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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Beithir

    Beithir are a variety of Titan, and are counted at times among dragonkind for being reptilian, large, and for their cleverness, but these are similarities only in broad strokes. Beithir seem to operate outside of standard physicality, and many of their features are said to be mere notions of those features, rather than actual physical attributes. They can be said with certainty to be large and serpentine, with a viperous head and mouth large enough to swallow a man whole. Length seems variable-- that is, an individual may itself vary in length depending on the occasion. They do not move as one might expect a giant snake to move, but rather how an enormous centipede might move. One may get the impression that the Beithir has many small legs, but there are none to be found. The scales of the Beithir are small and tight. The creature has a bluish cast to its complexion. The Beithir is said to have a "sting" but this is, again, somewhat abstract. It is said to be like being struck with a bolt of lightning, though there is no flash of light, nor any movement from the creature at all, save for a fixed stare from its unsettling eyes. When it wishes to, the Beithir has a pair of human-like arms that it may use to manipulate objects, or open doors. The creature is capable of telepathic communication, though it rarely deigns to talk to its prey.