Vulmandra

Vulmandra is a flaming Amphibian that has been sighted in the most unexpected locales and somehow adapts to such regions without issue. It is speculated that they migrated to such differing locales from their volcanic homes due to the significant advantages it gains over the other inhabitants of the various forest, jungle, swamp and desert regions in the Old World.

Physiology
Its body-frame is mildly similar to that of Chameleos with the main difference that its head is constnatly slouched close to the ground rather than raised upwards. When not in its blazing state, its body is crimson and black with singes of firey veins that run across its body: most prolifically around its front-head, back, arms, legs and tail. When in its blazing state, a constant rage of flame runs across its head, back, arms, legs and tail - its amber eyes aren't visible past all the flames along with its fangs when it opens its mouth.

Behavior
Vulmandra are not territorial due to their migratory nature but they will fight with utter relentlessness against enemies that pick a fight with it. Its surging flames show no mercy to the dry vegetations of the forests, swamps and jungles that its been known to invade.

Placement In Food Chain
Minimal - Extremely Low - Low - Average - (High) - Extremely High - Apex -Legend

Main Prey: Prey caught in its flaming hue

Arch-Rivals: Agnaktor, Lavasioth

Behavior Towards Other Monsters
Vulmandra will turn into its blazing state the moment it comes across Agnaktor and starts flashing its flames in differing colours to warn the Agnaktor to back off - if the Agnaktor makes a move anyway, it will spit out its corrosive saliva at the Agnaktor before then burrowing into the ground. The Agnaktor receives damage and slithers away.

Tracks
Tracks: Singed Webbed Prints, Burned Ground Patterns, Burnt Wood, Charred Carcass

Specific Locale Interactions
When walking in the wetter parts of the Nightmare Marshes and Old Swamp, bursts of steam emit from each step it makes due to the chemical reactions of the water with its skin.

Abilities
N/A

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage State: It will roar extremely loudly which requires Earplugs to block. Its body will start emitting embers as it moves around while it huffs out orange smoke.
 * Tired State: The firey veins will fade to black as the amphibians true colour scheme is revealed to be dark crimson and black

Mounts
The hunter mounts it the same way they mount any other Amphibian.

Habitat Range
Native to volcanic regions but then migrated to other locales and learnt very quickly how advantageous their traits are outside of their volcanic homes. They swiftly adapted to life in deserts, forests, jungles and even swamps.

Ecological Niche
Vulmandra are apex predators with the capacities to match against other volcanic apexes predators such as Gravios, Agnaktor and Lavasioth. They however steer clear away from Elder Dragons and creatures of that status such as Deviljho, Kushala Daora and Akantor. Rumours of a blue Vulmandra with powers beyond phenomenon research can grasp but its unknown if it exists.

Biological Adaptations
Vulmandra are not picky eaters and will go for whatever catches their eye - burning their prey in an aura of flame. If this doesn't bode useful, it will eject corrosive saliva from its mouth to melt the preys body while the amphibian rushes in for the kill. Their main defense-mechanism is its skins special ability to alternate the oxidation of the flames around it to make it form a multitude of colours to warn rival predators it can't fight against to back off.

Attacks
Note: Movement Speed increases by 1.75 when enraged.

Frontal Bite: It will proceed to take a step back before opening its mouth and biting the hunter in front of it.

Side Bite: It turns to the side and then immediately bites the hunter on either the left or the right of it.

Tail Swipe: It will turn its tail to the left or right and then swipe its tail to the left or the right to hit hunters behind it.

Frontal Swipe: It will rear its left or right arm and then swipe at the hunter in front of it with its claws.

Charge: It will run at an incredible speed - charging head-first at the hunter, sometimes combo-chaining this into a Frontal Bite.

180 Backwards Bite: It will turn 180 degrees and immediately bite the hunter that was formally behind it.

Sideways Roll: It will proceed to trip and then roll its body to the side like a sausage, directly at the targeted hunter. It continues to do this roll until its near the hunter.

Saliva Spit: It will rear its head upwards and spit a glob of saliva from its mouth - getting hit by this saliva inflicts Defense Down.

Multi Saliva Spit: It will spit out multiple saliva globs from its mouth - getting hit by any of these inflicts Defense Down.

Saliva Spewage: It will spew out the saliva in similar fashion to Iceborne MR Lavasioth - geteting hit by this spewage inflicts Defense Down.

Flame Burst: It will aim its head downwards and then unleash a burst of flame on its mouth into the ground - dealing high damage to the hunter caught by the blast. Inflicts Fireblight.

Flame Beam: It will rears its head from side to side before then shooting a beam of fire from its mouth which deals extremely high damage. Inflicts Fireblight. Its sometimes known to tilt its body when shooting this beam to catch hunters off-guard.

Turning Flame Wall: It turns as it shoots a burst of flame from its mouth in a 180 degres angle. This flame lingers for several seconds before disappearing. Inflicts Fireblight.

Lingering Flamemines: It will rears its head about slowly before then shooting a combination of its saliva but encased in a firey aura - it will spit out 6 of these in one area and they linger for 30 seconds before detonating and exploding into an aura of fire. Getting near these will make them detonate instantly. Inflicts Fireblight.

Flaming Tail Slam: It will rears its tail into the ground and slam it hard into the ground which unleashes tinges of fire in the surrounding area before fading. Inflicts Fireblight.

Flaming Charge: It will shoot a stream of fire into the sky before then aiming it into the ground which clouds the surrounding area in an aura of fire - Vulmandra will leap from the flames, causing firey explosions to occur during it before the streams of flame fade. Inflicts Fireblight.

Blazing State
N/A

Head
Impact: ★★★

Cutting: ★★

Ranged: ★★

Arms
Impact: ★★

Cutting: ★★

Ranged: ★★

Body
Impact: ★★

Cutting: ★★

Ranged: ★★

Legs
Impact: ★★

Cutting: ★★

Ranged: ★★

Tail
Impact: ★★

Cutting: ★★★

Ranged: ★★

Element Effectiveness

 * Fire = N/A
 * Water = ★
 * Thunder = N/A
 * Ice = ★★★
 * Dragon = ★★
 * Earth = ★★
 * Wind = N/A
 * Nature = N/A
 * Aether = N/A

Status Effectiveness

 * Poison = ★★★


 * Sleep = ★★


 * Paralysis = ★★


 * Blast = ★★


 * Stun = ★★


 * Blind = ★ (N/A if in its Blazing State)