Elder Beast

Elder Beast

Rank:

Extreme (2 ticks per harm; inflicts 4 harm)

Features:

• Twice the size of their common kin, or more

Drives:

• Dominate
• Protect territory

Tactics:

• Intimidating display
• Overwhelming attack

Elder beasts—including wolves, bears, and boars—are huge, monstrous versions of their common kin. They are primarily solitary creatures, though elder wolves have been known to lead a pack of normal wolves. Some call them guardians, avatars of the land itself, and say they are as long-lived as the oldest trees. 

Quest Starter: An elder wolf, white as snow, appears to you in a dream. When you wake, the memory of its piercing gaze lingers. Is the vision a dark portent or a promise? Why are you compelled to seek this beast out?

Your Truth

What people of the Ironlands revere and protect the elder beasts? What group hunts them and why?