Monster Mythology be found by player characters, or become enamored with a mortal character. This short appendix gives references where a Dungeon Master may find 2nd edition "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" details on the deities of specific game worlds, such as the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Dragonlance, and Dark Sun. Monster Mythology Monster Mythology is a sourcebook for the second edition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game. Released by TSR in 1992 and written by Carl Sargent, with interior illustrations by Terry Dykstra, John and Laura Lakey, and Keith Parkinson, "Monster Mythology" was released as a companion volume for "Legends & Lore".
Scottish mythology are other supernatural beings whose characteristics reflect folkloric patterns from around the world. Ancestral spirits, and giants who help to form the landscape and represent the forces of nature, are ubiquitous and may point to non-elite registers of mythology. The Loch Ness Monster is a legendary aquatic creature reported from many sightings over many years. A popular belief is that the monster is a lone survivor of the "long-extinct plesiosaurs". Although the sighting of the monster was reported as far back as the 6th century, in recent times the sightings were reported once the road around the loch was built.