prefer to prey on other leopards, perpetuating their foul species, they occasionally attack humanoids as well.
Ga Gorib:
These malevolent creatures dig deep pits near their lairs. They eagerly invite travelers to stand on the edge of the pit and play a game of stone throwing with them. The object of the game is to knock the other player into the pit with a stone. Unfortunately, most people don’t know that ga goribs are imbued with a missile reflection ability that sends any hurled stone back at the thrower, knocking them into the pit instead.
These creatures prefer terrain that has a great deal of small rocks, suitable for throwing.
Ga goribs are slovenly and obese, with short bristly hair and bulging eyes. They have dark skin and large feet and hands. They are usually about 5 feet tall and weigh almost 200 pounds.
