Cockatrice
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The cockatrice is a horrible creature, like everything else that tends to live in magical lands. It draws its nourishment from other being’s chakra, like undead. But unlike undead, it doesn’t make zombies or vampires after its done feeding. Instead, the poison it has slowly transmutes living matter into dead dry stone.
One can tell a cockatrice has made its nest nearby if the grass is stony and crumbles with pressure. Also maybe the stone statues of the various victims it’s caught. It’s comparable in size to an earth emu, so it’s not hard to spot one coming from its massive nest it builds out of petrified wood.
They aren’t very intelligent and are extremely vicious and territorial. May be encountered in pairs if it’s mating season (equivalent to early summer?)
Traits[edit]
- Draining Touch
- Tier 2-3
Combat[edit]
Encounter Party: 1 Cockatrice
Attacks:
- Peck - Normal, short. One dice of damage. Small amount of chakra is drained.
- Scratch - Normal, only when in engaged in melee. Three dice of damage. Small amount of chakra is drained.
- Sting - Special, short. Four dice of damage. Large amount of chakra is drained.
- Critical Success - The target is fully paralyzed until the end of the encounter.
