Dreadmane the Canyon King full artwork
Legendary · One of 5

Dreadmane the Canyon King

“His roar is preserved in the canyon walls; on quiet nights, it still comes back.”

A Bonewind cat of The Bonefields

3 known connections · an open question

The living story

The story so far

Dreadmane was the largest lion that ever lived — horse-sized, canyon-voiced — and the Bonefields’ final argument about who ruled the ice age. His roar is preserved in the canyon walls; on quiet nights, it still comes back.

Happening now

Keeps the Hour Before Dawn of the Vigil over the Purring Dark.

What may come

When the watch changes, the purrs fade and the next watch begins. Somewhere, always, a cat is purring.

Connected

Whispers about Dreadmane the Canyon King

Hear all the whispers

Why someone keeps Dreadmane the Canyon King

  • because the largest lion that ever lived deserves the largest place in your collection
  • because his roar comes back off the canyon walls on quiet nights
  • because final arguments of the Pleistocene don’t get more final than this

The Bonefields

The extinct: Smilodon, American lion, Homotherium, cave lion, Machairodus, Dinofelis, Barbourofelis, Thylacosmilus, and the small ancestors. They sleep in stone and wake in story.

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Keep this cat

$100 · One of 5

Not for sale yet — when this universe opens its gates, keepers will claim their cats here. No payment link exists yet; nothing here can be bought.

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At a glance — details & stats
Element
Bonewind
Clowder
The Bonefields — The Titans Before Memory
Rarity
Legendary
Personality
Dreadmane was the largest lion that ever lived — horse-sized, canyon-voiced — and the Bonefields’ final argument about who ruled the ice age.
Edition
One of 5
Stats
power 98 · speed 70 · charm 80