Annuisarnath

Distantly related to the Carnantor, the Sarnúmeni (Q. "Weststones") are large, hard-skinned, freshwater Eels. Their name is derived from their grey, horny, scales, which lend a Sarnúmen tremendous protection and enable them to burrow in riverbeds, camouflaging themselves as rocks. Since the mid-Second Age, when they came from their original home in Númenor and were carelessly introduced into the rivers and lakes of southern Endor, they have become the dominant hunter in the watershed of the Yellow Mountains.

Aside from great strength and huge teeth, Sarnúmeni are noted for having deadly barbs along their spine. These barbs are connected with poison glands, and anyone stepping on or handling one of these formidable Eels is indanger of being injected with a bluish nerve poison named for the Sarnúmen. Herbalists have been known to refine this liquid, creating a lethal (30th) poison that is feared all over southern Middle-earth. Fortunately, the liquid has an exceedingly limited life of its own and is extremely hard (-30) to handle without exposing oneself to its effects.