Craggi

Craggi are Bird Wyverns appearing in Monster Hunter Venture.

Appearance
Craggi have a simiar body structure to the rest of the Raptorial Bird Wyverns, although their limbs are proportionately a bit thicker and their jaws are wider. Their skins are charcoal gray, with scarlet stripes along their backs and tails. On the top of their head they have a small black horn, thought to be used for display. Craggi also have a small throat sac that contains explosive powder that they spit at their enemies, but this sac is not fully developed yet and so the powder is relatively weak.

Abilities
Craggi has relatively strong jaws for a Bird Wyvern of its size. This is because in addition to live prey, they also eat explosive rocks so that they can be ground into their signature powder. Strong jaws are necessary to break apart the rock and get to its explosive components. Craggi are also strong runners and jumpers, sometimes rivaling even Velociprey in agility.

Attacks
Bite: The Craggi bites forward at a hunter. This can do a surprising amount of damage.

Hipcheck: The monster slams its hip into the hunter.

Leap: Like a Velociprey, the Craggi leaps into the air, trying to land on a hunter. Craggi does not perform this attack very often.

Blast Powder Puff: The Craggi tries to spit out a large, lingering cloud of explosive powder like a Great Craggi, but ends up only producing a small puff that dissipates almost instantly. Nevertheless, getting hit by this attack can still cause Blastblight.

Behavior and Ecology
Craggi are fairly low on the food chain. Though they are carnivores, they tend to hunt weaker herbivores such as Apceros and Slagtoth. Under the leadership of a Great Craggi, they can even take down more dangerous prey such as Uroktor and Bullfango. Craggi will also eat the eggs of larger monsters such as Rathian and Agnaktor. Its small size means it is prey for a wide range of larger monsters, such as Rathian, Rathalos, Tetsucabra, and Stygian Zinogre.

Trivia

 * Craggi is based on a juvenile Rajasaurus.