Unknown Creature Bst189567307, recently observed in a Fort Tarsis shop, has finally been identified as a Blirpbit. Regardless of his keeper's outrageous claims, this beast (yes, beast!) is ancient, revered, and very rare.

Old texts also describe it as "venomous and deadly". When the Blirpbit feels threatened, it is able to unhinge its jaw and envelop its assailant's face; unable to breathe, the attacker slowly suffocates under noxious fumes that were noted as "smelling like a sickly-sweet, feces-encrusted, Stinkhand pie" (if such a thing existed)

In recent history, Birpbits were hunted almost to extinction. While their ability to annoy and enrage would be reason enough to see them gone, their venom was thought to cure the painful rash brought on by javelin chafing.

— From A Guide To Living Things That Will Kill You by Timon Batrok

FROM: The Street Prophet

The prophet returns, triumphant! They thought they could silence me, but the truth cannot be locked away for merely "creating a public disturbance."

But let's get down to the real issues here: The Plague. You've seen it. I've seen it. Everyone's seen it. No one is talking about it. But we all know that people are missing. Gone without a trace! Where are they? Will they return? No one is saying.

And now there's a Great Beast in the market. With an augur. Coincidence? Obviously not! The Beast is clearly the source of the Plague, and once again the people supposedly responsible for protecting the people of Fort Tarsis turn a blind eye. Are the Sentinels involved? How far does the corruption go?

More truth to come...

An offensive and hideous new visitor to Bastion was recently spotted in Fort Tarsis, perched in an Arcanist's shop with malice gleaming behind its dead eyes. We may never know what type of slavering beast it is, as the Arcanist insists it isn't an animal, but a twisted Anthem mutation. The deluded fellow will certainly learn his lesson when the fiend bites his head off as he sleeps and swallows it, helmet and all.

A gentle dissection of the creature would solve this mystery and satisfy my professional curiosity.