Iktsarpok

The Iktsarpok are a mysterious, monstrous group of unidentifiable beings of unknown origins, who are known for committing numerous massacres and other monstrosities throughout the United Elemental Nations for the last five centuries. Despite their many appearances in countless locations throughout Saudade, hardly nothing is known about them beyond general descriptions of their appearances, and the fact that they appear whenever a child is confirmed to be a halla.

History
The Halla Castle Massacre in 2000 AF was the first known appearance of the Iktsarpok in Saudade. They appeared one week after Halla ya Moso became the first child to not develop magical abilities by her fourteenth birthday. The Iktsarpok stormed the heavily guarded castle (which is deep within The Minister's City) with no warning, killing everyone inside except for Shu, a Moore servant-girl, who survived by hiding in a suit of armor. Only one other person was not accounted for, and that was Moso herself.

In the coming months, the Iktsarpok reappeared whenever a new halla was discovered. The link between the two phenomenons was soon made, and a stigma quickly was created against hallas, who were considered omens of death.

Abilities
It is unclear what sort of magical abilities the Iktsarpok have—if any—but it has been noted that, despite their many battles, not a single Iktsarpok has ever been killed in a fight, nor has anyone ever survived a direct interaction with one of them.

Physical Appearance
There are very few accounts of the physical appearance of the Iktsarpok, due to the rarity of anyone surviving one of their attacks. The two most widely cited accounts of the Iktsarpok come from Shu, a Moore servant-girl who was the sole survivor of the Halla Castle Massacre in 2000, and Flaner, a historian who survived the Toska massacre in 2002.

Both accounts agree on a few key points. Each agreed that the Iktsarpok were clad completely in white, in a shade so bright that it hurt to look directly at them. Additionally, the Iktsarpok have various spikes and claws covering their bodies, though neither Shu nor Flaner were able to discern if they were part of the Iktsarpoks' bodies themselves, or some sort of armor they were wearing. They were also very tall, some reportedly reaching over twelve feet in height—even larger than the Salamans, who are known to be the largest of the four intelligent races in the UEN. Other than this, nothing has been solidified.

Most speculate that the Iktsarpok are a five Intelligent Saudadian species, though it is difficult to say what.