Hydras

Hydras are a monster type in Innworld.

Appearance

Hydras are huge monsters, taller than two houses, with multiple long heads. When angered, Hydras are roaring, or hissing.

Habitat

They live in swamps - the swamps of Baleros are famous for having Hydras. They can also be found on Terandria, such as in the damp kingdom of Desonis.

Threat Assessment

Hydras are considered high-level threats. Non-adventurers like Selys and Krshia assume that a level 70 adventurer would slay a Hydra single-handedly (with the addition that people don't level that high).

They can snap up a horse and rider in a single bite, and also spit dangerous venom, that may possibly even corrode armor.

Hydras are able to regenerate, unless they are fought with items that halt tissue regeneration. Cauterizing the Hydra's wounds with magical burning swords is one such way. The most-utilized strategy against Hydras is to hack at them long enough to wear them out, until their regeneration can no longer keep up, then go for the kill.

There are multiple types of Hydras, some of which are more magical. Poison type Hydras are not considered as magical as some other variants.

History

In Baleros, there was an emergency involving a Hydra that needed Niers Astoragon's personal attention.

The Order of the Thirsting Veil battled a Hydra in a Terandrian swamp recently, which was broadcasted via the scrying orb network of Wistram. The Ailendamus armed forces use Hydras.

Altestiel and Belchaus Meron rescued five Earthers from a Hydra in Desonis.

Trivia

• Dragons, Wyrms, Rue, Amphitheres and Wyverns are their relatives.
• It seems the other Draconid species despise them.
• Along with the Wyverns, they are the last-species to inherit the world from other extinct Draconid species.