Shardless (Tempris #1)

-An excerpt from the Bestiarium Compendium: A Practical Guide to Staying Alive When Vacationing on Tempris Island

Though small, Tempris is home to a wide and varied array of wildlife. Wyverns, basilisks, grendels—as a result of the many dimensional gates found on the island, populations of creatures that were once separated by both time and space have migrated and now live side-by-side.

Those traveling from Lycia to Tempris for the first time may be particularly surprised to see that this island is home to one of the few remaining undomesticated populations of harpy. It is highly recommended that tourists refrain from approaching these animals. While the Glynadwyr and Lycian harpies are inordinately docile creatures, making them popular household pets among the nobility, Tempris harpies exhibit high levels of aggression and are extremely venomous. A single scratch could prove fatal if not treated properly.

Taly felt weak.