Sisthor

The mighty Sisthor is highly dangerous. They can grow to six meters in length and when alarmed will rear up, raising a full third of their length above the ground making them taller than most humans. And, although they are only 30cm wide they can extend a 'hood' around their head which stretches 50cm in each direction and has vicious claws which extend another 50.

It attacks small prey by simply biting it but when confronted with a larger prey like a dear, cow, buffalo or even large carnivore it will rear up and lunge at it grabbing it with its 'claws'. Both its claws and teeth contain an extremely lethal venom, less than 0.002 ounces of which can kill a human and with the average amount injected being well over 0.015 ounces most victims do not stand a chance. After bitten a victim will suffer blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness and eventually paralysis and death. The venom can kill a human within half an hour. Although it can be treated with large quantities of the antivenom given immediately after the bite, the antivenom is rare and expensive and not widely available.

Thankfully the Sisthor is only found in eastern Ilia and The Plane of Beyond. However, the only way to defeat a Sisthor is with a shield tall enough to entirely protect you and wider than 1.3 meters. This is to large for a Sisthor to sink its 'claws' into and as a result it will simply spit venom and leg it. You must hide your eyes behind the shield or they could fall victim to being squirted by the snake. Even if it does strike its claws will become lodged in your shield. You should take this opportunity to slice it in two and run as they have been reported to regrow their entire body.