Sabrecat

The Sabrecat is a genus of the almost extinct machairodont and is most commonly found on the Plains of Dûn and further south. A large carnivorous animal, the Sabrecat is more robustly built than any of the extinct great cats, with well-developed forelimbs, exceptionally long upper teeth, and a jaw adapted for precision killing. Although the size of the Sabrecat varies slightly, they weigh between four hundred twenty and five hundred kilograms and have a shoulder height of one hundred seventy centimetres. However, some have countered these rough estimates, speaking of rare breeds of Sabrecats like the Boreal Fangar, a mythical beast unrivalled in size and strength.

Historically, the notorious Daradin Urthnaki are famed for capturing wild Sabrecats. There is great honour in the capture as it is an integral part of the 'arslakh, an Urthnaki ritual that marks the coming of age of Urthnaki men and women.