#adostafor

[tathracynart]

My Monster Hunter inspiration continues to drive me, and I keep designing things off of my horrible biome killer dragon. Most recently, I started learning Blender in order to model the greatsword design!

[tathracynart]

Monster Hunter Wilds sparked my speculative biology brain into overdrive, leading me to design this wonderfully awful apocalypse creature. Inspired by Bearded Vultures and the Hooded Pitohui, Adostafor is an obligate bone-eater, a lethal packmaster, and a devastating disruption to any ecosystem.

Detailed monster profile below

Elder Dragon: Adostafor, the Singing Bone-Bringer

Element: Poison

Weakness: Water

Adostafor was initially classified as a Flying Wyvern, due to its appearance and the subtle nature of its abilities. It wasn't until researchers had several months' worth of ecological data that they came to realize what Adostafor is capable of. Adostafor secretes a powerful neurotoxin from its feathers that it scatters around its territory. The toxin makes its way into the systems of all the native wildlife, building up over time and across generations to leave the entire ecosystem devastated. It is also capable of parthenogenesis - Adostafor lays eggs that, if left unfertilized, hatch into smaller bipedal monsters called Osciprey. Osciprey are aggressive carnivores who hunt down and strip the flesh from their prey, leaving the bones for Adostafor to consume at its leisure. Adostafor can perform an empowering song that strengthens itself and its minions, in a remarkable similarity to the Hunting Horn used by many hunters. This song can be heard for miles, and is also used by Adostafor and Osciprey to communicate and coordinate.

Between its pack, its poisons, and its song, Adostafor can rapidly establish itself as the uncontested master of any given territory, slowly driving its native lifeforms to extinction. Once it does, it will live off their bones for years until it runs out, at which point it will abandon the dead biome and seek out a new territory.