Post by Tarresque on Nov 9, 2004 17:14:17 GMT -5
Name: Tarresque
Species: Ancient Dragon (true)
Stats:
HT: 90 meters; 48 at shoulders; Tail LT :110
WT: 62,000 tonnes
Wingspan: 185 meters
Landspeed: 340 mph
Aiprspeed: Mach 7.5
Swim Speed: 120 knots
Description:
Tarresque is an ancient, yet powerfull dragon. His most distinguising feature is the dense coat of quills covering his body. In most places, it is limp and lanky, resembling fur. His wing muscles are very strong, able to propel him at great speeds, as well as deliver powerfull melee attacks. His bite is possibly his most effective physical attack, thanks to his sharp fangs and powerfull incisors. His tail is long and sinewy, and tipped with a retractable edged bone-blade.
Combat Style: Tarresque is no one's fool. He has a superb grasp of strategy and tactics, and has adequate power to help him execute his maneuvers. In every fight, he analyzes his opponent to the utmost degree, and uses his superior intelligence to deduce his foe's weakness. Once this is done, he will attack hard and fast, using his superior aerial skills to stay just out of harms way, and attack his foe where they're at their weakest, using his melee skills and awesome breath abilities. A technique used by all dragon's, Inhaling, allows him to increase the power and potency of his breath abilities. If wounded or otherwise at a disadvantage, he will fight defensively and retreat and regroup as neccesary.
Qualities:
Superior Aerial Maneuverability- Tarresque's flight skills are superb of a dragon of his size, and he is able to execute the most precise of flying maneuvers both gracefully and skillfully.
Shag Coat- Tarresque is covered in a thick coat of shag and quills, which serve several defensive purposes. He is resistant to the elemental attacks of ice and electricity. He is totally immune to fire and heat. The quills along his back discourage foes from attacking him there, as they are likely to impale themselves on the sharp protrusions. He can also jab at foes point-blank with them.
Inertial Barrier- Tarresque is surrounded by a barely tangible field of ionic energy, which help him reflect light-based attacks, and allow him to resist energy moves to a minor degree. It also gives him a slight glow in darknened conditions.
Telepathic- Tarresque is highly telepathic, and can comminicate quite effectively with any creature he is aware of that has a language.
Dragon's Health- Tarresque is higly resistant to poisons, and immune to disease.
Failing eyesight- Because of his terribly advanced age, Tarresque's eyesight is not as sharp as a younger dragon's are. He is able to discern movement, light, and color, but little else. He relies instead on sub-psychic waves to discern things such as details and whatnot. He usually can't focus such waves under most combat circumstances however.
Super Senses- Because of his poor eyesight, Tarresque's ears have become super sensitive, and he uses his hearing to augment his ability to discern his surroundings. However, this gives him a terrible weakness to sound-based attacks. Even if he is not struck directly by one, the noise alone used to generate such attacks is enough to incapacitate Tarresque, and force him to retreat. However, if he has prior knowledge that an opponent utilizes such moves (usually from previous engagements), he can furl and close his ears, muffling all sound. This cuts his active perception range to 450 meters. If defeaned totally from an attack, his perception range is only 200 meters, and he then attempts to retreat.
Tarresque also uses scent, and can detect changes in the air currents and energy using the whiskers that droop from his nose. As a result, he is able to detect invisible or cloaked objects to some minor extent, but only to 1000 meters around him.
Underside- Like most dragons of myth and legend, Tarresque's weakness is in his underbelly. Specifically, a hollow spot in his chest, right below the neck. It is actually easily spotted once he rears up, thanks to several ancient battle scars and missing scales. This spot is highly vulnurable to piercing attacks, and it wouldn't take too many blows here to incapacitate him, if not kill him.
Special Attacks:
Dragonbreath- Tarresque's signature breath weapon is a beam of highly intense, ionized flames. This attack deals both fire and electrical damage. He can breath these flames in either a line, a cone, or short bursts of up to 3 fiery balls. If he takes a moment to breathe in, he can increase the power of it significantly.
Flame Familiars- Tarresque can create four, small fighting clones, made out of the same energy of his breath weapon. These cones are only harmed by other energy attacks, and even then destroyed quite easily. They can attack with Dragonbreath, Dragon Claws, and a self-destruct. If struck by a physical attack, they also explode. Explosion diameter is 15 meters.
Flame Shield- As a counter to an opponent's ranged move, Tarresque can breathe out a fiery, umbrella-like shield. Ice attacks can nullify it, and strong physcial attacks (such as a thown boulder, or similar object) will break through it. Fire and Electrical moves can make it stronger, though. The shield faces the same direction as his head does, and it has a diameter of 35-40 meters.
Dragon Claw- Tarresque can super-charge his claws with energy for a short time. Good for only 20 seconds, his melee attacks deal the same energy damage as his Dragonbreath. A variation of this tecnique he uses much more often supercharges his tail-blade.
