Shuffling forward on thunderous elephantine limbs comes an immense dragon-like beast. Its serpentine maw snaps angrily at the end of a long, sinuous neck, and steam issues forth from between its razor-sharp fangs. A powerful tail moves in rhythm with the bobbing head, displaying a wicked set of spikes. Scores of quills jut from the beast's flanks, bristling outward with menacing intent.