User:ToastTheKnowing/Sandbox/Bestiary/Puk

Description & Connections

Pronounced "pook," this small, winged beast is believed to be the artificial combination (chimera) of a dragon and some kind of vermin. Also known as "wind wyverns." Puks are capable of comprehending speech, and are known to sometimes enter the service of the Mamool Ja Savages. They are swift fliers, adept at scouting out enemy territory and harrying opponents with wind-based attacks.

Found mostly in the Near East, these diminutive dragons are similar in size (and flight) to the colibri, but are much more dangerous. With lightning quick attacks and the ability to cast magic, these small dragons can be not only a nuisance, but can be deadly. With an otherworldly association with wind, puks are not only virtually immune to all wind based attacks, but they can actually heal themselves and generate TP based on, among other things, the day and/or weather. Adventurers be warned… this association can instantly change the course of battle when the weather or day changes in the midst of an otherwise routine battle.

Defeated Puks may leave behind their eggs and wings. While their eggs are a delicacy in the Near East, they have not been quite as popular with the chefs – and have been incorporated in only one dish. The wings too have a solitary use in the crafting of some elemental arrows. One final item, Chimera Blood, may be located on a defeated puk.

If a Puk takes elemental damage corresponding to the day of the in-game Vana'diel week, it will get 100% TP instantly. (e.g. Using Fire II on Firesday.)

Special Abilities

These are the most common abilities shared by members of this family and its subspecies. Click on individual monster pages for details on unique abilities. Learnable Blue Magic is indicated with icons next to their links.

• Zephyr Mantle:
  Blink with about 4-10 shadows.
• Wind Shear:
  10' AoE damage and extreme knockback, absorbed by Utsusemi.
• Obfuscate:
  10' AoE Flash.
• Crosswind:
  Cone Attack wind damage and knockback, ignores Utsusemi. Damage proportional to Puks' remaining HP.
• Ill Wind:
  AoE wind damage and single buff Dispel, ignores Utsusemi. Only used inside Mamook and during Besieged.
• White Wind:
  HP recovery on all nearby mobs centered on the user. The higher the user's HP, the higher the HP recovery. Only used by certain puks.

Notorious Monsters in Family

Name	Spawn Information	Level	Zone	Notable Drop(s)
Jaculus	Timed Spawn among the Putrid Peapuks at (I-8/I-9)	❔	Abyssea - Grauberg	Asa-arashi Jaculus Wing Lancer's Earring
Nguruvilu	Spawned by trading Winter Puk Egg to ??? @ (J-11)	❔	Abyssea - La Theine	Ruffian Leggings
Nis Puk	Lottery Spawn from Sea Puks at (H-9) on second map	~77	Bhaflau Thickets	Tempest Belt
Sarimanok	Forced spawn by examining a Planar Rift while in possession of a Crimson Stratum Abyssite and a Voidstone.	❔	East Ronfaure	Chimera Hairpin Vivid Periapt of Readiness
Seps	Forced spawn by trading an Opaque Wing to the ??? at (G-13).	❔	Abyssea - Vunkerl	Syrinx Estoqueur's Seal: Feet Savant's Seal: Feet Ferine Seal: Feet Sylvan Seal: Feet Atma of Apparitions
Vulpangue	Forced spawn by trading a Hellcage Butterfly to the ??? at (D-10).	~78	Wajaom Woodlands	Karura Hachigane Sylphid Epee Vulpangue's Wing
Waugyl	Forced spawn by trading Puppet's Blood to the ??? at (F-9).	❔	Abyssea - Altepa	Mageblade Potentia Cape Emerald Abyssite of Sojourn Waugyl's Claw
Quest NMs: Carpophagous Puk Mission NMs: Molted Puk Battlefield NMs: Phantom Puk, Pit Puk Besieged NMs: Dive-Puk, Phantasmal Puk, Scout Puk Other NMs: Pandemonium Lamp (assists: Pandemonium Warden)

Monsters in Family

Name	Level	Zone
Puk	62 - 67	Mamool Ja Training Grounds - The Double Agent
	66 - 68	Nyzul Isle (Layout 7)
	68 - 72	Wajaom Woodlands
	70 - 72	Mamook
Puk Executioner	~75	Mamool Ja Training Grounds - Preemptive Strike
Sea Puk	76 - 78	Mamook
	77 - 78	Bhaflau Thickets
Crepuscule Puk	~74-88❔	Abyssea - La Theine
Peapuk	❔	Abyssea - Vunkerl
Desert Puk	❔	Abyssea - Altepa
Putrid Peapuk	❔	Abyssea - Grauberg
Snaggletooth Peapuk	❔	The Boyahda Tree
Eschan Puk	107 - 109	Escha - Zi'Tah