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Thorny Devil

A grizzly-sized, spike-covered desert lizard — common, fast, dumb, and angry — with a deadly reverse-harem queen.

Story so far

The Thorny Devil is a level-34 brown-and-orange speckled lizard the size of a grizzly bear, armored in angry ten-inch spikes and undulating like a running crocodile, that ambushes the party on the dunes. Its thick armor shrugs off Katia's crossbow bolts, but Princess Donut's enhanced Magic Missiles and Carl's Hob-Lobber tear it apart — while Carl's Extinction Sigil Tattoo makes it hit 20% harder as a lizard-class mob. The system warns these have a "reverse harem" structure with a deadly queen somewhere on the floor.

Drops a liver and valuable teeth.

Appearance

A grizzly-bear-sized brown-and-orange speckled lizard bristling with ten-inch defensive spikes, long red darting tongue, moving with a crocodile's undulating gait.

Role

A common but dangerous desert boss-mob of the Air Quadrant, extra-lethal to Carl.

Relationships

Carl — Kills one with a hob-lobber; takes bonus damage from it via his sigil.
Princess Donut — Shreds its health with enhanced Magic Missiles.
Extinction Sigil Tattoo — Makes this lizard-class mob deal Carl 20% extra damage.
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Chapter 3
  • A grizzly-sized, spike-covered desert lizard — common, fast, dumb, and angry — with a deadly reverse-harem queen.
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