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The '''pterolykos''' (pronounced ''ter-oh-Lee-koss'', plural '''pterolykoi''', pr. ''ter-oh-Lee-koy'') is a creature belonging to the '''Angelics''' category.
= Attacks and techniques =
This creature has four attacks: '''Bite''', '''Claws''', '''Angelic healing beam''', and '''Stun howl'''.
=== Bite ===
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! Damage type !! Range !! <span style="color:#274e13">MAPT</span> !! <span style="color:#0c53a6">IS</span> !! <span style="color:#980000">LDV</span> !! Pain (C1) !! Pain (C2) !! Pain (A1) !! Pain (A2) !! Pain (A3) !! Pain (A4) !! Pain (A5)
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| Sharp || Melee || '''<span style="color:#274e13">2</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#0c53a6">9</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#980000">-1</span>''' || 20% || 18% || 16% || 13% || 10% || 5% || 1%
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=== Claws ===
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! Damage type !! Range !! <span style="color:#274e13">MAPT</span> !! <span style="color:#0c53a6">IS</span> !! <span style="color:#980000">LDV</span> !! Pain (C1) !! Pain (C2) !! Pain (A1) !! Pain (A2) !! Pain (A3) !! Pain (A4) !! Pain (A5)
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| Sharp || Melee || '''<span style="color:#274e13">4</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#0c53a6">5</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#980000">-1</span>''' || 15% || 14% || 12% || 10% || 8% || 4% || 1%
|}
=== Angelic force bolt ===
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! Damage type !! Range !! <span style="color:#274e13">MAPT</span> !! <span style="color:#0c53a6">IS</span> !! <span style="color:#980000">LDV</span> !! Pain (All ACs)
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| '''Special''' || Ranged || '''<span style="color:#274e13">1</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#0c53a6">14</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#980000">+1</span>''' || 32%
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* Inflicts no [[Pain]] or [[Limb Damage]].
* This technique is an '''Angelic power''' which requires '''1 AE''' to cast.
* On a successful hit, if the target has at least one equipped weapon, one random equipped weapon is blown off the target's body, and flung into a random [[Battlespace|Side]] of the room. That weapon also sustains damage, losing Condition equal to 1000 x the amount of Limb Damage this attack dealt to the target.
=== Stun howl ===
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! Damage type !! Range !! <span style="color:#274e13">MAPT</span> !! <span style="color:#0c53a6">IS</span> !! <span style="color:#980000">LDV</span> !! Pain (All ACs)
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| '''Special''' || Ranged || '''<span style="color:#274e13">1</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#0c53a6">1</span>''' || '''<span style="color:#980000">N</span>''' || N/A
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* Inflicts no [[Pain]] or [[Limb Damage]].
* This technique is an '''Angelic power''' which requires '''2 AE''' to cast.
* Upon casting this technique, one Side must be targeted; all creatures on that Side (except the creature casting this technique) must roll a 2d6.
** Creatures rolling 8 or more are [[Effects#Body|Stunned]] for 1 turn.
** Creatures rolling 7 or less are [[Effects#Body|Stunned]] for 2 turns.
= Other information =
Creature traits:
* '''Angelic''': This creature is angelic, and therefore has access to certain '''[[Angelic powers]]''' (listed above as techniques), and the resource needed to cast them, '''Angelic Energy'''. See this page for more details.
* '''Flight''': This creature is capable of flying using its '''wings'''. As a free action, this creature may toggle Flight on or off once per turn. If Flight is on, this creature receives the following effects:
** Primed [[Explosives#Directional mines|directional mines]] will not be set off by a flying creature on the same Side.
** Opponents attacking a flying creature suffer from a [[FT]] malus: FT+2 with melee attacks, FT+1 with ranged attacks.
** Flying creatures cannot take [[cover]].
** Flying creatures suffer from certain maluses: [[Recoil]] +1 and [[FT]]+1.
** If at least half of their wings is '''[[limb damage|disabled]]''', this creature is forced off Flight and can no longer toggle it back on until healed.
= Overview =
{{Lore}}
Angelic creatures are employees of '''Heaven, Ltd.''', the Angelic [[Factions|faction]].
The etymology of the word ''pterolykos'' is rooted in the [[Languages|Angelic language]], which can be roughly but aptly translated to "Winged companion wolf". As the etymology suggests, pterolykoi resemble white [[wolf|wolves]], but with a pair of angelic wings on the back, with which they can fly and hover in place.
All pterolykoi have snow-white fur and a pair of brilliant blue eyes. As angelic creatures, they can accumulate Angelic Energy and use certain powers; namely the ''angelic force bolt'', which allows them to fire a bolt of energy from their maws to strike targets with, as well as the ''stun howl'', which is a loud, echoing and fear-inducing howl-like noise that can freeze other creatures in place for a brief moment. People that have been targeted by a stun howl have described being wracked with uncontrollable and paralyzing fear for a few seconds.
Pterolykoi are non-evolving angelic creatures that are unable to speak any kind of [[Languages|language]], and are therefore not considered sapient. However, even though they cannot speak any, Pterolykoi seem to clearly and accurately ''understand'' every word spoken, and provided they come from an angelic that outranks them, or a person they protect or trust, they will respond accurately to requests and orders, no matter which language is being used. Pterolykoi were observed responding to orders spoken in Angelic, Common and Youkai-go, which suggests a level of intelligence on par with sapients.
Angelics describe the pterolykos as a beast designed to be faithful and protective, serving as a natural companion to angelics of various ranks and as a friend to sapients in need of help. The canine form is said to have been chosen for its familiarity and for the long history between the [[wolf]] and most sapients, in an apparent effort to make these creatures intrinsically likable and trustworthy.
Within angelic hierarchy, pterolykoi are '''D-rank''', above [[cherub|cherubs]], at the same level as [[angel|angels]], and under all C-rank angelics; [[shrine maiden|shrine maidens]], [[feathered serpent|feathered serpents]], and [[guardian angel|guardian angels]].
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