Rugaroo

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Job: Monk Family: Gnoles Crystal: Dark Weak to: Ice, Lightning Notorious Monster

Rugaroo

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
La Vaule (S)	85	Willow Strongbox (100%) Danzo Tekko (???%) Vendetta (???%)		1	A, L, T(S), T(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:

• Spawn in the dead end at (H-10).
• Spams Call of the Moon, causing intimidation extremely often.
• TP Attack is Asuran Claws, hitting for around 500+ damage on a Ninja tank.
• Can use Nox Blast
• Depending on moon phase, the nearby Lobisons will not link. If the Lobison is standing up on 2 legs, it will link.
• Can be duoed by a pld/nin and rdm. Take extreme care to get it away from possible linking Lobisons. Link range is fairly large.
• Fairly easy with a standard party. Not hard, just really annoying.
• Like all Gnoles: Recommended to fight during a smaller moon
• Have 25~% resistance to nukes.
• Very resistant to Slow and Paralyze.

Historical Background

The Rougarou (alternately spelled as Roux-Ga-Roux, Rugaroo, or Rugaru), is a legendary creature in Laurentian French communities linked to European notions of the werewolf. The creature, spelled as a Rugaru, has been associated with Native American legends with some dispute. The folklore stories vary from mild bigfoot (sasquatch) creatures to cannibal-like Native American wendigos.