Trekking through the dense jungle has all but worn you to the bone, and by the time you've broken free of the worst tangle of undergrowth, you have barely enough strength to stagger on. Now the going is slightly easier but still difficult nonetheless. You are about to collapse when the vines part in front of you to reveal a cozy hidden shelter. Immensely relieved, you sprawl upon the 'bed' of soft grass, moss and ferns. Hmmm... this place is dark and shielded by vines on all sides, the perfect place to rest. You suppose that the owner wouldn't quite mind you taking ... a very short ... nap....

"Hey! Whatcha doin' in my bed?" a sharp voice barks, and you instantly snap awake, mentally slapping yourself for oversleeping. Glancing about, you see nothing -- suddenly two orbs of fierce light dance in front of your face! You yelp and scramble backward against the viney wall, as the orbs grow large and narrow. The rest of the darkness gradually composes itself into a face, then a smouldering mane, then the body following it. You suddenly find yourself staring into the scowling eyes of a leagus.

"I was told the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears," the leagus sniffs. "Goldilocks decided that Baby Bear's bed was the most comfy, and fell into a deep sleep on it. Then," -- she looks down her nose at you knowingly -- "then Child of Shadows comes home, and finds a stinkin' GRYPHON in her most comfy, soft and warm bed. I suppose I needn't tell you what happens next, eh?"

You get the point and slink off the leagus's nest and out the shelter. Behind you hear Child of Shadows laughing haughtily, and scuttle off, hoping that your shame would decrease the further you are from her lair.

Name	Child of Shadows
Translation	Child of Shadows
Age	Adult
Species	Leagus
Gender	Female
Sire	Wild
Dam	Wild
Pri~erd	None

Kivuli Jungle
Pragosi Rainforest

The Isle of the Grimmorph
Grimmorph