#『 the scorching mountain: zorah magdaros. 』

[eterniityblooms]

hi, hi! Great to see you got your ask blog up and running~! You mind if i ask some of those multi-muse questions?

4, 16, and 20? (Aiden Anon)

(ps, good luck on this blog! Hope you have a lot of fun!)

〔 multimuse blog questions! 〕

hiii thank u for the ask aiden anon send in all the questions you like<3

4 - which muse is, physically, the strongest?

by all technicality, i think zorah would be, or maybe lady dala, simply because of strength in relation to size, but if we took that out of the equation i think it would tie between zorah and shara, considering they're both dragons with gigantic rocky mantles/shells, though shara can move much, much quicker than zorah does (again likely due to size, though zorah is also obviously based on a snapping turtle so likely wouldn't be super fast even if small), and can jump (!!!) as well, even despite their entire body (compared to zorah only having it on his back) being covered in who knows how many tons of rocks

16 - what is a plot you’ve been wanting to do for [muse name]?

hmmm🤔 i've been itching to get to write pretty much all of my rain world muses, particularly nine shadows (a vulture) or gourmand, but my darling beloved kaboom is the one ive had more of a plot forーit isn't Much of a plot, mind, but i really, Really just want to do some kind of serious thread where he gets taken seriously as a muse; his ultimate goal is to get back to shimmering golden chimes, his iterator, but he doesn't even remember their name or face, nor has any idea where they are. all he can really do is wander, hope he finds people that can helpーi'd love for him to make some friends, so the world is a little less lonely<3

20 - which muse would investigate the scary noises? which one would hide?

vugel would absolutely investigate the scary noise, with the express intent of finding whatever caused it and throwing hands with it because he's an ebony odogaron and that's What They Do

ibushi, on the other hand, would probably hide; you'd expect an elder dragon like him to be less easily startled, but he was raised by humans (farmers, to be exact<3) and has always had a nervous disposition, and due to being raised not by his own kind his mastery of his abilities is quite weak compared to the average ibushi, so he's quite anxious and easy to startle

[monster-huntologist]

Monster Ecologies: Zorah Magdaros

Entry 32 - Zorah Magdoros

Name: Zorah Magdaros

Aliases: Zorah, Atlas, Zora Magudaraosu, Scorching Mountain Dragon

Classification: Reptile, Elder Dragon

Biology: Zorah Magdaros are titanic Elder Dragons, the biggest living creatures known to exist. While Dalamadurs are bigger in overall length and the corpses that form the Rotten Vale show that extremely old specimens may rival it, the height and overall mass of the currently known Zorah are yet to be surpassed. It has turtlelike characteristics and is covered in a obsidian hide. Its mountainous shell makes it resemble a walking volcano, which is helped by fire, smoke and lava spewing from it. While it can stand upright, it prefers to walk on all fours and covers most of its body with its shell in the process.

Behaviour: Not much is known about the behaviour of Zorah Magdaros due to their mysterious nature and sparse appearances. From the few interactions it has had with humanity, it seems relatively docile and only attacking out of necessity. When it sets its mind to something, it is incredibly determined and will very rarely abandon its goal. While it does not pay attention to Hunters (to such an extent that they can walk around on its shell), it finds Nergigante attempting to feed on it a nuisance.

Habitat: Not much is known of where Zorah Magdaros come from, but biologists have formed two theories. It is believed that it either lives on the ocean floor beside volcanic vents or in the magma that makes up the mantle. The fact that it makes its way through the New World by going underneath the crust seems to imply the latter.

Diet: Not much is known about the diet of Zorah Magdaros, or if they feed at all. If they do feed, it is believed that they would subsist on minerals present in magma and volcanic rocks, and if it lives on the ocean floor, the occasional Narkakos. The most-widely accepted idea is that it produces its own energy from substances in its body called “Zorah Magdaros Gems”. The few “Gems” that have been separated from Zorah Magdaros are bursting with bioenergy, seeming to support this idea. Either way, both sides of the discussion agree that it would spend the majority of its life in hibernation, awakening only to feed, mate and eventually die.

