Bokker Floop

Strolling trough the woods in Summers Grace is a beautiful and breathtaking as it is deadly. In regions where the Bokker Floop lives there isn't a day when one of his ambushes doesn't cause a small earthquake to shake the region. Many citizens wonder how such a massive being can be so stealthy as the Bokker Floop is.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Bokker Floops over all shape represents a squished lime with six legs. It has extremely large but light bones which display unmatched levels of strength and durability. Most body parts are covered with thin, interlacing scales. It's colour ranges from a dark green to grey with variations depending on its gender. Male specimens tending to display more green, female more grey colours. Its mouth is filled with a huge array of small razor sharp teeth capable of devouring its prey in seconds.

Growth Rate & Stages

There are four stages in a Bokker Floops life.

• Infant Stage. During this stage the Bokker Floop stays with his father. Hanging of his back while getting thought the most important life skills. 
• Growing Stage. During this stage the Bokker Floop grows from is infant size, ranging from 1.5 m/250 kg - 2.5 m/600 kg, to its adult size, ranging from 8 m/13 t - 11 m/20 t. Some rare cases never progress further than this stage and are called sleeping giants. These specimens grow indefinitely. One case is known to have grown to the size of a small hill and being capable to cause small volcanic eruptions with his ambush attacks. It was killed shortly after discovery by the local Acolytes. 
• Mating Stage. After 10-20 years the Bokker Floop enters a four-year mating season in which the male will establish a harem of up to twelve females with which he frequently mates. During this time he can produce up to one hundred new offspring. This four-year periode is the most dangerous to his surrounding as he needs up to 10x his normal food intake.
• Retirement Stage. After finishing his mating stage the Bokker Floop retreats to a more secluded region where he will spend his days sleeping on trees or in caves. Only rarely will he awake from his slumber and hunt in his near vicinity.

Ecology and Habitats

The Bokker Floop requires a mix of dense forest and clearings. They prefer wood edges or narrow valleys in which they can hunt most efficiently.

Dietary Needs and Habits

At its core the Bokker Floop is a vicious predator. Out in the wild he doesn't have any natural enemies. This leads to most wildlife avoiding regions in which they reside. Thus, they had to resort to their brutal ambush tactics. They will set themselves up in a hidden area with sights on a clearing about 50-150 m  away. There they will wait for hours until prey enters the clearing. They will then thrust themselves almost completely silent into the air, only to crash down with gigantic force onto their target. These landings send out shock waves and earthquakes for miles. Underneath their belly the mushed pray is then licked up quietly. In some rare cases the Bokker Floop has also been seen running after his prey, making use of his large array of teeth to devour a caught pray in seconds.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Even tow the Bokker Floop lacs any visible hearing organs it can pick up sounds from over three kilometres away. Some speculate it can sense them trough the ground, others speculate it has a large amount of tiny hearing organs all over the body. Four eyes are tiny and have very limited capability spotting anything besides light and shadow. Its sense of smell and taste is combined in one big lump sitting under his mouth, whith which it is capable to track the blood of its pray.