Board Thread:Fan-made Monsters/@comment-24701421-20140918121308

 Stone Monkey 

Species: Beastmen

Habitat: Mountainous regions and forests

Disposition: Mischievous, Arrogant

Diet: Omnivorous although they prefer fruits, especially peaches and bananas

Stone monkeys were once a race of monkeys that possessed human-like intellect and magical powers during the age of the previous Demon Lords. However, in the current era of the Demon Lord, stone monkeys appear almost like human women except for their fur, prehensile tails, and dextrous monkey-like feet.

Possessing incredible physical strength and magical abilities which includes shape-shifting, stone monkeys enjoy causing mischief and fighting against strong opponents. Usually mean-tempered, they do have a strong sense of honour and will thus not attack a helpless individual unprovoked unless it is a harmless prank. Arrogant by nature, they generally do not seek out human men and in fact tend to look down upon them. However, like all mamono, they will eventually develop a need for human men as husbands and may journey at incredible distances before they finally settle down with their chosen husband.

Despite their abilities, Stone monkeys are generally poor at fighting while underwater and are easily blinded by smoke which makes it possible to defeat them. Once defeated, a stone monkey will swear allegiance to whoever defeated her, usually begrudgingly. If the person who defeated her is a human male, she will accept him as her husband instead and will offer him the honour of placing a golden circlet upon her head as a sign of marriage as a loyal wife. A human man who helps a stone monkey get out of trouble, such as being stuck under a huge boulder, will also be given the same offer of marriage out of gratitude.

Once settled with a husband, stone monkeys generally become calmer and even kinder, especially towards their husbands and offspring, although their prideful arrogance is still a core part of their personalities. Strangely enough, stone monkeys get along amicably with the pig-like orcs, the river-dwelling sahuagin, the dragon-like ryu, and the various subspecies of centaurs while they dislike the bull-like minotaurs and half-scorpion girtablilu.  