> > > I have made it through every AGL game except for POA (which I am working on) and the mysterious subscriber goodie, I'm working on Murkons Refuge, and I've played many rounds of Enchanted Forest.
> > >
> > > There are some odd monster names in some of the games.
> > > Can someone please tell me what the following monsters are, or if Sam just made them up:
> > > A "kobold"
> > > A "gwuil"
> > > and a "beefhead"
> > >
> > > If I come across any others I'm confused about, I'll add them to the list. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > (By the way, sorry if this is the wrong forum, but since this pertains to the games on Rinkworks I thought it went here.)
> >
> > I know a kobold is not made up, you can find it in many "Dungoens and Dragons" games. It is a doglike creature. In other games they are normally found in packs, becuase they tend to be not very strong alone. I belive that the other two are made up, but I could be wrong. Maybe they can be found elsewhere. ~Talia
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> Kobolds are much older than D&D; in fact, the metal cobalt is named after them because Germans associated the metal with kobolds.
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> When I played GOA, I figured Gwuils were made up (because of something about the way they were described) and indeed the FAQ for Murkon's Refuge confirms this.
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> I'd been wondering about beefheads myself.
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> Oh, and what about:
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> "cosmop"
> "night lord"
> "skeletal lord"
> "sap hound"
> "displacer"
> "owlbear"
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> Lucky "hmm, any others?" Wizard

Owlbears are common in fantasy literature. I suppose they're bears with owl faces. They're reported to be very brutal and violent.
"Night lord" and "skeletal lord" sound like your generic hordes of evil warriors, so several authors might have come up with them independently.
Cosmops are definitely Sam's invention AFAIK.
What about those cannibal cakes, then?