-The Grand Sagestalker
They say the spirit of a great individual lurks somewhere deep within the forest of the Verdance. He may have once been known as the wisest of sages, the most spiritual of leaders, the most attuned of elders. The story goes that he would have done anything to protect his beautiful land from the ravages of the corrupting poison that inexplicably seemed to creep across his world, and called upon the purest powers left in the natural world to take on a new shape: that of a grand beast, with immaculate fur of white, lined with dashes of umbral black; he is said to have claws the length of men, and fangs even more fearsome. Such a creature would be capable of being utterly ferocious of it's own volition, but the Grand Sagestalker is something else entirely. They say that he retains his mind from days past, and often speaks to those lost in the forest, offering guidance and counsel for any who desire his aid. He wishes to protect the beauty of his land at any cost.
Those who find themselves at the receiving end of his fearsome territoriality will often find themselves subject to a test of character, often in the form of riddles or a game of wit. Those who fail his trials are more often than not torn apart by the unnaturally powerful Beast, who is empowered not only by his nature, but by a pure magic that is found almost nowhere in Creation
