User:Veskin7/Desert Cyclops

Description


As the name shows the Cyclopes live in the desert, mostly in the sand areas and the areas with moving sands. They lead a nomad way of life in the borders of the desert, but some of them, with voyager souls, travel out of it and they can be found far away, even in snowbound mountains. Thanks to the big horns coming out of the back of their shoulders the Cyclopes can easily “dive” in the sand and move underneath it, after that they pop up next to their victim and attack it from an ambush.

The Cyclopes have one big black eye on their forehead and their hair is presented by tentacles with a cat eye on top of them. The cat eyes phosphorescence in the dark. They have two big horns coming out of the back of their shoulders. Their body is massive and strong.

The most unique ability of the Desert Cyclopes is their capacity to refract the sunlight with their big eye and to focus it into a ray. The ray can heat and burn their victim in seconds. The Cyclopes attack with their ray from far. The continuous exposure to the ray can cause lethal burnings and it can even turn the sand into glass. This is the main hunting weapon of the Cyclopes and they master it with years. A well trained Cyclops can burn up a whole caravan for minutes although they attack caravans only if they feel in danger. Of course they use this weapon only daytime.

The Cyclops’s skin is rough and thick and it’s hard to pierce even with a sharp spear. They are skillful in using weapons made of bones. Some of them wear light armor and use shields. They can also defend themselves with their horns. The horns can draw in into special bone shells on their back.

The desert Cyclopes can charge to their opponents with their weapons or with their horns using their whole might.

The Cyclopes are not coward creatures and they don’t run from battle but when they feel in danger they use their last weapon – a small exploding potion with poisonous gas that quickly creates a smoke veil. That allows them to burrow in the sand imperceptibly and attack from an ambush. The gas is not poisonous for the Cyclopes.

These masters of the desert are not Darkspawn and they fight the evil creatures. The Cyclopes attack people only if they are too deep in their territory and they are acting violently. Well at least before the Darkspawn came. By the time of the invasion of the evil creatures in the desert, the Cyclopes decide that they are sent by the humans and started to attack them too. They are intelligent creatures and do not eat the monsters, so they are not affected by their blood. At a definite stage humans and Cyclopes unify against the incoming threat.

Height without the horns - 2 meters or more.

Burning Ray
They use it from a big distance. The ray ignites your character's body and burns him slowly, causing a lot of damage.

Furious Charge
The Cyclops charges at you with his weapon. He can often fell you down.

Horn Attack
The Desert Cyclops bends and attacks with his horns making a swing.

Sand Dive
When there is sand below their feet, the Cyclopes dive into it and appear next to their victim when they reach it. Their movement in the sand can be noticed if looking carefully.

Smoke Veil
The Cyclops throws a gas potion that creates a smoke veil. After that he can dive in the sand and hide until he restores his health.

Stone Skin
The skin of these creatures is really thick and rough. You need to slice them a lot if you want to pierce it.

Items Dropped
Desert Cyclopes drop low quality items like bone weapons, belts, boots, gloves, some daggers, minor health potions and whatever items they have obtained from their Darkspawn victims. They rarely drop silver or copper.

Experience
Desert Cyclopes give lots of experience at the first time you met them. With every next Cyclops slain the experience received gets lower.

Behavior
They stalk their victims, observe them for a long time and attack at the right time and place. They conceal their count until they attack. They fight persistently but not fiercely. When they are in groups they use different tactics.

Death Animation
Desert Cyclopes die with a shout and fall to the ground making a puddle of blood. Their blood is black.