Attack Method: The few times Zorah Magdaros has interacted with humanity shows that it relies on two things in battle, strength and firepower. Thanks to its gargantuan size, Zorah is incredibly strong, crushing any barrier that stands in its way. It also occasionally fires ingested lava from its mouth, either to soften up an obstacle or drive away a pest like Nergigante.

Place in the Food Chain: Due to being an Elder Dragon, Zorah Magdaros is seperated from the normal food chain. It has not been observed feeding on other monsters, and is too big to be fed on by anything itself. The only creatures actually capable of killing it would be Dalamadurs or another Zorah Magdaros. While Nergigante may be considered a parasite due to eating small pieces of its shell, Zorah considers this as nothing more than an irritant to get rid of. Due to their gargantuan size, the eventual passing of a Zorah Magdaros can jumpstart the creation of an entirely new ecosystem. One specimen contained so much bioenergy that if it perished inside the Everstream, it would cause a chain reaction resulting in the destruction of the entire New World. The death of another was able to establish a second Rotten Vale in the Guiding Lands, referred to by some as the Rotten Hollow.

This has been a report on the Zorah Magdaros. Thank you for reading.

[vixlenxe]

Bio-energy

Yeah, sorry this ain’t like the ‘Violent Violet Ability Master post’ that I’m sure everyone would want. I WILL do that at some point, but that won’t be for a very, very long time. Violet likes keeping her capabilities secret, after all.

Instead kids, we’re gonna talk about something you see the most from the across the sea verse, that I can see hold relevance in the near-far future, & is also a need-know for those whose do interact with the people & creatures from the bloodsoaked universe: Bio-energy.

What is Bio-Energy?

Bio-energy is the energy given off by any living creature within nature. Anything natural gives off this energy, from monsters & beasts, to even humans. It’s often called The Flow of Natural Life. The scale of that energy will differ depending on the sort of being it is, however, more bio-energy can always be gained or lost later on, which will cause changes in a creature’s natural state, like a mutation if you will. When a creature dies, their bio-energy is released, & goes into the environment & other living creatures near by, becoming nutrients to nature, & the more bio-energy a creature has, the more of an effect this will have on the environment.

Ex: the death of a normal average human will not do very much for the near by environment, & will probably only be enough to feed the closest near by tree. However, the death of someone like Violent Violet(unlikely tho) would being like feeding an ENTIRE ecosystem & would cause massive changes to it.

Gods, Elder Gods, Outer gods, Demons, Demon gods, & other things of this nature, DO NOT have bio-energy, because they are not considered ‘natural’. Grim Reapers would be considered Bio-energy masters, as being exposed to so much death over eons & eons as the guardians of the cycle of nature, they would have more of it then any other beings in the multiverse & are considered suffocating to being around by divine & demonic beings because of this.

Monsters with the Highest Bio-energy

Do to some laziness on my part, & an attempt to make my own names & categories of monsters(& utterly FAILING), I will being using the same systems & names of creatures as the Monster Hunter franchise.

Here is a link to the wiki page which explains monster classes. In this case, I will specifically be talking about Elder Dragons.

To quote the wiki page: ‘Unlike other monster types, which classify monsters by shared traits, Elder Dragons are creatures that defy typical classification and sit outside of the standard ecosystem, regardless of any superficial resemblance to a dragon. These monsters are usually rare creatures with immense power that have lived since ancient times, making them more of a phenomenon than a mere animal; disasters, cataclysms, living forces of nature.’

Elder Dragons, of all natural living things(with Grim Reapers being the exception), have the most bio-energy of all, so much so, that their powers appear magical, such as Teostra & Lunastra’s abilities to generate fire & create explosions, or Amatsu being able to seeming fly in the air without the aid of wings, & they effect whole ecosystems with their presence. When an Elder Dragon leaves it’s natural den, all near by monsters(with the exception at time of other Elder Dragon or certain creatures driven mad from starvation) flee the area & will not return until the monster leaves or is slayed. By having all this bio-energy, they completely dominate all food chains & they’re only natural threat is said to be other Elder Dragons, & top ranking hunters like Maxie & Hal.

