Slaves to Darkness – Raptoryx

Raptoryx are unnatural amalgamations of lizard and prey-bird. These swift, frilled beasts are eternally on the precipice of frothing frenzy, driven by base urges to attack prey many times their own size without fear. For all this, Raptoryx are cunning creatures rather than mindless marauders. As the pack swarms over their monstrous quarry, their razor-sharp beaks and bladed hind limbs will target the eyes and patches of more vulnerable flesh with a keen focus, soon leaving them bleeding and weakened. The piercing screeches of massed Raptoryx are, if anything, even more debilitating; even a gargant can be left reeling under this sonic assault, ready to be overcome by the screaming creatures. The first Raptoryx came into being when the Everchosen’s hordes flooded into the Allpoints, blasting the interstitial island-between-realms with mutative energies. Caught amidst this warping storm, the native creatures of the Allpoints were blended and twisted into new and horrific forms. Though the Raptoryx are indigenous to what is now the Eightpoints, their flocks have since spread across the realms, either passing through realmgates or being coaxed and corralled into the warbands of Chaos champions through the promise of fresh meat.