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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 2279139" data-attributes="member: 508">The destrachan stalked silently across the cavern, searching for prey.[8]  Or at least she was silent to the poorly-equipped ears of other beings; she, on the other hand, could make out quite distinctly the touch of each toe-pad on the stone of the corridor (she was careful not to let her toe-claws touch the stone as she walked), the intake of each breath she took, even the beating of her own dark heart.  She could also hear the twittering of bats several caverns away and the soft pad-pad-pad of a spider walking across the ceiling of the cavern dozens of feet above her.None of these would do, though; she wanted something bigger than a bat or spider, something she could drag back to the lair and leave to rot, so she wouldn't have to worry about a food source for her offspring for awhile.  It had been years since she'd needed such sustenance herself, and she found it tiresome having to constantly keep her children fed.[9]Luck was with her, for a kobold patrol stumbled across her path almost immediately.  She resisted the impulse to take them alive so she could draw out their torment;[10] such pleasantries would be better left until the pit was complete.  Besides, she was after solid food for her children, not misery-based sustenance for herself.The kobolds didn't have a chance.  There were only three of them, and despite their weapons they were no match for the destrachan's sonic howl, especially since she could attack at range before the kobolds were even aware of her presence.[11]  Flesh-ripping harmonics focused on the little humanoids' bodies and shattered their bones; they fell to a heap on the floor before they could even utter a yelp.[12]  The destrachan scooped up a kobold in each hand, leaving the third to rot where it was.  She made a mental note to return to this area soon, on the off chance that the carrion would attract other beings, other potential victims for her to feed upon....[13]</blockquote>

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