Emerging from the jagged, frost-bitten peaks where the atmosphere thins and the light dies, The Stalker Mist-Strider is the apex predator of the high-altitude crags. This feline-inspired monstrosity has evolved an impossibly lean, lanky frame to navigate the vertical terrain of its mountain home. Its limbs are disproportionately long, ending in wicked obsidian hook-claws designed to pierce solid granite and cling to frozen rock faces. When it leaps from the shadows, tattered skin flaps beneath its arms unfurl, allowing it to glide silently through the freezing fog. Its coat is a ghostly tapestry of white and charcoal grey, perfectly mimicking the interplay of mist and stone, while its bioluminescent yellow eyes pierce through the thickest mountain haze to lock onto prey. With a prehensile tail for perfect balance and a twitchy, predatory posture, the Mist-Strider is a nightmare of speed and precision.