Forum:The Monster Encyclopedia

This encyclopedia gives a detailed description about each monster, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. It also gives the best ways to defeat the monster.

Monsters fall into two categories: Creatures and Unique Creatures. Enemies in the Creatures category mean there exist multiple of that enemy. For example Hellhounds, Cyclops, and Drakons. Enemies in the Unique Creatures are one of a kind, and once killed will not appear again for some time (until they reform). For example Cetus, the Minotaur, or Medusa.

The entries in this Encyclopedia are broken down as follows.

Name of Creature

History- A brief physical description of the creature(s), followed by any information about them from myths.

Strengths- Abilities and resistances of the creature(s).

Tactics- The preferred methods of the creature(s). How they attack, not tactics on how to fight them.

Weaknesses- Information about how to defeat these monsters. Any vulnerabilities.

History
Harpies are winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches".

Strengths
Their claws are very sharp and can tear through armor. They can fly very quickly.

Tactics
They can fly and they use their claws in combination with this.They will fly low and rake with their claws before they fly up so you cannot hit them. Another popular tactic is swooping down and lifting enemies into the air and dropping them from high heights.

Weaknesses
Their flesh is susceptable to any basic attack. If their wings are disabled many of their strategies are useless.When they swoop, duck and thrust up with your weapon. If a wing is injured, they will fall and can be easily beaten.

Strengths
These beasts are large and powerful. Their size can range form a large dog to the size of a garbage truck. They are surprisingly quick for large creatures. Their paws can crush most armor and shields. Their jaws are powerful enough to bite through armor. Hellhounds can also Shadow Travel, which means they move through darkness to any other location. They are immune to heat and fire.

Tactics
Hellhounds tend to spring at you from great distances. The best thing to do is to try to avoid the first leap and when it is offbalance, kill it. If it hits you with the leap it will kill you before you can do anything.

Weaknesses
The flesh of a hellhound is vulnerable to most attacks. They cannot shadow travel in well lit areas with no darkness. They cannot turn around quickly so attacking them from behind is the best strategy.

Strengths
They can freeze whatever foes they defeat in a block of ice.

Strengths
Cyclopes have a great amount of strength, capable of powerful physical attacks. They can use a wide array of weapons. They have amazing hearing and the ability to perfectly imitate voices. They are also immune to heat, lava, and fire.

History
The upper half of these monsters looks like that of a mortal woman, save the snake tongue. The lower half is two massive snake tails that act as legs.

Weaknesses
Fairly weak, and can be captured or killed with little effort. The problems lies in their tails, which should be cut off before worrying about anything else. They are also quite weak to elemental damage.

History
In greek it is one of Heracles twelve labors to beat the stymphalian birds. He did it by using brass bells to disarray them.

Strengths
Stymphalian birds have sharp celestial bronze beak that can tear through flesh.

Weaknesses
Physically speaking these birds are vulnerable to most attacks. The method for dealing with large group is noise. Loud bells, or music will disrupt the faculties of these birds, causing them to become greatly confused.

History
Wind spirits that are born whenever Typhon falls in battle.

Strengths
They can take the shape of Humanoids with wings or horses. They have great control over winds, some control over lightning, and the ability to fly. They can fade out so that Celestial Bronze does not cause damage to them.

Tactics
These creatures move through the air to get to their enemies weak spots. They will often become intangible to avoid attacks.

Weaknesses
Imperial Gold weapons can destroy Anemoi Thuellai in all instances of the spirit coming in contact with the metal. There is a theory elemental attacks can also destroy them, but as of yet it is unconfirmed.

Strengths
Dragons have armor that varies in thickness. Dragons that have wings tend to have weaker scales than land based dragons. Most of them are capable of breathing flames.Very few can breathe poison. Throughout all of history, there have been two reported sightings of dragons that could breathe ice and freezing wind. Most dragons have powerful claws and tails, but it again depends on the individual dragon.

Tactics
Tactics solely depend on the individual dragon. Any with distance attacks will usually use that first. Flying dragons have been known to retreat into the sky to recover energy.

Weaknesses
Most dragons have weaknesses depending on what kind of dragon they are. Flying dragons have thinner scales than land based and are more damaged by physical attacks. Land based dragons that crawl usually have vulnerable underbellies. Almost all dragons are weak on the inside. One hero was known to trick a dragon into eating a jar of greek fire. A dragon may have an elemental weakness based on their type. Fire based dragons are vulnerable to ice, poison based are vulnerable to fire, water based or flying dragons are vulnerable to electricity.

Strengths
Large and bulky serpentine drakons, capable of gliding over the land. Their armor is almost in inpenetrable. This breed of drakon can breathe flames. This breed is immune to flames and freezing.

Tactics
The tactic of these terrors is to speed around and act as a battering ram, then devour whatever they hit. If attacked, they use a wide spray of flames to coat as much area as possible. If fighting a single enemy, they can launch concentrated balls of fire.

