Amarocs

Amarocs are enormous white wolves which prowl the northern woods of Tyrrus. They are incredibly territorial and they can use magic. Unlike most wolves, they hunt alone.

Appearance
Amarocs are much larger than other wolves, some growing to the size of a large horse. They are covered in a thick layer of pure white fur and have glowing blue eyes. Some have grey markings in their fur that could appear to be primitive magic runes.

Behaviour
Amarocs stalk the northern woodlands of Tyrrus, hunting in the Hinterlands, the Palewood and Northern Dragonvale. Some can be found in the mountains. They are fortunately quite rare, if they were not then those lands would be uninhabitable. Amarocs are incredibly territorial, they become instantly hostile to any other predators who enter their land. Amarocs do not breed quickly and require a lot of food to survive, which is why they are so rare. The creatures possess some intelligence and are masters of ambushing their prey.

Abilities
Not only do Amarocs have rending claws and teeth, they also possess a basic control over Storm magic, particularly the North Wind variety. They use this to weaken and slow their prey before giving chase

Tribal Culture & the Amaroc
Some tribes of the Hinterlands worship the Amaroc and see it as a guardian of the woodland. Others hunt the Amaroc and even have traditions based around killing one and claiming its fur. Hunting an Amaroc is very dangerous as it is an incredibly powerful creature, so hunters who manage this are often revered.

Amaroc Fur
Amaroc fur looks beautiful and has cold resistant properties, thus it is a great luxury in Tyrrus. Many aristocrats of the northern regions wear Amaroc fur. It is incredibly difficult to attain however and so is very expensive. The constant hunting of this creature is endangering it and causing the species to move further north.