Krong

The krong (plural krongii) is an aggressive Minervan predator native to the Skarmer territories west of the Ervis Gorge. In 1984 one attacked Shota Rustavelli and Valery Bryusov, seriously injuring Bryusov before being killed by Rustavelli. Soviet doctor Katerina Zakharova could not reach Bryusov in time to save him so Sergei Tolmasov had to request American Doctor Sarah Levitt's assistance.

Later, a krong attacked Tolmasov and Fralk while the two were traveling through Hogram's domain. The krong would have killed them both had Tolmasov not slain the beast with his AK-74, despite Tolmasov's attempts to keep the nature of the weapon secret from the Minervans.