Magic-Starved Beasts

Magic-starved beasts are creatures spawned from the depths of a magic dead zone. They can take on a variety of forms, many of them vaguely resembling creatures found out in the world. Others, however, simply resemble monsters from the depths of one's nightmares. They are said to feed off of magic, often gorging themselves on it until they either can't move or quite literally pop. However, it has been observed that, if left to their own devices, they will eventually take that magic back to the nearest magic dead zone, whereupon it will be dispersed back into the environment one way or another.   Magic-starved beasts are generally classified as a form of undead, as that is the most common form that they take: that of creatures which have wasted away due to a lack of magic and have become reanimated via the power of anti-magic. This version typically lacks any sort of capacity for higher thought, simply seeking out sources of magic to feed upon until they are full.   Any individual who spends too long in a magic dead zone runs the risk of turning into a magic-starved beast. Those classified as fey are most susceptible to this, as they tend to carry high amounts of magic to begin with. It was once thought that those classified as "mundane" were immune, due to their seeming lack of magic, but that has been proven false over time. Mundane species simply take longer to be drained to the point of turning.