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| − | + | A non-sophont animal lifeform. The [[Zaraduk]] is an ocean-dwelling predator that lives in hunting packs in the waters of {{WorldS|Drya|Dagudashaag|0820}}. As an example of predatory megafauna, they are reasonably well-known to people in the region. | |
== Physiology & Ecology == | == Physiology & Ecology == | ||
| − | Zaraduk bear a passing resemblance to an ancient Terran | + | ''Zaraduk'' bear a passing resemblance to an ancient Terran plesiosaur, albeit oversized. They have a small head at the end of a long sinewy neck, a large streamlined body with three pairs of huge flippers, and a long tapering tail ending in a huge rudder. The mouth contains rows of razor-sharp teeth. On average, ''Zaraduk'' mass five thousand kilograms and measure fifty meters in length, although specimens of twice this size and weight have been reported. |
They eat almost anything, and regularly attack boats or submersibles that stray out of shallow water. | They eat almost anything, and regularly attack boats or submersibles that stray out of shallow water. | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 26 January 2025
| Zaraduk | |
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| Base Information | |
| Classification | Carnivore/chaser |
| Terrain | Ocean |
| Locomotion | Swim |
| Size | Gigantic (50m, 5000kg) |
| Speed | XSlow (20kph) |
| Strength | Strong |
| Social Structure | Some |
| Weapons | Teeth |
| Armor | Insulated |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Drya (Dagudashaag 0820) |
| Multi-world | No |
| Canon | No |
| Extinct | Extant |
| Reference | Signal-GK 09 . |
A non-sophont animal lifeform. The Zaraduk is an ocean-dwelling predator that lives in hunting packs in the waters of Drya (Dagudashaag 0820). As an example of predatory megafauna, they are reasonably well-known to people in the region.
Physiology & Ecology
Zaraduk bear a passing resemblance to an ancient Terran plesiosaur, albeit oversized. They have a small head at the end of a long sinewy neck, a large streamlined body with three pairs of huge flippers, and a long tapering tail ending in a huge rudder. The mouth contains rows of razor-sharp teeth. On average, Zaraduk mass five thousand kilograms and measure fifty meters in length, although specimens of twice this size and weight have been reported.
They eat almost anything, and regularly attack boats or submersibles that stray out of shallow water.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Jae Campbell. Signal-GK 09 (Signal-GK, 1994), .
- Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 371.