10 more live sketches have been added, and a few corrections have been made. (116/453 creatures without live sketches). The decrease of 6 creatures is because the 'no live sketch' counter was including creatures that are not shown in the bestiary (there are 6 'extinct' creatures, like the old boomerang throwing Orga Berserker, the Wuss that was once found on Dal'Noth Island, the Venomous Leech once found on Dal'Noth, the Horse once found on Peaceton, the Captain of the Guard once found in Tenebrion's Keep, and the Vine Rose once found in the Valley.) 75% of creatures now have live sketches.
The live sketch viewer has been rewritten to use lightbox instead of thickbox, and should now properly display under all browsers and conditions.
The Ethereal Splume has been added to the bestiary, as well as 20 more live sketches. The ethereal wurm is still missing from the bestiary. (137/458 creatures without live sketches).
23 May 2008:
I'm back. The Turmoil has been added to the bestiary, as well as 28 more live sketches (thanks to LAPDANCE for a few of those). (156/457 creatures without live sketches).
22 March 2008:
9 more live sketches, courtesy of LAPDANCE--183 creatures left to sketch. Updated sketches for a few creatures, like the Tangleweed and Darshak Captain, that have had graphical revamps. (Note: Darshak Tosser graphic still not updated, Turmoil monster still not added to bestiary.)
2 February 2008:
11 more miscellaneous live sketches, 7 courtesy of Ratbane and the Laughing Academy Picture Development for the Advancement of Natural Critter Education crew. (192/456 creatures without live sketches now.)
29 December 2007:
The Darshak necromancer has been added, and many of the missing upper level Darshak difficulties have been added or corrected (all except the Bodyguard's). More live sketches added (203/456 creatures without live sketches).
The fire dra'ryx has been added to the public section of the bestiary. (213/453 creatures without live sketches now.)
6 September 2007:
The corsica has been added to the public section of the bestiary. (221/453 creatures still without live sketches.)
16 August 2007:
Many more live sketches added (221/452 do not have them now). So, the "live sketches" project is more than 50% done! Thanks much to Largo for his contributions (and a couple corrections) to the Darshak section.
8 August 2007:
Many live sketches added (270/452 do not have live sketches now, so more than 40 percent do. Don't worry about the 2 new creatures).
The live sketch viewer looks much nicer now. See the Yorilla section for examples.
3 August 2007:
25 more live sketches added. I probably won't work on the bestiary again for quite some time, for various reasons. I will continue to add creatures, but I am unlikely to work on the template or add more live sketches (unless other people send them in, in which case I will add them fairly quickly).
31 July 2007:
The wake me up has been added. 11 more live sketches added. If you want to submit your own live sketches, which I would appreciate tremendously, check this page to see if a creature does not have a live sketch. (Currently 335/450 do not have them.)
13 July 2007:
Addition of the black locust. 10 more live sketches added, mostly of Metzetli Island critters.
9 July 2007:
Search feature complete. Lyfelidae section fixed (day forms added), a few other creatures with varied appearances now show those appearances (e.g. winged snakes).
8 July 2007:
Search feature functional except for 'sorting' and 'rarity.' Search feature formally incorporated to the site.
5 July 2007:
Search feature now partially functional. More testing.
1 July 2007:
All sections are in. Darshak and Lyfelidae and a few random others are missing information, such as the slimes. Bestiary officially republished as a beta.
30 June 2007:
All sections except Orga in. Darshak and Lyfelidae sections do not have completed numbers, due to my lack of knowledge on the subject. A few other creatures may be missing numbers.
29 June 2007:
Plant section updated at long last. The Star Flower and Vicious Star Flower were added. All creature sections in now except for Darshak and Orga (22/24).
24 June 2007:
Bestiary more than fifty percent updated (13/24). The lyfelidae section has major problems. However, these concerns will probably be addressed after the bestiary is republished.
21 June 2007:
The search feature for users is now partially implemented, though still in testing. Creature sections still in progress (9/24).
20 June 2007:
Creatures being added into the database. I am trying to add one section per day. 8 sections are completed currently, out of 24. So, about two more weeks until this bestiary is ready to replace the old copy, assuming I keep this pace. Then comes proof reading, etc, after the new edition is published.
17 June 2007:
Live sketches added back in. Click on a creature's static image to see a live sketch (if available). In Firefox, it is obvious if a creature's live image is available (see the Yorilla section). Not so obvious in Safari. I do not plan on making it more obvious in Safari, but hopefully I'll have the live sketches nearly complete some day, and it won't be an issue. Firefox doesn't display the live sketches very well, but I don't plan on fixing it from my end, since the only fixes I can do for Firefox make it look bad on Safari. Maybe some day I'll figure out how to get both to look decent.
PNG images converted to the (much more space efficient, and without any loss) GIF images.
16 June 2007:
Bestiary redesign. Initial stages set. All pages found in the bestiary are now dynamically generated. About 50 creatures currently in the database, more to follow. Public search feature to follow. Live sketches and legacy creature pictures to follow. Orga animations to follow.
Ethereal Wurm has been added to the bestiary, as well as 7 new live sketches, and a few old ones replaced with better images. (131/459 creatures without live sketches).
Ethereal Splume has been added to the bestiary, as well as 20 more live sketches. The ethereal wurm is still missing from the bestiary. (137/458 creatures without live sketches).
Turmoil has been added to the bestiary, as well as 28 more live sketches (thanks to LAPDANCE for a few of those). (156/457 creatures without live sketches).
Darshak necromancer has been added, and many of the missing upper level Darshak difficulties have been added or corrected (all except the Bodyguard's). More live sketches added (203/456 creatures without live sketches).
water burst and the 
watery guardian have been added to the bestiary.
fire dra'ryx has been added to the public section of the bestiary. (213/453 creatures without live sketches now.)
corsica has been added to the public section of the bestiary. (221/453 creatures still without live sketches.)
wake me up has been added. 11 more live sketches added. If you want to submit your own live sketches, which I would appreciate tremendously, check this page to see if a creature does not have a live sketch. (Currently 335/450 do not have them.)
black locust. 10 more live sketches added, mostly of Metzetli Island critters.