Hawk dove towards the farm, and the Dwarves working the field looked up in horror at the massive flaming bird coming for them and their livestock.
Then he banked hard and let loose a stream of blue fire through the Giant Stone Rats. Fur burned away, and anguished howling filled the air, even thousands of metres away, where Karl was watching the scene.
The beasts put up earth barriers to defend themselves, or tunnelled underground. But the farmers were ready for that tactic, and an [Earthquake] type spell collapsed the tunnels and forced the rats back to the surface.
The Giant Stone Rats were a Royal Ranked menace to Dwarven society with their earth magic and voracious appetite. But they also left networks of tunnels near the surface that were a threat to livestock, who often stepped on a shallow tunnel and fell through. That could cause broken limbs, or even trap young animals.
That alone was enough to put the species on the most hated beasts list for farmers everywhere.
