crystalisk

slow moving quadruped dino with a crystal shell on its back of varying colors based on the average color of the crystals in its area.

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Wild: found on the aberrant ark this elusive creature can often be found near crystal formations or when those are scarce harassing rollrats
for the minerals the often dig up. when attacked the creature will assume a defensive stance and endure attacks until its shell suddenly and violently explodes at its attacker. this will have the effect of stunning as well as inflicting varying types of effects on the attacker! once its shell has detonated the crystalisk now much lighter will use this time to runaway at astonishing speeds!

Tamed
when tamed not only is the crytalisk amazing at harvesting crystal and hauling it around it can also act as a strange living landmine if instructed to bury its self! when it shell has been detonated it will grow back slowly over time when fed a steady supple of its favored crystal! In very rare events while breeding
a bi-colored hatch ling will be born!

Ability's

1. if under attack its crystal shell will burst when its health has been damaged by 20% this will have the effect of stunning its aggressor but
depending on its shell color it will cause one of the following effects as well as dealing a fair amount of damage.
A. green: poison
B. blue: slow
C. red: bleed
d. white: blinding

2. when it has buried its self if stepped on its shell will burst, unbury its self, then run in a random direction

3. best crystal miner as well as a 75% weight reduction.


taming.
1. brake its shell
2. passive tame with its favored crystal.