Spynx



Spynx are lion-like Fanged Wyverns.

English: Spynx

Japanese: スピンクス (Supinkusu)

Latin: Sphinga draco

Physiology
Spynx are large, lion-like Fanged Wyverns. Their hides are a light buff color adorned with light brown rosettes (spots). The tail is long and ends with a black flattened tuft. The tuft conceals a hard spine that can be elongated at any time. The Spynx's most recognizable feature is a head ornament resembling an Egyptian headdress. It covers the Wyvern's cranium and occiput (back of the head) and nape of the neck and has two large, triangular crests that hang down behind the ears. The headdress is decorated with blue, horizontal stripes. Two large flaps emerge from the backside.

Abilities
Spynx are equipped with powerful jaws and limbs. They utilize their jaws to bite down on throat of prey and holding them down until they die, killing them via strangulation. A single strike from their forelimbs can crush boulders and are sometimes used to manipulate the ground to attack prey and predators, mainly by causing rocks to shoot out of the ground and impale victims. The tail acts similarly to a whip and the spine at the end, when extended, can cause severe lacerations. The sails on their backs are actually wings that have degenerated overtime and are only used for gliding short distances.

Behavior
Spynx spend of a majority of the daytime resting, and become active at night to feed. They are mostly scavengers, feeding on carrion or usurping another monster's kill. They will actively hunt however. They are said to commonly become locked in conflicts with Komodon, another Fanged Wyvern that shares the same ecological role as Spynx.

Habitat
Spynx have only been spotted in the Desert, Dunes and Sandy Plains. They have also been seen inhabiting the arid areas of the Everwood.