The Jackrabbit
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1Do not wander in the ruins of Tobaird.
For the Lights that fell there are no longer the stars that call the heavens their home, but will-o-wisps that lead you to your demise, corrupted by earthly emotions they were never meant to feel.
All corrupted Lights are dangerous, but the Jackrabbit is the least of all evils, so to speak.
It is the only Light that primarily haunts the vast cave system beneath the destroyed kingdom, never leaving the tunnels for more than a minute or two, at that. Named both for its appearance and demeanor, the Jackrabbit is perhaps the only Light that will actively avoid others, to such an extent that no fatalities have been recorded caused by it, and only one serious injury. It is considered to be less elusive than the King of Miracles only because there are people who have seen it and not become victims.
The following is the account of Drarid Fireglade, one of the few who have survived expeditions into the former kingdom:
"...and the caves went for miles, there had to have been another way in! So I went exploring, looking to rejoin my crew - and let me tell you, the things they built down there... it was well enough to rival one of OUR cities!
"The whole time, I was hearing things move around. Bugs, probably, but also this scratching noise every now and again. I ain't gonna say I was nervous, but... I'd hoped I wouldn't meet what was making it.
"'Course, I DID meet it. It was in a cave at the end of a tunnel, and there were two things there: A lizard, twice as big as me, and [the Jackrabbit], which was twice as big as the lizard. And it happened so fast, as fast as an elf can fire an arrow... one moment, the lizard had the thing cowering against the wall, the next, BOW! [The Jackrabbit] turned it into a smear on the ground!
"Gorm knows I got out of there as fast as I could when the beast laid its eyes on me. But the funny thing was, the thing didn't chase! If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was more afraid of me than I was of it..."
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