Green Drake


The most powerful predator of the upper regions of Korjuun's forests, the Green Drake is known to prey on just about anything, including the intelligent and ferocious Mridone. Full grown male Green Drakes can reach 6 meters in length, with females being somewhat smaller. Green Drakes are green/grey in color, with a smooth,leathery skin, and with three pairs of short and powerful legs. Green Drakes have large, almost rectangular heads with five rows of thin, needle-like teeth. Green Drakes are an egg laying species, who produce large masses of eggs, which are then left untended.
The Green Drakes are a solitary species, relying on their natural camouflage to surprise their targets, and then their great strength and speed to bring them down. A common technique is for them to conceal themselves directly above a commonly travelled arboreal pathway, and strike at anything that passes beneath. Once the prey has been struck, they drag it back up to their hiding places, using their large, semi-prehensile tails to hold a prey creature after their initial attack, both to prevent it from attempting an escape, and to prevent it from plummeting to the forest floor, where scavengers and other predators would steal it.

Stats

DEX: 4D
Brawling parry 6D, dodge 5D, running 5D
INT: 1D
PER: 2D
Sneak 4D, hide 4D (see below)
STR: 5D
Brawling 7D, climbing/jumping 7D

Move: 18
Average Size: 5 meters head to tail, 80 cm at shoulder.

Special Abilities:

* Natural Weapons and Armor. Claws: STR+1D+2, Bite: STR+2D+2, Tail: STR+1, once it causes damage, target must make opposed role to break free of it's grip. Once it has gained a grasp on it's target, it will inflict it's damage every turn without making a hit role or taking an action, and the Drake may use it's claws and bite freely, even with it's tail wrapped around a target. The skin of the Green Drake is rather thick, and provides them a +1D bonus against physical attacks.
* Camouflage. The hide of the Green Drake matches the usual color of the trunks of the jungles of Korjuun precisely, and it's scent glands produce a scent identical to the fairly common Maserio vine. On Korjuun, Green Drakes double their hide skill.

Weaknesses:

* Green Drakes have little experience with energy weapons, and do not realize the threat they pose, never attempting to dodge the first blaster bolt sent in their direction.
* Green Drakes have specific attack patterns for the various creatures in their realm, and may confuse aliens with other species of similar appearance, leading to irrational attack patterns.
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