Adult Male
Name: unnamed
Species: Hylephage
Birthday: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Owner: Hotade
Element: Void 
Lithe and limber like a cat but smooth to the touch with lidless, unblinking eyes, few would deny that a hylephage has the presence of a predator, though researchers are in disagreement about whether they are more akin to a feline or a reptile. They have one known close relative, the nyctophage, though both creatures' habitats rarely overlap. In nature, hylephages are noted for the silent manner in which they move, and the speed at which they can travel if provoked, though they will readily fight if attacked. A bite from a hylephage renders whatever is enveloped a faded shadow of its former self, a lasting condition that can only be reversed with the bite of the hylephage's counterpart, a nyctophage.
Few creatures in the world are as dangerous as the hylephage, a seldom-seen dweller of the heart of Raza known for its ability to consume nearly anything. While not outwardly violent, and often rather shy around people, a hylephage can nonetheless wreak havoc wherever it goes, for their species consume not only materials such as rock and wood, but also air and magic, leaving behind a dim shadow of the thing they have devoured. The shadows left behind by a hylephage cannot be mended or moved, and anyone who tries to touch such a shadow will pass through it as though it were not there, and feel unwell soon after. These shadows exist for living creatures consumed as well, for one account reports an adult hylephage leaping to snatch a flying bird and leaving its shadow suspended in midair along with the air surrounding it. The shadow had not dissipated nor even faded years later when the original reporter returned to the same site. Though few risk it, a hylephage raised from the egg can be tamed, and some of the most powerful dark wizards in history chose hylephages as companions for their ability to destroy.
Sprite art: Lazuli (adult) | Description: PKGriffin