Chamrosh

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Job: Red Mage / Black Mage Family: Colibri Crystal: Wind Weak to: Ice, Piercing Strong to: Wind Zeni Notorious Monster (Tier I)

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Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Mamook	78 - 80	Chamrosh's Beak (100%) Dragoon's Earring (29.5%) Erato's Cape (42.3%)		1
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 trading Floral Nectar to the ??? next to a tree at (J-10) of Mamook.

• When checked, the ??? displays the message "A sickly-sweet fragrance pervades the air..."
• After Chamrosh is defeated, it can be instantly spawned again by trading another Floral Nectar to the ???; There is no additional wait time.

• Estimated to have around 9,000 Hit Points.
• Has similar Evasion and Defense to a Greater Colibri, but higher Attack and Hit Points.
• Immune to Stun effects.
• In addition to normal Colibri special attacks (Feather Tickle, Pecking Flurry, and Snatch Morsel), Chamrosh is able to use Wisecrack, a special ability that Charms all players in the Area of Effect.

• Chamrosh will only use Wisecrack once per battle when under 50% health.
• If the whole party is charmed, Charmrosh will go unclaimed and fly back to the ???. He will not attack the party when charm wears off.
• Has a permanent Chainspell effect at low life: Instantly casts Tornado, Aero IV, Aeroga III, and Silencega. Before this time it will only reflect spells. It may or may not use Wisecrack before this.

• Will reflect spells one tier above what is cast on it, but he will not reflect a higher tier spell that does not exist. For example, casting Bio II on Chamrosh would cause it to reflect with Bio III, but casting Gravity would simply be countered with Gravity, since "Gravity II" does not exist.

• Will reflect with Ancient Magic if a tier IV spell is cast.
• Is able to reflect Blue Magic, with the exception of Self-Destruct.
• Will not always reflect spells once Wisecrack is used.

• Can be defeated by a party of 6 character at level 75. (see testimonials)

Historical Background

In Persian mythology, the Chamrosh was a giant bird with the head of a dog or in some accounts, a dog with the head and wings of a bird. It roosted at the base of the soma tree (the Simurgh had its nest in the tree’s branches). When seeds fell to the ground from this tree, the Chamrosh would gather the seeds and spread them all over the Earth. Like Simurgh, Chamrosh was immortal.