The chang nam or "water elephant" (also called a ye thin) is native to jungle streams and deltas in tropical and subtropical lands. It appears nearly identical to a typical small-eared Asiatic elephant, save for being the size of a large rat. Its tusks are sharp, and these irascible beasts are aggressive when threatened. Most creatures give it a wide berth because its very shadow contains the power of death for those that gaze upon it, should they attract the chang nam's ire. Its tusks can bring doom as well, as the deadly energies that reside within the chang nam's shadow flow forth with each needle-like thrust. They are potent not only when piercing flesh but even when striking into the vestige of a creature's passage like their reflection on water or the footsteps they leave behind.