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| - In Apysaic, stetan meant "mischievous." It applied perfectly to this otter-like creature. The beast's body was as large as a big dog, and it was as friendly and playful as the most lively of puppies. It had very short legs, though, so no one would mistake it for a hound. The stetan's name was earned from Haradrim who journeyed into the wood, worked a long day gathering herbs, then saw their sacks and parcels playfully torn apart just before they returned home. Only their overpowering air of pure innocence kept stetanavi from being killed on sight by most men who gleanede their living from the wood. As it was, they were usually viewed as a sign of long-term good luck even if they were a short-term nuisance. There had been attempts to tame the friendly beasts, but stetanavi that were taken into captivity invariably died shortly thereafter, an occurrence that was usually blamed on loneliness for their own kind. It was possible, however, to overcome this problem through the use of a Familiar spell, though having such a puckish creature as a familiar would certainly have had its drawbacks.
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