# Beasts **Beasts** are nonhumanoid creatures that are a natural part of Yanis ecology. Very few have magical powers or abilities, but most are unintelligent and lack any society or language. Beasts include all varieties of ordinary animals, dinosaurs, and giant versions of animals. Some believe that beasts and [[Monstrosities|monstrosities]] are distant descendants of demigod-like creatures that roamed Yanis in pre-historic times. Others believe that naturalistic humanoid species like [[Birdfolk|birdfolk]], [[Catfolk|catfolk]], [[Lizardfolk|lizardfolk]], [[Merfolk|merfolk]], and [[Tortle|tortle]] evolved from beasts.