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* Flinging aetheric energy, which upon impact causes anything from minor to extensive hull damage, depending on the size of the creature and its distance from the ship. (There is also a chance for this attack to miss the ship entirely.) | * Flinging aetheric energy, which upon impact causes anything from minor to extensive hull damage, depending on the size of the creature and its distance from the ship. (There is also a chance for this attack to miss the ship entirely.) | ||
==Dragon== | |||
The black dragon is one of the most dangerous creatures found in Aetherspace, the combination of unusually fast movement and heavy damage causing most Aethership commanders to avoid them. They may be remnants of the dismembered Soulless God Draxbaylock. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Floating in Aetherspace near the Void.</tt> (Primespace, Elementalspace, Cosmicspace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>Eyes glowing red, a black dragon slowly circles around the aethership.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A black dragon enters from the $dir on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a black dragon shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 2000 hull damage, no module damage | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a black dragon rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 1000 hull damage, minor module damage | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a black dragon swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 333 hull damage, heavy module damage | |||
'''Speed''' | |||
* Extremely fast. | |||
* As an example, they move about as fast as a 50 room ship with wheel diamonut and maximum power distributed to chair speed. | |||
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'''Found''' | '''Found''' | ||
* <tt>Amidst violent scenes.</tt> | * <tt>Amidst violent scenes.</tt> (Etherealspace) | ||
'''Appearance''' | '''Appearance''' | ||
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* <tt>An enraged spirit twists about itself in the aether, creating a churning sheet of aetheric energy that flies out towards $ship, narrowly missing.</tt> | * <tt>An enraged spirit twists about itself in the aether, creating a churning sheet of aetheric energy that flies out towards $ship, narrowly missing.</tt> | ||
** Missed attack | ** Missed attack | ||
==Gargantuan== | |||
Forestal gargantuans are large Aetherspace beasts found only on the Etherealspace plane, and pose a moderate threat to passing Algontherine. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Meandering in the ethereal.</tt> (Etherealspace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>A forestal gargantuan strides among the emerald here.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A forestal gargantuan enters from the $dir on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a forestal gargantuan shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 560 hull damage, no module damage | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a forestal gargantuan rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 280 hull damage, minor module damage | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a forestal gargantuan swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 93 hull damage, heavy module damage | |||
==Glittering Starbeast== | |||
An unusual denizen of Aetherspace, the Glittering Starbeast is found only near the vicinity of Celestia in cosmicspace, and poses a low to moderate threat to passing Algontherine. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Cruising in the Celestial Realms.</tt> (Cosmicspace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>A glittering starbeast ominously swishes back and forth here.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A glittering starbeast enters from the north on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a glittering starbeast shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 560 hull damage, no module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a glittering starbeast rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 280 hull damage, minor module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a glittering starbeast swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 93 hull damage, heavy module damage. | |||
==Gruul== | |||
Gruuls are a common denizen of the slipstreams in Aetherspace, possessed of multiple pairs of wings and a frightening appearance. They pose a moderate risk to passing ships. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Sliding through the slipstream</tt> (Primespace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>Flapping its noxious wings, a razor-clawed gruul soars on the aether currents.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A noxious, many-winged gruul enters from the $dir on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a noxious, many-winged gruul shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 320 hull damage, no module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a noxious, many-winged gruul rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 160 hull damage, minor module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a noxious, many-winged gruul swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 106 hull damage, heavy module damage. | |||
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* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a white hamsa swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | * <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a white hamsa swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | ||
** Causes 133 hull damage, heavy module damage | ** Causes 133 hull damage, heavy module damage | ||
==Lixin== | |||
Horrifying lixins are fire-breathing Aetherspace beasts that like many of its denizens have multiple appendages. They pose a moderate threat to passing Algontherine. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Sliding through the slipstream.</tt> (Primespace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>The massive form of a lixin beats its wings here, spewing out wild flames from its three heads.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A horrifying lixin enters from the $dir on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a horrifying lixin shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 480 hull damage, no module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a horrifying lixin rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 240 hull damage, minor module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a horrifying lixin swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 80 hull damage, heavy module damage. | |||
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* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as an insectoid mulotoque swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | * <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as an insectoid mulotoque swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | ||
** Causes 133 hull damage, heavy module damage | ** Causes 133 hull damage, heavy module damage | ||
==Slanikk== | |||
Slanikks are beasts native to Aetherspace that appear to have features similar to that of a scorpion. They pose a low risk to Algontherine travel along the slipstreams. | |||
'''Found''' | |||
* <tt>Sliding through the slipstream.</tt> (Primespace) | |||
'''Appearance''' | |||
* <tt>Tail the size of a house, a scorpion-like slanikk drifts by here.</tt> | |||
* <tt>A scorpion-like slanikk enters from the $dir on the aetherways.</tt> | |||
'''Attacks''' | |||
* <tt>$ship reels as a scorpion-like slanikk shreds deep rents through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 320 hull damage, no module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a scorpion-like slanikk rips apart her hull.</tt> | |||
** 160 hull damage, minor module damage. | |||
* <tt>$ship shudders and shakes as a scorpion-like slanikk swiftly shears through her hull.</tt> | |||
** 53 hull damage, heavy module damage. | |||