Take Zorah Magdaros, literally called ‘The Scorching Mountain Dragon’ a hulking titan of a turtle with a volcano on his back, who crushes mountains just by stepping on them, for an example of what happens when a Elder Dragon dies. Upon this absolute giant’s death, several whole new ecosystems was created, which features, heavily wooded forests, large & vast deserts, a small frozen tundra, a active volcano area & a coral-reef-like region that gives the appeal that one was underwater.

Humans with High Bio-energy

Humans have also shown to have the ability to gain high bio-energy. Humans with such high levels of bio-energy have been shown to be faster, stronger & smarter then humans with normal energy, as well as having the ability to connect with animals(known as ‘Tamers’) And the highest levels of this are able to manifest this into abilities that appear ‘magical’. Note: I will not be covering Violent Violet’s bio-energy levels, since that would be a spoiler.

Maxie & Hal

Both the intractable characters, Maxie & her adoptive father, Hal, are humans who have been fighting monsters for years, & as such, have collected tons of bio-energy from fallen animals, including some Elder Dragons. Maxie in particular, thanks to her modified DNA, is considered Super Human, or ‘blessed by the gods’. Though she’s not as strong as her sister, Violet, her experience, speed & ability to predict & plan around her enemies attacks, makes her able to stand on equal grounds with the God Slayer.

Tamers

Humans with high bio-energy & have the ability to form bonds with animals, this term is usually exclusive to those who form bonds with Elder Dragons, but is in all ways an accurate way to describe someone who can form a bond with any kind or species of animal. The intractable character, Hope, is a prime example of a tamer, & her sister Maxie too becomes a minor tamer later on. Hope has a bond with the Elder Dragon, Vaal Hazak, The ‘Corpse Coat Dragon’, who’s ability is to control a life-sapping miasma, of which, as the substance builds up in the body of its victim, it can cause severe weakening of physical strength & resilience, which WILL eventually lead to death if it is allow to stew long enough. Through her bond with Vaal, Hope appears immune to the effects of the miasma, as well as any other sickness a human can typical catch & die from. She also appears to be able to speak with animals, & seems to be able to see bio-energy that is usually invisible to the eye.

@a-certain-genesis-order​ | @a-certain-academy-city​ AIM Fields & Accelerator

Referring to the A Certain Magical Index series, Espers with AIM fields obviously are not using bio-energy, since they are considered unnatural. They do still have bio-energy, given they are still humans, but it would be at normal levels, it may be possible that an overflow of absorbing high levels of bio-energy could damage or temperately negate those fields.

However, Accelerator has the possibly of a special case. Since he has shown to be able to use understand & use magic(although not without consequences), as well as being able to learn completely new laws & proprieties of abilities he would at first not understand(ex: Kakine Teitoku’s Dark Matter) it’s possible he can learn to use bio-energy. If Accelerator were able to do this... he would actually be WAAAAAAAAY stronger then he currently is! He would NEVER need to change the battery in his electrode collar EVER AGAIN, since he could use bio-energy instead by creating an electric shock to charge it & BASICALLY be in Esper mode FOREVER if he wanted too. His calculating prowess would undergo a change, & be boosted by the energy, & it’s even possible he would learn some of Violet’s hidden abilities, since he’s always got her close by & would also be exposed to her overwhelming bio-energy all the time(which is extremely different compared to others).

@a-certain-genesis-order​ Kamijou Touma & Imagine Breaker

Also referring to Magical Index is the all important Imagine Breaker & the boy wielding it. Putting it simply Imagine Breaker DOES NOT negate bio-energy, because it is NOT AN ABNORMALITY TO NATURE. It is the Flow of all Life, which all living things have, including Touma himself.

