Brown Rukh
“ An unexpected thing where an enormous bird lifts heavier than a big obelisk or an elephant? Attacks their speed, their echoes through the enemies, or being bitten by a pseudo-tooth—this is not even happening in Arabian stories until rediscovered by Marco Polo. ”
– Eostre
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Odontopterygiformes
Family: Megaloactiornidae
Genius: Megaloactiornis
Species: Megaloactiornis aquilos
Descendant: Pelagornids
Named by: Arnold Anderson
Year Published: 1982
Size: 10.4 m long in length (wingspan); 6.3 m long in length; 5.4 m tall in height; 700 kg in weight
Lifespan: 12 to 56+ years
Activity: Diurnal 🌅
Thermoregulate: Endotherm
Type(s):
Reptiles (Archosaurs)
Birds (Odontopterygiformes)
Mythical
Guardian
Title(s):
Desert Seagull
Seagull Eagle
Big Seagull
Beginner of Flight
Pantheon:
Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Persian 🇮🇷
Time Period: Pliocene–Holocene
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★★★
Diet: Carnivorous 🥩🥓🐟
Element(s): Water 🌊, Rock 🪨, Air 🌬️
Inflict(s): Waterblight 🌊, Rockblight 🪨, Airblight 🌬️, Confused 😵💫
Weakness(es): Electric ⚡, Leaf 🌿, Ice ❄️
Casualties:
PAPRIN
countless Iranians
countless Arabs
countless Malagasy
countless elephant birds
TROQA
Countless people on the ocean liners, 18 native people in the Tiqojarha
Based On: itself
Conservation Status:
Earth: Endangered (EN) – IUCN Red List
Reinachos/Ityosel: Near Threatened (NT) – IUCN Red List
The Brown Rukh or Brown Roc (Megaloactiornis aquilos; Persian: رخ قهوهای; roḵ qahve'i) is the one of the mythical creatures and guardians, and one of last surviving pelagornithid that is first introduced in Worldcraft: Mission of Siblings.
Brown rukhs are a common kind of rukh birds that resemble African fish eagles and crowned eagles when paired with rockhopper penguins and nightjars. Its beak had already been shattered, and it had two extended tails that resembled peafowl eyes, a black to yellowish face, brown to light brown feathers with black ends, and these artificial fangs on its bill. Their crests are attached to their 56-meter wingspan, which may create waterspouts and tornadoes, as well as yellowish-white wings for swift flight. The eyes had a hazel hue.
In the Early Pleistocene, certain Pelagornis mauretanicus evolved into raptors with seabird-like abilities, eventually becoming the giant albatross-like bird known as the roc bird. This group of the most recent surviving pelagornithids has been represented as a big eagle-like seabird with massive wings and ear-like feathers similar to nightjars or rockhopper penguins, noted for its amazing strength and appearing in stories from Persia, Arabia, India, and China.
Brown Rocs, like albatrosses, but on a larger scale, have incredible flying ability. Daniel Ksepka determined that roc birds were adapted for dynamic soaring over ocean winds by simulating their flight. Like pelagornithids, rocs foraged on the surface rather than diving deep. Because of their big wings and delicate bones, they couldn't swim for long. Most of them made a brief landing on the water, as do modern albatrosses.
The Brown Rukhs can lift small to medium-sized objects, including humans, huge mammal babies, birds of all sizes, large bony fish, and canoes. Rukhs frequently use their feet to plunge into the sea and catch small to medium-sized marine animals, and they occasionally transport humans against their will or in pleasant narratives. According to conservation literature, rukhs have learned to steal prey from other birds, a behavior known as kleptoparasitism.
The Brown Roc has water and air elements, which are useful during an attack. Even pounding with a scream beam is more lethal than roaring; their rape-like howling intensified from up to 12 miles distant. Despite their fanning wings, if you are from a tropical environment, you will be dazzled and mugged. During the combat, the Brown Roc flaps its wings, summoning a tornado or waterspout. It has a tendency to flee at the first indication of trouble, so take advantage of this. When angered, the roc bird's head and wing feathers flash red, indicating fear or threat.
