Gideon narrowly survives a vampire owl-genie attack and confirms mixed-species infection.
Responding to Carl's floor-wide query, Gideon reports fighting a creature that was half genie and half owl after vampirism transformed it. The monster nearly tears out his neck before the party cleric kills it.
Gideon is outside even the top thousand and prefers the relative safety of that low ranking.
Gideon's report shows the outbreak affects hybrid forest creatures beyond dinosaurs and drillbeaks.
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