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Zoaroth, also known as Skull Bashing Wyvern and Lightning Thorn Wyvern, are brute wyverns with enlarged skulls that protrude from their heads and sail-like crests that sprout from their spines. These crests, as well as the black scales that cover their backs, legs and arms and the multiple conical 'thorn' spikes that adorn them are rich in conductive minerals, allowing for greater control and administering of the powerful electricity stored by the high number of specialist sacs in their bodies. The minerals in these "sparkscales" harness static electricity from the friction caused by something as simple as the monster walking or grains of sand running over them.
Zoaroth have powerful legs and arms with sharp claws and an outer layer of teeth and a pair of tusks, all containing the same sparkscale minerals, allowing it to deliver a nasty, paralyzing shock with any kick, slash or bite. These powerful limbs allow it to move with surprising speed and agility, gaining great momentum for its signature skull bash attack or to unleash a spinning swipe with its long, thick tail.
To charge an electrical attack faster, the beast will drag its sparkscales against a surface or the ground, generating visible sparks as it does so. When enraged, the channels between its sparkscales and the bases of its thornspikes will glow brightly and electricity will arc between any sharp points on its body.

I've been playing Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Stories, really enjoying both, especially the fresh take on the series provided by Stories. Thought I'd take a stab at creating my own monsters and started with a Brute Wyvern.

[EDIT]: the background was made by a reddit user who gave open permission for its use

Description
Zoaroth, also known as Skull Bashing Wyvern and Lightning Thorn Wyvern, are brute wyverns with enlarged skulls that protrude from their heads and sail-like crests that sprout from their spines. These crests, as well as the black scales that cover their backs, legs and arms and the multiple conical 'thorn' spikes that adorn them are rich in conductive minerals, allowing for greater control and administering of the powerful electricity stored by the high number of specialist sacs in their bodies. The minerals in these "sparkscales" harness static electricity from the friction caused by something as simple as the monster walking or grains of sand running over them.
Zoaroth have powerful legs and arms with sharp claws and an outer layer of teeth and a pair of tusks, all containing the same sparkscale minerals, allowing it to deliver a nasty, paralyzing shock with any kick, slash or bite. These powerful limbs allow it to move with surprising speed and agility, gaining great momentum for its signature skull bash attack or to unleash a spinning swipe with its long, thick tail.
To charge an electrical attack faster, the beast will drag its sparkscales against a surface or the ground, generating visible sparks as it does so. When enraged, the channels between its sparkscales and the bases of its thornspikes will glow brightly and electricity will arc between any sharp points on its body.

I've been playing Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Stories, really enjoying both, especially the fresh take on the series provided by Stories. Thought I'd take a stab at creating my own monsters and started with a Brute Wyvern.

[EDIT]: the background was made by a reddit user who gave open permission for its use