🧬 Moose-like, awkward-legged, fur-covered, prehistoric, elusive

⚠️ Danger: 2

The Achlis is a creature from Roman and medieval bestiaries, described as a moose-like beast with no joints in its legs, forcing it to sleep standing up or leaning against trees. According to Pliny the Elder and other early sources, it was hunted by cutting down the trees it rested on, causing it to fall helplessly. Though clearly a mythical exaggeration, the Achlis may have been inspired by misinterpretations of elk behavior. It's often cited as an early example of myth blending with misunderstood zoology.