Xaztai-Ya-Ku

Xaztai-Ya-Ku is a bird wyvern related to the Ya-Ku family and is the lower to mid-tier predator of Apocalyptia.

Physiology
Its scales is as hard as steel, requiring green sharpness minimum to pierce it, it features black appendages that run across its jaw, its back is lined with an almost endless array of sharp spikes that can pierce even the hardest metals, its tail ends in a massive and serrated blade.

Behavior
The skitterish behaviour of the other Ya-Ku's is completely erased for this species, It is a violent, vicious predator that is willing to even tackle monsters larger than it. It is the most dangerous monster in the Ya-Ku family.

Abilities
Features various unique melee attacks its tails, rolling leaps with its back spikes, projectile shootouts of its back spikes which can inflict bleeding, a breath of grey mist that inflicts undrea, appendages that contain paralytic toxins that it can combine with a powerful bite to paralyse opponents and a bladed tail that can cut through the thickest monster hides.

Role in the Food Chain
Minimal - Extremely Low - Low - Average - (High) - Extremely High - Apex - Legend

Main Prey: Dodogama

Arch-Rivals: Dodogama

Tracks: Serrated prints, Silted spike pile

Habitat Range
Found mostly in hazardous and volcanic regions such as the Elder's Recess although has been sighted in high altitude regions as-well such as the Altitude Ridge.

Ecological Niche
It can launch its back-spikes that are so serrated to the point that a monster would bleed severely from being hit by them, this combined with its undrea breath causes prey items to die without them realising. It has an arsenal that can help it tackle larger monsters such as Vulmandra, Lavasioth, Uragaan and Azure Rathalos.

Biological Adaptations
Its metallic-like skin is malleable yet incredibly hard to pierce: serving as a physical defense. Its arsenal ranges from its paralytic appendages, its launchable back-spikes, its nerve-blocking projectile breath and its lethal tail.