Tirven hunting packs
The Soulhusk Chimeras who have aligned with Dead Lord Kholkosi have begun organising themselves into roaming bands as they hunt across the deserts seeking new body parts.
They refer to themselves when within the groups as a 'tirven' or hunting pack.
A typical tirven will contain between 3 and 7 individuals, and some have begun to adorn themselves with similar body-parts and patterns of combination to give their tirven a particular identity.
Soulhusk Chimeras are not strategists or planners, they simply sense their prey and hunt. However, they are not mindless, nor suicidal. They recognise and respect strength and power, and will not risk a hopeless fight. Instead they prey upon those who are lost, isolated from their allies and will ambush their prey when they are at their most vulnerable.
The Soulhusk Chimeras have picked up rudimentary language from their new master. With it have developed a simple command structure to better coordinate their hunts.
Tirven organise themselves simply by deferring to the largest Chimera with the most adorned body parts within their group when the hunt begins and their cooperation at these times is uncanny.
Their speach comes like gutteral barks and rasping sounds, as commands to each other, or threats to their prey.
Between hunts, however, there is much squabbling over scavenged body parts and violent attempts at proving an individual's strength against each other. All this activity is to establish dominance with the tirven, and leadership can change quickly and often within some groups.
They refer to themselves when within the groups as a 'tirven' or hunting pack.
A typical tirven will contain between 3 and 7 individuals, and some have begun to adorn themselves with similar body-parts and patterns of combination to give their tirven a particular identity.
Soulhusk Chimeras are not strategists or planners, they simply sense their prey and hunt. However, they are not mindless, nor suicidal. They recognise and respect strength and power, and will not risk a hopeless fight. Instead they prey upon those who are lost, isolated from their allies and will ambush their prey when they are at their most vulnerable.
The Soulhusk Chimeras have picked up rudimentary language from their new master. With it have developed a simple command structure to better coordinate their hunts.
Tirven organise themselves simply by deferring to the largest Chimera with the most adorned body parts within their group when the hunt begins and their cooperation at these times is uncanny.
Their speach comes like gutteral barks and rasping sounds, as commands to each other, or threats to their prey.
Vul na. Tu mun.
Nak rik. Deet ha!
Tir! Tir-tir!
Kit! Kor kit! Gut ku!
Kor kem. Kem-kem na.
Translation:
Hunger now. You meat.
Find smell. See it!
Go. Go fast!
Grab! Hold it! Rip dead!
Attach. We are adorned.
Between hunts, however, there is much squabbling over scavenged body parts and violent attempts at proving an individual's strength against each other. All this activity is to establish dominance with the tirven, and leadership can change quickly and often within some groups.
History
Prior to the coming of the Dead Lord Kholkosi, the Chimera were always solitary threats in the desert. Fearsome ones, but nowhere near as dangerous as the hunting packs have become.
Before the Dead Lord, the Chimera had no common language, nor common purpose. So much so, that most people across the Sunside lands thought of them as animals. Some are beginning now fear that their sentience is evolving fast.
Before the Dead Lord, the Chimera had no common language, nor common purpose. So much so, that most people across the Sunside lands thought of them as animals. Some are beginning now fear that their sentience is evolving fast.
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