“His shadow once cleared a museum hall. The shadow was cast by a statue. No one has explained it.”
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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
“On quiet nights the canyon gives his roar back. Rangers log it as wind. It is not wind.”
On quiet nights the canyon gives his roar back. Rangers log
“In the Chauvet cave, one painting is fresher than the rest. The guides don’t discuss it.”
In the Chauvet cave, one painting is fresher than the rest.
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.
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.
Coming soon
Notify me when The Purring Dark opens.
We’ll email you once — when the gates open. No spam, no launch date promised.
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