What is a Grue?

The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day; few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale. Toxicologists believe that grues are probably black - black - red - black - purple.

But that's not all that been written about grues...

Grue

The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by light of day; few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.

Ur-Grue

Ur-grues are thought to be the shades of fallen Implementors. Skilled in black sorcery, the ur-grue can envelop itself in a personal zone of darkness which neither lamp nor flame can penetrate. Sunlight is the only thing it fears. It is unwise even to speak of this utterly evil entity.

"The world's first (and only) picture of a grue." is by Tony Wolf. Grue and Ur-grue pictures from the Zork Zero manual, by Infocom, of course!

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