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==Garvenus Steppe==
*'''Biomage'''
*'''Cannonfly'''
*'''Elephant'''
*'''Mountain Hawk'''
*'''Rumble Hound'''

====Sky Devourer, The====

The center of worship on the Garvenus Steppe is that of the stormlord religion. They revere a god known only as the Sky Devourer. A super colossal beast of legend often seen in the wizardly scholar community as the product of an "animate object" spell gone horribly out of proportion. The Devourer is the stormlords' benevolent protector and provider.

In times of war or when something beyond their ken is about to attack the region, the Devourer takes to the sky to protect its people, wracking the enemy army or offender with storms of ice and lightning.

The famous conqueror and elder wurm, Parseconuthix, once tried to oust the creature and was summarily consumed for his trouble, right along with the armies he had at his back. So far, the Stormlords have been content to live upon their mountain home and keep the peace with their god.

====Spotted Behemoth====

"Did you see THAT!? How could something so huge come out of nowhere, that fast!?"

The tourists always have that reaction when they see the spotted behemoth in action. I suppose that after watching them for so long, they're more of a demonstration of grace than anything else. Sure, they're ugly as all sin, with their blocky faces and their seemingly perpetual snarl, but they manage to move their immense bodies like a sharp wind, all until it cuts through its prey. And fortunately for today's astounded visitor and myself, the behemoth prefers meals of the large variety.

Today, it's a hapless elephant who strayed from his herd. Its gurgled death-trumpet echoed through the grasslands and into the nearby rain forest. I'm sure the behemoth wasn't hoping for that - there is incredible competition in these lands, and with the death knell scavengers will surely follow to sneak away the behemoth's kill until there is no more left for the victorious hunter. So the savoring of the meal will have to wait and the behemoth starts the laborious task of dragging its prey away beyond the treeline to fend off the majority of those who would otherwise share her meal.

By this time, the poor tourist is regaining his senses and we're driving away. No need to stick around for the majestic mountain hawks, or even the packs of smaller rumble hounds that prowl around for a free meal. Unlike the spotted behemoth, THOSE critters don't mind taking what they can get - which includes folks like us.

====Steppe Giant====

In the Garvenus Steppe, it's about the laws of nature, the laws of predation, and the laws of survival. For the most part, almost everything fits in a cycle - everything has a food source, and everything can be eaten by something else. All except for one creature, the steppe giant. An insectoid creature evolved to take on tree- and plant-like characteristics, the steppe giant combines the hardiness of a tree, the regeneration of a plant, and the resilience of an insect, all in one package. Even the mighty spotted behemoth won't go near a steppe giant for fear of being trampled. Save for those gifted enough in fighting and magical ability, and the Sky Devourer itself, the steppe giant is nigh invincible in the wild.

In its path to becoming an apex specimen, the steppe giant had lost the need to reproduce given its survivability and exceptionally long lifespan. Should something come along and kill a steppe giant, it would drastically alter the Garvenus ecosystem, for better or for worse. Fortunately for it, the Stormlord peoples have launched major efforts to preserve this wonder of their world, an oddity among a people who would rather let nature's devices manage the world.