Pleasiosauria
Plesiosauria, often shortened to plesio, are a family of large marine reptiles found on the borders of the unexplored territories. Generally their numbers in the explored territories are kept to a minimum by the valenor, though they are considered a pest in the waters surrounding Karkadon.
There are two major variations of plesio species. The long-necked fish-eaters, and the short-necked apexes.
Most long-necked plesio species are fish-eaters that live near coastlines. They are peaceful creatures that rarely attack Sentients, and while smaller species of long-necked plesio are often compared to dolphins it is not recommended to approach large plesios due to the risk of being injured by their flippers or tail.
Short-necked plesio are a lot more dangerous and daring than their fish-eating cousins. Considered an apex predator, they will will attack creatures more than twice their size. This makes even the smallest short-necked plesio a serious threat to Sentients as their jaws have a bite strength comparable to a crocodile’s.
The rarest species of plesio is the multi-headed caver. As it’s name suggests, the multi-head caver is a two-headed plesio found in Demrefor’s cave systems. It is completely blind, relying on a form of echolocation to navigate the caves, and is one of the rare non-draconic creatures completely unaffected by soulstone. Due to the rarity of sightings and inability to study them, is unclear if the two heads have individual personalities.