Appearing to be a winged deer, perytons are vicious creatures, said to be the reincarnation of murderers. Their shadows are in the shape of a person, not a winged deer, & they are said to consume the soul of those they eat. They are impervious to normal weapons & hate people with a passion. It is said that they are responsible for the failure of the Empire of Tarahin to arise on Second Shem at the time of the birth of the Age of Empires.