A megafauna arthropod native to the mountains of Sudd Tohst and Dornat Al Karit, the Ashqarid, or Sand Strider as it is commonly referred to, is one of Tharador’s deadliest hunters. Though the mountains act as their home, the Ashqarid hunts in the dunes below, burrowing beneath the sand where they might wait for weeks in a state of hibernation, awaiting the minute vibrations of a potential prey’s footsteps to wake them. Beneath the sand, the creatures can move at the speed of a horse at full gallop, almost completely undetectable. Those unfortunate enough to be chosen as its prey, often have little chance of survival.