Lannis

Characteristics
A lannis is a creature that looks remarkably similar to a domestic house cat, though it is roughly the size of a shetland pony. It has large eyes and ears, and a long twin tales that it often keeps wrapped together. A lannis's claws are hard as diamond and perpetually extended. They have thick fur that comes in a number of colors, though most lannises have darker colored fur to blend in with their surroundings. While Lannis are deceptively cute, they have an attack mode, wherein their fur stands up on end, hardening in a protective layer, and their claws extended several inches to give them an advantage in an attack.

Special abilities and distinguishing features
The most noted characteristic of a lannis is its tendency to lure travelers into the wooded areas that it calls home. Possessing higher than average speed, a lannis will dart around the woods, trying to turn their victim around, making them hopelessly lost. The saliva of a lannis has the ability to stun and paralyze and, in higher doses, even kill.

In theory, a lannis could be removed from a pounce and domesticated, but they are so feral that most people don't try.

Life cycle
Lifespan: 20-25 years.

Lannises mature fairly slowly, not reaching their full

Social Structure
Lannises live in groups of about 15 to 20, called pounces. Within a pounce, the oldest female is regarded as the alpha, and she is in charge of coordinating hunts for the group. The younger lannises act as lures, finding travelers that pass through their woods and getting them turned around and lost, then leading them to the den of the pounce. Once a person is in the den, the older females with attack while the males form a perimeter to prevent the prey from escaping. While most pounces only hunt when they need to, there are more feral groups that seem to hunt anyone that passes into their territory.