Oceania Monsters
Creatures and traditions across Oceania
This collection brings together creatures associated with Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific islands. Their stories do not belong to one shared mythology: a water being of the Murray River, a guardian of a Melanesian lake and a spirit of Makira have different origins and meanings.
Begin with the Bunyip, whose forms vary among south-eastern Australian water-spirit traditions; Abaia, a guardian eel of Melanesian freshwater accounts; and Adaro, associated with ghosts and sea spirits in the Solomon Islands. Each page distinguishes its sources from the version adapted for roleplaying.
The alphabetical links below are a broader game archive: they include prehistoric animals and creatures not native to these traditions. Use the linked entries for game statistics, and follow their cultural and historical references before treating a story as local folklore.
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Broader Creature Archive — Not Exclusive to Oceania
The inherited A–Z list below covers creatures from across the whole site, including animals and monsters from other continents and settings. It is retained for reference, but it should not be mistaken for a catalogue of Oceania’s traditional beings. For local folklore, start with the three linked entries above.
A Abaia, Adaro, Aepycamelus, Ambulocetus, Amebelodon, Ammonite, Amoeba, Giant, Amphiptere, Amphisbaena, Anancus, Anarchic Creature, Anarchic Lion, Andrewsarchus, Animated object, Anomalocaris, Archelon , Arctodus simus, Arctognathus, Argentavis, Arthropleura, Aspidochelone, Assassin Vine, Astrapotherium magnum, Axiomatic Creature,
B Bandersnatch, Basilosaurus, Bat, Bat Dire, Bat Dire Fiendish, Bee, Bee Swarm, Belemnite, Bhole, Black Cat, Bladderwort Giant, Bogun, Boruta, Brontornis, Brontotherium, Bunyip
C Carnivorous Blob, Celestial Eagle, Celestial Owl, Celestial Porpoise, Crab, Shark-Eating, Crocodile, Crocodilian, Deinosuchus, Crocodilian, Marine Crocodile, Crocodilian, Saltwater Crocodile
D Devilfish, Dhinnabarrada, Diprotodon, Giant Wombat, Dire Creature, Dire Bat, Dire Frog, Giant, Dire Lamprey, Dire Rat, Shark, Dire (Megalodon), Dire Snake, Dog medium, Dog Small, Donkey, Drake, Coral, Drake, Desert, Drake, Elemental, Drake, Ether, Drake, Fire, Drake, Forest, Drake, Frost, Drake, Ice, Drake, Jungle, Drake, Lava, Drake, Mist, Drake, Rift, Drake, River, Drake, Salt, Drake, Sea, Drake, Shadow, Drake, Spire, Drake, Star, Dwarf,
E – Eagle, Eagle Giant, Echidna, Giant, Eel Giant Moray, Eer-Moonan, Elemental, Elemental Air, Elemental Earth, Elemental Fire, Elemental Ice, Elder, Elemental Water, Elemental Air Primal, Elemental Earth Primal, Elemental Fire Primal, Elemental Water Primal, Elemental Time, Common, Elf, Emu ,
F – Falcon, Giant, Familiar, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Familiar, Kakapo, Familiar, Leopard Slug, Familiar, Pufferfish, Familiar, Tuatara, Fell Flotsam, Fiendish Creature, Fiendish Crocodile, Fiendish Giant Crocodile, Fiendish Dire Rat, Fiendish Dire Shark, Fiendish Hawk, Fiendish Monstrous Centipede, Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Fiendish Monstrous Spider , Fiendish Octopus, Fiendish Raven, Fiendish Shark, Medium, Fiendish Snake Constrictor, Fiendish Snake Giant Constrictor, Fiendish Snake Viper, Fiendish Wolf, Fish, Archerfish (Giant), Fish, Blowfish Giant, Fish, Pike, Giant , Fish, Swordfish, Fish, Tiger Fish, Fish Viper (Giant),
G Goanna Mythic, Ghost, Giant Hill, Goanna Mythic, Goat,
H Haast’s Eagle, Haunt, Hawk, Honeybee Swarm,
I
K Kangaroo, Koala, Koala, Drop Bear, Kookaburra,
L Lizard, Lizard, Giant Frilled, Lizard Monitor , Lycanthrope, Wereshark ,
M – Man-Eating Ewe, Megafauna, Moa (Dromornis), Megalania, Mermaid/Merfolk, Monstrous Scorpion, Monstrous Slug, Monstrous Spider, Monstrous Spider Jumping, Mule,
N
O – Owl, Owl, Giant,
P Parrot, Parrot Undead, Patupaiarehe, Ponaturi , Priscileo, Procoptodon,
Q
Qallupilluk, Qasogonaga, Qilin , Qlippoth, Qlippoth, Chernobue, Qlippoth Hydraggon, Qlippoth, Khorazim, Qlippoth Lord, Obox-Ob, Quetzalcoutlus, Quickling
R
Rat, Rat Swarm, Raven, Reefclaw,
S
Sagari, Sakina, Salamander, Salamander, Fire, Samebito, Samodiva, Samsaran, Sand Cat, Sandman, Sand Squink, Sarkastodon, Sard, Satori, Sayona, Scarab Beetle Giant, Scarecrow, Sceaduinar, Scitalis, Scorpion, Greensting, Scorpion, Black, Scorpionfolk, Screaming Skull (Cacophony Golem), Scytale, Sea Serpent, Sea Serpent, Deep, Sea Worm, King Ragworm, The Seasons, Seneschal Spirit, Seps, Serpentfolk, Seugathi, Shadow, Shambling Mound, Shark, Hammerhead, Shark, Helicoprion, Shark, Great White, Shark, Stethacanthus, Sheep (Herd Animal), Sheep, Ram, (Herd Animal) , Sheep Giant, Shield Guardian, Shining Child, Shoggoth, Shojo, Shonisaurus, Shulsaga, Seilenos, Skeleton, Skinwalker, Skum, Skunk, Siyokoy, Simosuchus, Siyokoy, Slaad Lord Of Entropy, Snake, Cobra, Snake Constrictor, Snake Viper, Son of Perdition, Soucouyant, Soulbound Mannequin, Snallygaster, Spartoi, Spawn of Yog-Sothoth, Spectre, Sphenacodon, Squid, Squid Giant, Squirrel, Squirrel, Flying, Squonk, Stagonolepis, Star-Spawn of Cthulhu, Stomatosuchus, Strix, Stygira, Suiko, Sundel Bolong, Superego Manifestation (Template), Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Swan maiden, Swarm, Swarm Bat, Swarm Centipede, Swarm Cockroaches, Swarm Crab, Swarm Locust, Swarm Mosquito, Swarm Rat, Swarm, Raven, Swarm Rot Grub, Swarm Piranha, Swarm Scarab Beetle , Swarm Sikari Macaque, Swarm Snake, Swarm Snake, Venomous, Swarm Spider, Swarm Wasp, Sylph, Sylphide,
T Thylacine, Troglodyte,
U
V
Vampire, Vanara, Varuka, Vargouille, Vetala, Vilkacis, Vilderavn, Vishap, Vishkanya, Vodyanoi, Voonith, Vouivre, Vrykolakas, Vulture, Vulture, Giant (Argentavis), Vurgens (Giant Gulper Eel),
W Wallaby, Wakaleo, Wonambi, Wulgaru,
X –
Z Zombie, Zombie, Apocalypse, Zombie, Fast,
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