Regional Wildlife

The North contains arctic animals, including herd animals such as elk and mammoths, owls and other birds of prey, hares, foxes, polar bears and saber-toothed cats.

The Northeast is home to animals found in evergreen forests, including elk, wild horses and other herd animals, big cats and wolves, large bears and birds of prey such as eagles and falcons.

The East contains temperate forests, which hold predators ranging from large weasels to tyrant lizards, herd animals such as horses, wild goat and deer, and numerous large rodents. There are also swamps containing alligators, large carnivorous turtles, rodents and snakes.

The Southeast contains savannas where herd animals such as aurochs, antelope, and elephants are hunted by dangerous predators such as big cats, wild dogs, hyenas and vipers. Rainforests are also prevalent, containing big cats, large insects and arachnids, enormous snakes and wild boar.

The South is largely desert, home to lizards, snakes and camels. Red-tailed hawks and roadrunners hunt various species of sand-dwelling rodents and spiders. One of the largest beasts to roam the area is the furnace rhino, a creature which feeds on mineral-rich soil and sports metal-alloy armor plates and jagged horns imbued with one of the magical materials.

The Southwest runs the gamut from coastal lands to brackish swamp to forested mountains. Elephants, crocodiles and tigers are among the largest creatures here. The animal population also includes numerous species of apes, colorful birds and large rodents.

The West is a great ocean filled with sharks, dolphins, giant squid, whales and other marine life. The region's numerous islands are home to sea birds, snakes, large rodents and occasionally larger beasts such as wild boar or the lizards known as tomb beasts.

The Northwest is a cold arctic sea with rocky coastlines, home to whales, seals and walruses. Inland, there are wild goats, elk and polar bears.

The Blessed Isle is largely tamed, with most of its beasts being domesticated animals such as cows, goats and llama. Sparsely inhabited areas are home to birds of prey, mountain goats, foxes, weasels and large rodents. Occasionally, Dynasts seed an area with a small stock of dangerous predators so they may be hunted for sport. Rarer, but well-known, animals include hearth cats, firemane horses and scarlet cranes.

Urban areas rarely suffer the presence of larger wildlife. Instead, they are home to vermin such as wild cats and dogs, large rats and other rodents, small birds, vipers, monkeys, huge insects and scavengers that feed on the waste of humankind.