That being said Touma’s bio-energy levels would be SUPER LOW, because of Imagine Breaker(which was stated in another post of yours to be a weapon created by an Outer God, which does not have bio-energy, thus neither would Imagine Breaker or anything inside it.) which I guess could be considered another reason for his shitty luck, more so to do with animals(like when cats & dogs attack him). So, if Touma were to encounter a monster from the bloodsoaked universe... he’s better off just running for his life.

Other Things

@a-certain-genesis-order​ The Possibly of Restoring the Barren Waste Land that was Earth

It’s totally possible that that part of the earth that was wipe out by the DOMINION singularities can be restored, if those in Academy City can bring an OVERHAUL OF BIO-ENERGY to the wasteland, which will allow life to begin to grow again. Plants would grow, ecosystems would manifest, & animals would be born. That would be difficult, given that Academy City holds barely any bio-energy, even off-ing Violet would not be enough. The only way to do this, would be to fight & slay multiple Elder Dragon in the waste land, since they are the strong natural creatures who make the most bio-energy with their generated powers. And to do that, means getting onto Volla Novia, & hopefully not the side with Bladena on it(since that place is an isolated island with no Elder Dragons on it.) This is more or less a plot idea that I would love to do, however, if there is not a barren waste land, & Academy City is basically a floating rock in the middle of fuck-all-no-where, then this idea is obvious worthless.

@inter-dimensional-traveller​ Life & Death in a Balance Verse

Normally, Gods & Godly beings(like Atom’s varies incarnation) HATE being in the presence of Grim Reapers because of their OVERWHELMING amount of bio-energy makes them feel like they’re being suffocated. However, Atom & his incarnates are an exception, do to the fact that they are technically dead. Beings that are dead, do not get affected by bio-energy the same way as living things do, & are actually subject to being able to learn how to use bio-energy for their own means. Like their usual sigma of using & creating Lightning.

[kevanhom]

Zorah Magdaros - the “Scorching Mountain Dragon” from Capcom’s Monster Hunter World

[guild-guardian]

Spoiler Free review of “All or Nothing”

After a cut because long post, many words, skritt math. 

The Story (No details)

Overall it's probably one of the best executed episodes worth of story that they’ve released in the last couple of Seasons. 

The Final Battle is more akin to the kind of scale you see in the Zorah Magdaros battle in Monster Hunter World than you’d expect to find in GW2, and that was a huge improvement compared to previous Elder Dragon battles. Having an active role in the battle, along with the NPCs not just “swinging their sword Oh look they swung it again” at trash mobs, and actually being useful- firing siege weapons, fighting mobs, picking you up if you get downed

So many call backs to minor named NPCs- some personal early personal story, and others from pact/priory/vigil etc It lead to a feeling of being surrounded by familiar faces as you lead the charge.  The short piece after the battle was also a well designed experience- the lack of UI and the “damage” lines that you felt when Balthazar killed you in PoF, further push the “oh fuck we’re pretty badly wounded”, along with the forced walk/limp and fall to our knees when we try to hop down along the uneven floor. The main character’s animation here was excellent and slow pace allowed Anet to sculpt a tightly designed experience that is as shocking as it is memorable. I won’t forget that last visual.

Brandon Bales and Debi Derryberry probably did the best voice work in this episode (imo- I haven't played it through on a non-sylvari male). It was extremely immersive and I totally bought what was happening as they expressed it.  I appreciated that the Zephyrites’ song/choir got further development, and how its relevant to the story just made it a really nice touch overall. 

I did think it felt very short- only 3 instances. It may be that they pushed the pacing to emphasise the commander rushing headlong and gambling dangerously on the first ideas that come to them, and they do love a cliffhanger at the end.  It ends on a flat note though, you can’t even interact with story NPCs after you finish it- nothing in the shiverpeaks map changes, no dialogue no “I’m just checking in” updates, nothing.  Final Note: WHERE ARE KASMEER AND MARJORY 

The Map

Huge! Ruins! Subterranean structures! Exploring! Absolutely nailed the Guild Wars 1 Shiverpeak atmosphere.but uh...not much to do past that. 

