How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The number of Lethifold victims is almost impossible to calculate since it leaves no clues to its presence behind it. Easier to calculate is the number of wizards who have, for their own unscrupulous purposes, pretended to have been killed by Lethifolds. The most recent instance of such duplicity occurred in 1973 when the wizard Janus Thickey vanished, leaving only a hastily written note on the bedside table reading "oh no a Lethifold's got me I'm suffocating." Convinced by the spotless and empty bed that such a creature had indeed killed Janus, his wife and children entered a period of strict mourning, which was rudely interrupted when Janus was discovered living five miles away with the landlady of the Green Dragon. (20.8)
Okay, this is pretty funny. The Lethifold might be a ruthless killing machine, but it's also the perfect way for people to fake their deaths since it devours its prey, leaving no trace of a body behind. We've got to admit that this guy didn't think his faux death through very well though.
Quote #8
The manticore is a highly dangerous Greek beast with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion. As dangerous as the Chimaera, and as rare, the manticore is reputed to croon softly as it devours its prey. Manticore skin repels almost all known charms and the sting causes instant death. (21.3)
Instant death—it doesn't get more cruel and violent than that. At least you can count on having some sweet melodies fill the air as the manticore slowly snacks on your lifeless body. It's not all blood and guts and gore: it's also songs!
Quote #9
This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, [the Nundu] has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together. (22.4)
Why is this guy more dangerous than a Basilisk or a Lethifold? Well, the Nundu can wipe out entire villages with one breath meaning his potential for destruction is about ten times greater than any of the other beasts in this book. Only by working together can the Nundu be contained.