Yarliiska

Behavior: Solitary predators, these scaly beasts also known as the "Blue Devil" among locals spend their days sleeping in crags and caves to escape the arid heat. At night, they emerge to hunt almost anything they can find. Yarliiskas are occasionally seen in breeding pairs that only cohabit during the rearing of their young, once the offspring reach maturity the entire family unit disperses due to the species' highly hostile nature. Yarliiskas have been known to kill merely for sport and not exclusively for food, as well as even their own kind. They have earned their local name from viciously attacking travelers at night. Some brave individuals keep them as a guard pet, but only if they are raised from a hatchling to interact with their owner. This practice although not uncommon is not widely used due to the ever present threat of an attack, which have been recorded more often than not.

Details: A Yarliiska's eyes are incredibly sensitive to light, therefor lanterns and other light sources are suggested to be used when traversing the desert at night. The horns sprouting from their heads and hips are an adaptation that only males possess. It is theorized that these ward off mating advances from other males due to the aggressive nature of their mating habits, as well as a tool for competing against one another for the right to mate.