Asura

Asura is the name of a miniature officially announced by ArenaNet as a promotional offer available through various gaming magazines.

The "full size" creature corresponding to the miniature cannot be found anywhere in the game yet. It is assumed to belong to a future addition to the Guild Wars game series of some kind.

Trivia
Asura are demi-divine creatures in Hinduism and Buddhism. See the Wikipedia articles about Asuras in Hinduism and Asuras in Buddhism. The Guild Wars Asura may or may not be inspired by these.

Gaile Gray recently showed off The Mini Asura Pet in Kamadan International District 1 on March 16th 2007. This was the first time the pet was seen in game by the public.

According to the inquirer, the Asurians will be a playable race in Guildwars 2.