Cragstalker Wyrm

{
  "aliases": [],
  "content": {
    "anatomy": {
      "body_structure": "Stocky, low-slung quadruped with muscular limbs and flexible spine for leaping across rocky terrain.",
      "facial_features": "Forward-facing eyes, short serrated teeth, thick jaw muscles; expressive face with raised brow ridges and flaring nostrils.",
      "scale_characteristics": "Slate-gray armored scales with ash-white belly; dark bony ridges along back used in communication and threat display."
    },
    "biological_data": {
      "growth_stages": {
        "hatchling": "Nursed and guarded by full pack; blind for first few weeks",
        "juvenile": "1\u20135 years, trained through play and mock hunts",
        "mature": "6+ years, full adult responsibilities in pack structure"
      },
      "lifespan": "40\u201350 years",
      "reproduction": {
        "gestation": "Unknown (wild nests rarely observed)",
        "parental_care": "Juveniles are raised communally in the pack for several years before joining hunts.",
        "type": "Sexual (oviparous)"
      }
    },
    "classification": "Terrestrial Wyrm",
    "description": {
      "full": "The Cragstalker Wyrm is a social, terrestrial wyrm endemic to the rocky highlands of Hjemland. Measuring 3 to 5 meters in length, it hunts in coordinated packs using ambush tactics and terrain manipulation. Domesticated by dwarves and humans, it serves as a loyal companion in war and wilderness alike, exhibiting primate-level intelligence and deep social memory.",
      "short": "A highly intelligent, pack-hunting terrestrial wyrm native to the crags of Hjemland."
    },
    "diet": {
      "hunting_behavior": "Pack ambushes using terrain traps, flanking, decoys, and coordinated attack signals",
      "primary_prey": "Tuskhorns, cliffgoats, drakeboars, and large reptiles",
      "type": "Carnivorous"
    },
    "dimensions": {
      "height_avg_m": 2.5,
      "length_m": {
        "female": 6,
        "male": 7
      },
      "physique": "Powerful and low to the ground; ideal for rocky terrain and pouncing maneuvers",
      "weight_kg": 750
    },
    "discovered_by": null,
    "distribution": {
      "primary": "Hjemland",
      "secondary": null
    },
    "domestication": {
      "adaptations": {
        "behavioral": "Reduced aggression, heightened social tolerance for humanoids",
        "training": "Responds to commands; used for hunting, guarding, scouting, and war"
      },
      "domesticated_by": "Dwarves and highland humans of Hjemland",
      "process": "Domesticated from hatchlings using imprinting, command association, and territory sharing",
      "status": "Domesticated (majority population in lowland and frontier settlements)"
    },
    "ecology": {
      "habitat": "Highland crags, rocky valleys, tundra fringes of Hjemland",
      "role": "Apex predator \u2014 controls large herbivore populations and prevents ecological overbrowsing"
    },
    "intelligence": {
      "comparable_to": "Primates \u2014 capable of problem-solving, social memory, and complex coordination",
      "skills": [
        "Group communication via body language and vocalizations",
        "Terrain-based trap setting",
        "Recognition of individuals, commands, and hand signals in domesticated forms"
      ]
    },
    "origin": "Hjemland",
    "scientific_name": "Zemodov Irhadrul",
    "seasonal_behavior": {
      "activity": "Year-round hunters; range expands in lean winter months",
      "breeding": "Breeding appears to peak in late spring; pups born in sheltered cliff nests"
    },
    "senses": {
      "hearing": "Can detect sub-vocalized rumbles and ground movement",
      "sight": "Excellent binocular vision for depth and movement",
      "smell": "Moderately acute; used for social recognition and prey tracking"
    },
    "symbiosis": {
      "parasites": [
        "Occasionally afflicted by highland scale-mites; groomed socially or with handler aid"
      ],
      "symbiotic_species": [
        "Domesticated by humans and dwarves; bonds deeply with handlers"
      ]
    }
  },
  "id": "species.firgol.monsters.wyrms.cragstalker_wyrm",
  "meta": {
    "notes": "Migrated from legacy repository structure.",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "name": "Cragstalker Wyrm",
  "native": null,
  "relations": {
    "x_relations_extra": {
      "origin": "Hjemland"
    }
  },
  "sources": {},
  "subtype": "monsters",
  "summary": "A highly intelligent, pack-hunting terrestrial wyrm native to the crags of Hjemland.",
  "tags": [],
  "timeline": {},
  "type": "species"
}