Twisters- With powerfull flaps of his wings, Tarresque can kick up powerfull cyclonic winds, knocking foes off their feet. With concentrated flapping, he can create a twister, which spirals about, sucking in anything around it. It dissipates after 45 seconds. If he times it just right, he can use a special twister move to propel himsielf downwards into enemies. This variant can only be performed in the air.
Dragon Bomb- A combination move of Dragonbreath and Twister. Performed only on the ground, Tarresque breathes down at the ground, and at the same time gives a mighty flap of his wings. The result is a quick burst of fiery, lashing air, which rushes outward in a 200 meter radius. When combined with Inhaling, the flaming air also deals concusive damage.
Dragon Exhaust- Tarresque breathes out a smoky cloud of ash and soot from his nostrils. This move creates a haze effect around him in a 300 meter radius, blinding most foes. It dissipates either after 30 seconds, or a strong enough gust of wind, which takes it down to 5. When combined with Inhaling, the haze becomes a choking cloud, which burns the skin and eyes of a foe caught in it.
Dragon Rage- Because of his long-bottled hatred and apathy, Tarresque is prone to powerfull fits of violence. However, these attacks sometimes manifest themselves as deadly berserker Rages. His colors invert, and his energy aura is now clearly visible as deadly crackling energy. With his eyes glowing a feral red, Tarresque becomes a mindless beast of destruction. The only special techniques he can muster are his Dragonbreath and his Inhale, while his physical prowess increases. Rages last only as long as his foes do, or until he is rendered unconcious, either by combat or the boiling draconic ichor flowing through his veins.
Origin/History: Ancient even by draconic standareds, Tarresque embodies the grace and power aspired to by all dragons. Before humans appeared, he held several weyrs (nests) across all of what would be knowns as Europe, and parts of Northern Africa, and was literally the father of entire clans of dragons.
However, during the advent of Christianity, the clergy deemed dragons as vessels of the Devil and enemies of God. Dragons were hunted to extinction by would-be dragon hunters, crusading knights, and over zealous priests. Though he fought valiantly to protect his home and family, in the end, only Tarresque remained. Broken by his loss, he slowly turned into a bitter and hatefull creature, disdainfull and apathetic, with an unseething hatred and loathing for humans and their technology.
He now resides in his lair in Eastern Romania, hidden from prying eyes using powerfull illusiory magics. Every now and again, he emerges to restock his food and hoarde. He usually ignores most Kaiju, unless they directly attack him. He utterely despises humans, and will force them out of his territory on sight.
Over the past 50 years, several scientists and Kaiju-ologists have heard rumors about his existance. Some now send expeditions into the Romanian countryside, scouring for his lair, or signs of the dragon.
Pass: Sempre Fidelos
Species: Ancient Dragon (true)
Stats:
HT: 90 meters; 48 at shoulders; Tail LT :110
WT: 62,000 tonnes
Wingspan: 185 meters
Landspeed: 340 mph
Aiprspeed: Mach 7.5
Swim Speed: 120 knots
Description:
Tarresque is an ancient, yet powerfull dragon. His most distinguising feature is the dense coat of quills covering his body. In most places, it is limp and lanky, resembling fur. His wing muscles are very strong, able to propel him at great speeds, as well as deliver powerfull melee attacks. His bite is possibly his most effective physical attack, thanks to his sharp fangs and powerfull incisors. His tail is long and sinewy, and tipped with a retractable edged bone-blade.
Combat Style: Tarresque is no one's fool. He has a superb grasp of strategy and tactics, and has adequate power to help him execute his maneuvers. In every fight, he analyzes his opponent to the utmost degree, and uses his superior intelligence to deduce his foe's weakness. Once this is done, he will attack hard and fast, using his superior aerial skills to stay just out of harms way, and attack his foe where they're at their weakest, using his melee skills and awesome breath abilities. A technique used by all dragon's, Inhaling, allows him to increase the power and potency of his breath abilities. If wounded or otherwise at a disadvantage, he will fight defensively and retreat and regroup as neccesary.
Qualities:
Superior Aerial Maneuverability- Tarresque's flight skills are superb of a dragon of his size, and he is able to execute the most precise of flying maneuvers both gracefully and skillfully.
Shag Coat- Tarresque is covered in a thick coat of shag and quills, which serve several defensive purposes. He is resistant to the elemental attacks of ice and electricity. He is totally immune to fire and heat. The quills along his back discourage foes from attacking him there, as they are likely to impale themselves on the sharp protrusions. He can also jab at foes point-blank with them.
Inertial Barrier- Tarresque is surrounded by a barely tangible field of ionic energy, which help him reflect light-based attacks, and allow him to resist energy moves to a minor degree. It also gives him a slight glow in darknened conditions.
Telepathic- Tarresque is highly telepathic, and can comminicate quite effectively with any creature he is aware of that has a language.
Dragon's Health- Tarresque is higly resistant to poisons, and immune to disease.
Failing eyesight- Because of his terribly advanced age, Tarresque's eyesight is not as sharp as a younger dragon's are. He is able to discern movement, light, and color, but little else. He relies instead on sub-psychic waves to discern things such as details and whatnot. He usually can't focus such waves under most combat circumstances however.
