Dreadsabers are huge golden saber cats that live in Sholazar Basin. The cats have attracted Hemet Nesingwary to the Basin due to the fact that while he's tested his skill against many large cats before, the dreadsabers are different. Their incredible strength and ferocity surpasses that of even the Winterspring frostsabers and allows them to bring down larger prey than Hemet or any other member of his camp has ever seen a cat hunt. To overcome and kill such a predator is seen as the mark of a true hunter, and as a result, Buck Cantrell sends those seeking to impress him out to test themselves against the dreadsabers.