Miskatin

## Introduction

Miskatin are a predator species of fae, a number of which reside in the forest of Oswal-Tay. Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees, while fleeing the ice plague, encounter one in a seemingly different forest, who nearly eats them both. Mosk, Eran, and Julvia Dubna Vajat encountered more miskatin when they accidentally stumble into Oswal-Tay later, and when Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, and Ash Glashtyn rejoined their group, they were attacked by even more miskatin.

## Physical Description

The Miskatin is a horned creature with an eldritch face, an unnaturally long and crooked mouth that has teeth like tombstones. It has a forked tongue. Its steps are shambling, strange and stilted, with overly long arms, and long claws that are long enough to slide deep into flesh. Its eyes are described as animal-bright and lacking any real emotion, with oval pupils. Its thighs, calves, and feet are covered with a shaggy fur with bits of bone knotted into it. Miskatin can also have facial hair, including beards. It is possibly unusual for the Miskatin to be small: in its memories, the other miskatin are taller, and the Miskatin thinks that the taller ones would take care of it.

## Abilities

All miskatin have the ability to create artificial light sources - almost always modeled on human made objects like chandeliers, lampposts or similar - that cast bright pools of light in their preferred dark hunting grounds. Any prey that touches the light for refuge or guidance allows the miskatin to hunt them.

Miskatin attack prey by throwing bone-like spears that are incredibly deadly.

Miskatin are possibly immune to compulsions.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Miskatin are pack fae, and cannot live alone. It is particularly strange for the Miskatin to be alone, to the point that the Miskatin is traumatized by it (on top of its other traumas), and spends its life looking for 'friends'. Miskatin have 'helpers' of some kind, and hunt together, or if they live separately from one another, they always return to the group 'every few months'. They only create a new miskatin every 300 years. Sex is not a normal part of their culture.

Miskatin will hiss as a sign of anger, disgust, or disapproval. They make a clattering noise in their throats when attacking.

The Miskatin warned Eran not to ask its name, although it's unclear if this is a cultural aspect of miskatin or simply a characteristic of the Miskatin.

Mosk said that the stories and fairy tales around miskatin never end well.

## Folklore/Mythology

The miskatin are an invented species of fae, and do not exist in any folklore or mythology.

## References

1. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 8: The Ratcatcher of Hameln. Accessed 23 May 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 13, Captured. Accessed 04 May 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 14: Breaking Apart. Accessed 04 May 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 9: Oswal-Tay. Accessed 21 May 2021.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 10: Innocence and Accidents. Accessed 21 May 2021.