Chimera (animal)
The Chimera is known to be possessed of a malignant intelligence, and exudes a foul stench. Their breath, most terrible of all the beasts of the earth, induces horrific seizures, paralysis and death. A lucky few escape with their bodies intact, but their minds ravaged and haunted by visions. Only the goat's head may produce this gas, though in response to threat it has been known to produce a thick cloud of the grayish mist, enveloping the chimera and its surroundings. They are among the most deadly beasts in all of Aeras, and found in both Sarradon and the Continent.
'The Chimera is known to be possessed of a malignant intelligence, and exudes a foul stench. Their breath, most terrible of all the beasts of Aeras, induces horrific seizures, paralysis and death. A lucky few escape with their bodies intact, but their minds ravaged and haunted by visions. Only the goat's head may produce this gas, though in response to threat it has been known to produce a thick cloud of the grayish mist, enveloping the chimera and its surroundings.' -Ragambald Manswel's Bestiarium
We have followed the trail of devastated villages and huddled survivors for a few days now. It makes for an easy track to follow, an odd experience after weeks upon weeks of chasing rumors of eviscerated shepherds. But now the beast has, all of a sudden, lain waste to the land around it with savage indiscrimination. We know not why the chimera has changed tactics like this, but some of my hunters whisper darkly that the monster having detected us, is now attempting to mock us.
The very thought makes my blood run cold. We risk ambush by one of Aeras' most horrifying predators if we proceed