Vana'diel Bestiary: Cuelebre  

General Information

• Timed spawn around the area of (E-9) in Abyssea-Tahrongi.

• Respawn time is approximately 20 minutes after its last Time of Death.

• Will always remain flying in the air.

• Melee damage cannot normally be dealt to Cuelebre, but ranged and magic damage can be.

• When using Mighty Strikes, Cuelebre can be attacked with melee damage. Unlike other Notorious Monsters, !! weakness triggers can be inflicted on it while using its 2-hour.

• Cuelebre does not have normal physical attacks, but instead deals Earth based magic damage during each attack round.

• Immune to Bind, Gravity, Slow, and Sleep. Susceptible to Stun and Paralysis.

Cuelebre's Special Attacks

• Breakga: AoE petrification effect. (Circle of effect originates from spell target).

• Stoneskin: Self target Damage absorption effect. (Effect can be dispelled).

• Slowga - AoE Slow effect (Circle of effect originates from spell target).

• Bai Wing: AoE Earth magic damage with an additional Slow effect.

• Bai Wing's Slow effect is a Slow II potency, overwriting any Haste effect on affected targets. Additionally, Haste cannot overwrite Bai Wing's Slow effect.

• Ochre Blast: Strong AoE Earth based magic damage.

• Cuelebre will use Ochre Blast in rapid succession when Mighty Strikes is active.

• Mighty Strikes - Cuelebre's attacks deal critical damage during the duration of the effect.

• Denoted by the characteristic mob two-hour animation.

Historical Information

Cuélebre, or Culebre, is a giant winged serpent-dragon of the Asturian and Cantabrian mythology, that lives in a cave, guards treasures and keeps xanas as prisoners. Although they are immortal, they grow old as the time goes by and their scales become thick and impenetrable, and flag wings grow in their bodies. They don't usually move, and when they do it, it is in order to eat cattle and people. One can kill the cuélebre giving him as a meal a red-hot stone or a bread full of pins. Its spit it is said to turn into a magic stone which heals many diseases.

In Midsummer, which is a magical night in Asturian and Cantabrian folklore, it is possible for brave men to defeat the cuélebre, whose spells don't take effect that night, and marry the xana and get the treasure. However in Cantabrian areas it's said the night of Saint Bartholomew the creature increases his power and unleashes all his fury against people in revenge.

When the cuélebre grows older its scale become thicker and thicker, and he must flee Asturias and fly to the Mar Cuajada, a paradise located beyond the sea.

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