A Great Mink and a Grasscat
A handsome, long-legged hunter of the plains of Calenardhon, the grass cat (S."Glaemuig") was quite rare. Men had killed or domesticated most of its prey and actively hunted the cats for fear of losing sheep, goats, or kine.
A grass cat had a thick, short, buff-colored fur that easily absorbed grass pollen in the summer months, giving it an eerie and unnatural yellow-green coloration. The cat hunted by leaping upon the backs of its prey, digging its long claws into the victim's throat and neck. Even if its victim was not killed by the severing of some vital vein or nerve, it would run itself into a stupor or even to death. There had been cases of grass cats killing Men in this same manner.
When in heat, courting, or fighting, grass cats gave off highpitched, raucous shrieks that were terrifying to hear, especially during the long winter nights.
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- Retrieved from [Realms of Arda]; original reference: [ICE MERP 2012]