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In Darth Bane: Rule of Two Darth Bane fights a beast in Dxun’s forest:

With the beast no longer concealed by Dxun’s forest, Bane got his first good look at the thing that had nearly killed him. It studied him with luminous green eyes that were definitely feline, though its fur was a metallic gray coat flecked with tiny bronze plates that shimmered as the muscles moved beneath the skin. It stood a meter and a half at the shoulder, easily weighing three hundred kilograms. It had four thick, muscular legs that ended in razor-sharp retractable claws. But the feature that drew Bane’s immediate attention was the serpentine twin tails, each tipped with a deadly barb that dripped glowing green venom.

Although it's not specifically named I want to know which monster he fought. Was it a Drexl beast or a Srkeev or something else?

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  • please try to reserve the sith tag for question that are specifically about the Sith Order, and not for questions that just happen to be about an individual Sith.
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:05
  • @MikeEdenfield This is about the history of the Sith, so the tag is relevant.
    – Null
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:10
  • No, it's about identifying a creature a Sith lord happened to fight. If it had been Luke Skywalker instead of Darth Bane who fought this monster it would be the same answer.
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:11
  • @MikeEdenfield If it was about a monster Luke Skywalker had fought, it would have been tagged luke-skywalker instead. It definitely needs the star-wars-legends tag, though...
    – Null
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:20
  • Don't even get me started on character-specific tags. Those are evil. Also, totally missed my point there. :)
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:21

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Part of the description in the passage(s) at the end of the quoted excerpt gives us the key.

But the feature that drew Bane's immediate attention was the serpentine twin tails, each tipped with a deadly barb that dripped glowing green venom.

Gharzr. From Wookieepedia:

They were notable for their twin stinging tails and stealthy hunting tactics.

There's nothing about green eyes in the description but there is an image in the article:

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Based on the description of the beasts (notably the feline features and long claws) he was attacked by a maalraa, one of several predatory species native to Dxun.

Maalraas or Nighthunters were a non-sentient species of predatory quadrupeds. Nighthunters hunted in packs, using long claws and powerful fanged jaws to disable their victims. Using the Force to cloak themselves, making themselves nearly indistinguishable from the darkest shadows; only well-trained Jedi or Sith could recognize their silhouettes.

maalraa

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    no before that "Bane had sensed the beast at the last possible instant, his Force awareness giving him a precognitive warning that allowed him to duck clear of the lethal claws. " " Bane got his first good look at the thing that had nearly killed him. It studied him with luminous green eyes that were definitely feline," Commented Apr 29, 2014 at 6:32
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    @Richard This doesn't have the twin tails.
    – Rogue Jedi
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 14:35

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