Niphi-Dichi

The Niphi-Dichi is a large Snake Wyvern found in forests and mountains.

Physiology
The Niphi-Dichi has a large snake-like body with two sets of legs near each end, it sports a red fur mane around its face, which also forms what could be described as a beard, its face is long, possessing large nostrils and more fur growing on its chin, it sports two large fangs that can secrete a potent toxin.

Its body is covered in multicolored scales, the color comes in "layers", around its spine and nose it sports red scales, which are replaced by green scales until the middle section, where the scales become orange, and return to red at its belly, small patches of red fur grow around its legs, its tail ends in a hook-like shape made of bone.

When enraged, pulsating bright spots appear in its body, the color indicates the Niphi-Dichi's vitality, with red being good condition and dark blue being near-death.

Information
The Niphi-Dichi uses its serpentine body to single out its prey and prevent its escape, it will make use of its toxins when dealing with enemy predators and larger prey, before eating, it injects its frontal fangs to suck blood.

Abilities
Aside from its size and weight, the Niphi-Dichi possesses a potent toxin that attacks the victim's immune system, on a hunter, defense will go down, and for as long as the hunter's defense is down, getting hit by Niphi-Dichi has a chance to inflict status ailments, in this state it can cause Bleeding, Paralysis and Poison, while the Hunter will have a hard time walking when the weapon is sheated, as if they're drowsy.

Niphi-Dichi can cause these effects by biting a hunter or hitting them with its special attacks, these include spitting a small ball of toxin or spreading the toxin with a breath attack.

Its signature attack, nicknamed Death Ring, happens when it singles out a hunter, forms a ring around its target and sprays a cloud of toxin, after the hunter is afflicted, it attempts to bite for a fatal attack.