Lions of the Sand
From out of Zandri's Temple District strode the Lions of the Sand. These towering ushabti bore great ceremonial weapons with great blades at each end. Their old filigree shone even in the darkness, for these guardian monuments had long stood duty over the temples of Zandri. Most numerous of all their kind were the jackal-headed warriors of Djaf, and fell hieroglyphs had been carved into their stony forms. The Lions of the Sand had only ever been awoken in times of great need, and they had always marched out to victory.[1a]