Within the city of Rhy?din, letters begin to appear: they are left in libraries, in mailboxes, tacked to tavern walls, or simply floating down streets in the dirty snow. Who has left them and where they come from seems to be absent knowledge. The letter itself is printed in plain black on old white paper which somehow survives the weather:
Pantherghasts & You: An Informational Guide
Panthergaunts and pantherghasts are both extra-planar creatures that can be summoned. They look like large, skeletal felines that can be as small as a panther or as large as a vehicle. Because of the extremely deadly and powerful nature of panthergaunts and ghasts, it is a ritual that can usually only be preformed by only the most adept magic users; less experienced magic users will usually flaw the ritual and suffer a myriad of backlashes, both magical and non-magical.
It is unsure what plane panthergaunts and ghasts actually come from, but theorists suspect they are from the lesser known Plane of Hunting.
Panthergaunts and ghasts have only one mission: to hunt and kill. However, there are boundaries to their abilities. Pantherghasts are attuned to spirits. For example: a pantherghast is attuned to human spirits. It can only attack humans, and similarly, only humans seem to be able to affect and harm it. If there are multiple humans around, the pantherghast?s strength increases to match them; if there?s only one, it?s strength and abilities tend to match that spirit?s strength. Therefore, a pantherghast is usually as even match to whatever its up against. However, if a creature is without a spirit ? such as a construct, like a golem ? the pantherghast cannot attune to its abilities and it can affect the pantherghast. If you are in an area which suffers from pantherghast attacks, it is best to take at least one unspirited creature with you.
A panthergaunt is what spawns pantherghasts. Unlike a pantherghast, which is always attuned to one type of spirit (i.e.: human, dragon, elven, etc.), a panthergaunt may pick and choose its attunement, and therefore is highly dangerous. A panthergaunt usually spawns at least one pantherghast for every unique race it finds.
Mixed-races seem to have a unique advantage against these extra-planar creatures. In my research, I have found that pantherghasts and gaunts seem unable to attune to them. For example.. I met a man in the town of Loritia who was half-human, half-elven. When he was a youth, his village was attacked by pantherghasts, some of which were attuned to humans, some of which were attuned to elves. However, because of the very nature of his being ?racially unpure?, the no pantherghast could attack him and he remained unharmed, unable to attack them as well.
However, I grow concerned. There are rumors now of a summoner who has brought a panthergaunt to Rhy?din and is experimenting on half-breeds, attempting to create a pantherghast that will be able to attune to spirits of mixed-race creatures. In Rhy?din, where almost every cultural heritage is mixed, this would be an extremely dangerous advantage.
Be warned: both panthergaunts and pantherghasts are extremely intelligent. If you see one in the area and it is attuned to your spirit, I highly suggest a singular course of action: run.
Regards,
K.A. Fisher
Scientist & Researcher
Pantherghasts & You: An Informational Guide
Panthergaunts and pantherghasts are both extra-planar creatures that can be summoned. They look like large, skeletal felines that can be as small as a panther or as large as a vehicle. Because of the extremely deadly and powerful nature of panthergaunts and ghasts, it is a ritual that can usually only be preformed by only the most adept magic users; less experienced magic users will usually flaw the ritual and suffer a myriad of backlashes, both magical and non-magical.
It is unsure what plane panthergaunts and ghasts actually come from, but theorists suspect they are from the lesser known Plane of Hunting.
Panthergaunts and ghasts have only one mission: to hunt and kill. However, there are boundaries to their abilities. Pantherghasts are attuned to spirits. For example: a pantherghast is attuned to human spirits. It can only attack humans, and similarly, only humans seem to be able to affect and harm it. If there are multiple humans around, the pantherghast?s strength increases to match them; if there?s only one, it?s strength and abilities tend to match that spirit?s strength. Therefore, a pantherghast is usually as even match to whatever its up against. However, if a creature is without a spirit ? such as a construct, like a golem ? the pantherghast cannot attune to its abilities and it can affect the pantherghast. If you are in an area which suffers from pantherghast attacks, it is best to take at least one unspirited creature with you.
A panthergaunt is what spawns pantherghasts. Unlike a pantherghast, which is always attuned to one type of spirit (i.e.: human, dragon, elven, etc.), a panthergaunt may pick and choose its attunement, and therefore is highly dangerous. A panthergaunt usually spawns at least one pantherghast for every unique race it finds.
Mixed-races seem to have a unique advantage against these extra-planar creatures. In my research, I have found that pantherghasts and gaunts seem unable to attune to them. For example.. I met a man in the town of Loritia who was half-human, half-elven. When he was a youth, his village was attacked by pantherghasts, some of which were attuned to humans, some of which were attuned to elves. However, because of the very nature of his being ?racially unpure?, the no pantherghast could attack him and he remained unharmed, unable to attack them as well.
However, I grow concerned. There are rumors now of a summoner who has brought a panthergaunt to Rhy?din and is experimenting on half-breeds, attempting to create a pantherghast that will be able to attune to spirits of mixed-race creatures. In Rhy?din, where almost every cultural heritage is mixed, this would be an extremely dangerous advantage.
Be warned: both panthergaunts and pantherghasts are extremely intelligent. If you see one in the area and it is attuned to your spirit, I highly suggest a singular course of action: run.
Regards,
K.A. Fisher
Scientist & Researcher