Editing Blood Limpet
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{InfoBoxCreature+ The '''Blood Limpet''' (''Salirius Hirudo Proserpina'') is a blood-sucking quasi-reptile species native to the swamps of [[Proserpina]]. − | image = − | name = Blood Limpet − | othername = − | type = Leech − | homeworld = [[Proserpina]]<ref name="CBTCp137"/> − | environment = Swamps and Rivers<ref name="CBTCp137"/> − | mass = 8kg − | length = 100 cm (with tall)<ref name="CBTCp137"/> − | height = 24 cm<ref name="CBTCp137"/> − | system = [[A Time of War]]/[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]<ref name="CBTCp137"/> − | Str = n/a − | Bod = n/a − | Dex = n/a − | Rfl = n/a − | Int = n/a − | Wil = n/a − | Edg = n/a − | Traits = n/a − | Skills = n/a − | Size = ? − | Armor = ? − | Attack = ? − | Movement = ? − }} − The '''Blood Limpet''' (''Salirius Hirudo Proserpina'') is a blood-sucking quasi-reptile species native to the swamps of [[Proserpina]].<ref name="CBTCp137"/> + ==Description== + ===Appearance=== + The Blood Limpet's skin is a hard, gray-greenish shells with bright orange stripes. An average specimen is around one meter long (including its tail), with a height of 24 centimeters. They weight between one and eight kilograms and can move surprisingly fast on their six legs. − == Description == + ===Abilities and Lifestyle=== + Blood Limpets live in swamps and react to body heat. When they sense a potential victim, they rise above the muck and run towards their prey. Although they do not cooperate as a pack or swarm, they often attack in masses of individuals because most potential prey will attract several Blood Limpets at the same time. − === Appearance ===+ It is noted that the Blood Limpets gave the early colonists of Proserpina "endless nightmares". − The blood limpet's skin is a hard, gray-greenish shell with bright orange stripes. An average specimen is around one meter long (including its tail), with a height of 24 centimeters. They weigh between one and eight kilograms and can move surprisingly fast on their six legs.<ref name="CBTCp137">''Classic BattleTech Companion'', p. 134: "Creatures - Blood Limpet"</ref> − === Lifestyle === + ==Unit insignia== − Lives in the swamps and rivers near the equator of Proserpina where it dwells for hours at a time waiting to strike out at any potential prey. Its jaw has the strength to rip cloth and flesh in order to get to the blood where it can suck out as much as a liter of blood.<ref name=TWC>''A Time of War Companion'', p. 120: "Blood Limpet profile"</ref> − Blood limpets are a lone wolf creature which does not claim territory from other limpets. This makes it possible for a traveler to come across more than one in a single location.<ref name=TWC />+ [[Image:Proserpina Hussars.jpg|left|Insignia of the Proserpina Hussars]] + The [[Draconis Combine]]'s elite [[Proserpina Hussars]], a unit associated with the world of Proserpina, have three stylized Blood Limpets as their crest. − Generally Blood Limpets only catch the unwary, but an unseasonably wet summer can foster an explosion in the native population and increase the risk of them attacking and killing humans.<ref name=MWDADPCp37>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 37, "Lisabet Wolf"</ref> − == Unit insignia == + ==References== + <references /> − [[Image:Proserpina Hussars.jpg|150px|Insignia of the Proserpina Hussars]]<br>+ ==Bibliography== − The [[Draconis Combine]]'s elite [[Proserpina Hussars]], a unit associated with the world of Proserpina, have three stylized Blood Limpets as their crest.<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 146: "Proserpina Hussars"</ref>+ *''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' − + *''[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]'' − == References == − <references/> − − == Bibliography == − * ''[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]'' − * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' − * ''[[A Time of War Companion]]'' − * ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]'' [[Category:Alien species]] [[Category:Alien species]] − [[Category:Alien fauna]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | The '''Blood Limpet''' (''Salirius Hirudo Proserpina'') is a blood-sucking quasi-reptile species native to the swamps of [[Proserpina]]. | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | The | + | ==Description== |
| + | ===Appearance=== | ||
| + | The Blood Limpet's skin is a hard, gray-greenish shells with bright orange stripes. An average specimen is around one meter long (including its tail), with a height of 24 centimeters. They weight between one and eight kilograms and can move surprisingly fast on their six legs. | ||
| − | == | + | ===Abilities and Lifestyle=== |
| + | Blood Limpets live in swamps and react to body heat. When they sense a potential victim, they rise above the muck and run towards their prey. Although they do not cooperate as a pack or swarm, they often attack in masses of individuals because most potential prey will attract several Blood Limpets at the same time. | ||
| − | + | It is noted that the Blood Limpets gave the early colonists of Proserpina "endless nightmares". | |
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ==Unit insignia== |
| − | |||
| − | + | [[Image:Proserpina Hussars.jpg|left|Insignia of the Proserpina Hussars]] | |
| + | The [[Draconis Combine]]'s elite [[Proserpina Hussars]], a unit associated with the world of Proserpina, have three stylized Blood Limpets as their crest. | ||
| − | |||
| − | == | + | ==References== |
| + | <references /> | ||
| − | + | ==Bibliography== | |
| − | + | *''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | |
| − | + | *''[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]'' | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | |||
| − | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:Alien species]] | [[Category:Alien species]] | ||
| − | |||