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this reptilian predator was native to the planet Rodia, and was legendary among the Rodians for wiping out entire villages of primitive Rodians. A large creature which could attain lengths of six meters or more, the ghests live and hunt in the water. The ghest had huge eyes and a large mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth. Its four feet were heavily clawed, and its skeleton is made of cartilage rather than bone. They hunted by floating along in the water with just their eyes above the surface, exploding out of the water to ambush their prey and - in many cases - swallow it whole. They have no natural enemies, and even the bloodthirsty Rodians feared to hunt them unless it was required to remove a curse or bring a halt to a famine or drought.