Harlequail

Harlequail is a quail-like Bird Wyvern with a harlequin-like design that uses aromas with various effects to overwhelm its targets.

Physiology
Harlequail closely resembles a quail, namely the plump, stocky body, the short beak, and the long single plume males have on their head. Its body is covered with fragrant pink, brown, and white plumage, and its belly and talons are grey with pink, white, and brown diamond-shaped patterns on them. Its face is brown with two white stripes, one going from its eyes to its chin and the other wrapped around its forehead. It has one long pink plume with a white tip at the end of it hanging from its forehead, and its eyes are a solid green. Its wings are brown with pink webbing.

Behavior
Harlequail is omnivorous, subsisting on a diet consisting of various plants, insects, and smaller monsters such as Ioprey, Conga, and Slagtoth. It will overload its prey's senses by using gusts of wind to blow scales that contain powerful odours at them before going in for the kill with quick pecks and kicks to the face and throat. If confronted by predators such as Najarala, Seregios, and Rajang, it will use its scents to attract Felynes and Melynxes and get them to distract them (the pink gas), knock them out (the white gas), or disgust them so they leave it alone (the brown gas), and if this fails, it will flee the area. Its favourite prey is Felynes and Melynxes, and it has been known to attack their colonies in the search of food, which is the main reason hunters are requested to hunt it.

Abilities
Harlequail's scales contain strong aromas that can inflict the Felvine-Scented, Soiled, and Stun conditions, and it can spread them around with gusts produced by its wings. Despite what its plump, stocky body would suggest, it is capable of running at quick speeds, and although it is primarily terrestrial, it is capable of short bouts of flight.

Habitat
Harlequail is encountered in forested and swampy areas such as the Primal Forest and the Marshlands.

Attacks
Peck

Harlequail quickly runs towards the hunter, pecking the area in front of it five times in a row. Each peck deals medium damage. This attack's speed increases in G-Rank.

Ground Pound

Harlequail jumps into the air, does a backflip in the air, then quickly does a ground pound. This attack deals medium damage and has a homing effect. When enraged, clouds of scales will appear around it when it lands, which will inflict the Felvine-Scented (if pink), Soiled (if brown), or Stun (if white) conditions. The amount of scales produced increases in G-Rank.

Spin Kick

Harlequail does five quick spinning kicks with randomized movement in a row. Each kick deals medium damage. When enraged, clouds of scales will appear around it when it kicks, which will inflict the Felvine-Scented (if pink), Soiled (if brown), or Stun (if white) conditions. This attack's speed increases in G-Rank.

Scented Scales

Harlequail spins in place, creating large clusters of scented scales of various colouration. It will then use its wings to blow them at the hunter. This attack deals no damage, but inflicts the Felvine-Scented, Soiled, and Stun conditions all at once. In G-Rank, this attack has two variants, the first being the standard version that inflicts all three status conditions at once, and the second being large twisters that move in random directions, which also deal no damage but inflict all three status conditions at once.

Jump Attack

Harlequail quickly jumps around the area five times in a row before finishing the attack by stomping on the ground. Each jump deals medium damage, and the stomp releases clouds of scales that inflict the Felvine-Scented (if pink), Soiled (if brown), or Stun (if white) conditions. This attack has two variants, one that involves jumping back and forth, and the other having it jump from side to side before using the stomp. The amount of scales produced increases in G-Rank.

Great Sword
Neapolitan Scimitar --> Neapolitan Beheader

Hammer
Pantomasher --> Pantomauler

Hunting Horn
Vuvuzelaroma --> Vuvuzefume

Charge Blade
Plume of Doom --> Plumesday

Insect Glaive
Quail Polearm --> Quail Impaler

Light Bowgun
Aromatic Rifle --> Fragrant Rifle

Low-Rank
Defense: 100-610

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire +15
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice -15
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +15
 * Wind -15

Skills: Bio Researcher, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

High-Rank
Defense: 275-620

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire +15
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice -15
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +15
 * Wind -15

Skills: Bio Master, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

G-Rank
Defense: 430-685

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire +15
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice -15
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +15
 * Wind -15

Skills: Bio Master, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

Low-Rank
Defense: 50-380

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

Skills: Bio Researcher, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

High-Rank
Defense: 140-400

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

Skills: Bio Master, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

G-Rank
Defense: 230-445

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

Skills: Bio Master, Marathon Runner, Negate Poison, Taunt

Breakable Parts
Head- The plume will break off.

Wings x2- The webbing will have tears in it.

Trivia

 * Harlequail is unaffected by Poison, Paralysis, Sleep, and Stun. Dung Bombs and Felvine Bombs will also have no effect on it.
 * Harlequail is based on both harlequins and quails, and its name is a portmanteau of the two.
 * Harlequail was designed as a foil to Malfestio.
 * Both of them have a jester theme and use strange scales to overwhelm targets.
 * Harlequail is modeled after a game bird (in this case, a quail) while Malfestio is modeled after a bird of prey (in this case, an owl).
 * Harlequail is diurnal while Malfestio is nocturnal.
 * Harlequail primarily fights on the ground while Malfestio is capable of both aerial and ground-based combat.
 * Harlequail's roar requires Earplugs to block.
 * Harlequail will take longer to recover after using its attacks when fatigued. It will feed on corpses to regain stamina.