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Description

Name: Troglygast

Title: Cave Ghost Wyvern

Species: Piscine Wyvern

The Troglygast is a Piscine Wyvern that haunts damp caves and abandoned mines, waiting in the darkness for prey. Despite their size and the enclosed environment, finding these monsters may prove difficult for those who enter their domain. The species possess an incredible trait: their scales and flesh are almost transparent, allowing observers to see through them. Only their bones lack this transparency, which gives the monster a skeletal appearance. This guise aids them in hunting, as they are ambush predators. By altering their hide, they can make their body almost invisible, masking their silhouette in the darkness. They tend to wait in pools of water or hidden tunnels, using their large eyes to take in what little light exists. While they can simply wait for prey to eventually blunder by, the Troglygast may seek to speed up the process. The tendrils on their head and tail are tipped with bioluminescent buds, which pulse and glow in the dark. By lighting these up and wriggling them through the air, it may catch the attention of prey and lure them closer. When they creep close, the Troglygast will burst forth from its hiding place and seize them in its toothy jaws. Smaller prey will be taken down in an instant, but larger monsters may put up a fight, which this piscine is prepared for. For meals that struggle or predators that target them, the Troglygast will spew forth an icy mist from its maw. This freezing damp cuts through hide and flesh, chilling prey down to the bone. Those engulfed in this fog will find their strength fading, weakening them enough for the Troglygast to move in and finish them off.

For those who stay out of the caves, the Troglygast is no threat. They appear to hate sunlight, which may have to do with their transparent flesh. Very rarely a Troglygast will leave the caves, but only when it is night and if they are in dire need of food. For the most part, they are content to lie in wait within the darkness of the caverns. Unfortunately, not everyone avoids these areas, as cave systems are important for exploration and mining valuable materials. Those who delve into abandoned mines or lost caves may find something else besides riches. There have been plenty of tales of spelunkers and miners who spotted a glittering light in the darkness, and believed it to be precious ores. The chilling mist and toothy skull that lunges at them from the darkness has inspired many legends of "ghosts" haunting the empty mines. That is, if they make it out alive...

Hunters called in to hunt these monsters should be prepared for a disorienting fight. The Troglygast will use its invisible hide and the surrounding darkness to vanish in thin air and attack from out of nowhere. Their long flowing fins dance about as they fight, often obscuring the vision of hunters and making it hard to see an incoming attack. They attack with their toothy jaws, sharp claws and spiny tail. When enraged, the spines on their tail fins unfold into a vicious weapon, which they use to slash at attackers. Their other potent weapon is their icy breath, which they spew in thick clouds around the battlefield. This chilling mist can inflict both iceblight and waterblight, sapping the stamina of hunters. If the battle starts turning against the Troglygast, it will use the light organ on its face to emit a blinding flash. It will use this during the fight and also when it seeks to retreat, blinding hunters so it can vanish once more. Due to its transparent body, the range of the flash is wider than hunters usually expect, so be wary. Breaking its head will reduce the range of its flash, and may even cause it to fail occasionally. Keep up the pressure and don't let this monster out of sight.

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A see-through ghost piscine wyvern has been on my mind for some time, and with a challenge to make a fan monster for Mermay, I knew this was my time to use it!

Description

Name: Troglygast

Title: Cave Ghost Wyvern

Species: Piscine Wyvern

The Troglygast is a Piscine Wyvern that haunts damp caves and abandoned mines, waiting in the darkness for prey. Despite their size and the enclosed environment, finding these monsters may prove difficult for those who enter their domain. The species possess an incredible trait: their scales and flesh are almost transparent, allowing observers to see through them. Only their bones lack this transparency, which gives the monster a skeletal appearance. This guise aids them in hunting, as they are ambush predators. By altering their hide, they can make their body almost invisible, masking their silhouette in the darkness. They tend to wait in pools of water or hidden tunnels, using their large eyes to take in what little light exists. While they can simply wait for prey to eventually blunder by, the Troglygast may seek to speed up the process. The tendrils on their head and tail are tipped with bioluminescent buds, which pulse and glow in the dark. By lighting these up and wriggling them through the air, it may catch the attention of prey and lure them closer. When they creep close, the Troglygast will burst forth from its hiding place and seize them in its toothy jaws. Smaller prey will be taken down in an instant, but larger monsters may put up a fight, which this piscine is prepared for. For meals that struggle or predators that target them, the Troglygast will spew forth an icy mist from its maw. This freezing damp cuts through hide and flesh, chilling prey down to the bone. Those engulfed in this fog will find their strength fading, weakening them enough for the Troglygast to move in and finish them off.

For those who stay out of the caves, the Troglygast is no threat. They appear to hate sunlight, which may have to do with their transparent flesh. Very rarely a Troglygast will leave the caves, but only when it is night and if they are in dire need of food. For the most part, they are content to lie in wait within the darkness of the caverns. Unfortunately, not everyone avoids these areas, as cave systems are important for exploration and mining valuable materials. Those who delve into abandoned mines or lost caves may find something else besides riches. There have been plenty of tales of spelunkers and miners who spotted a glittering light in the darkness, and believed it to be precious ores. The chilling mist and toothy skull that lunges at them from the darkness has inspired many legends of "ghosts" haunting the empty mines. That is, if they make it out alive...

Hunters called in to hunt these monsters should be prepared for a disorienting fight. The Troglygast will use its invisible hide and the surrounding darkness to vanish in thin air and attack from out of nowhere. Their long flowing fins dance about as they fight, often obscuring the vision of hunters and making it hard to see an incoming attack. They attack with their toothy jaws, sharp claws and spiny tail. When enraged, the spines on their tail fins unfold into a vicious weapon, which they use to slash at attackers. Their other potent weapon is their icy breath, which they spew in thick clouds around the battlefield. This chilling mist can inflict both iceblight and waterblight, sapping the stamina of hunters. If the battle starts turning against the Troglygast, it will use the light organ on its face to emit a blinding flash. It will use this during the fight and also when it seeks to retreat, blinding hunters so it can vanish once more. Due to its transparent body, the range of the flash is wider than hunters usually expect, so be wary. Breaking its head will reduce the range of its flash, and may even cause it to fail occasionally. Keep up the pressure and don't let this monster out of sight.

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A see-through ghost piscine wyvern has been on my mind for some time, and with a challenge to make a fan monster for Mermay, I knew this was my time to use it!