Lalrachekh

The lalrachekh is a large and terrifying creature at home in Ximizhlum’s deeper forests. It will generally stay clear of other areas. From far away, the lalrachekh’s silhouette is similiar to a likantrof’s, but there are a few differences that clearly distinguish the two canine humanoids. Firstly, it is somewhat larger than the likantrof, by about 40%. Secondly, the lalrachekh is a solitary creature, whereas likantrofs live in packs of others of their kin or packs of wolves.

The biggest difference though is its iconic scream which is something between a woman’s scream and a wolf’s howl.

Visually, lalrachekhs are mostly dark in colour, though they can be lighter depending on its surroundings. Moss, mushrooms, and flowers grow on their bodies.

Lalrachekhs are believed to be one of the few known cases of so called natural necromancy, where a dead being comes to life due to too many negative spirits flocking into its corpse. It is not possible to actually resurrect an already killed lalrachekh.

While sightings of them are not that uncommon, the actual presence of one is extremely rare. Only about a handful of lalrachekhs are killed annually.

Whenever one is spotted outside of the deep forests, a bounty is set up on their heads. They are extremely hostile and will kill anything that bothers them, though they don’t seem to need to feed. Lalrachekhs, while generally not straying far from their own comfort zone, tend to mindlessly wander in all directions, terrifying nearby creatures, which then get pushed closer and closer to human settlements. That’s quite the danger. Even worse if the monster itself gets close.

Once the monster is dead, its body is burned to ash and cleansed by priests. This harkens back to the belief of lalrachekhs being born from necromancy.