Weaknesses
The weakness of this lesser drakon any exposed tissue. Most of their bodies are coated in hard scales, but the few sections not coated (including eyes and mouth) are vulnerable to attacks. They can be killed by extremely powerful poisons.

Strengths
These terrifying creatures are massive, and use their size to crush enemies. They have indestructible plated scales covering the majority of their body. Anything that makes eye contact with these creatures will be paralyzed. There is a remarkeably, impossibly small chance of being able to break free of this paralysis without assisstance. They can also spray a destructive toxin that has some acidic properties. Only immediate amputation of an effected area can prevent death. A direct blast of this poison will always cause death. These creatures are immune to poison. Elemental (fire, water, ice, wind, etc.) abilities prove ineffective against this terror.

Tactics
The main strategy of this creature is to paralyze victims then devour or crush them. If this tactic fails, they will increase speed and act as massive battering rams. With this tactic done they will move onto their final strategy which involves spraying poison out in streams then spraying in random directions to cause chaos.

Weaknesses
These beasts have few weaknesses. The soft flesh of their eyes, and inside their mouths are the only practical weak points. Be warned, if they lose their eyes they will move to their final tactic and spray poison in random directions.

History
The most famous Karkinos was summoned by Hera to fight Hercules alongside the Hydra. He was easily defeated. For his service, that Karkinos was made into the constellation 'Cancer'.

Strengths
These large crabs have powerful claws that can crush strog armor. Their backs, claws, and legs have a thick shell that can defend against most attacks. They can also spray a powerful jet of water that can knock back foes.

Weaknesses
While the armor of a Karkinos is powerful, their belly and joints are all weak and exposed. They require water to live, so will always make their way back to water.

History
Lamias are incredibly beautiful women, with the lower half of a giant snake.

Strengths
A Lamia can appear as a normal mortal female, but normally she has her large snake tail. She can constrict her enemies before she eats them. Her tail can crush armor. Her retractable teeth can pierce the skin of any being.

Tactics
Lamias can wear armor on their torsos and can wield various types of weapons. The main strategy of these creatures is to make use of their agility then wrap around their prey, crushing them. They then sink there retractable teeth into their prey and drain the life of their victims. The more she drains the stronger she gets.

Weaknesses
Lamia are susceptable to most basic attacks. They are also vulnerable to lightning and fire based attacks.

Strengths
Their large stingers can pierce armor. They are capable of climbing rough terrain. Their large claws can crush a decent amount of materials.

History
The Keres are a race of blue skinned demons, always female, that feed on the flesh of injured warriors. They are the size of adult women. They have two large leathery bat wings that sprout from their back and several rows of razor sharp teeth. They are attracted to wars, diseased areas, or scenes of murder.

Strengths
They can fly at incredible speeds. Their teeth can bite through armor. They are immune to poisons.

Weaknesses
Their flesh is vulnerable to basic attacks. They are poor combatents while in the air.

Strengths
The minotaur's greatest strength is its strength. It is fast and nearly unstoppable during its charge attack.

Tactics
These simple-minded beasts use weapons such as clubs, axes, and swords. If they lose their weapons, or are angered they will lower their heads and charga at full speed. The more they fight the angrier they get, and the faster they charge.

Weaknesses
The flesh of the minotaur is vulnerable to attacks, however they can push through the pain. His biggest weakness is his lack of intelligence. He has been known to fall for traps, or run to deadly situations when angered.

Strengths
Her main strength is her petrifying gaze that turns anyone who makes eye contact into stone. She is very quick and agile.

Weaknesses
Reflective surfaces are your friend. If you look at her relection, you will not be turned to stone. Aside from this, her flesh is not armored and can be damaged by basic weapons. She is weak to fire, ice, and electricity.

Strengths
Typhon is in all likelihood the most powerful monster ever. Just by existing, he exudes massive storms, and even exists at the center of his own storm. He has unparalled strength and durability, being able to withstand an simultaneous assualt from numerous Olympian gods. In addition to his power, he is the size of a tall buildign, which only further amplifies his strength.

Weaknesses
Typhon has no known weaknesses.

History
The nemean lion was one of task that need to complete by Heracles. When Hercules got to Nemea and began tracking the terrible lion, he soon discovered his arrows were useless against the beast. Hercules picked up his club and went after the lion. Following it to a cave which had two entrances, Hercules blocked one of the doorways, then approached the fierce lion through the other. Grasping the lion in his mighty arms, and ignoring its powerful claws, he held it tightly until he'd choked it to death

Strengths
This lion has an impenetrable coat, that deflects all attacks, it is a bulletproof and swordproof pelt. The great size of this beast only increases the power of his claws.

Weaknesses
Silver is key. As a lycanthrope, silver is his main weakness. He can be stopped by powerful enough physical attacks, but silver is needed to defeat him.