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Job: Black Mage, Monk Notorious Monster |
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HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime | |||||
Notes:
- Spawned by trading a Haunted Muleta to the ??? at K-7.
- Can do more than 1000 damage per melee hit; Damage is not absorbed by shadows, best strategy is to kite the monster.
- Item Drops: Toreador's Cape drops 100% of the time.
- Special Attacks: Bindga, Paralyga, Rabid Dance (Evasion Boost), Counterstance, Blizzard IV, Blizzaga III.
Historical Background
In ancient Persian mythology, it was believed all the spirits of animals which were sacrificed to the gods would be absorbed into a divine entity called Geush Urvan. This entity was considered the protector of all animals and on Earth. It was considered to be the power of the Earth given the form of a bull. In Zoroastrianism, Geush Urvan was demoted to be simply the personification of all animals. According to Mithraic legends, it lived on Earth for 3000 years, meaning the true power of the universe resided there, belonging to the Earth. However, the god Mithras/Mitra killed Geush Urvan, resulting in its power transferring to the heavens, belonging to the Gods (this shift from Earth-based power to Sky/Heaven-based power is an archetypal switch found all over Old World religious mythology/history. This story has the hallmarks of one religion coming in and overwriting another). The corpse of Geush Urvan then transformed into every type of animal and plant found on the Earth. Geush Urvan is Persian for "soul of the bull/ox/cow".
