Other monsters just hang on your mantelpiece. But these have a lasting effect. Whether it is a poison, mutagens or a shell harder than steel.
Monster 
 cards in the Dracons Deck tend to have 
 and Broken Sword icons on them. 
The Broken Sword icon means Negative Attack 
 Points. Attack 
 Points can never go below zero.
 Both these icons are counted toward the players’ total Attack 
 and Defense 
 . 
You also may consider aiming to get the Dragons 
 , since you get extra Glory Points 
 from them.
    Trap: After taking this card from the Journey Track, the active player must give it to another player. The card is placed on top of the receiving player’s Item 
 Card Pile.