Super Senses- Because of his poor eyesight, Tarresque's ears have become super sensitive, and he uses his hearing to augment his ability to discern his surroundings. However, this gives him a terrible weakness to sound-based attacks. Even if he is not struck directly by one, the noise alone used to generate such attacks is enough to incapacitate Tarresque, and force him to retreat. However, if he has prior knowledge that an opponent utilizes such moves (usually from previous engagements), he can furl and close his ears, muffling all sound. This cuts his active perception range to 450 meters. If defeaned totally from an attack, his perception range is only 200 meters, and he then attempts to retreat.
Tarresque also uses scent, and can detect changes in the air currents and energy using the whiskers that droop from his nose. As a result, he is able to detect invisible or cloaked objects to some minor extent, but only to 1000 meters around him.
Underside- Like most dragons of myth and legend, Tarresque's weakness is in his underbelly. Specifically, a hollow spot in his chest, right below the neck. It is actually easily spotted once he rears up, thanks to several ancient battle scars and missing scales. This spot is highly vulnurable to piercing attacks, and it wouldn't take too many blows here to incapacitate him, if not kill him.
Special Attacks:
Dragonbreath- Tarresque's signature breath weapon is a beam of highly intense, ionized flames. This attack deals both fire and electrical damage. He can breath these flames in either a line, a cone, or short bursts of up to 3 fiery balls. If he takes a moment to breathe in, he can increase the power of it significantly.
Flame Familiars- Tarresque can create four, small fighting clones, made out of the same energy of his breath weapon. These cones are only harmed by other energy attacks, and even then destroyed quite easily. They can attack with Dragonbreath, Dragon Claws, and a self-destruct. If struck by a physical attack, they also explode. Explosion diameter is 15 meters.
Flame Shield- As a counter to an opponent's ranged move, Tarresque can breathe out a fiery, umbrella-like shield. Ice attacks can nullify it, and strong physcial attacks (such as a thown boulder, or similar object) will break through it. Fire and Electrical moves can make it stronger, though. The shield faces the same direction as his head does, and it has a diameter of 35-40 meters.
Dragon Claw- Tarresque can super-charge his claws with energy for a short time. Good for only 20 seconds, his melee attacks deal the same energy damage as his Dragonbreath. A variation of this tecnique he uses much more often supercharges his tail-blade.
Twisters- With powerfull flaps of his wings, Tarresque can kick up powerfull cyclonic winds, knocking foes off their feet. With concentrated flapping, he can create a twister, which spirals about, sucking in anything around it. It dissipates after 45 seconds. If he times it just right, he can use a special twister move to propel himsielf downwards into enemies. This variant can only be performed in the air.
Dragon Bomb- A combination move of Dragonbreath and Twister. Performed only on the ground, Tarresque breathes down at the ground, and at the same time gives a mighty flap of his wings. The result is a quick burst of fiery, lashing air, which rushes outward in a 200 meter radius. When combined with Inhaling, the flaming air also deals concusive damage.
Dragon Exhaust- Tarresque breathes out a smoky cloud of ash and soot from his nostrils. This move creates a haze effect around him in a 300 meter radius, blinding most foes. It dissipates either after 30 seconds, or a strong enough gust of wind, which takes it down to 5. When combined with Inhaling, the haze becomes a choking cloud, which burns the skin and eyes of a foe caught in it.
Dragon Rage- Because of his long-bottled hatred and apathy, Tarresque is prone to powerfull fits of violence. However, these attacks sometimes manifest themselves as deadly berserker Rages. His colors invert, and his energy aura is now clearly visible as deadly crackling energy. With his eyes glowing a feral red, Tarresque becomes a mindless beast of destruction. The only special techniques he can muster are his Dragonbreath and his Inhale, while his physical prowess increases. Rages last only as long as his foes do, or until he is rendered unconcious, either by combat or the boiling draconic ichor flowing through his veins.
Origin/History: Ancient even by draconic standareds, Tarresque embodies the grace and power aspired to by all dragons. Before humans appeared, he held several weyrs (nests) across all of what would be knowns as Europe, and parts of Northern Africa, and was literally the father of entire clans of dragons.
However, during the advent of Christianity, the clergy deemed dragons as vessels of the Devil and enemies of God. Dragons were hunted to extinction by would-be dragon hunters, crusading knights, and over zealous priests. Though he fought valiantly to protect his home and family, in the end, only Tarresque remained. Broken by his loss, he slowly turned into a bitter and hatefull creature, disdainfull and apathetic, with an unseething hatred and loathing for humans and their technology.
He now resides in his lair in Eastern Romania, hidden from prying eyes using powerfull illusiory magics. Every now and again, he emerges to restock his food and hoarde. He usually ignores most Kaiju, unless they directly attack him. He utterely despises humans, and will force them out of his territory on sight.
Over the past 50 years, several scientists and Kaiju-ologists have heard rumors about his existance. Some now send expeditions into the Romanian countryside, scouring for his lair, or signs of the dragon.
Pass: Sempre Fidelos
