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A '''withered thrasher''' is one of the undead variants of [[morah vine]]s and [[morah creeper]]s introduced to the [[Forest of Night]] with [[Tuesday Tidings]] 350 on November 3, 2026.<ref name="tt350">[https://discord.com/channels/619301383451181075/619326268113944576/1567303740539666526 Paklin, “Tuesday Tidings - 350 - Forest of Night - Blighted Lashers and Withered Thrashers”], Official DragonRealms Discord, November 3, 2026.</ref> |
A '''withered thrasher''' is one of the undead variants of [[morah vine]]s and [[morah creeper]]s introduced to the [[Forest of Night]] with [[Tuesday Tidings]] 350 on November 3, 2026.<ref name="tt350">[https://discord.com/channels/619301383451181075/619326268113944576/1567303740539666526 Paklin, “Tuesday Tidings - 350 - Forest of Night - Blighted Lashers and Withered Thrashers”], Official DragonRealms Discord, November 3, 2026.</ref> |
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==Description== |
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A twisted mockery of a natural creeper, the thrasher is a thick, undulating cable of dead plant matter and necrotic muscle. Its length is heavily armored with diseased, razor-sharp leaves that scrape against each other with the sound of rusted iron. Swollen, diseased nodules pulse erratically along its flanks, leaking a foul, necrotic sap that burns the very soil it slithers across. |
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==Area Information== |
==Area Information== |
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The room area is ''Forest of Night, Outer Woods''. |
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Found in the Forest of Night just outside the entrance to [[Silverclaw Hub]], in the area added for withered thrashers and [[blighted lasher]]s.<ref name="tt350" /> |
Found in the Forest of Night just outside the entrance to [[Silverclaw Hub]], in the area added for withered thrashers and [[blighted lasher]]s.<ref name="tt350" /> |
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===Special Attacks=== |
===Special Attacks=== |
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A successful special attack can inflict dizziness poison.<ref name="tt350" /> |
A successful special attack can inflict dizziness poison.<ref name="tt350" /> |
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The thrasher has been observed launching a ranged root-clod attack: |
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: ''A withered thrasher whips a heavy tendril, hurling a jagged, desiccated root clod at you!'' |
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When dodged: |
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: ''You swiftly step aside, and the root clod sails harmlessly past you, exploding into a cloud of necrotic dust in the distance.'' |
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===Melee Attacks=== |
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* Ram: ''a withered thrasher surges aggressively forward, ramming its blackened, heavy bulk at at you.'' |
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* Lash: ''a withered thrasher lashes a razor-sharp, necrotic creeper at at you.'' |
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* Slam: ''a withered thrasher rears up and brings a dense, rotting knot of creepers crashing down at at you.'' |
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===Special Defenses=== |
===Special Defenses=== |
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* Does not bleed.<ref name="tt350" /> |
* Does not bleed.<ref name="tt350" /> |
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* Cannot be stunned or knocked down.<ref name="tt350" /> |
* Cannot be stunned or knocked down.<ref name="tt350" /> |
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The thrasher blocks with ''a thick creeper-knot'' and also dodges. |
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===Undead=== |
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Using {{com|perform}} {{tt|PRESERVE}} on the remains confirms its undead status: |
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: ''Rituals do not work upon the undead.'' |
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===Equipment/Loot=== |
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Drops gems and coins. |
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===Skinning=== |
===Skinning=== |
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Yields a '''matted fibrous tuft'''; the same result was observed on several corpses. |
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Can be skinned. The announcement does not specify the harvested material or skinning difficulty.<ref name="tt350" /> |
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: ''Working deftly, you skillfully remove a fibrous tuft from the remains of a withered thrasher.'' |
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: ''You carefully fit a matted fibrous tuft into your bundle.'' |
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==Messaging== |
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===Arrival=== |
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: ''The dry, violent rustle of dead leaves echoes through the area as a withered thrasher slithers in from the {direction}.'' |
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===Alternate Arrival=== |
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: ''The decayed earth shifts as a withered thrasher bursts violently from the undergrowth, its rotting creepers thrashing in the gloom.'' |
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===Ambient=== |
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: ''A withered thrasher drags its heavy, segmented bulk across the earth. Its rotting maw blindly scents the air, probing the shadows for living prey.'' |
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===Death=== |
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: ''The unnatural vitality abruptly drains from the withered thrasher. It thrashes wildly one final time before collapsing into a motionless, rotting heap of blighted vegetation.'' |
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===Decay=== |
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: ''The bulky, rotting mass of the collapses in on itself, dissolving into a foul-smelling puddle of black sap that quickly seeps into the earth.'' |
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The missing creature name above and the repeated "at" in the melee attack messages are reproduced as observed. |
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A withered thrasher is one of the undead variants of morah vines and morah creepers introduced to the Forest of Night with Tuesday Tidings 350 on November 3, 2026.[1]
Description
A twisted mockery of a natural creeper, the thrasher is a thick, undulating cable of dead plant matter and necrotic muscle. Its length is heavily armored with diseased, razor-sharp leaves that scrape against each other with the sound of rusted iron. Swollen, diseased nodules pulse erratically along its flanks, leaking a foul, necrotic sap that burns the very soil it slithers across.
Area Information
The room area is Forest of Night, Outer Woods.
Found in the Forest of Night just outside the entrance to Silverclaw Hub, in the area added for withered thrashers and blighted lashers.[1]
In Depth
Level
Announced as level 15 +/- 1 (levels 14–16).[1]
Special Attacks
A successful special attack can inflict dizziness poison.[1]
The thrasher has been observed launching a ranged root-clod attack:
- A withered thrasher whips a heavy tendril, hurling a jagged, desiccated root clod at you!
When dodged:
- You swiftly step aside, and the root clod sails harmlessly past you, exploding into a cloud of necrotic dust in the distance.
Melee Attacks
- Ram: a withered thrasher surges aggressively forward, ramming its blackened, heavy bulk at at you.
- Lash: a withered thrasher lashes a razor-sharp, necrotic creeper at at you.
- Slam: a withered thrasher rears up and brings a dense, rotting knot of creepers crashing down at at you.
Special Defenses
The thrasher blocks with a thick creeper-knot and also dodges.
Undead
Using PERFORM PRESERVE on the remains confirms its undead status:
- Rituals do not work upon the undead.
Equipment/Loot
Drops gems and coins.
Skinning
Yields a matted fibrous tuft; the same result was observed on several corpses.
- Working deftly, you skillfully remove a fibrous tuft from the remains of a withered thrasher.
- You carefully fit a matted fibrous tuft into your bundle.
Messaging
Arrival
- The dry, violent rustle of dead leaves echoes through the area as a withered thrasher slithers in from the {direction}.
Alternate Arrival
- The decayed earth shifts as a withered thrasher bursts violently from the undergrowth, its rotting creepers thrashing in the gloom.
Ambient
- A withered thrasher drags its heavy, segmented bulk across the earth. Its rotting maw blindly scents the air, probing the shadows for living prey.
Death
- The unnatural vitality abruptly drains from the withered thrasher. It thrashes wildly one final time before collapsing into a motionless, rotting heap of blighted vegetation.
Decay
- The bulky, rotting mass of the collapses in on itself, dissolving into a foul-smelling puddle of black sap that quickly seeps into the earth.
The missing creature name above and the repeated "at" in the melee attack messages are reproduced as observed.