Magna Scarabaeus: The Great Scarabs
Basic Information
Anatomy
Magna Scarabaeus, more commonly referred to as the Great Scarab, is a giant species of scarab beetle native to modern-day Wyvernhold. They closely resemble their much smaller cousins, albiet scaled up by a great magnitude. Based on carapaces found by members of the Mystic Order in the deserts of Wyvernhold, a typical Great Scarab measured roughly 60-75 hands tall from the bottom of the shell to its apex.
Although they were capable of flight, historical records indicate that they seldom did so, likely due to a high energy cost.
Growth Rate & Stages
Ecology and Habitats
Behaviour
The Great Scarabs of Wyvernhold used to roam the deserts in groups ranging in size from 5 to 50 members, referred to by Mystic Order researchers as a "Phalanx". The Phalanx would scavenge for food, often keeping their distance from known population centers.
Several Great Scarabs were domesticated by the Covenant of the Sacred Dragon, a dragonborn theocracy that modern-day Wyvernhold descends from. They used the Great Scarabs both as transportation and as war machines. Handlers were known to form almost symbiotic retaionships with their assigned mounts, resulting in reduced casualties among warriors and increased safety among merchants and other travellers.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Little is known abount the sensory capabilities of Magna Scarabaeus, as the species has been extinct for more than a millennium. It is impossible to tell, as it is now known that they had some degree to magic resistance or immunity, the knowledge of which has since been lost or was never known at all, as they elude all attempts to raise a deceased specimen by magic or other means including necromancy.
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