Rathalaugust 2023 Day 31: Fatalis
Fatalis is an Elder Dragon introduced in Monster Hunter.
Fatalis resembles a traditional European dragon, with a long, serpentine neck and tail, along with a pair of large, yet muscular wings. Its body is covered in rigid black scales and lined with white spines along its back. Its head features four backwards-facing horns and rows of enlarged teeth, and fin-like ears. Like many other monsters, Fatalis has a pale underbelly, and like most other Elder Dragons, it possesses six limbs. Its forelimbs are surprisingly thin, belying immense strength.
Fatalis is an extremely powerful monster, able to wipe out entire hunting parties with relative ease and even raze entire kingdoms by itself. Its primary weaponry lies in its flame breath, which can be utilized to produce either a stream of fire or explosive blasts. Fatalis is also able to release a cloud of flammable dust and set it alight, similar to Teostra. Its body can radiate incredible heat to the degree of melting metal that comes into contact with it, which it can use to pin down foes and burn them alive. Although it notably lacks other special abilities, the sheer power of its flames and the volume of which Fatalis can emit at once is virtually unmatched, with its fire breath being able to douse entire areas in a sea of flames that can melt through metal fortifications with little to no resistance.
In spite of its somewhat slender build, Fatalis exhibits extreme physical strength and stamina, using its whip-like tail, powerful jaws, and even its entire body to batter attackers. Interestingly, the massive Black Blade located within a cave in Pokke Village has been noted to regenerate after Fatalis materials are mined from it, suggesting that Fatalis has extraordinary self-recovery abilities extending even after it has been slain.
Not much is known about Fatalis' habits, but it is extremely hostile to all living creatures, especially humans, and will actively seek out opportunities to attack them. It also displays intelligence and even some form of sadism in some of its encounters with human hunters, such as with its tendency to melt hunters and their equipment to its hide to strengthen itself.
Fatalis has only been observed at the ruins of Castle Schrade, the natural environment from whence it came is completely unknown.
