Leviathan

The Leviathan to many is a name for the horrific things that wait in the empty ruins or hunt in the dark beyond the town walls, creatures with long teeth, hellish fury, and a hunger for human flesh. The Leviathan is the spirit of the predatory, the monstrous, and the sociopathic.

Sometimes, the term applies to a specific variety of creature, all descended from a literal entity called the Leviathan—a bloodline of terrible creatures that preferentially hunt humans over all other flesh. Ninth Worlders are generally unaware of the Leviathan, but here and there are pockets of people who know of the horrors brought by the beast. Some believe it is a spirit that takes up residence in certain creatures; others suggest it is a strain of life that corrupts and changes what it touches. Metaphorically, it’s easy to say that all living, nonhuman predators are of the Leviathan.

Basic Information

Ecology and Habitats

The Leviathan, or at least its descendants, may be found in all areas of the Ninth World where predatory creatures prowl.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The one thing which characterizes the Leviathan are their insatiable appetite for human flesh.

EXTINCT

Conservation Status

The Leviathan, if it ever existed, lives on today only in the savage predators of the Ninth World and the myths that swirl around them. Glaives, Jacks, and Delves are eager to command creatures that would otherwise try to eat them, putting a leash on them.