When Pestilent Vermin enters, target opponent loses 2 life unless they discard a card. Whenever you cast a Tale, you may return Pestilent Vermin from your graveyard to your hand.
Lifelink Whenever an Aura becomes attached to Shrieking Gnoll, put a +1/+1 counter on Shrieking Gnoll, then target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter on Shrieking Gnoll.
I — Exile the top card of your library face down. II — Exile any number of cards from your hand face down. III — Calamity of Yore deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of cards you own in exile. Return all cards exiled with Calamity of Yore to their owners' hands.
You may cast this spell with no targets for {2}{R}. If you do, as it resolves, create a 1/1 red Hound creature token, then attach Canine Acumen to that token. Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike.
If a red source you control would deal damage, it deals that much damage plus 1 instead. I, II — Exile the top card of your library. If it's red or a Mountain, you may play that card this turn. III — Return target red instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.