Amongst the most famous and feared of Felstad’s undergroundresidents were the Beastcrafters. Officially, the name belonged toa specific guild of magic, but in practice the term was applied toany wizard that worked in the breeding pits creating hybridanimals and other monsters. Most of their creations ended up inarenas or exported to foreign lands, but some were sold asguardians, mounts, or exotic pets.Since the great cataclysm, most of the knowledge of theBeastcrafters has been lost, and even where the knowledge doesstill exist, the massive laboratories, vats, and animal-handlingfacilities demanded by their craft simply no longer exist. Itwould take the wealth of a kingdom and several decades of workto recreate even the smallest of ancient Felstad’s breeding pits.All of that said, there are a few remaining strains of Beastcraftermagic that tempt wizards into explorations beneath the FrozenCity. The most sought-after is the formula for the Elixir of theBeastcrafter, a potion that the ancient wizards used to fuse theirown blood with that of animals, allowing them a greaterunderstanding of these creatures and also imbuing them with someof their bestial qualities. Prolonged use of the elixir also caused theimbiber to take on a more animalistic appearance, making themoutcasts from polite society, and driving them to spend even moretime underground with their monstrous creations. 28mm sized metal miniatures, supplied unpainted.
