Melancholic Wolves

These creatures are large wolves, with fur of pure white except for a lock of black which hangs over one eye.

Their claws and fangs cause little or no physical damage. Instead, a portion of the wolves' spirit infects the victim. Wounds from these creatures can cause an all-pervading melancholia, called emonic posession. The victim might be rendered entirely useless for anything other than sighing and writing poetry.

The stories are divided as to whether wolfsbane will deter Melancholic Wolves, as it does with normal wolves.

Maggots

A jar of maggots is an essential item for dangerous journeys. When applied to a wound the creatures will eat the dead flesh, keeping it relatively clean and resisting infection.

They may likewise be applied to food which has become unwholesome, although of course this is only useful if there is some part which remains sound.

They are especially useful in the underworld, where damp, mould and a scarcity of clean water are accompanied by an unnatural tendency for all things to rot and decay.

Some magic will produce a walking corpse, which maggots will begin to consume if they are cast upon it. An entire jars' worth of maggots can cause such an abomination to act as a natural creature would act if set on fire. The products of the boker's craft are immune, being dead inside and alive outside rather than the reverse.

Hyenas

Sacrificing a hyena will defile any altar, even to the most evil god. The single exception is Beautiful Lady Sebastienne, who accepts any sacrifice, and even she will be "made sick" by the offering.

There are no known talking hyenas. However some have suggested that ghouls, despite their human-like appearance, fill this role.