Lamia

The lamia are a race of centaur-like creatures with lion-like bodies that only appear in a piece of concept art for the original World of Warcraft.The Art of World of Warcraft, pg. 48
==Speculation==
This concept might have been the beginning of the tol'vir.
==Inspiration==
*The is a female, child-eating daemon in Greek mythology. The Warcraft lamia may specifically be inspired by the , which is typically depicted with the torso and head of a human female and the lower body of a lion.
*They may also be inspired by the Liontaur from the series of games or the Lynel from the series.
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