Igzuuy

Igzuuy (ig-'zwoo-ee) was a harpy, a male one. He had the face and torso of a man, but his arms were nought but bird's wings, and his lower body was that of a great raptor with taloned feet and a feathered tail. Igzuuy's weapon of choice was his precious Ujud (oo-'jud), a durable stretch of barbed wire he kept rolled up and attached at his waist. He couldn't wield it with hands as any standard humanoid species might do, but he would grasp it with scaled feet by an un-barbed area and let it dangle as he flew. He would soar over his opponents, low enough so the hanging wire would fling into some poor soul, barbs catching onto anything but the most impenetrable armor, grabbing flesh, cloth, and even soft metal. As Igzuuy would continue on and away, the wire would then lift, its barbs ripping up everything they had stuck. Igzuuy's opponents most often died of massive blood loss from ugly lacerations raked across their bodies, their missing flesh hanging from Ujud's thorns.

But Igzuuy didn't work alone. Many of his combat accomplishments could be attributed to a small sidekick, a creature many of his acquaintances hadn't even the slightest clue existed: his pet daddy-long-legs, Uoil (oo-'oyl). Uoil was intelligent for his species and was trained for many combat situations. He spent most of his time in Igzuuy's mouth, sheltered from the raging wind when Igzuuy flew, and concealed when Igzuuy traveled. Igzuuy learned to speak fluently with his tiny friend hiding in his cheek, and no one was any the wiser (though, Uoil was never comfortable in that situation). He was no ordinary daddy-long-legs, though; he was strong and well-trained. What can a well-trained daddy-long-legs actually do? Only Igzuuy really knows, but he has attributed more than a few of his combat successes to his little arachnid friend. His size made him ideal for stealth in situations where an overhead wire strike just wouldn't do. Igzuuy was able to relay complex commands to his little Uoil knowing that he would carry them out with unflinching precision. He has been responsible for a very many poisonings and other such operations no one would ever trace back to such an unlikely means.