Cerberus

Cerberus is a Guardian Beast — an enormous, triple-headed hound bound to the threshold of the underworld. Smell: the air about it carries damp earth, cold iron and a faint tang of sulphur, as if the ground itself exhales; Sound: a layered chorus of low rumbles and staggered barks, three voices that arrive almost out of sync and reverberate down stone corridors; Temperature: despite the tomb-like chill nearby, its breath is warm and heavy, making the immediate air thick and still. Field notes: coat coarse and dark, paws massive and deeply padded, a constant low vibration in the shoulders when it shifts — a creature built for endurance and unyielding watchfulness.