Significant Creature
Glass Stalker
Glass Stalkers are six-limbed predators native to the Glass Wastes whose translucent plates resemble broken sheets of black mirror. They remain almost invisible when motionless against vitrified ground and move when glare or blowing glass obscures their approach. Sera Dain identifies their tracks before the party reaches Ilyr and treats them as a known hazard of established caravan routes.
What It Is
Glass Stalkers are six-limbed predators native to the Glass Wastes whose translucent plates resemble broken sheets of black mirror. They remain almost invisible when motionless against vitrified ground and move when glare or blowing glass obscures their approach. Sera Dain identifies their tracks before the party reaches Ilyr and treats them as a known hazard of established caravan routes.
Role in the Story
The stalkers make the Glass Wastes dangerous for reasons independent of the Eclipse Court and the black-star mystery. Their attack forces the party to rely on Sera’s practical knowledge rather than magical or royal authority, reinforcing that the Wastes are a lived environment with hazards travelers have learned to survive.