Abhac

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Job: Warrior Family: Pugil Crystal: Water Weak to: Lightning, Ice Notorious Monster

Abhac

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Lufaise Meadows				1	A, H ??? HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes:

• Spawned by Quest: The Big One

Historical Background

In Welsh folklore, the Abhac (also spelled Addanc, Adanc, Afanc, Avanc, Abac, Addane) is a lake monster described as resembling a combination of a crocodile, beaver, or dwarf. Which lake it resides in depends on the locality, with the locations being: Llyn Llion, Llyn Barfog, Llyn yr Afanc. It would attack anyone who swam in the waters of its lake. One local myth has it causing a flood from thrashing around in the lake, drowning all inhabitants of the isle of Britain except for 2 people, Dwyfan & Dwyfach, who repopulated the British Isles (a fable likely generated from a Welsh town trying to localize the myth of Adam and Eve and the Biblical Flood). When the Abhac is out of its watery environment, it can easily be killed.