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The viper has a sinuous scaley body of purest white, feathered from snout to tail. Two majestic wings arch from its body roughly one-third of the way down its length. The viper's mouth is filled with long, needle sharp fangs, and its forked tongue flickers constantly to taste the air hungrily.
The viper has a sinuous scaley body of purest white, feathered from snout to tail. Two majestic wings arch from its body roughly one-third of the way down its length. The viper's mouth is filled with long, needle sharp fangs, and its forked tongue flickers constantly to taste the air hungrily.


==Hunting strategies==
==Hunting strategies==
Webs will bring the viper out of the skies, but they will slip out of a web at their first opportunity.
[[Web (118)|Webs]] will bring the viper out of the skies, but they will slip out of a web at their first opportunity. They are immune to the Unbalance spell.


Unlike most vipers, the winged viper has significant magical talents, casting spells from the Minor Elemental, Ranger, and Wizard circles.
Unlike most vipers, the winged viper has significant magical talents, casting spells from [[Minor Elemental]], [[Ranger Base]], and [[Wizard Base]].
==Other information==
==Other information==
Winged vipers are flying creatures.
Winged vipers are flying creatures.
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The winged viper dissolves as the acidic poison consumes it from within.
The winged viper dissolves as the acidic poison consumes it from within.

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(With an active Minor Sanctuary) A diving viper turns acrobatic flips in the air, coils writhing as it reverses direction sinuously and levels out.





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The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The elemental aura around you wavers.
The elemental aura around you wavers.
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==References==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae Viper on Wikipedia]


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[[Category:Red Forest creatures]]
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 14 April 2026

Winged viper
Level 60
Family Reptilian family creatures
Body Type Avian
Classification(s) Living
Area(s) Found Red Forest
BCS Yes
HP 260
Speed
Attack Attributes
Physical Attacks
Bite 294 AS
Bolt Spells
Major Cold (907) ? AS
Major Fire (908) ? AS
Major Shock (910) ? AS
Warding Spells
Elemental Strike (415) ? CS
Misc. Offensive Spells
Call Swarm (615)
Elemental Dispel (417)
Elemental Wave (410)
Major Elemental Wave (435)
Sounds (607)
Combat Maneuvers
Spit
Defense Attributes
Armor
Brigandine Armor (natural) ASG 12N
Defensive Strength (DS)
Melee
Ranged 193
Bolt 206
Unarmed Defense Factor
UDF
Target Defense (TD)
Bard Base
Cleric Base 225
Empath Base
Paladin Base
Ranger Base
Sorcerer Base 236
Wizard Base
Minor Elemental 247
Major Elemental
Minor Spiritual 222
Major Spiritual
Minor Mental
Defensive Spells
Elemental Barrier (430)
Elemental Defense III (414)
Treasure Attributes
Coins No
Gems No
Magic Items No
Boxes No
Skin pure white feather
Other No 
The viper has a sinuous scaley body of purest white, feathered from snout to tail.  Two majestic wings arch from its body roughly one-third of the way down its length.  The viper's mouth is filled with long, needle sharp fangs, and its forked tongue flickers constantly to taste the air hungrily.


Hunting strategies

Webs will bring the viper out of the skies, but they will slip out of a web at their first opportunity. They are immune to the Unbalance spell.

Unlike most vipers, the winged viper has significant magical talents, casting spells from Minor Elemental, Ranger Base, and Wizard Base.

Other information

Winged vipers are flying creatures.

A winged viper soars in.

A winged viper's fangs glisten as it tries to bite XXX!

The winged viper writhes in agony, its eyes growing dark as it dies.

The winged viper crashes to the ground, motionless.

The winged viper dissolves as the acidic poison consumes it from within.

(With an active Minor Sanctuary) A diving viper turns acrobatic flips in the air, coils writhing as it reverses direction sinuously and levels out.



Dispel


A winged viper hisses an arcane phrase in an unfamiliar sibilant language.

A winged viper flips its body around, flicking its tongue at you!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The elemental aura around you wavers.


References

* Viper on Wikipedia






Near-level creatures - edit










Level 58

* massive pyrothag
* rotting Citadel arbalester
* stone giant
* shan sorceress



Level 59

* black forest viper
* bony Tenthsworn occultist
* massive black boar


Level 60

* black forest ogre
* fire elemental
* putrefied Citadel herald
* winged viper
* shan empath



Level 61

* desiccated half-krolvin strigoi
* wind wraith


Level 62

* Illoke mystic
* phantasmal bestial swordsman
* stone mastiff
* shan bardess






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