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Mephos

Postby L`aquera on Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:19 am

Name: Mephos
Found Where: The high peeks of Valencia
Size: Large. 20 foot wing span, from snout to tail tip, 16 feet in length.

Description: These predatory meat eating creatures more resemble a cross between a dragon and a zebra gone wrong. Yet the animals themselves are wondrously gorgeous. Scales run from under the chin to under the long tail thats whip like and thin rather then fat and muscled. The wings are thin, membranes easily seen and yet they can run in a myriad of colors ranging from sand to bronze as can the creatures themselves with the exception of the zebra like stripes that curve around the thick if not long sinewy neck to the tail tip. Only its underbelly and neck to tail are scaled, thick round scales that are warm to the touch and help provide coverage from arrow strikes below it. The head itself is wide, eyes running from golden to deep seated browns and to the lightest of blues depending on coloration. Its snout however is rather short and sports small razer like teeth since its main dish is the larger deer that run wild along the mountain sides and any sheep they can pluck from a farmers back yard. shaped almost dog like however, the ears themselves are very thin and short. The back and sides however sport a very fine hair to them, silky to the touch and warm. This animal however has been known to land by humans from time to time and lay along large stones, watching them, seemingly only aggressive when cornered and never has there been a case of this majestic creature attacking man without first being attacked. Their front arms are a bit shorter then those thick muscled back legs, likely because they use them so oft to launch themselves into the air and all four legs are capped with short if not sharp talons used mostly for gripping to rock. Indeed, some claim that the first settlers of Valencia once befriended these creatures at young ages since the nest usually only consist of three eggs, large and red to muddy hues. A bonding they would have called it but now how to tame them has been lost when the first race vanished from Valencia.

Abilities: Keen eyesight as well as night vision, these creatures can even on a dark or cloudy day to misty see more then 5 miles. Their sense of smell is as well quite keen and rivals even a wolves. Speeds three times what a dragon could do in the air and highly agile.

Disadvantages: These creatures though highly attuned in eyesight and scent have trouble hearing, perhaps because those ears are so small. As well, the smell of smoke to a heavy fire seems to attracted them easily, always curious they'll even dive upon a large bonfire to see if they can cozy up. Odd really since they live in the highest reaches of Valencia Mountains and only have just begun being seen. They also seem most attracted to magic, highly sensitive as they are with fire, these creatures almost seem to 'sense' powerful spells going off and pop out of nowhere. Its possible they simply hover about, trying to decide if their curiosity is worth it.

Special: It is highly possible to 'bond' with these creatures though once they reach the age of 5 when they are fully grown and live to be over 300 its said they become two 'sensitive' or 'stubborn' about excepting a human that close all the time. However the younger generations seems docile enough and at times could possibly be bounded to. Its best to get them as young eggs but it takes a long time. Also it is possible to 'ride' these beasts once bonded and trained properly but one must be an expert in horsemanship or trained for six months of rp time in knowing how.

In Battle Only: When in the air on one of these great beasts, it will lend its rider its 'sight' for five turns only before the 'contact' is broken this works out of combat. Much like a familiar but not as sharp. This can be done once daily. It also if one continues to ride on this beast, gives the rider a +3 to defense and a +2 to agility but once off the beast, these are lost. The creature in combat will add a +5 to defense and will not fight the riders battles for him. The stats used are the Riders of course with these stat bonuses added to when on your Mephos.

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As of now, and probably for a while, these are descriptions only and not all of it is for IC public consumption. Both the Jhore and the Mephos are Noble and IG only animals.
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Re: Mephos

Postby L`aquera on Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:49 am

Name: Merikva Mephos
Found Where: Northern Reach Mountains
Size: Large. 16 foot wing span, from snout to tail tip, 13 feet in length.

Description: These predatory meat eating creatures more resemble a cross between a dragon and a zebra gone wrong. Yet the animals themselves are wondrously gorgeous. Scales run from under the chin to under the long tail that is whip like and thin rather then fat and muscled. The wings are thin, membranes easily seen. Color variations run more flat then glorious as the Valencian Mephos run, from stone to flat grays and soft warm browns to dull greens, no stripes upon them. Manes are shorter but match the overall coloration of these smaller creatures. Only its underbelly and neck to tail are scaled, thick and round they are warm to the touch and help provide coverage from arrow strikes below it. The head itself is wide, eyes running from black to deep seated browns and to the lightest of greens. Its snout however is rather short and sports small razor like teeth since its main dish is the larger deer that run wild along the mountain sides and any sheep they can pluck from a farmers back yard. The ears themselves are very thin and short, the back and sides however sport a very fine hair to them, silky to the touch. This animal is not human friendly, preferring the high reaches of mountains and the protection of caves, they blend within their environment making them nearly impossible to see. From rock face to the lush grasses, to the sky and clouds above, these mephos have developed an ability to be very chameleon like, their skin and scales changing when they sense danger is near or perhaps when very nervous. They are only aggressive when cornered and never has there been a case of this smaller mephos attacking man without first being attacked. Their front arms are a bit shorter then those thick muscled back legs, likely because they use them so oft to launch themselves into the air and all four legs are capped with short if not sharp talons used mostly for gripping to rock.

Abilities: Keen eyesight as well as night vision, these creatures can even on a dark or cloudy day to misty see more then 4 miles. Their sense of smell is as well quite keen and rivals even a wolves. Speeds three times what a dragon could do in the air and highly agile.

Disadvantages: These creatures though highly attuned in eyesight and scent have trouble hearing, perhaps because those ears are so small. As well, the smell of smoke to a heavy fire seems to attracted them easily, always curious they'll even dive upon a large bonfire to see if they can cozy up. Odd really since they live in the Mountains of the far North. They also seem most attracted to magic, highly sensitive as they are with fire, these creatures almost seem to 'sense' powerful spells going off and pop out of nowhere. Its possible they simply hover about, trying to decide if their curiosity is worth it.

Special: It is highly possible to 'bond' with these creatures though once they reach the age of 5 when they are fully grown and live to be over 300 its said they become two 'sensitive' or 'stubborn' about excepting a human that close all the time. However the younger generations seems docile enough and at times could possibly be bounded to. Its best to get them as young eggs but it takes a long time. Also it is possible to 'ride' these beasts once bonded and trained properly but one must be an expert in horsemanship or trained for six months of rp time in knowing how.

In Battle Only: When in the air on one of these great beasts, it will lend its rider its 'sight' for five turns only before the 'contact' is broken. Much like a familiar but not as sharp. This can be done once daily. It also if one continues to ride on this beast, gives the rider a +2 to defense and a +3 to agility but once off the beast, these are lost. The creature in combat will add a +5 to defense and will not fight the riders battles for him. The stats used are the Riders of course with these stat bonuses added to when on your Mephos.
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