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Nilobek
-Grimm Title: Nilobek

-Threat Level: F (Pygmy), C/C+

-Animal Basis: Crocodiles, Komodos, Galapagos Marine Iguana, Monitor lizard

-Environment: swamps, bogs, along the coasts of Mistral and Vale/Vacuo continent, and small archipelagos.

-Appearance: The non-pygmy variants appear as normal monitor lizards except their legs are closer  together and they face farther back instead of outward, and webbed feet They also have necks of a monitor lizard and the head of a crocodile.

-Armouring(s): Typically, they have bone masks with grimm markings  covering their face and lower jaw. They have a jagged spine with armor one both sides of it and on top of the back. The spine stops halfway down the tail. The tip of the tail has two spikes pointing to out the sides. There is also some armor on its shoulders.

-Average size seen: 4’2” (1.28m) at shoulder on average, max recorded is 6’9” (2.10m)

-Variants: Pygmy- This variant looks more like a crocodile with a wider and stock-looking base. They only have armor on top of their face and have small spikes protruding from its spine. They’re about 2’ (0.61m) tall

Boss- This variant is the alpha of the pack, standing at 5’9” (1.80m) at shoulder length. This variant also has extra armor on its ribs, legs, and neck. The spikes on its back are much larger now, and the tail has extra spikes ranging from five to eight more.

-Behaviour: The average Nilobek travels in a pack of six led by one Boss Nilobek. They’re extremely territorial with other packs of different grimm and local wildlife. While naturally aggressive, Nilobeks alternate between periods of aggressive hunting and lethargic rests. They spend this resting time in the water where the flow is low or nonexistent. Occasionally a lone Nilobek can be found traversing large bodies of water.

Pygmy Nilobeks are nocturnal swarmers/ambushers, and live in pods of up to 12 on average. Since they lack the strength of their larger cousins to kill huntsman or effectively kill large groups of humans, they to ambushing them at night. They typically bask in the water during the day, only attacking if a prey gets too close, and sneak into human homes or onto roads then attack and drag them off into the water where they drown their victim.

-Attack(s): Bites, rolls in water to drown prey, swinging its tail.

-Strength: Nilobeks have extremely powerful jaws, where one bite can quickly rend any flesh or trap a huntsman. They can also roll their prey in the water to daze and drown them, however this primarily how pygmies achieve their kills. They are also powerful swimmers that can reach speeds up 30mph (48.28kph). Strong sense of smell and night vision.

-Weakness(es): Nilobeks are not heavily armored like some grimm, with the majority of their sides exposed. The have terrible hearing, and not as fast on land as they are they are in water, they don’t travel large packs, and it’s surprisingly easier to shut their mouths instead of opening them.

-Additional Notes: The name is based off niloticus, latin for “of the Nile” and Sobek, the Egyptian god of the Nile/Armies/Fertility/Crocodiles.