The Dire Wolf -- Precursor to the Tikaani?

Just as the authors of "Sync" came close to describing the giant short-faced bear from the Ice Age when they envisioned the larger, faster and meaner Pulkuria, their descriptions of the "twisted" creatures known as Tikaani appeared to have some features in common with the ancient Dire Wolf:

Stay tuned. More bits and blurbs to come about some of the creatures, myths, legends, magic and science that permeates "Sync" and the real-world tie-ins that correspond to them are coming up.