Editing A&D Creatures (section)

=== Colos ===
The most common intelligent creature in The Dark Woods is the colo.  Colos come from a world like Earth's Triassic period.  There they thrived as their homeworld's foremost predator, having a strong pack hunting instinct.  These bird-like humanoids reproduce faster than humans, but have a naturally shorter life span than humans.  Colo cultures tend to be focused on heroic accomplishments, often in the form of collecting impressive hunting trophies.

Colos were intentionally introduced to The Dark Woods by the Order of Thanatos.  This ancient order wished to end the practice of sorcery in The Dark Woods.  The colos they brought were indoctrinated and trained by the order, so that most of the Colos claim the Order of Thanatos as their religion.  

Most of colo society in The Dark Woods is focused on a crusade to hunt and destroy all the sorcerers in The Dark Woods.  These colos live in forts filled with many large families.  The social structure is miltaristic, with each fort being led by a "captain" and his many "officers."  (Many a sorcerer have commented that colos "taste like chicken," but many more have found themselves overwhelmed and executed by colos.)

[[Image:ColoScowlTheDarkWoods.jpg|120px|left]]  [[Image:ColoHeadTheDarkWoods.png|200px]] 

Heavily armored and well trained Colo Crusaders (1 stalking, 2 fighting, 2 shooting, 5 toughness, 2 tgh/2, 12 defense) on a routine patrol notice the PCs, and attack in righteous fury they assume your PCs are involved in sorcery.