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Origin: Kela (polar shelves, cliffs)
The Hollowwing Bat is a giant nocturnal predator of Kela's polar shelves and cliffs, 1.0–2.5 meters long and 60–400 kg, its reptile-like skin covered in small hairs shielding against cold while a soft underbelly stays exposed, very large eyes and protruding ears wrapping from forehead to back of head enabling echolocation for silent swoops through the dark. They live 30–50 years. It actively seeks humans, especially pregnant women, adding nothing to the ecosystem and disrupting the recovering gender ratio, prompting dedicated hunting groups in Kela to eradicate it; the Kela Maritime Guild pays for each body as proof, offering the poor a path out of poverty through the hunt. Historical records from the Era of Absolute Expansion describe its deadly night hunts, observed in Kela's lore as a symbol of unseen peril, its presence signaling stable cold biomes but posing great hazards to nighttime exploration.