Gringim

"[Gringim] had seen it all, and so now would His Majesty." "—The Sword and Its Servant "

Gringim was the head of a giant lizard mounted  on a wall overlooking the corridor to the easternmost tower of the Kaltstein. He was k illed by Ulf in his adolescence in the swamps of the Kaltmark.

Physiology
Gringim was a large green scaly lizard with pastel red eyes on the side of its neck. It was merely a head mounted on a wooden placard (a hunting trophy) that could come to life and spy on any activity that took place around it.

Gringim was a taaken; formerly a member of the Aschuld species.