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This illustration is from my Kickstarter project to create drawings of all of the friendly nonhumans and land animals from Professor M.A.R. Barker's wonderful Tékumel (aka Empire of the Petal Throne) role-playing world setting.

"The Hláka dwell in the mountains to the east of Tsolyánu. They are flying intelligent creatures (again an ancient interstellar race) with leathery wings and greyish fur similar to their larger and heavier cousins, the Shánu'u. The Hláka have flattish heads, three eyes with nictitating membranes, set in a bony crest. There is a sort of furred ruff which conceals their hearing organs. Two arms and two legs are supplemented by a powerful tail fitted with a poisoned rapier-like blade. They are skittish and nervous beings, and may easily lose morale - flying away at top speed. This species is generally neutral to men, though they occasionally serve in human armies; their flying abilities make them excellent scouts, aerial archers, and even bombardiers (dropping rocks up to 10 pounds in weight upon enemies). The Hláka are terrified of ships, however, and may literally die of fright if forced to travel by water. Hláka make poor slaves and are always clamoring to return to their homeland."

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Villains and Vigilantes: The Classic Superhero RPG!
Monkey House Games: monkeyhousegames.com
Books: www.lulu.com/spotlight/monkeyh…
PDFs: tinyurl.com/mhgrpgnow

Description
This illustration is from my Kickstarter project to create drawings of all of the friendly nonhumans and land animals from Professor M.A.R. Barker's wonderful Tékumel (aka Empire of the Petal Throne) role-playing world setting.

"The Hláka dwell in the mountains to the east of Tsolyánu. They are flying intelligent creatures (again an ancient interstellar race) with leathery wings and greyish fur similar to their larger and heavier cousins, the Shánu'u. The Hláka have flattish heads, three eyes with nictitating membranes, set in a bony crest. There is a sort of furred ruff which conceals their hearing organs. Two arms and two legs are supplemented by a powerful tail fitted with a poisoned rapier-like blade. They are skittish and nervous beings, and may easily lose morale - flying away at top speed. This species is generally neutral to men, though they occasionally serve in human armies; their flying abilities make them excellent scouts, aerial archers, and even bombardiers (dropping rocks up to 10 pounds in weight upon enemies). The Hláka are terrified of ships, however, and may literally die of fright if forced to travel by water. Hláka make poor slaves and are always clamoring to return to their homeland."

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Villains and Vigilantes: The Classic Superhero RPG!
Monkey House Games: monkeyhousegames.com
Books: www.lulu.com/spotlight/monkeyh…
PDFs: tinyurl.com/mhgrpgnow