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− | [[File:Forvalaka by Mikey Patch (Irontree).jpg|thumb|312x312px|The Forvalaka by Mikey Patch (Irontree)]] |
+ | [[File:Forvalaka by Mikey Patch (Irontree).jpg|thumb|312x312px|The Forvalaka by Mikey Patch (Irontree)]] |
− | The '''forvalaka''' are "wereleopards" from [[D'loc Aloc]], an expansive jungle region on the [[ |
+ | The '''forvalaka''' are "wereleopards" from [[D'loc Aloc]], an expansive jungle region on the [[Southern Continent]]. During the day, they appear like humans, and at night they turn into black leopards. However, some forvalaka only live in their leopard form. The forvalaka are predators which feed on humans. They inflict very specific wounds, drink the blood of their prey, and when possible, eat the internal organs including the heart and liver. Due to the beasts' superhuman speed, it is almost impossible to defeat them with conventional weapons, and, magic attacks from all but [[sorcerer]]s of the highest [[magnitude]] are also ineffective. |
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− | A single natural-born forvalaka appears in the [[Annals]]. A female was captured in [[Beryl]] by [[Soulcatcher]], and later used in a failed assassination attempt against [[Croaker]] at the [[Battle of Charm]] in ''[[The Black Company]]''. However, two [[sorcerer]]s – [[Shapeshifter]] and [[Lisa Daele Bowalk]] – would transform themselves into forvalakas, and would alternate between enemies or allies of the Black Company using the form and vitality of these monsters for years afterward. |
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== Before the Annals == |
== Before the Annals == |
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==''The Black Company''== |
==''The Black Company''== |
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⚫ | While the [[Black Company]] was in the service of the [[Syndic]] of [[Beryl]], lightning from a clear sky damaged the bronze plaque which sealed tomb of the forvalaka on Necropolitan Hill. This was apparently orchestrated by [[Soulcatcher]] and [[Shapeshifter]], who wanted to use the beast to further their goal of bringing Beryl into [[The Lady's Empire]]. The tomb was soon fully opened by soldiers from a mutinous group of [[Urban Cohorts]] who were attempting to loot the area. The female forvalaka within killed at least 7 of these men and then escaped. When [[Croaker]], [[Tom-Tom]], [[Goblin]], [[Silent]], and others from the Company investigated the tomb, Tom-Tom recounted his personal experience from his youth with the forvalaka that mauled N'Gamo. Tom-Tom admitted that N'Gamo was a far superior wizard than himself, and explained that the forvalaka loose in Beryl was even more dangerous than the one those many years ago. Unknown to them, the monster would eventually be captured by Soulcatcher. |
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− | [[File:The Forvalaka by krukof2.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The Forvalaka by krukof2]] |
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⚫ | While the [[Black Company]] was in the service of the [[Syndic]] of [[Beryl]], lightning from a clear sky damaged the bronze plaque which sealed tomb of the forvalaka on Necropolitan Hill. This was apparently orchestrated by [[Soulcatcher]] and [[Shapeshifter]], who wanted to use the beast to further their goal of bringing Beryl into [[ |
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Following the disastrous uprising in the streets of Beryl, the [[Paper Tower]] of the [[Bastion]] was invaded by what must have been Shapeshifter in the forvalaka's form. Many [[Reds]] and at least a dozen Company brothers were killed, including Tom-Tom, but the wounds were unlike those inflicted by the forvalaka which escaped Necropolitan Hill. The Company wizards injured it, but it escaped. Later, aboard Soulcatcher's massive galley ''[[The Dark Wings]]'' on the [[Sea of Torments]], [[One-Eye]] observed the caged female forvalaka and realized it did not have any of the wounds they gave the one in the Paper Tower. |
Following the disastrous uprising in the streets of Beryl, the [[Paper Tower]] of the [[Bastion]] was invaded by what must have been Shapeshifter in the forvalaka's form. Many [[Reds]] and at least a dozen Company brothers were killed, including Tom-Tom, but the wounds were unlike those inflicted by the forvalaka which escaped Necropolitan Hill. The Company wizards injured it, but it escaped. Later, aboard Soulcatcher's massive galley ''[[The Dark Wings]]'' on the [[Sea of Torments]], [[One-Eye]] observed the caged female forvalaka and realized it did not have any of the wounds they gave the one in the Paper Tower. |
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− | During the [[Battle of Charm]], the female forvalaka that had been captured by Soulcatcher in Beryl attacked Croaker while he was stitching up Imperials in his surgery. He was only saved by the intervention of [[Bonegnasher]], one of the [[Ten Who Were Taken]], who had been sent by |
+ | During the [[Battle of Charm]], the female forvalaka that had been captured by Soulcatcher in Beryl attacked Croaker while he was stitching up Imperials in his surgery. He was only saved by the intervention of [[Bonegnasher]], one of the [[Ten Who Were Taken]], who had been sent by The [[Lady]] to protect Croaker. Despite the beast's infamous strength and vitality, it was no match for Bonegnasher, who destroyed its left shoulder with his own teeth and wrestled it into submission. The forvalaka wound up crucified, and the advancing [[Rebel]] forces gave it a wide berth. After the battle, the beast was tortured by One-Eye who sought revenge for his brother's death. |
== ''Shadow Games'' == |
== ''Shadow Games'' == |
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[[Shapeshifter]] and his apprentice [[Lisa Daele Bowalk]] took the shape of forvalaka during the [[Battle of Dejagore]]. For years afterward, Bowalk would be unable to reliably return to her human form. |
[[Shapeshifter]] and his apprentice [[Lisa Daele Bowalk]] took the shape of forvalaka during the [[Battle of Dejagore]]. For years afterward, Bowalk would be unable to reliably return to her human form. |
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