Tragic to hear about the word loss :(
From the times I've lost modest amounts of content, I just wanted to give up. It's an awful feeling, but I'm really glad to hear that you're pushing through it, and I'm sure the new content will be even better than the lost stuff :)
As always, I'm following this project eagerly and can't wait to see where it goes. Also happy to hear that the beastiary is getting some attention — I'm a sucker for that deep lore.