Wind of Smash: Roc spews three steam balls, deals slowness, blindness, and wetness, making a chance for bird flu.
Aerial Garrote: Roc dashes and makes an escape, causing knockback.
Truth or Dare (Persian: حقیقت یا جرات "haqiqat yâ jerat"): Roc commands between two actions; hence the name, Roc commands waterspout on their wings to deal stunned, confused, and wetted with bird flu; or blocked with water surrounding the whole body to prevent fire-related injuries. True is the word for the true form of water-skin ability from all water sources; dare means evoked waterspouts, according to the opinions of Roc.
Featherweight Balance (Persian: تعادل وزن پر "tarâzû vazn par"): Roc increases attack damage while airborne but has less defense; on land, it can increase speed, defense, and attack damage.
Thunderstorm
The Brown Rukh is the top predator in Iran. Rocs are an innocent and insensitive species; those people stole the elephant as their main prey. Roc hatches one egg in their large nest to protect them from poachers and mainly weaken the predator, but the predators themselves are unable to eat because of their large size, like elephant birds. If the wedding bride with a bridal shower was started, either any species of rukh disturbs the wedding and kidnaps her as bride to their caring the egg without their parents. As the results of an ecologist called "Princess and Dragon," a related in Elder Dragon-Level Monsters that related "Abduction" moves, show, only a few birds or dinosaurs try to steal your girlfriend.
Form long-term monogamous pairs.
Build enormous stick nests, often reused for years.
Typically lay 1–5 eggs.
Fledging takes roughly 20–25 weeks.
Roc birds can glide great distances and grab anything from the surface for most of the day. Similar to huge modern seabirds, this species is rarely seen on land other than for nesting and breeds in colonies. In contrast to its legendary counterpart, the Brown Rukh is timid but lethal, maintaining a safe distance like contemporary sea eagles or albatrosses. They would be beautiful yet vulnerable in the presence of ships due to their wide wingspan. They wouldn't turn hostile and would stay away from people if disturbed. Some tales say that if they are fed or respected, they may carry a hero or are noble.
Persecution.
Habitat destruction.
Poisoning & pollutants.
Climate change.
IUCN Red List: Endangered (EN)
Habitat protection.
Anti-poaching enforcement.
Rescue and rehabilitation centers.
Research programs to monitor population stability.
Awareness campaigns against illegal pet trade.
Brown Rukh was found in Arabia and Madagascar as well, also located at the shores with trees or mangrove forests, xeric shrubland, Mediterranean forest, tropical forest, temperate deciduous forest, and even taiga.
Movement Pattern: Full Migrant
Individual Type: Solo
Population Trend: Stable
Population: ???
Locomotion: Versatile
Habitat: Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Sky; Warm River; Cold River; Lukewarm River; Subterranean River; Warm Pond; Cold Pond; Aquifer; Warm Littoral; Cold Littoral; Warm Intertidal; Cold Intertidal.
Earth:
Extant (Resident): Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen
Berbania:
Extant & Introduced (Resident): Ghesario; Inorthia
Reinachos:
Extant & Introduced (Resident): brb
The Rukh chick was neglected and left; however, there is a very low chance to feed it harmlessly with fish or fresh meat for feed and tamed.
Because of their enormous size (68 feet in wingspan) and need for large open ocean habitat, rocs are not suitable as pets. Large fish supply, distant nesting colonies, and constant wind are all necessary for these eagle-like pseudotooth birds to soar. They would experience extreme stress and be inappropriate for confinement, just as albatrosses.
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Based on their legendary counterparts, the Brown and Coastal Rukhs are the last remaining pseudotooth birds, or pelagornithids, descended from Pelagornis mauretanicus.