Nosus: The Lone Kensha Beast

Name: Nosus

Species: Kensha Beast

Age: 300

Sex: Male

Height: 33"

Fur color: White with red stripes

Eye color: Red

Other characteristics: Nosus is missing a leg on his right side. Depending on when he is encountered, he might be missing an additional leg.

Quote: "Ignorance is bliss."

Kensha Beasts are feared among Felarya's giant inhabitants as one of the dangers that they must face. The wolf-like Kensha Beasts are vicious, and known to live and hunt in packs. If you spot one alone, it's most likely on death's door. But there's one Kensha Beast on Iracal Island that appears to be the exception to the rule. This creature roams the wilderness alone, preying on smaller creatures and avoiding other Kensha Beast packs. He is named Nosus, but most of Iracal Island's inhabitants call him "the Lone Kensha Beast". The Torinian people have encountered him in the past, since his habit is to hunt small prey. The venerated hero, Pyros Taiyo, managed to inflict a grievous wound on Nosus, robbing him of one of his legs. Before fleeing, Nosus shocked the Torinians with his ability to speak as he promised, in his unsettling voice, to make them pay dearly.

Without a pack to hunt with, Nosus is forced to scavenge or prey on smaller creatures, meaning human adventurers are more likely to encounter him. Though he is capable of speaking and is intelligent, he probably won’t be in a mood to conversate. Perhaps, the more savvy specialists in speechcraft might be able to pique his interest in dialogue. He’s a brooding and miserable beast without a family or a friend, but he’s not necessarily looking for those things either. Nosus has a history with the Dridder named Khariklo; she is his most feared (and despised) enemy, and she knows more than anyone else about him.