Pedrunderen

Pedrunderen is a Fanged Wyvern that shares traits with warthogs, snakes, and wildebeests. It can be often be found cooling off in bogs.

Physiology
Pedrunderen has a head similar to that of a warthog's, being large and lumpy with a long snout and massive, curved tusks, and a large pair of curved horns can be seen on it. It has hooves and an even number of toes, and its legs are short and stocky. It has a long, giraffe-like neck, and its torso resembles that of a wildebeest's, but is more gaunt in comparison. A long, snake-like tail with Stegosaurus-like spikes lining it can be seen at the end of its body. Its body is covered in dark green, almost black scales, and its chest and back are lined with maroon hair.

Biology
Pedrunderen is mainly herbivorous, subsisting on a wide variety of plants, but will occasionally eat small animals when times are tough. Its stocky, hoofed legs help support the beast's weight, and its long neck helps it eat from trees that would be out of reach for many organisms. Its long, spiked tail, massive horns, and large tusks help it protect itself from predators. It is a powerful digger, using its tusks to root up plants and dig burrows it can use as nests and shelter from predators and heat, and it is prone to swallowing mud when digging, which it stores in a specialized sac for later use against foes. Many of the plants it eats are poisonous, and it developed a resistance to poiosn and a specialized sac that stores their contents in response. Its scales are durable and can be used to absorb shocks, and its hair helps store heat during the night and release heat during the night. It enjoys cooling off in bogs, and has been known to mark them as its territory to warn competitors to stay way. Males have two kinds of breeding tactics: the "staying" tactic, where they decorate their burrows with anything they can find to lure females in, and the "roaming" tactic, where they actively seek out females and compete with each other for them, with females choosing mates based on how large their tusks and horns are and how well-decorated their burrows are. Once a female chooses a mate, they will copulate in the male's designated burrow, producing two to eight hatchlings per birth, and the male will leave them to sustain himself while the female takes care of the hatchlings until they are old enough to sustain themselves. Due to its large size, it does not have many predators, but is occasionally preyed on by other large monsters such as Rathalos, Tigrex, Seregios, Glavenus, Sand Barioth, and Teostra, and faces competition from other powerful herbivores such as Duramboros, Monoblos, and Diablos.

Behavior
Pedrunderen is territorial, attacking anything that draws near its marked burrows and waterholes with mud and poisonous spit.

Abilities
Pedrunderen has great reach due to its long neck, allowing it to eat from trees, and its tusks grant it strong digging abilities that allow it to root up stubborn plants and dig burrows. It has the ability to use the Mud element in battle, and can inflict Poison with its bites and toxic saliva.

Habitat
Pedrunderen lives in wetlands and deserts.

HP and Damage
HP:


 * Base HP: 4,300 HP


 * Low-Rank (0.55x): 2,365 HP


 * High-Rank (0.70x): 3,010 HP


 * G-Rank (1.30x): 5,590 HP

Physical/Elemental Damage Taken:


 * Head: 30 (Cut), 40 (Impact), 35 (Shot), 20 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 20 (Wind)


 * Horns: 20 (Cut), 25 (Impact), 20 (Shot), 15 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 15 (Wind)


 * Neck: 65 (Cut), 50 (Impact), 55 (Shot), 20 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 20 (Wind)


 * Torso: 30 (Cut), 30 (Impact), 25 (Shot), 15 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 0 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 15 (Wind)


 * Legs: 35 (Cut), 35 (Impact), 35 (Shot), 10 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 0 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 10 (Wind)


 * Tail: 40 (Cut), 35 (Impact), 35 (Shot), 15 (Fire), 0 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 0 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 15 (Wind)

Attacks
Gore

Pedrunderen lunges at the hunter and swings its head up. This attack deals medium-high damage and inflicts Poison.

Swinging Charge

Pedrunderen scrapes its right foreleg across the ground twice, then charges at the hunter with its head swinging in multiple directions. This attack deals medium damage.

Body Slam

Pedrunderen stands up on its forelegs, then slams its whole body onto the ground. This attack deals medium-high damage. When used in a watery area, it inflicts Waterblight, and when used in a sandy area, it inflicts Earthblight.

Tail Whip

Pedrunderen rears its tail up, swings it clockwise, then swings it counter-clockwise. This attack deals medium-high damage.

Tail Spin

Pedrunderen shifts to one side, then does a 360 degree spin with its tail extended. This attack deals medium-high damage.

Mud Ball

Pedrunderen rears its head up, then spits a ball of mud at the hunter. This attack deals medium damage and inflicts Waterblight, Earthblight, and Muddy. When enraged, it can charge up the attack, which releases a cluster of mud balls that explode, increasing the attack's power and range.

Poison Spit

Pedrunderen rears its head up, then spits a ball of poisonous saliva at the hunter. This attack deals medium damage and inflicts Poison. When enraged, it can charge up the attack, which releases a cluster of mud balls that explode, increasing the attack's power and range.

Weapons
WIP.

Low-Rank
Defense: 105-615

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

High-Rank
Defense: 265-615

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

G-Rank
Defense: 475-710

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

Low-Rank
Defense: 55-385

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

High-Rank
Defense: 130-395

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

G-Rank
Defense: 260-460

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

Skills: Negate Bind, Tremor Res, Divine Protection, Heat Surge

Carves
WIP.

Breakable Parts
Horns- The horns will break off.

Legs- The legs will become scarred.

Tusks- The tusks will break off.

Tail- The tail will become scarred (1st break), and then severed (2nd break).

Trivia

 * Pedrunderen is based on the catoblepas, a scaly, wildebeest-like monster with a pig's head that is notable for its poisonous breath and petrifying gaze.
 * When exhausted, Pedrunderen will fail to spit mud and poison at hunters. It can recover stamina by eating plants.
 * Pedrunderen's name is a portmanteau of pedra, which is Cantonese for "stone", and runderen, which is Dutch for "bovine".