Uskan
Uskans are dragon-like creatures whose story begins with the wyverns of an earlier age. Before The Desolation there was a time when the elves and the creatures of the land lived in harmony, and in that time the once-terrifying wyverns were domesticated and used as mounts and beasts of burden. Over the generations the tamed wyverns shrank in stature, and they came to be known as Uskans.1
After the Desolation
When the Desolation struck, some of the tamed beasts held to their training; most of the Uskans that did so did not survive. The survivors scattered, and they now hunt in packs, looking for easy prey.1
Uskans are vicious in pursuit. They seize their prey in their claws, carry it aloft and drop it from a height. Centuries in the desert have made them resistant to heat, and they can keep hunting in all but the hottest conditions.1
Notes
- ↑BookDesolation of Time, p. 183
Sources
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- DoTDesolation of Time(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 183
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