Lurker

The lurker is a medium-sized reptile with yellowish-green to yellowish-brown skin that moves on four legs and possesses a relatively long neck and tail. Each of its claws bears three sharp talons. Lurkers prefer to live near water – at lakes and calm rivers throughout the Valley of Khorinis and the Valley of Mines. They can be found both as solitary creatures and in groups. When threatened, they emit a warning cry, similar to scavengers and molerats. Lurkers have a habit of sharpening their teeth and claws on wooden beams – one specimen in the New Camp of the Valley of Mines once had to be killed because its activity threatened to breach a dam. Although they are difficult to defeat, their tasty meat makes the danger worthwhile. Hides and claws are valued trophies among hunters.