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Shatterfrag
One of the basic-issue monsters of Battal, the Ubewe, was an unassuming and harmless monster, but after a hiccup in the breeding cycle, the wee creatures gained the ability to transform their featureless morphic heads into alchemical explosives, which, upon exposure to oxygen, detonated in a shower of razor-sharp fragments. The shattered remnants of the shatterfrag's body grows into large seed pods, which birth more shatterfrags, and so on. The only way to safely dispose of a shatterfrag is to use Fire, magical or not. They were used extensively by Char Reyarteb, who used them as living ordinance during his resurgence. Due to their prolific numbers, the phrase Kill it with fire! was hurled about with considerable frequency, and later became a catch phrase. For example:
"Damn, I think my wife has a PMS. How can I get her to calm down?"
The man's friend turned, smiling. "That's easy. Kill it with fire."
"Who's the 'it' here, my wife or the chitinous monstrosity lurking beneath my house?"
His friend shrugged. "Whichever's better for you."
"My wife it is," he said, staring longingly at the conveniently-placed barrel of kerosine near the tavern's exit.
--from Book 8.
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