✦ Creature Entry: Leyglass Tortoise

Name & Classification

Name: Leyglass Tortoise

Type: Beast / Magical Entity

Affinity: Sliver / Earth

Era: Beginning / Golden / Modern

Habitat & Territory

Region: Kashern high valleys, Driftline ruins, Skyborne convergence points

Known Sightings: Ancient ley pools, high-altitude groves, Driftline stoneways

Behavior & Traits

• Temperament: Passive / Neutral
• Abilities: Shell refracts starlight and leyline flow; can generate ley pulses when threatened; deep resonance stabilizes ley surges
• Weaknesses: Very slow; shell takes hours to fully energize
• Notable Behavior: Older individuals become **sites of pilgrimage** for mages seeking ley attunement

Myths & Legends

It is said the first Leyglass Tortoises were shaped by the Breath of Maesa’ka herself. Some still carry fragments of pre-Sundering memory within their shell patterns.

Combat Designation

Threat Level: Moderate

Role: Symbolic Guardian / Environmental Anchor