Albino Nightrunner

Nightrunner are pack hunters infamous for their cunning and their unnerving howls. They are largely predators, but aren't above supplementing their diet with carrion. Nightrunner are very territorial, especially when it comes to food, and have been known to defend their kills against much larger predators, such as bears. They are fearsome opponents, can chase prey for days, but tend to retreat if a few members of the pack die. They are fast, agile, and work very well together in packs.

Nightrunner are a mixture of panther and wolf, and one of the most widespread predators in Suda. Most feared are so-called Albino Nightrunners, bigger, smarter and stronger versions of the ordinary Nightrunner but also far rarer. Legends also speak of blood-red Nightrunner but there has been no known sighting of such a creature as far as anyone can actually remember.

When an ordinary Nightrunner reaches a certain age, it retreats into a safe location inside the woods, usually a cave. There, over the course of several days, its skin slowly falls off in bloody chunks. Underneath is a new white skin, sticky with blood - which is also where the story of blood-red Nightrunner comes from. The Nightrunner then eats its old skin and rests for a few more days. Afterwards, it leaves its spot but continues to grow over the next few months to larger size. It usually takes over leadership of a nearby pack.