The Thunderhead Keep meta is fun- I love defense events that allow us to set traps, build barricades and ballistae. The Boss is TOO BRIGHT. It is impossible to see even with effects turned down and post processing off. Anet needs to reassess their priorities with visual telegraphing because right now you can’t see a thing, never mind reacting to the thing. 

Minor Quibble. UH WHERE DID THAT CLIFF AND PIT COME FROM? I’m pretty sure that the mountains just...continued north of the keep in GW1, and a little further north you’d come to the Mursaat teleporter to Hell’s Precipice. 

The dredge meta is...hard to get people to defend the 2nd and 3rd drills- I’ve yet to be successful on this one. 

The delay between meta active times feels a bit long, and perhaps its just the layout of this one, but there isn’t much notification if North or south meta is happening/how long until X etc. 

I don’t like that Map Completion can’t be soloed- Both metas are required. Unless you find a friendly mesmer or buy the Light of Deldrimor from the TP. 

Past the Metas, I’ve seen maybe 5 or 6 events tops on this huge environment. That is pretty woeful. I get that this was probably a high budget episode with two cutscenes, unique character animations and PvE environments built to scale with the GW1 counterparts (why did dwarves build so big anyway?), but the overall quiet map is a bit of a let down- considering the variety of content available in Jahai.

I adore the skritt/priory interactions, and an above ground village of Dredge being shown in in a positive light. Even if literally every member of the survivors has had to kill their friends and family with their own hands. 

The Mastery 

Heavily Situational and will take some getting used to. It doesn’t have that immediate “Good Feel” as mounting your griffon midair or while gliding. Being “animation locked” for most of the launch prevents you from gliding or re-mounting, so you just plummet for the most part and lose out on any air you might have hoped to gain from using it. 

At least we can be thankful it wasn’t required to complete the story or meta.

The Fractal

Dreams: Crushed Hopes: Sundered Orr: Ignored.  Instead of picking an interesting pirate/corsair character that could use a bit of story development, they go with the boisterous ghost from the Lion’s Arch Jumping Puzzle. 

This fractal is short (at T1- it’ll likely have more complexity as you go up) and very sparse on story. The music is good, and the environment is good. Dessa continues to be the shining star of most fractals with her responses to the situations she gets to observe.  Probably won't be the new Challenge mode fractal that people were hoping for, but the fight mechanics are fun and different. 

I’d appreciate it if Anet could relinquish their choke grip they’ve had on talk like a pirate day 2012 that seems to permeate all of their pirate related content- it always feels kind of like even the characters themselves don’t take themselves seriously. There's just something pretty wack with them.  (and I’m not talking about all the landlocked core game pirates just living in lakes barely big enough for their bases) That’s Enough. 

The Legendary

Probably one of the nicest they’ve done in a while. Initially I was put off by it- the official preview of it in the reveal trailer didn’t really show it off very well- not the steps, aura or on-draw effect. However on this video from someone who got it before release, they point out a few things about it that really sell it for me.

I love the scorch mark on draw, with the dubstep twangs the most. A little disappointed that Range LB 5 is unaffected- it could have been very pretty (ie spirit bow active visuals).   It's a very refined weapon that will certainly suit a lot more characters than Kudzu, and I’ll probably make it after I finish Ipos. In like a year.

The Music

Knocks itself out of the park in a home run touchdown or however sports works. The choral piece for Aurene is very beautiful, and I especially appreciate the tarir motif used towards to the end of the track.  Re-used GW1 themes in the map give a very nostalgic feel, and the fractal has a unique Shanty theme, along with what was used for this year’s Festival of the Four winds. 

OVERALL SCORE 7.5/10

The story is moving and immersive, the encounters well designed and well executed, however sparse event placement on the map kinda gets :/ from me. 

Fractals continuing a trend of “we can do anything in the history of tyria- but lets focus on the boring parts” is also disappointing. 

