Destrachan

The destrachan is a subterranean carnivore that hunts in absolute darkness using echolocation. It has no eyes, and is completely blind, but possesses a pair of complex, tripartite ears it can adjust to different levels of sensitivity to sound. While noise soothes destrachans, they are agitated by music, and will curiously investigate any unusual sounds.

Despite its bestial appearance, the destrachan is in fact a creature of cunning and cruel intellect that enjoys inflicting pain and listening to the screams made by its victims. After stunning their prey, a destrachan will carry it unconscious back to its lair. There, the victim is encased in a mucous saliva and trapped alive as entertainment or a future meal.

Pack hunters. Destrachans hunt in packs, using a complex series of clicks, shrieks, and whistles to communicate with each other. While destrachans cannot speak, they are capable of understanding spoken languages like Undercommon, and are sometimes trained as mounts by grimlocks.

Metamorphosis. Destrachan live underground, but during the mating season, groups of destrachan will migrate to the surface and cocoon themselves in their resinous secretions. Several months later, they emerge as winged yrthaks ready to hunt the open world above. Mature yrthaks will guard these cocoons as if they were eggs.