Excellent. 

You do quite well with the sound of academia. Keep at it and you'll find it comes more natural than you'll want to appreciate. Quite frankly, being smart has done nothing but make my life miserable. But that is another tale for another time. 

As it were, the Mantal (was it?) did actually sound quite interesting. Enough information to adequately satiate my intrigue yet not so much reading as to squelch the sense of wonder that accompanied the new arrival. The creature appears quite reminiscent to an interpretation of a forest dragon from Legend of Dragoon. It easily peaked my interest. Good job.