Airborne Life
Red Spiribird
紅ヒトダマドリ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A small bird that glows a faint red. This glow comes from pollen that accumulates on its body while drinking nectar. Many mistake this glow for a human soul, hence the name. Petalaces become fragrant and gain an attack boost when imbued with this pollen.
Type: Permabuffer
Green Spiribird
緑ヒトダマドリ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A small bird that glows a faint green. This glow comes from pollen that accumulates on its body while drinking nectar. Many mistake this glow for a human soul, hence the name. Petalaces become fragrant and gain a health boost when imbued with this pollen.
Type: Permabuffer
Yellow Spiribird
黄ヒトダマドリ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A small bird that glows a faint yellow. This glow comes from pollen that accumulates on its body while drinking nectar. Many mistake this glow for a human soul, hence the name. Petalaces become fragrant and gain a stamina boost when imbued with this pollen.
Type: Permabuffer
Wailnard
子泣キジ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A pheasant with a giant red vocal sac. It sounds like a crying child, which it uses to attract large monsters that will, in turn, distract its predators. Hunters capture and use Wailnards to lure large monsters to their vicinity. It is a usually docile creature that spends most of its time in hiding. Despite its wings, it's not very good at flying.
Type: Hunting Helper
Wirebug
翔蟲
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A beetle native to the Kamura area. The term Wirebug generally refers to the females of the species. It is capable of producing a super-strong silk colloquially known as Ironsilk, which it uses to carry materials to build its nest. For ages, the villagers of Kamura have trained Wirebugs to make use of their mobility. It's skittish when feral, but quite obedient once trained. Loves Jewel Lilies.
Type: Temp Buffer
Vigorwasp
回復ミツムシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
An insect that collects a restorative nectar and stores it in a sac. When struck, the sac releases a healing mist that's sure to be useful for hunters in a pinch.
Type: Temp Buffer
Clothfly
イッタンモンシロ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A butterfly with long wings. In flight, it looks like a flowing piece of cloth, giving it its name. When struck, it scatters a dust cloud and flees. The dust has a tightening effect on human skin making it more resistant to injury.
Type: Temp Buffer
Butterflame
ホムラチョウ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A butterfly with crimson wings. In flight, they look like dancing flames and in the past, were often mistaken for fire or ghosts. When attacked, they release a type of dust before fleeing. This dust can temporarily boost attack strength if inhaled.
Type: Temp Buffer
Peepersects
ヒャクメマダラ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A butterfly with spotted yellow wings that can be found living in swarms in various locales across the region. In the past they were mistaken for flying eyeballs hence their creepy name. When attacked, they release a type of dust before fleeing. This dust can temporarily boost stamina if inhaled.
Type: Temp Buffer
Cutterfly
アミキリアカネ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A dragonfly with a sharp red tail that releases pheromones when under threat. During mating season, it rubs its tail on various surfaces to spread the chemical secretion. This action often cuts through fishing nets. As a result, Cutterflies are shrouded in superstition, particularly amongst fishermen. Breathing in the pheromone grants hunters increased concentration for a higher chance at critical hits.
Type: Temp Buffer
Flashfly
閃光羽虫
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
Winged insects that emit a bright light when struck. To survive, Flashflies live together in a swarm and have a defense mechanism that allows them to emit a blinding flash if threatened, giving them time to flee to safety. The flash is so bright that it's possible to cause a large monster to flinch. Once the threat has disappeared the swarm will gather together again.
Type: Ensnaring Life
Great Wirebug
大翔蟲
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A beetle native to the Kamura area. This name refers to male Wirebugs, so called for their larger, more powerful bodies. As they are stronger than female Wirebugs, they are often used for long- distance movement, though they are less nimble and harder to control. They are also far less common than females. Once placed in a patch of Jewel Lilies, it'll never leave.
Type: Other
Golden Spiribug
金霊テントウ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A golden beetle. When in flight, the sound of its wings flapping has a relaxing effect. Its diet mostly consists of other tiny insects. The ones that it favors most can be found on the plants that Petalaces are made from. Hunters wearing a Petalace will attract Golden Spiribugs and often return from hunts with their Petalace covered in them. A dye made from this bug is a famous specialty of Kamura Village.
Type: Other
Terrestrial Life
Poisontoad
ドクガスガエル
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A large toad with a distinct purple body. It stores a poisonous gas that, when emitted, is powerful enough to instantly poison anything that it comes in contact with, even large monsters.
