Kamadan, Polar

ECOLOGY

Environment temperate or warm plains
Organization solitary, pair, or pack (3-9)
Treasure standard

Polar kamadans are wicked hunters that enjoy stalking and toying with prey, especially when their quarry is relatively intelligent. When a kamadan attacks, it first uses its freezing, soporific breath, then pounces on any targets that remain awake, its multiple snakeheads striking simultaneously.

Polar kamadans stand about 3 feet at the shoulder, about 9 feet long and weighing up to 500 pounds. They have white fur with black spots like a snow leopard, white batlike wings and snakes sprouting from its shoulders bearing the same white fur and spots

Although kamadans are certainly magical creatures, they share many psychological and sociological traits with other big cats. Even when hunting alone to avoid competition, a kamadan is often a member of a larger pride. In areas where wildlife or natives are more powerful, kamadan packs are more likely to hunt as a unit.

Kamadans prefer underground lairs, but settle for rocky outcroppings or dens dug inside snowdrifts, and they use their snakes to manipulate the bones and baubles of their prey into decorative arrangements. Occasionally, a kamadan shares its lair with another creature, but only if the other creature is more powerful or plies the kamadan regularly with tributes of food and treasure.