Krakes

One of the most dangerous creatures that live in the outside world beyond the magic curtain of Een are called Krakes.

Krakes have small forearms and larger back legs that are good for pouncing. They have long necks, sharp beak-like mouths, and a set of attenae on the top of their heads. They are greenish-yellow in color and are often dappled, which helps provide camouflage.

Male Krakes, known in a Krake colony as drones, are quite small, but extremely dangerous, for their bites contain enough poison to kill a victim. There is only ever one female in a Krake colony at a time; this is the Queen, who is usually ten to twenty times larger than her male counterparts. It is the job of the males to provide food and protection for the Queen and her countless eggs that she will lay each year.

Krakes feast on a wide variety of fish, insects and animals, though they will not eat creatures that can speak, such as animals from the Land of Een. Male Krakes hunt in large raiding parties, using their venom to quickly defeat their intended prey.

Most Krakes live in the great fortress known as Krake Castle, which sits perched on the craggy cliffs above the Seas of Ire. Here the Queen, simply known as Queen Krake, rules over her colony with devilish delight.

Kendra Kandlestar encountered many Krakes while on her search for the Door to Unger. Kendra’s Uncle Griffinskitch was bitten by a Krake, and his life seriously endangered.

Afterwards, when Kendra went in search of her brother in the fabled Rumble Pit, Kendra met Queen Krake first hand.