Type: Hunting Helper
Blastoad
ボムガスガエル
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A large toad with a distinct red body. It stores an explosive gas that, when emitted and mixed with the air, can cause an explosion powerful enough to topple even large monsters.
Type: Hunting Helper
Firebeetle
火石コロガシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A tiny beetle that pushes around a lava rock with its hind legs. The lava rock it pushes has fire properties, and throwing it at a target will inflict it with fireblight. The lava rocks may feel warm to hold, but hold them too long and you may get burned.
Type: Hunting Helper
Mudbeetle
泥玉コロガシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A tiny beetle that pushes around a mud ball with its hind legs. The mud ball has water properties, and throwing it at a target will inflict it with waterblight. The water element makes the mud ball seem wet all the time.
Type: Hunting Helper
Thunderbeetle
雷毛コロガシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A tiny beetle that pushes around a dirt ball with its hind legs. The dirt ball has thunder properties, and throwing it at a target will inflict it with thunderblight. No one seems to understand why the dirt ball has these properties.
Type: Hunting Helper
Snowbeetle
雪石コロガシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A tiny beetle that pushes around a snowball with its hind legs. The snowball has ice proper- ties, and throwing it at a target will inflict it with iceblight. The snowballs are so cold that you'll get frostbite if you hold them for too long.
Type: Hunting Helper
Stinkmink
エンエンク
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A weasel with distinct snow-white fur that is light and warm. When threatened, it emits a type of pheromone from the scent glands near the base of its tail in the form of a smoke- like cloud. It uses its tail to spread the cloud in an attempt to attract any monster nearby. If a monster is successfully lured to its location, it'll use this chance to escape.
Type: Hunting Helper
Escuregot
アメフリツブリ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A large snail with a green shell. It stores fluids with healing properties in its body, consuming them when food is scarce. When attacked, it emits a type of mist from its shell to blind its attacker. Immune to the mist's blinding effects, they are often used by hunters out in the field as a means to heal.
Type: Hunting Helper
Puppet Spider
クグツチグモ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A spider with a distinct yellow-spotted pattern. It shoots out a sticky web from its abdomen that is robust enough to restrain monsters. When feeding or fleeing from enemies, it uses strings of web to immobilize its target. When feeding in particular, this behavior is reminiscent of a puppeteer manipulating a marionette, which is how its name came about.
Type: Hunting Helper
Trapbugs
マキムシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
Insects with sharp horns that live in colonies affixed to tree branches. If attacked, their horns will stick out in a defensive position. Their horns are so tough that they can even pierce the thick hide on the bottom of a monster's foot. They are often used by hunters as a natural trap or as a means to slow down or turn away pursuers.
Type: Hunting Helper
Antidobra
ロクロッヘビ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A snake with an unusually developed neck region. Its body is filled with an antidote that works on various poisons. When a hunter absorbs it, ailments are healed, and resistance is heightened temporarily. The pattern on the back of its head resembles a scary human face. Despite its size, it has a timid nature.
Type: Hunting Helper
Brewhare
カモシワラシ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
This round rabbit may appear cute and fluffy, but its furry coat is actually made of mold. By allowing bacteria to grow on it, it gains an increased amount of nutrition from its food. Simply keeping this rabbit on their person can ferment a hunter's food for added nutritional value. As they are clever creatures, they usually escape their captors after a period of time.
Type: Hunting Helper
Rock Lizard
イシモリトカゲ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A small lizard that lives in various locales. To protect itself from predators, Rock Lizards will attach minerals to their body in order to blend in with their surroundings. If attacked, they will shed these minerals and escape. They are popular among hunters as the minerals are have many uses.
Type: Crafty Creature
Boulder Lizard
イワオモリトカゲ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
A relative of the Rock Lizard, these lizards can also be found in a number of locales. And like the Rock Lizard, it also attaches a variety of minerals to its body to protect itself. However, these minerals are typically harder than those found on Rock Lizards and are more sought after by hunters.
Type: Crafty Creature
Scale Lizard
ウロコモリトカゲ
Known Habitats:
Shrine Ruins
Relatives of the Rock Lizard, these lizards can also be found in a number of locales. Unlike the Rock Lizard, they don't attach minerals to their bodies—instead, they tend to use monster scales and claws. Scale Lizards are extremely rare as they inhabit areas seldom traveled. They are prized by hunters as the materials they drop fetch a high price.
Type: Crafty Creature
