Cryptid

Cryptids are a species from a different plane that started to appear during the Phantasmal Blaze Plan in Crossbell and Erebonia.

Background
The nomads of the Nord Highlands know them as otherworldy beasts said to appear at turning points in history when the world is out of balance.

In, all cryptids except for Unsurtr drop a Lost Arts quartz when defeated.

In, Roselia mentions Zoro-Agruga as being the greatest of the Cryptids.

Likewise, Cryptids appear in due to the spurring of the Great Twilight. These are considered to be high-level fights and the cryptids drop a Lost Arts quartz when defeated.

List of known cryptids
* ''Only referred to as a cryptid in the localisation of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. In the original Japanese text, Oliphemus is referred to as a fiend.''

Trivia

 * The name "Lindbaum" consists of the German words for "basswood" (Linde) and "tree" (Baum).