The Leonamuth

One of the most fearsome beasts that dwell in the fell land of Corpsefall, these creatures bare a resemblance to the noble lion.  Though when once considers the scale of these creatures, one can overlook these similarities.

The Leonomuth appears an immense lion, though with a stockier build.  They are fully 20' at the shoulder and near as broad.  Where a lion would have a mane of hair, the beast has long, porcupine-like quills that can reach lengths of 4-6 feet and an inch in diameter.  Their fur has been replaced by mottled scales similar to a Gila monster, though thick and strong.  Their teeth no longer form the distinctive paired fangs used by terrestrial lions to sever preys spines, but instead their teeth have fused into a serrated beak for  carving out huge gibbets of flesh.  The claws of the Leonomoth are not as formidable as their jaws, being thick, non-retractable and relatively dull.  They still have the power of a many-ton creature behind them, so they are still lethal to smaller creatures.

A Leonomuth readily joins the feeding frenzy that follows a recent corpsefall, but does so first to devour incoming scavengers. It is fierce enough and quick enough - despite its size - to snatch up Griz, Devourers and even smaller Boneslugs.  They seem to prefer this prey to the corpsefalls, but once all available scavengers have been eaten or driven off, will settle down to work off the carcass.

Leonomuth's are no more intelligent than terrestrial lions, and no longer form prides.  Female Leonomuths are as large as males, differing only in their absence of the spiny mane.  Mating is rare and dangerous, and the battles between males for  females are epic, the clashes occasionally bringing unfortunate scavengers that thought them a corpsefall.

Leonomuths are occasionally summoned from Corpsefall, virtually always as agents of destruction. Since little prey on normal worlds can provide the food that Leonomuths require for their immense bulk, they will eventually starve, but not before depopulating a sizable region of any creature they become aware of.

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