PS. The .5 comes from the Skritt writing and voice acting.  So pure and wholesome. 

[vixlenxe]

tetsuwan-atom​:

Well even with the ties to the organisation, they wouldn’t necessarily be freaking out. If anything he would be sent to observe if that were the case, but certainly nobody wants anyone losing their job over this.

“Hmmm..” He reaallly didn’t want to think about that. It’s good that it’s not putting anyone in danger so far, but if word got out, he would be in deep shit. Best to just focus on the conversation at hand. What-ifs in this case made no difference.

Especially with..

“…a.. place to die?”

It’s doubtful he would be allowed to observe the creature on any regular level. Scouts had to undergo a specific dose of training to be able to track monsters without being spotted or disturbing them. They can’t send just anyone to keep an eye on Elder Dragons, creatures that on all levels are considered to be animal gods.

With Bowen’s question, she responded with a nod, while reaching for her belt & pulling out her notebook from it’s bag. After opening it & flipping through the pages for a while, she showed the book to the blonde.

In the book, was a sketch of a great beast, mountainous in it’s size, literally, since it appeared to have an actual mountain on it’s back. Along with the sketch, come some notes written on it.

Zorah Magdaros | ゾラ・マグダラオス

The Scorching Mountain Dragon |  熔山龍

A colossal semi-aquatic Elder Dragon, that shoots fire & lava from it’s shell when above water. Covered in a nigh impenetrable rocky hide, known to be the strongest mineral known in current existence. It has turtle-like characteristics, bearing a mountainous, volcanic shell on its back that it can retreat under while walking on all fours. No matter of normal weaponary can harm Zorah, but has three magmacore organs located on its back and a fourth on its head that act as weak points.

Zorah’s tend to spend most of it’s life sleeping under the earth’s crust, but awakes at the end of it’s life to travel to the Rotten Vale to die, as per the Elder Crossing.

[vixlenxe]

Zorah Magdaros | ゾラ・マグダラオス | (Zora Magudaraosu) The Scorching Mountain Dragon |  熔山龍

A colossal semi-aquatic Elder Dragon, that shoots fire & lava from it’s shell when above water. Covered in a nigh impenetrable rocky hide, called Magdarocks, known to be the strongest mineral known in current existence. It has turtle-like characteristics, bearing a mountainous, volcanic shell on its back that it can retreat under while walking on all fours. It has shown to be bipedal & usually stands in this way when attacking. No matter of normal weaponary can harm Zorah, but has three magmacore organs located on its back and a fourth on its head that act as weak points. Zorah CAN NOT be defeated by any means, only repelled from areas.

Zorah’s tend to spend most of it’s life sleeping under the earth’s crust, but awakes at the end of it’s life to travel to the Rotten Vale to die, as per the Elder Crossing.

Zorah Magdaros is actually so big, that he has his own map that is accessed when the main hunter character is dropped onto his back by a winddrake. There are also mining crops located around it’s shell, they only way to get Magdarocks are to mine at these stations. Great heat is produced from it’s shell, making it difficult to stay on it’s back for long. Drinking Cool Milk before dropping into his back is highly recommended.

[kikimora-apologist]

@the-aefe a monster. Zorah Magdaros, the Scorching Mountain Dragon. Its the biggest creature in the series (yet) and we weren't even able to kill it, just send it somewhere else so that it didn't blow up a continent when it died.

MH 15th Event: Monsters

There was an Iceborne monsters size comparison art on the wall.

Even panorama mode wasn’t enough to take the whole art, I suppose. But I prefer pictures to videos. So, I’ll post 11 more pics under the cut, including bonus.

アイスボーン版のモンスター全員集合絵を撮りました。とても1枚に収まらないので、この下に11枚画像を貼ってます。最後にちょっと驚くおまけもあるよ！　フフフ

Keep reading

[vixlenxe]

tetsuwan-atom​:

Boy, that was something to think about, every hunter, having that attitude, all banding together once a monster comes their way and go ‘Yep! Let’s go bois!’, all guns blazing and the like. But, if that mentality got them through all sorts of things, that it ensured their survival, then you really had to give a lot of credit to them, you had to really admire them, for surviving, despite their gangbusters nature. A lot could be learned about these hunters, no doubt about that.

