Tarasque

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Job: Warrior Family: Lizard Crystal: Fire Weak to: Wind, Ice Notorious Monster

Tarasque

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Ifrit's Cauldron	72-74	Ascention (???%) Tarasque Skin (100%)		1	A, L, H ??? HP See below
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 a Rattling Egg to the ??? at (I-7).
  • Can be spawned with Sneak to avoid intial aggro/link.
• Killable by 6 level 68 players.
• Special Attacks: Blaze Spikes.
  • Tarasque won't use his Blaze Spikes until he sucessfully lands a hit on the player.
• Solo by a 75 Beastmaster.
• Duoable by NIN/DNC and DRG/WHM very easily.
• Duoable by THF/NIN and WHM/BLM very easily.

Historical Background

In French folklore, the Tarasque was a dragon in the Aix La Chapelle region, specifically Nerluc in Provence. It had 4 or 6 legs, a lion's head (with the face of a lion or that of a bitter old man), horse's ears, bear's claws, and a long barbed tail. It has been depicted both with and without wings. It was covered in armored scales or a turtle shell, which it shed and regenerated every 7 years. It also breathed fire. It was considered the offspring of a Leviathan and a Bonnacon or a Leviathan and an Onachus, a giant serpent. It would ravage the countryside. Some accounts depicted Tarasque as a giant ox with bear's feet.