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The '''gavodborz''' (pronounced ''gah-vod-bores'', sometimes shortened to just''' 'borz''') is a creature belonging to the '''Canines''' category.

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A legendary, monstrous canine creature, known for its silver fur, elemental abilities, and thirst for blood. The gavodborz is a huge canine beast. When standing on all four legs, the gavodborz can already be considered to be a massive creature, with an average height of 5 foot 6 inches and a weight of 240 lbs. However, the 'borz, as it is sometimes shortened, has the uncanny ability to stand on its hind legs and walk (though only for short distances). It is thought believed that this ability is largely for intimidation, as it standing up its height to nearly seven feet, frequently growlsgrowling, howlshowling, and beats beating its chest with its claws while doing so, akin to an enraged [[gorilla]]. All gavodborzes have gray or silvery fur. Eye color is either reddish-brown or black.

The gavodborz is not all intimidation however; it It is a legendary notoriously intimidating and murderous beast that is , seemingly built for combat. It is capable enjoying making a show out of delivering severe damage with tearing apart its claws and teethopponents, it can fire eating their remains, or splattering blood over their faces or their bodies. This suggests that the gavodborz has enough intelligence to be ''frostblastknowingly'' beams much like a [[kallwolf]]scary to other creatures, but and that it can also spit large balls of magic energy known is making efforts to be as ''mist balls''; orange-sized projectiles which explode into clouds of obfuscating mistintimidating as it is dangerous. These mist clouds are used to disorient opponentsUnsurprisingly, or to conceal the borz's attempts gavodborz is a carnivorous creature, its diet being composed nearly entirely of meat supplemented with bone, which it is capable of crushing to escapesmall chunks with its teeth, should which it take too much damage will then chew and need to retreatswallow; presumably as a method of supplementing the diet with phosphate.

It The gavodborz is notoriously intimidating and murderousnot all intimidation however; it is a legendary beast, seemingly enjoying to make a show out built for combat. It is capable of defeating opponentsdelivering severe damage with its claws and teeth, eating their remains, or splattering blood over their faces or their bodies. This suggests that the gavodborz has enough intelligence to be firing ''knowinglyfrostblast'' scary to other creaturesbeams much like a [[kallwolf]], and that it is making efforts to be can also spit large balls of magic energy known as intimidating as it is dangerous. Unsurprisingly, ''mist balls''; projectiles about the gavodborz is a carnivorous creature, its diet being composed nearly entirely size of meat supplemented with bonean orange, which it is capable explode into clouds of crushing obfuscating mist. These mist clouds are used to a fine dustdisorient opponents, then swallow or to conceal the borz's attempts to escape, should it take too much damage and digestneed to retreat.

As should be expected for a Threat threat level 5 creature, even well-prepared adventurers may find themselves having trouble defeating a gavodborz, as their entire body is reinforced by a type of natural, subdermal scale armor, covering the near-entirety of the beast's body, giving the gavodborz a bulky, chiseled appearance. This armor is bullet-resistant and comparable in protection level to medium body armor. As such, if you plan to fight a gavodborz, bring sufficiently powerful and/or armor-piercing ammunition, or other types of weapons that can reliably deal with such threats.

This creature has existed since the beginning of the [[History of the Mazes|medieval eras]], being referenced in numerous books. However, the etymology behind this creature's name does not appear to have any roots in the [[Languages|Old Tongue]]; there are no corresponding words or word roots that would make sense, and it seems the creature has been referred to as ''gavodborz'' since it first appeared. It is therefore unknown what ''gavodborz'' could be transliterated translated to, if anything.