Tarasca

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Job: Warrior Family: Dragons Weak to: Notorious Monster

Tarasca

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Dynamis - Buburimu		Does not drop gil.	Cannot be Mugged.	1	A, 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:

• Roams around the crevice directly west of the starting point.
• Exclusively uses Heavy Stomp, which which deals heavy damage and inflicts a long-lasting paralysis in a radial area of effect.
• Defeating the Tarasca will disable the Apocalyptic Beast's Heavy Stomp.
• If it is still alive when the Apocalyptic Beast is slain, it will despawn.

Historical Background

In Spanish folklore, it was a dragon which threatened local villages by eating their children. It is believed to be an import of the idea of the Tarasque.