Halation Arenaea

Halation Arenaea (Japanese: レーナクモ亜種, Rēnakumo Ashu) are a cold-dwelling Subspecies of Arenaea.

Physiology
Halation Arenaea is exclusively female, yet its design is not a reskin of a female Arenaea. Halation Arenaea has a beautiful white exoskeleton with light pink scales. Uniquely, the chest scales are arranged in a coat-like pattern, and the chest marking is a longer tie-like stripe. Its skirt has two layers of scales, which are shorter than a regular Arenaea's single-layered skirt. Its hands are pink.

Ecology
Halation Arenaea are high-level predators that continually patrol their territories in search of prey or potential threats. If they sense a disturbance in their territory, they will search for it until they find the problem and resolve it. Halation Arenaea warn smaller, non-prey monsters to leave their territory by scraping their armblades together. Researchers and Hunters are advised to listen for that scraping sound when exploring areas where Halation Arenaea are common. While Halation Arenaea are slow, they can move fast when they need to, and their ice blade attacks allow them to take down fast monsters like Anteka and Windviero that would normally outrun them. Skilled Halation Arenaea can even take down monsters in flight.

Halation Arenaea are solitary creatures and rarely come into contact with other Halation Arenaea. Contact typically results in a territorial standoff. Most conflicts are resolved without a fight, but if not, the resulting battle can be fierce. In the event that two Halation Arenaea of the opposite sex come into contact and are of breeding age, they will mate after establishing peace. The female lays her eggs in a burrow and guards them while the male brings food. After the eggs hatch, the parents part ways. The young follow their mother until they can survive on their own. The mother does not actively take care of her young once they are mobile. Young Halation Arenaea resemble adults, but unlike their temperate counterparts, the differences between sexes are highly visible because males look like normal Arenaea.

Although powerful, Halation Arenaea have trouble dealing with apex predators like Deviljho, Tigrex, Rajang, Zinogre, Stygian Zinogre, Brachydios, Barioth, Glacial Agnaktor, Venomdrake Gigginox, Giaorugu, and Elder Dragons. They will not dare fight Gammoth, even if the Giant Beast is encroaching on their territory.

Behavior
Like the standard species, Halation Arenaea are proud and territorial and will attack offenders with extreme prejudice. Halation Arenaea are said to make a variety of idol-like gestures and dances, which are actually territorial warnings.

Abilities
Halation Arenaea produces a special liquid which freezes into sharp crystals almost instantly upon contact with the air. This fluid is discharged through its armblades at high velocity, which form ice blades. When enraged, its body releases streams of cold air as a result of a metabolic reaction. Its body glows pink, like normal Arenaea.

Halation Arenaea's aura has a different effect: those in it continually lose stamina unless they have the Cold Cancel skill or drink a Dash Juice. Their Ice Resistance is also reduced.

Habitat
Halation Arenaea are only known to inhabit icy areas.

Attacks
Slash

Halation Arenaea slashes with its left or right claw in an arc.

Double Kick

Halation Arenaea kicks out with its rear legs to attack those behind it.

Ice blade

Halation Arenaea swings its armblade to fling an ice blade. The tilt of the ice blade depends on the arm used. In rage mode, the ice blades inflict Iceblight unless that armblade is wounded. Unlike normal Arenaea, it can still fling ice blades when exhausted.

Triple Blade Volley

Halation Arenaea swings both its arms quickly in succession before leaping back and swinging both arms out, flinging a huge ice blade.

Armblade Swing

Halation Arenaea brings down its armblade on the target. Inflicts bleeding if hit several times in succession.

Charging Slice

Rage mode only. Halation Arenaea charges at the target with its arms held in front. When it comes close to the target, it swings its arms out, releasing ice blades outward.

Pin

Halation Arenaea rears up on its hind legs and crashes down with its weight. If it succeeds, it then holds the helpless Hunter with one foot while slashing them with its armblade.

Hipcheck

Halation Arenaea turns to the side, lifts up its front legs, leans back, and slams its body forward. If exhausted, Arenaea will fall over.

Aura

Only used when in rage mode and at under half health. Halation Arenaea stands with its arms stretched out as its body surges with energy. Stamina slowly depletes and Ice Resistance is lowered by 20 for those in its radius. Can be negated by poison, mounting, or Cold Cancel.

Body Slam

Halation Arenaea takes a running start and then leaps up and onto the target.

Claw Combo

Halation Arenaea swipes and slashes with its claws and armblades repeatedly before ending with the Triple Blade Volley.

Weapons
Halation Arenaea weapons include Great Sword, Long Sword, Sword and Shield, Lance, Gunlance, Charge Blade, and Heavy Bowgun. These weapons typically have great Sharpness levels with slightly below-average raw, decent Ice element, and a Defense boost, but no slots.

G-Rank
Defense: 620-810

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -20
 * Water -15
 * Thunder -5
 * Ice +20
 * Dragon +10
 * Earth +10
 * Wind +5

Skills: Wide-Range +2, Challenger +2, Polar Hunter, Taunt

G-Rank
Defense: 310-405

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -20
 * Water -15
 * Thunder -5
 * Ice +25
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +10
 * Wind +10

Skills: Wide-Range +2, Challenger +2, Polar Hunter, Taunt

Breakable Parts
Head - Left front whisker becomes unravelled and scar across lower left eye. Rewards Whiskers, Scales, or rare drops.

Chest - Large gash across chest, exposing white shell. Rewards Scales, Shells, or rare drops.

Armblade - Tattered edge. Rewards Armblades or Claws. Each arm yields one reward.

Skirt - Ripped and broken scales. Rewards Skirts or Scales.