User blog:Katzenbach/Elder Dragon Observatory : Calumnus' Files

Calumnus, Tein. age ; unknown, race ; unknown, an exiled member of the Elder Dragon Observatory, for his rather "untolerable" research methods and theories, in which the other researchers refuse to delve deeper into. He was believed to have travelled the entire world all by himself, such a feat non-existant of that time. He reportedly went missing after returning to lands of Schrade, reasons unknown. Decades passed, when a retiring member of the E.D.O. found a patch of files and notes regarding the creatures he came across on his travels.

Some have been identified, but most are still unconfirmed by their existence.

".....slands.. thwest of the Sc.....found a str..g of cany... ver...suppl.. life to the living crea.... at...consid... it their hom...

''I... scovered... a few wyverns whic... nowhere to be found in the files I had.....ught with me. " - 3rd page''

- Descentine

"A...rge, sem... er..pentine wy...rn with a massive sp....arms"

Sketches and notes, pointers, present with his comment indicate that the Descentine is to be a pseudowyvern similar to Tigrex, but with arms much longer than it and no trace of wings whatsoever. Such long arms were apparently used to climb the canyon walls, also stated with this information is that it makes its nest in hidden caves along narrow canyon walls. It has hooked, hard claws as well, prominently used to perform an unexplainable move, which, he refers to as, "scaling in between the two walls".... The claws are also used to kill prey,and dragging their bodies as it climbs to return to its nest, where it begins to feed. The Descentine cannot feed anywhere other than its nest, it seems. Its eyes are able to see clearly in the dark of night, making it very susceptible to bright flashes, which is what Calumnus did to escape from the wyvern.

- Terracortes

"Col...sal serp... pays no hee.... my pres...e as it continu...er throu...he barren hills"

Sketches bear a similarity to the newly discovered Raviente, which piques the interest of many a member of the E.D.O. Calumnus wrote that such as the Lao-Shan, it seems docile and passive, ignoring him as it travels. However, Calumnus also wrote that upon leaving the islands, what could be the loudest roar he has ever heard came from this creature. He did not know why it did so, as fear drove him to leave very quickly.

"I c....ued by my shi...ards the warm clim..tes. I arriv.... a d...nse jun..le, fi......h eyes .....ming in the dead of night.

Unid......able soun.......ued thr.....ntil dawn, forci........helter in a nar.....ave, but...not bef......ting up a pitfall trap at the entrance."

-5th page

- Unnamed

"Suc...avy and dense the body of t.....yvern, it's footsteps rival that of La....han's"

A quadrupedal creature, believed to be an Elder Dragon. It has a large bent single protrusion from the top of its head, and a peculiar chin that protrudes in the opposite direction from his "horn". It has six wing-like structures that are actually fatigue-inducing smoke sacs which render enemies disoriented. It is slow in movement, and unable of flight, but an unexpected wind blast which he unleashes like the Kushala Daora almost took Calumnus' life, he wrote. Also, its footsteps are said to cause tremors like the Lao-Shan Lung.

- Barrelisk

"It's body reminds me of a large barrel, but amusingly it converts into and elongated structure during what i believe is mating season"

A completed comment helps with explanation. there are two sketches present, one during normal times and one showing the wyvern during mating season. It appears as a bloated, cylindrical-bodied wyvern during the former period of time. Its main prey are the fish, clearly abundant in the jungle. It's large body is believed to be full of air, as it is able to float effortlessly on the water's surface. They live on the river banks, and do not sleep halfway through the day as one would expect from their build. Instead they vigorously play on the water and hunt for fish. Meanwhile, in mating season, their bodies turn into a streamlined, elongated body structure, crocodile-like. They spent more time on land and in their nests in this time period, becoming less active. These wyverns capture Calumnus' interests. He was confronted with one of them as he was studying them, but the moment he backed away some distance, the wyvern went on with its day, leaving him without a scratch.

More evaluation to be completed soon.