 It is a matter of debate whether grooks would be classified as animals, or as golems, since they seem to defy normal definitions of "natural life". They tend to look vaguely like flightless birds, their bodies made up of odd collections of bones and bone-like growths. They do not seem to have any sort of circulatory or digestive system, yet they feed off of the blood of their victims, lending credence to the theory that they are magical in nature. Grooks can sustain the loss of limbs without any apparent ill effects (other than the loss of the use of that limb, of course), but it appears that breaking or removing the "head" will incapacitate a grook, and cause the rest of its body to fall apart. Grooks are found in dark areas, known to have an aversion for bright light, and are primarily found in the country of Kroz in Nordika (northern Ai), though they are sometimes found in neighboring regions (such as southern Gallis and western Olympia).
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