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From "The Wondrous Creatures of Odya" by Ophelius Erkutes
Chapter 1: Mammals
-Kisacar (Foulgorger)-
Kisacar are feline carrion eaters the size of a wolf, with an almost hairless skin save for a stripe of brown fur on their back. Their digitigrade legs are thin, ending in four claws in front and three claws in the back. They have a long tail akin to a rat's, but covered in a thin down. The tail is very prehensile and able to grab things. The head of the Foulgorger is feline, with a short, broad snout. Two pairs of tusk-like canines allow this creature to crush bones and devour carcasses completely. Kisacar travel in loose groups of 3 to 5 individuals. Even though a their main food source is carrion it is not rare for them to hunt down creatures that come too close to their feeding grounds or dens.
-Glowhound-
Actually the term "hound" is not accurate - rather, the Glowhound is related to the badger. It has a stocky body a bit smaller than it's relative and has completely black fur. It's most unusual feature is an oval knob sitting on their skull between their eyes and covered with white hair. As soon as the sun sets, the knob starts to glow. Insects are drawn to that glow and then quickly caught and eaten. Due to that unique method of predation, the Glowhound doesn't feature the strong jaw that the badger has, resulting in a more slender head. It does, however, dig a den where it rests during the day.
Glowhounds have been seen in the outskirts of The Great West, and are assumed to inhabit a lot of the forest.
-Ungabak-
The Ungabak got it's name from the tribes that inhabit the Acssi Desert south of Bal Shur. The Ungabak looks like a tapir with sturdy legs and a thick brown or grey skin similar to a rhinoceros. Like most odd-toed ungulates the Ungabak is a grazing animal. Though generally peaceful the solitary Ungabak tend to react aggressive when attacked or provoked.
Chapter 2: Reptiles
-True Dragon-
True Dragons are a species of large reptiles living in the savannahs of Bal Shur. In difference to most reptiles they stand erect like mammals. The addendum "True" is added to distinct them both from the reptile called dragon in some languages and the flying creature of myth. The True Dragons vary in size, the smallest being the cat-sized Ashnah Mouse Dragon, while the biggest, like the Pachah Blue Dragon, rival lions in their size. Out of all species, only the Varrantian Red Dragon is known to possess Ignis glands - two glands containing substances that, when mixed and exposed to air, ignite and produce a fireball. The wolf-sized dragon uses this mainly as a defense against larger predators. The glands aren't very big and contain only enough substances for two or three bursts.
-Northern Python (Worldsnake)-
The Northern Python is the world's largest snake. They grow up to 22 feet in length and are rather thick in comparison to their length. It's assumed that their increased girth serves the purpose of holding warmth longer. This makes them more fit to live in the taiga, close to the frozen Wastelands of the north. Still the Northern Python is only active during the few warmer months, in which they are aggressive hunters, feasting mostly on boars and animals of similar size.
The name Worldsnake comes from the pagan tribes that populate the taiga and the Wastelands. They are both worshipped and feared for their fierce nature. In many of those tribes it's a coming-of-age rite to fight a Northern Python with bare hands. The killing of a Worldsnake is a sacrilege to these people, punishable by death.
From "The Wondrous Creatures of Odya" by Ophelius Erkutes
Chapter 1: Mammals
-Kisacar (Foulgorger)-
Kisacar are feline carrion eaters the size of a wolf, with an almost hairless skin save for a stripe of brown fur on their back. Their digitigrade legs are thin, ending in four claws in front and three claws in the back. They have a long tail akin to a rat's, but covered in a thin down. The tail is very prehensile and able to grab things. The head of the Foulgorger is feline, with a short, broad snout. Two pairs of tusk-like canines allow this creature to crush bones and devour carcasses completely. Kisacar travel in loose groups of 3 to 5 individuals. Even though a their main food source is carrion it is not rare for them to hunt down creatures that come too close to their feeding grounds or dens.
-Glowhound-
Actually the term "hound" is not accurate - rather, the Glowhound is related to the badger. It has a stocky body a bit smaller than it's relative and has completely black fur. It's most unusual feature is an oval knob sitting on their skull between their eyes and covered with white hair. As soon as the sun sets, the knob starts to glow. Insects are drawn to that glow and then quickly caught and eaten. Due to that unique method of predation, the Glowhound doesn't feature the strong jaw that the badger has, resulting in a more slender head. It does, however, dig a den where it rests during the day.
Glowhounds have been seen in the outskirts of The Great West, and are assumed to inhabit a lot of the forest.
-Ungabak-
The Ungabak got it's name from the tribes that inhabit the Acssi Desert south of Bal Shur. The Ungabak looks like a tapir with sturdy legs and a thick brown or grey skin similar to a rhinoceros. Like most odd-toed ungulates the Ungabak is a grazing animal. Though generally peaceful the solitary Ungabak tend to react aggressive when attacked or provoked.
Chapter 2: Reptiles
-True Dragon-
True Dragons are a species of large reptiles living in the savannahs of Bal Shur. In difference to most reptiles they stand erect like mammals. The addendum "True" is added to distinct them both from the reptile called dragon in some languages and the flying creature of myth. The True Dragons vary in size, the smallest being the cat-sized Ashnah Mouse Dragon, while the biggest, like the Pachah Blue Dragon, rival lions in their size. Out of all species, only the Varrantian Red Dragon is known to possess Ignis glands - two glands containing substances that, when mixed and exposed to air, ignite and produce a fireball. The wolf-sized dragon uses this mainly as a defense against larger predators. The glands aren't very big and contain only enough substances for two or three bursts.
-Northern Python (Worldsnake)-
The Northern Python is the world's largest snake. They grow up to 22 feet in length and are rather thick in comparison to their length. It's assumed that their increased girth serves the purpose of holding warmth longer. This makes them more fit to live in the taiga, close to the frozen Wastelands of the north. Still the Northern Python is only active during the few warmer months, in which they are aggressive hunters, feasting mostly on boars and animals of similar size.
The name Worldsnake comes from the pagan tribes that populate the taiga and the Wastelands. They are both worshipped and feared for their fierce nature. In many of those tribes it's a coming-of-age rite to fight a Northern Python with bare hands. The killing of a Worldsnake is a sacrilege to these people, punishable by death.