Fortnightly Fiends: Moonwasp

 In the void between worlds, and in the silver-limned reaches of the Astral and Ethereal Planes are many variegated creatures, many fearsome and many utterly alien: imagine then, the sense of comfort the planar traveller feels upon first encountering the Moonwasp, so familiar in form, singing their everlasting mental hymns to the pleasures of friendship and the joy of the new. Despite their appearance - human-sized wasps with silver wings and white bodies and rainbow-hued multifaceted eyes - Moonwasps will almost always treat first encounters as a chance for a new friendship and sharing of stories. They are great travellers and singers - and occasionally defenders of those whose freedom and individuality is threatened by other, less benign planar forces. Thus they are betimes found opposing Devils, Demons and other such horrors.

Moonwasps can function in the void of space, and the Astral and Ethereal Planes without hindrance, although they do enjoy visiting the Prime Material Plane and its multifarious variants (not so much during the hours of daylight, however). They have some command of planar magic, and their powerful minds are opaque to magical control. They do not like to fight, but will do so if pressed, especially against Chaotic foes and the alien horrors that stalk the void. They prefer, however, to utilise their potent mental songs to defuse dangerous situations.

Moonwasp for Labyrinth Lord 

Credit to my son, who turns 9 today, who came up with the word "Moonwasp".

Fortnightly Fiends: The Mither

Out in the wild grasslands of the Fourwind Bleak, where the foul winds blow from the ruins of Aria, on the magequake-scarred veldts of Old Hyarenia, and across the wide plains flanking the alchemy-poisoned waters of the River Trebb, and in other grassy places where uncontrolled or corrupted magic has caused serious damage, there can be found the Mither. This - generally timid - small herbivore, which resembles an armadillo, but with lank ratty fur tufting up from between its little plates of armour, is a byproduct of such magical mishap. At about one foot in length, the Mither would normally be regarded as merely a nuisance, but it has several effects that make it somewhat more vexatious, especially for those who wield magic power. Their bite carries an unpleasant disease that is particularly debilitating for spell casters, forcing them to exert themselves to an unusual extent when looking to cast spells. In addition, Mithers are hard to affect through magical power, and their armour is difficult for many weapons to pierce.