Catoblepas
Catoblepas
| Respawn: 35 min. | |||||
| Level: 6 | Attack: 63 | ||||
| HP: 1630 | MP: 282 | SP: 164 | |||
Max Drops: 48 gold, 100 silver, 2500 copper
- In the murky depths of the swamp, where shadows dance in the haunting glow of will-o'-wisps, the catoblepas resides, a colossal creature of mythic proportions. This herbivorous behemoth, with its grotesque appearance, stands as a living relic from an age long past. Its body, resembling that of a waterlogged buffalo, is adorned with scales and mottled, decaying vegetation, merging seamlessly with the swamp's eerie ambiance.
The catoblepas sloshes through the knee-deep waters, disturbing the surface with each ponderous step. Its eyes, hidden beneath a curtain of tangled swamp vines, emit an otherworldly glow, revealing only glimpses of their eerie luminescence. Its elongated neck, drooping low enough to sag just above the swampy waters, bears a multitude of moss-covered warts, concealing a head adorned with twisted, antler-like horns that protrude from the sides.
The creature's most unnerving feature is its heavy, mud-caked tail that drags lethargically behind, leaving a trail through the swamp's dark waters. As the catoblepas grazes on the eerie vegetation, its breath releases a low, haunting gas. Dense and heavy, it creates a sickly fog that obscures the creature further. Not only is the gas extremely foul smelling, it’s also extremely poisonous and depending on what vegetation the creature has been feasting on, potentially acidic.
The catoblepas is known to have an iron stomach, able to endure the most potent of poisons and powers in whatever vegetation it eats, and then exhale the dangerous substances through their breath. What isn’t exhaled poisons the meat, which is why despite being a slow-moving and fleshy creature, it doesn’t face any true predators. The smell is also a deterrent.
Written by Lanlan