Isonade

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

Isonade

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Sanctuary of Zi'Tah				1	A, H
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:

• Around 5,000 HP
• Spawned by Quest: The Sacred Katana
• Has low accuracy but moderately high attack.
• Killable by: Most melee jobs at 55~ (see testimonials)
• Susceptible to gravity and bind.

Historical Background

In Japanese mythology, the Isonade was a large dark blue shark which is said to reside in the East China Sea deep underwater, off the coast of Kyushu Island. It has a barbed tail, which is the only part of it ever seen, often hooking onto sailors or ships to drag them underwater. It is lured by blood in the water. Every few months, it swims to the sea surface to breathe fresh air, which causes storms or fierce winds as well turbulent seas. Any ships sunken in this storm are devoured by Isonade as food.