Dragonwilds:Shatterfang

Template:Infobox NPC Shatterfang was a notorious alpha wolf who terrorized Dragonwilds:Bramblemead during the time when humans inhabited Dragonwilds:Ashenfall. Known for his cunning and cruelty, he was responsible for one of the most devastating wolf attacks in the settlement's history.

History

The Dragonwilds:Wild Knights of Brynmoor typically controlled wolf populations by culling pack leaders and luring larger groups away from human settlements with fresh Dragonwilds:deer kills. Unlike most wolves, Shatterfang ignored these diversions and followed his scent directly to Bramblemead. His attack resulted in a bloodbath that forced villagers to lock themselves in their homes, praying to Dragonwilds:Guthix that the wolves wouldn't break through their doors.Template:CiteJournal

When the Wild Knights sent hunters to deal with the threat, Shatterfang proved exceptionally clever. He used the urban structures of Bramblemead against the hunters, avoiding their arrows and repeatedly escaping their attempts to kill him.Template:CiteJournal

Shatterfang was eventually defeated through the combined efforts of two individuals: a necromancer (Dragonwilds:Ravanna) with bone magic and her companion. The necromancer used dark magic to immobilize Shatterfang by locking his bones in place, allowing her companion to strike from the shadows with weapons, described as blades forged from the wolf's kin."Template:CiteJournal After the wolf was slain, the villagers offered the pair any reward they desired - money, weapons, or gems. However, the duo only requested Shatterfang's skull as payment for their service.Template:CiteJournal

The companion who helped defeat Shatterfang was likely Dragonwilds:Ulv, an outcast who had previously killed another wolf that attacked Bramblemead and fashioned its skull into a mask.Template:CiteJournal This connection is supported by later accounts of a Wild Knight who wore a mask made from the skull of a wolf who rescued a female necromancer fleeing from pirates.Template:CiteJournal

The necromancer who helped defeat Shatterfang appears to be the same one who later formed a partnership with Ulv. She is described as having "a knack for controlling simple fangs and bones,Template:CiteJournal which aligns with the dark magic to lock the wolf's bones in place used in defeating Shatterfang.

After being rescued by Ulv, they became friends and worked together to keep each other well fed.Template:CiteJournal Evidence of their friendship can still be found throughout the forest in the form of miniature carvings depicting a wolf skull and a bat in locations that held special meaning to the pair.Template:CiteJournal