Grith species reedesign from the paws up. Better, closer, but still not what I was picturing either. Its like trying to recapture an already dream when you've been waken up by a fire alarm.

I'll give this species one more shot and then move on. (They really should have hands, not mantid hooks, but I needed something to make it look more angular without making it super gaunt - )

Grith are supposed to be a hybrid badger/rhinocerous beetletaur, created by an insane 'ancient' Scarab Lord from Tessiel. They're primarily cave dwelling by design and necessity, working secretly to redivert underwater rivers either to poison a population's water supply or damage its irrigation network to the point of village abandonment.