Tiegre Town

Levels 35–40

Built by Piriani

An unusually strong, and aggressive race of felines related to weretiers, the teigres are far more wild than most of Erion's sentient felines. Unlike some of the weretigers that dwell in tailstown, the tiegres believe that living in the wild, killing their own prey and living freely in the woods is the only natural way for a feline to behave, and look down on those softer felines who choose to live in towns as other sentient races do. Occupying a strip of woodland between the highway and the great jungle of Xyzzyxx, the Teigres have lived in comparative peace for a long time, many locals view them as a great benefit, since they prevent some of the larger, more predatory beasts of the jungle from marauding through the countryside. Indeed, it's said that every Teigre cub upon coming of age must journey alone into the jungle and return with a trophy, the carcass of a food animal, such as a buffalo or hippopotamus for females, a predator such as a crocodile or even lion for males, a test at which even many teigres have failed. Despite their fierce independence, the teigres are not unfriendly to outsiders, so long as they are approached with respect. Although they present slim prospects for merchants or traders, since there is little the tiegres want which they cannot obtain from outside, adventurers might find work to do, or perhaps a chance to test their combat skills.