Mossback Loryx

CODEX ENTRY: MOSSBACK LORYX

Region: Echowilds

Classification: Antlered Grazer

Behavioral Class: Herdbound Resonator

Appearance:A gentle, four-legged beast covered in thick emerald moss and bark-like fur. Its antlers curl backward like roots, etched with bioluminescent veinlines that pulse in sync with nearby emotional resonance.

Habitat:Mist-thick clearings, dreamfern glades, ancestral ley-paths.

Diet:Lichen, griefthistle buds, fallen spiritfruit. Occasionally licks dew gathered on echo-glyph bark.

Temperament: Peaceful, herd-attuned, skittish around synthetic sound or exposed glitch resonance.

Preyed Upon By: Veiljackals, predatory Whisperstags (in spiral shadow phases).

Preys Upon: None – pure herbivore.

Lore: Said to “carry the breath of the dead” in its moss. When moving through a grove, ancestral energy flutters in its wake. Their movements influence the growth of dreamferns and death-blooming plants.

Ecosystem Role: Regulates ancestral energy saturation in the flora. Their presence harmonizes forest grieffields and invites spirit migration through dreampools.