Underwater panther

Underwater panthers are a race of magical cats, capable of swimming underwater, that live in the Lands Below. They have glowing yellow eyes that appear lit from within, and hides that repel magical incantations; when fully grown, the cats have copper hides and horns. They can also breathe fire. 
Adult underwater panthers are huge; one encountered by Alex in Alexandra Quick and the World Away had a head as big as a car.
Maximilian King and Alexandra Quick faced and escaped a pack of underwater panthers after descending into the antechamber of the Lands Below in May 2009. Alexandra Quick encountered one in Summer of 2011 in a cavern beneath the Ozark Mountains. She was able to kill it with the cry of the Thren, as instructed by Sees-From-Laurel. She took some of its hair, which was later used by Granny Pritchard as the core of her new wand.
In 2012, Alexandra Quick again encountered one, this time in the Great Lakes, when trying to save the crew of a small boat.
Native Americans call them "N'zaliya`ati".
The underwater panthers are enemies of the thunderbirds.
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Category:Creatures
Category:Denizens of the Lands Below