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{{lifeform
|native=[[Patji (island)|Patji]]
|type=Animal
|world=First of the Sun
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Sixth of the Dusk]]
}}
}}
'''Nightmaws''' are enormous bird-like predators native to the island [[Patji (island)|Patji]] in the [[Pantheon]] on [[First of the Sun]].{{book ref|sixth}}
==Appearance==
| [[Sixth of the Dusk]].{{book ref|sixth}}
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Nightmaws are bipedal quadrupeds, standing on powerful back legs that bear most of their weight
== Behavior and Abilities ==
Nightmaws are nocturnal
When out at night, a trapper's only options are to avoid them or die. Nightmaws' thick skin is nearly impervious to regular bladed weapons, although it is vulnerable to larger gunpowder-based weapons such as [[Vathi]]'s spear cannon. The nightmaw's skill at hunting makes it the apex predator on at least Patji, although it is uncertain if they exist on any of the other islands of the Pantheon.
They call out with a horrible screech when they detect prey or are attempting to scare their prey.{{book ref|sixth}} One of their chief prey are herds of [[krell (cosmere)|krell]], which often sleep beneath [[Aviar]] nests to keep their minds hidden from the nightmaws. A nightmaw's screech can scare away the nesting Aviar, revealing the locations of the sleeping krell. A dying nightmaw may also screech in a different way, quieter but more horrible and chilling, which may call other nearby nightmaws.▼
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== History ==
When [[Vathi]] and [[Sixth of the Dusk]] crossed Patji at night to prevent employees of the [[Northern Interests Trading Company]] from engaging the machine from the [[Ones Above]], a nightmaw came across their trail. It followed them, bursting out of the trees and surprising them. However, Vathi shot it with her spear
== Notes ==
{{complete|[[User:Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk:Windrunner|talk]]) 23:20, 17 February 2018 (MST)}}
{{Sixth of the Dusk}}
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