Publisher's blurb:
The Kasik are one of the most effective pack scavengers known on Urathun. It is said that where five are sighted, there are dozens circling unseen. They are also among the fastest land creature, capable of taking down much larger prey with their superior numbers and speed. The Kasik will also feed on meat which is already dead, and they are known to swarm onto battlefields or even plague pits in order to feast. Many people see the Kasik as a lower form of animal due to this behaviour, but the Kasik do not carry any more disease than any other fur-bearing mammal. The Kasik communicate by a complex range of howls and snarls. Many larger carnivores avoid the territory of the Kasik due to their ability to rally insurmountable support in a very rapid fashion.