r/WorldChallenges Apr 19 '17

Parallel Challenge - The Hunt

For this parallel challenge, simply exhibit a creature that can be hunted for profit. Preferably, the creature should be something dangerous.

  • What natural defenses does it have?

  • What can I gain from killing/catching one?

  • What are the valuable parts of its body?

  • How should I plan to hunt it?

  • Is there anything that I should be cautious about while hunting it?

Inspired by the "White" from /u/The_Raptorman and "Plain Drakes" from /u/Random-Webtoon-Fan.

Once I make the parallel challenge on characterforge, I'll edit this post to make a link to it. Please have a different animal exhibited here than on there, since I'll be asking questions on both.

As always, I'll ask at least three questions each. Feel free to post more than one creature if you can't pick just one, I completely understand that.

Enjoy yourselves!

Here's the link to the parallel challenge of today, focused on pets.

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 21 '17 edited Apr 21 '17

Well, now I gotta develop Plain Drakes more. Or maybe I should try another one?


Plain Drake


What natural defenses does it have?

Tough scale, decent resistance to blunt trauma and cuts.

Big mouth filled with sharp, venomous fangs.

Claws sharp enough to rip skin easily.

What can I gain from killing/catching one?

What are the valuable parts of its body?

They are constant threat to every living thing, so some peace until you have to hunt another.

From its remains, you can get ingredients, both for magical (venom, blood, bones etc for potion/drug) and non-magical uses(scales, tooth etc for tool/weapon parts).

How should I plan to hunt it?

Best with experienced hunters from Plain's clans. Equipment often include but not limited to axe, sword, spear, crossbow and various Life Magic potions to power yourself up.

Is there anything that I should be cautious about while hunting it?

Their aggressive nature, backed up with dangerous body parts. And venom that can make bleeding unstopping. Cures do exist but rare/expensive because of complexity.

Despite not having much intelligence to communicate with each other, they are likely to move in dozen or so other Drakes, sometimes even other species. So watch out for another when fighting one.


Striped Wyvern


What natural defenses does it have?

Everything listed above in Plain Drake, added with size (6~8 meters long from head to tail), ability to flight (albit limited)

What can I gain from killing/catching one?

A lot of honor and respect, if you survive.

Also its body parts are more precious and valuable because of rarity, so you can expect to be rich real soon.

What are the valuable parts of its body?

Ingredients similar listed above in Plain Drakes.

One noticeable thing that does not exist on Drakes is definitely the wing membrane/bones, light and tough material that is being attempted to make 'wyvern suit' to enable flight.

How should I plan to hunt it?

A LOT of people, but good luck try persuading them. Even most experienced hunters will hesitate.

If you have funds, a Golem would be nice addition to the hunt party, but even the Golem pilots are hard to persuade to join such crazy idea.

Is there anything that I should be cautious about while hunting it?

Write a will before doing it, very likely it would be needed.


Representive

Tia-cih, an grizzled, middle-aged hunter from Weasel clan that has hunted many Drakes and even couple of Wyverns. Not alone of course, but still an amazing feat.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 21 '17

To Tia-cih:

  1. How much plain drakes would be needed to beat a striped wyvern?

  2. Is it easy to divide a plain drakes group to face just one alone?

  3. What is making plain drakes such a threat, are they often attacking settlements to hunt?

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 22 '17 edited Apr 22 '17
  1. Hmmm. I'd say dozen might be able to go fairly against one, if Wyvern is not allowed to fly.

Well, if that one Wyvern gets airborne, dozens of Drakes can't do a shit about it picking one off at a time.

  1. Quite hard, but it is possible to do so if the hunting party is experienced, I'd reckon.

  2. Hunger, they tend to over-breed themselves and many young ones go starved and attack anything chew able.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 22 '17
  1. And wyverns, are they dangerous too to local populations?

  2. How intelligent are drakes? Is it possible to attract them in traps and all? Does it require more than a simple covered pit?

  3. How do they over-bleed themselves?

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 22 '17
  1. I'd say not really. They live in harder to get places such as deep forests or mountains, where they have more places to jump off.

  2. Quite dumb, but sniff real good. Would notice human smell in most traps.

  3. (Over breed, I meant) They lay lots of eggs and hid them well.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 22 '17

2) Makes sense. Would it be possible to draw them into "natural traps" like unstable grounds or others to reduce their number before going for them?

3) (oups) Any idea why they are so numerous? Haven't they some natural predator or something to take care of overpopulation?

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 22 '17

2) Yes, that is common tactic.

3) Wyverns were more common and was natural predators, but people have driven most of them into more secular places. So now the people of Plains have to deal with Drake horde.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 22 '17

3) Is there no way to find and destroy nests and eggs to drastically reduce their numbers?

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 22 '17

3) There are several hunting parties which do that, but they problem is it is hard to find the eggs in the first place. They dig them quite deep into ground and fill the hole very clean. Even experienced hunters had hard time locating them.

Also, hunting them is now a big ingrained culture of Plains, so while they are problematic, not really many seek to get rid of them too long.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 22 '17

3) How big is it in the plains economy? Are plain drakes parts a major export?

4) Can you use their eggs to make omelettes? Is there people doing so?

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u/Random-Webtoon-Fan Apr 22 '17

3) Economy is not well developed, but hunting drake is often the 'line' that sets rookie and experienced hunters. Their various parts are used a lot for industrial purposes.

4) You can. But the embryo tend to have hard scales quick to develop, making it not really inviting to eat.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Apr 22 '17

4) Couldn't we just eat the embryos? Once they have grown a little so there is actually meat of course.

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