Nagual (animal)
A creature born of a terrible curse, the Nagual of Cyrat is a jaguar-human hybrid that stalks its coastal jungles. Believed to have all originated in a singular colony, the Nagual were once travellers who were monstrously corrupted when engulfed by Cyrat's native creatures. Whilst few can claim to have seen the creatures, a Nagual is often believed to have eyes as black as night and uneven fur that glows a sickening green above their black flesh. They are quick, powerful, and insurmountably relentless.
A roar behind me alerts me that I am no longer the hunter. I spin around to see nothing but an endless jungle swarming with everything except a Nagual. The creatures are said to be as large as men and to have claws the size of swords, but I cannot see it. I know that it is there, but the monster stalks me out of view. I gather my party more tightly around me, but no sign of the creature but its roar can be discerned.
The maddening jungle will prove a difficult place to make a stand against such a ferocious creature but running seems equally risky. Whilst I came to hunt the Nagual, I did not think that it would find me first. They are famous for their skill at climbing through the trees, killing their prey in a single pounce. I know of no weakness to be found, all true knowledge of the Nagual lost outside of the borders of Cyrat. A second roar makes my stomach groan with pain: my time is short, and I must make my choice.