Pteranodon
Level 4+Not a dinosaur at all: a flying reptile with a wing on one very long finger. Read the tale
Field notes
Not a dinosaur: a pterosaur, a flying reptile and a close cousin of the dinosaurs. Its wings were skin stretched along one very long finger. Late Cretaceous, about 86-84 million years ago.
Where it lives
Primeval Isle, in Primeval. Seen from level 4. Its level depends on where you meet it: at home, how far from the village you are; on the other lands, that land's band, lowest near the harbour side. It is stronger at night.
How to calm it
Weak to (takes more): Energy +30%Holy +10%
Its attack: the swoop. It is quick (wind-up 0.55 s, then 2.4 s before the next).
Pteranodons are weak to energy and holy. They're quick with their swoop: keep moving as they rise, and they'll dive at empty ground. Cleansed, they turn back into friendly animals.
It runs away for a while below 25% health. Cleansed, it turns back into a friendly animal and wanders home.
What it leaves behind
| Item | Chance | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Feather | 30% | 1–2 |
| Dinosaur Scale | 30% | 1 |
Feather
Dinosaur ScalePlus orange coins for everyone who helped, now and then a potion, and sometimes gear. Everyone in your party within 40 m gets their own roll.
Numbers
By level
| Level | Health | Attack | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 93 | 15 | 61 |
| 5 | 107 | 17 | 68 |
| 10 | 192 | 25 | 101 |
| 20 | 409 | 44 | 169 |
On a normal world. Elites (5% of creatures from level 6) have ×2.2 health, ×1.4 attack and give ×3 XP. World settings can make creatures gentler or fiercer.