So, here it was Zorah Magdaros.. the Scorching Mountain Dragon. Good thing he can read Japanese of course! That goes back.. a long, long time ago! Semi-aquatic? Huh. Then again that does make sense. What a sight that would be, a volcano dragon around all this water spewing fire. Even that was exciting

! The rocky hide, he imagined it being like layers and layers of sheer strong rock, a shell it can hide in, that cannot be destroyed. A means to protect itself, even if those organs on it’s back and head might make some form of difference.

“Hmmm… interesting, interesting.” So they tend to sleep most of their life, but only awake when it’s their time… to die? They travel to the Rotten Vale to die. “What a life… you live it sleeping, only to really awaken for your last trip to your inevitable end… I must admit, I am still fascinated… and perplexed… by the behaviour of some species… and I have seen quite a lot in my time… outside of this world.”

They really were like that, gung-ho & ready to go, but they still did it with responsibility. They didn’t just hunt anything, or go all guns out all the time, they just weren’t afraid of anything at all when it came to the creatures they lived on this world with.

“It’s best to consider it a silent blessing.” Maxie began. “Better for Zorahs to spend their lives sleeping, then actively moving, can you imagine the sort of chaos if could if it spent it’s life walking around? Just the instances of it going to the Rotten Vale causes us a lot of trouble.”

A few more page turns later & Maxie was soon showing the Madman her own notes. “Here, I have a sketch of Zorah in my notes.”

... Yeah... that was a Scorching Mountain alright....

[vixlenxe]

tetsuwan-atom​:

It was an interesting subject to think about.. or look into. How humanity in many different worlds and universes have had to adapt to the conditions around them to survive and protect their own kind. There was always a group who would leap in head first with that excitement to research and discover the unknown, far more than the job of protecting and ensuring the survival of all. As long as they kept themselves safe too, then there shouldn’t be any problems. At least while you had hunters enjoying their job, their line of work, no doubt the industry will continue for many generations to come.

Ahh, of course, she had her own personal notes, didn’t she? You can go through the textbook, sure, but the notes were from personal experience.. and tended to be very, very handy.

“Hmm.. let me see… how about we start from the beginning. Zorah Magdoras.” He suggested. The Scorching Mountain, that was a curious title in itself. With that, he moved to flip the pages of that big book to that particular section, ready to read through.

Every hunter has this same sort of gung-ho attuite, & in such a world like this, it was what you needed. To look at a monster twice your size & say, ‘Hey guys! Let’s go capture that thing!’, it’s how they survive. And really, the people of this world do more then just survive, since these aren’t people living on the break of extinction, they’re people who are thriving & using the creatures around them to improve their lives.

As he flipped through his big textbook, Maxie flipped through her smaller notebook, with the Madman coming to the pages with the creature he choose first.

Zorah Magdaros | ゾラ・マグダラオス  The Scorching Mountain Dragon |  熔山龍

It began, with it’s name & title at the top of the page, both in English, & what appeared like, Japanese. Next came a almost pop-art-like picture, with more text below it.

A colossal semi-aquatic Elder Dragon, that shoots fire & lava from it’s shell when above water. Covered in a nigh impenetrable rocky hide, known to be the strongest mineral in existence. It has turtle-like characteristics, bearing a mountainous, volcanic shell on its back that it can retreat under while walking on all fours. It has shown to be bipedal & usually stands in this way when attacking. No matter of normal weaponry can harm Zorah, but has three magmacore organs located on its back and a fourth on its head that act as weak points, damaging these can cause it to stagger.

Zorah’s tend to spend most of it’s life sleeping under the earth’s crust, but awakes at the end of it’s life to travel to the Rotten Vale to die, as per the Elder Crossing; An event where an Elder Dragon goes to the before mentioned area to die peacefully.