User:FrostSpino/Greparanas

Greparanas is an Elder Dragon

Physiology
Greparanas is a massive Elder Dragon with thick, kobicha brown Scales, however it may seem green at first Sight, as the Monster is often covered in Moss. Greparanas has bulky, short Legs with small Spikes on its Ankles. Its Snout ends is somewhat Beak-like, reminiscent of Snapping Turtles. Its Tail is covered in Thorns and ends in a Club. Greparans lacks Wings and instead has a large Shell.

Behavior
Greparanas is a calm, slow-moving Creature that roams the Depths of the Evergreen Wetlands. It sleeps most of the Times, only getting up to eat, drink and reproduce. Thus, Greparanas’ Shell is often covered in Moss and Algae, and Mernos can be seen resting on it.

Placement in Food Chain
As an Elder Dragon, Greparanas has no natural Predators. It mostly feeds on Fish, Carrion and Plants, since it’s too slow and bulky to hunt. Greparanas uses its Beak to tear Meat from Carcasses, while using flat Teeth to grind Plants.

Behavior towards other Monsters
Greparanas is quite docile and will carelessly wander through its Habitat, since it has nothing to Fear. Should one Creature have the Nerve to attack, the Paratoads on its Shell will quickly take Care of it with paralyzing Gas.

Tracks
Greparanas leaves behind Footprints, Scales and Algae or Moss.

Specific Locale Interactions
Greparanas does not have any Specific Locale Interactions

Special Behaviors
Greparanas does not have any Special Behaviors

Abilities
Albeit being slow and docile, Greparanas is quite powerful. It has a surprising Bite Force, even surpassing that of Monsters like Timagar. Its thick Scales and Shell also make it resilient to Attacks and Injuries.

Rage and Tired States

 * Enraged State: Greparanas will use more physical Attacks, get faster and more aggressive
 * Tired State: Like all other Elder Dragons, Greparanas cannot get tired

Mounts
Greparanas can be mounted on its Head and Tail, as its Shell is too robust and slippery to be mounted or pierced by a normal Hunting Knife.
 * When mounted on its Head, the Hunter is located between the Greparanas’ Eyes. The Elder Dragon will try to get them off by dragging its Head over the Ground, smashing it into Walls and shaking it around.
 * When mounted on its Tail, the Hunter is located right before the Greparanas’ Club. The Elder Dragon will try to get them off by smashing its Tail into the Ground and Walls and shaking it around.

Taxonomy
Unknown

Habitat Range
Greparanas has so far only been spotted in the Evergreen Wetlands, where it mostly the inhabits the open Swamp Areas.

Ecological Niche
As an Elder Dragon, Greparanas Ecological Niche is hard to determine. It is an omnivorous Creature that feeds on most Things it can find but doesn’t hunt. It itself has no natural Predators. However, its wide Diet helps keeping its Habitat clean.

Biological Adaptations
Greparanas is perfectly adapted to not an omnivorous Lifestyle. It’s slow, docile and armored to protect itself from Predators, has a Beak for Meat and Fish and large, flat Teeth for Plant Material. Greparanas also have a symbiotic Relationship with Paratoads. While they grant the Amphibians Protection, the Paratoads help keep the Greparans’ Shell clean.

Behavior
Greparanas is docile and will not attack unless provoked. It spends most of its Day dozing in the Water, with Mernos, Paratoads and other Creatures resting on its Back. Its is unknown how Greparanas mate and Eggs have not been found yet.

Low Rank
N/A

Normal

 * Roar: Greparanas roars
 * Splash: Greparanas splashes around, throwing the Hunter back when coming in Contact with one of its Feet and inflicting severe Waterblight
 * Tail Smash: Greparanas smashes its Tail into the Hunter
 * Mud Throw: Greparanas throws Mud at the Hunter, inflicting Muddied upon Impact
 * Claw Swipe: Greparanas swipes its Claws at the Hunter
 * Chomp: Greparanas chomps down on the Hunter
 * Headbutt: Greparanas smashes its Head into the Hunter
 * Retreat: Greparanas retreats into its Shell, protecting it from any Attack from a Weapon without purple Sharpness
 * Body Slam: Greparanas rears up, before slamming its Body into the Ground. Inflicts severe Waterblight upon Impact
 * Claw Smash: Greparanas lifts its Claw, before smashing it into the Hunter
 * Paratoad Cloud: Greparanas shakes around, signalizing the Paratoads to release their Gas. A Cloud will appear around the Greparanas, which will cause Paralysis when entered
 * Charged Snap Bite: Greparanas opens its Mouth and waits for a few Seconds, before powerfully biting the Hunter
 * Bite Spin: Greparanas opens its Mouth and waits, before spinning around, enabling it to hit everything around it
 * Directional Tail Slam: Greparanas rears its front body low and its tail extremely high while its tail slams in front of it in 3 directions before then slamming from behind.

Enraged

 * Charge: Greparanas opens its Mouth and charges towards the Hunter, inflicting Waterblight upon Impact
 * Paratoad Bombing: Greparanas shakes violently, causing Paratoads to fall of its Shell left and right, causing Clouds of paralyzing Gas to appear everywhere.
 * Paratoad Throw: Greparans throws a Paratoad at the Hunter, causing Paralysis upon Impact.

Master Rank
Yet unknown