Bloodwolf

Bloodwolves are much like the common wolves that roam the world, except bloodwolves have the distinguishable characteristic of glowing red eyes.

Origin
No one is sure where the bloodwolves originated from, or why they are so much more massive and ferocious than regular wolves, but stories abound. Legend says the original bloodwolf came to be because she ate her own family to survive. Starving in the wild, she killed her parents in their sleep and consumed them. This unnatural and vile act turned her eyes the color of her family's shed blood; since then, her line has lived on.

Appearance
Bloodwolves look much like regular wolves in form and stature. However, bloodwolves grow much larger; a normal adult is the size of a horse, capable of holding a warrior riding into battle, a common use for those brave enough to attempt to train them. Bloodwolves are also only ever one of two colors: black or white. Whichever hue they are, they are almost unnaturally so; the black ones seem infintely dark, whereas white ones seem to give off a light of their own. All bloodwolves also have distintive crimson eyes.

Training
Training a bloodwolf is nearly impossible, and attempting to do so is deemed suicidal by most due to bloodwolves' violent nature. To even find a bloodwolf young enough to domesticate is a challenge. Those that do, however, can, with great patience and skill, teach a bloodwolf an array of commands; they are smarter than most natural creatures on Arteah. A bloodwolf is a foe to be feared on any battlefield, which is why those that can command them are held in high regard.