Grindling
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Overview
Grindlings are frankly terrifying to look at. They have massive heads with mouths as big as half their face and twice the size of a human’s, and their poison-green eyes are framed with tiny horns and scratched skin. Their torsos are their only human-presenting aspects, with large stomachs and thin arms, but only three long fingers reminiscent of octopus tentacles. Their diminutive stature often leads the unknowing adventurer to believe they’re facing a baby, but despite their resemblance to a baby human’s torso, they are indeed adults and fight with an adult’s skill levels. Below their stomach is nothing but coarse, wrinkly skin and flimsy appendages, but their backs are beautifully patterned with jewel-like scales, contrasting the rest of their monstrous visage. These fearsome creatures are not for the easily frightened, so it’s better not to fight them until 2nd year.
Behaviour and Defence
Grindlings are pudgy yet surprisingly agile and aggressive creatures that will attack players upon spawning in. Grindlings have 415 HP of health, and attack using their strong tentacles, dealing 83 HP of damage when they get close enough. While attacking players, they can dash towards them or use their magic to deal 124 HP within a certain radius. Varying your attack ranges depending on what attacks this mob is using will benefit players greatly against this mob.
Habitat
Grindlings are largely reclusive creatures, preferring to stay in warm, damp, dark swamplands, so it isn’t likely that you will spot them in the wild. It’s no wonder that only the Merpeople have learned to tame these vicious creatures with their hostile and handsy behaviour. If you find yourself in the bogs at night, you’d better watch out for the shadows lurking beneath the algae’s surface, because once their tentacles latch onto you, they won’t let go.
Defeat
Upon defeat, Grindlings have a chance of dropping Lvl 20-30 gear materials, Grindling Gills, Grindling Tentacles, and Grindling Teeth. These ingredients can be used in professions, quests, and crafting Lvl 20-30 gear recipes. Grindlings also have a small chance of dropping random Lvl 20-30 gear recipes.
