#somnacanth

I miss you my dearest fish otter..... the Somnacanth and the somnalings....

Had some free time and made Somnacanth as a plush while I was working on my last plush (which took less time to make), and I really like how this one turned out.

All custom-made like all my plushies. This one is poseable, and all light blue details are glow-in-the-dark. I have also included the official plush as a comparison (since I have this one).

This one was just for personal fun. They are looking for a new home. Anyways, stay crafty, and happy hunting!

Somnacanth my beloved

This semester has been kicking my ass but I have been getting into Monster Hunter in my free time 😛 I forget how much I enjoy drawing ferals/monsters.

Here's a rarity from me, a Monster Hunter Rise newcomer!

Above is the prototype model of Somnacanth for my instructions pack for my supporters you can find HERE.

I also assembled the subspecies, Aurora Somnacanth! The parts that make up Aurora is actually cheaper than the regular model, which is rare, usually the subspecies end up costing more. I have more Rise monsters on the way soon. I neglected them because of a personal lack of interest. But now it seems all I really have left to build are Rise and Frontier monsters...

Render from Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak © Capcom, accessed at the Monster Hunter Wiki here

[Sponsored by Jasper Crow on the Patreon. I've been doing a number of mermaid themed monsters lately, so I figured this would be a fun Monster Hunter beastie to cover. In the interests of not driving the GM crazy, I did simplify it a bit from its game incarnation, mostly in terms of winnowing down its abilities where there were multiple options to choose from. A typical fight in Pathfinder 1e only lasts 3-5 rounds, so I figure that with a monster with four showcase abilities, giving its shell cracking ability as many options as are in MHR:S would just be gilding the lily. And blastblight isn't a thing in Pathfinder anyway.

If you'd like to join Jasper Crow in sponsoring your own monsters, head on over to the Creature Codex Patreon here]

Somnacanth CR 10 CN Dragon This sinuous quadrupedal reptile has yellow scales and large purple fins along its head, back and tail. Smaller yellow fins grow on its forelimbs, as do long curved claws. Glowing blue patches illuminate the underside of its neck and tail. Its face is short and surprisingly human-like, with an overbite and short horns growing from its brow.

The somnacanth is an aquatic dragon with otter-like behaviors. They often swim on their backs, and feed on shellfish, which they crack open on the hardened scales of their belly. The presence of a somnacanth is a sign of large stocks of mollusks, crustaceans or echinoderms, which they guard violently from other foragers, including humanoids. Somnacanths sing eerie songs, which are sometimes mistaken for the songs of mermaids, sirens and other more intelligent species.

A somnacanth will attack creatures they think pose a threat to their shellfish beds, or in order to claim a beach as part of their territory. Somnacanths use their soporific breath as much as possible, putting foes to sleep before striking them with their long claws and the razor sharp fin that grows on the back of their head. They are much faster in water than on land, and when stopping to fight, rear up and balance on their tails in order to increase their reach. If foes clump up, a somnacanth will drop forward from this posture to land on enemies and crush them with its body weight. Against creatures that are resistant to sleep, like other dragons, the somnacanth will conjure magical shells that erupt with stunning sonic force. Somnacanths are quick to flee a losing battle, but if cornered will fight to the death.

Somnacanths are sapient but not very intelligent, being preoccupied mostly with finding and guarding food. Their songs can echo for miles, delineating territories, boasting of combat achievements and advertising mating status. Sea drakes sometimes listen for these songs in order to find somnacanths to attack and territories to raid—the battles between these two species are legendary for their ferocity. True dragons, such as bronze and brine dragons, view somnacanths as something of country cousins and pay them little heed. In turn, somnacanths view true dragons with envious awe, and may hunt their wyrmlings to prevent them from growing old enough to steal the somnacanth’s territory.