them from his group because of former acts of Icaron. Chimera - A female Chiropter with an appearance similar to Dusk's. Dusk meets her while searching for a new home for his colony and is astonished to find another Chiropter who is unlike the rest. She calls herself a bat, after the leader of her colony and supposedly the first Chiropter to evolve to have flight capabilities. Chimera appears to be interested in Dusk and persuades him to join her colony and, at the end of the book, he leaves Sylph and his own colony, promising to return in the future. Felids Carnassial [Deceased] - Carnassial is a felid and a ferocious hunter. He destroys what is believed to have been the last of the saurians, but his taste for meat encourages him to eat the flesh of other species. This eventually leads to his expulsion from his tribe ("prowl"). Near the end, he is seen trying to rescue his mate from the jaws of a young Saurian. Panthera - [Deceased] Panthera is Carnassial's hunting partner and mate. After she discovers a kill made by Carnassial, she keeps his secret, although he is found out, anyway. Eventually, she also discovers a taste for meat, and she joins Carnassial. She reveals to him in the Saurian cave that she is pregnant with his kittens. She is attacked by a proto-owl soon after departing from the main prowl, but is saved by Carnassial. At the end, she is pried from Carnassial by a young Saurian. Patriofelis - [Deceased] Patriofelis is the felid leader and very old. He banishes Carnassial from his prowl and is later carried off by a proto-owl while confronting Carnassial's rogue prowl. Miacis - [Deceased] Miacis is another strong felid who brought a group of felids to Carnassial and told him they, too, craved meat as he did. She would've been Carnassial's mate if she wasn't dead and if Panthera stayed with Patriofelis. Others Teryx - A bird that Dusk meets on the island. They develop an uneasy relationship founded mostly from curiosity toward one another. He warns Dusk of Carnassial's barbaric prowl, in spite of how the other birds hate Dusk for his ability to fly. Danian - Leader of the hyaenodons. He is a strong leader and cares for his pack. He forms an alliance with Carnassial's prowl to team up against the saurians. Adapis - Leader