The wardens of the scarps were made by the magic of Qirtaj before a disaster destroyed that land. These beings are intelligent chimeric centaurs. They once inhabited Ma'Azili Enclave and patrolled the banks of the rivers to protect Qirtaj from monsters without. They have long since lost their Enclave and their purpose, but they wander the scarps still, warning travelers away from the cursed Qirtaj highlands to protect them from the secrets that sleep there. This one has the head of a cockatoo, an armored torso, a camel's hindbody, salamander-like forelimbs, a pair of goat's hindlegs, a boar's forelegs, and an iguana's tail. Instinct: to prevent passage into cursed lands

• block a bottleneck with its body and armaments
• create mirror images of itself to confound foes