Ridgeberg

Ridgebergs are silicate based organisms, which also includes Loamfops, Ash creatures and Golems. Adult Ridgebergs have large, boulder like bodies, which gives them their distinctively squat appearance and arms and legs made of large rocks linked together through unknown means. The creature itself is the ore outcropping that always sticks out of an adult ridgebergs body. why this is unknown, possibly a sign of sexual maturity among the species. 
== Life cycle ==
Main article: On the biology of the Ridgeberg
Ridgebergs have an atypical four-stage life cycle. Ridgebergs begin their lives as Caillasses. These small creatures are found in little nomadic groups. These groups travel around Dalmeran in search of places to put down roots, so to speak. They often rest between migration periods semi buried in the ground but will emerge to defend themselves if they feel threatened.
When a Caillasse group finds a suitable place where they are safe from predators. The areas often share the characteristics of being quiet and barren areas devoid of local fauna. The Caillasse troupe will settle in this quiet area and shed their outer core, revealing a newly formed ore deposit. These ore deposits contain common gemstones such as flint or amber. The Caillasses will then stay in a vegetative unmoving state until the ore deposit matures into a rare ore deposit. Ore deposits that reach maturity acquire minerals within itself that are considerably more valuable.
The first ore deposit to attain maturity will become a Ridgeberg. If disturbed, the mature ore deposit will accumulate stones to itself in the crude shape of a golem to fight off intruders. This is what is known as a Ridgeberg. It is supposed that the purpose of the adult Ridgeberg is to accumulate rare ores within its body and to protect the other less mature ore deposits invariably found around it.
The next step in the reproductive process has never been observed but is speculated is that the Ridgeberg crumbles into new Caillasses who will repeat the process, exploring the wilds for a safe place for future ore deposits.
== Diet ==
Being geophages, it is believed that Ridgebergs feed on various ores that they accumulate in their bodies over time. Older species of ridgebergs are known to take on characteristics of the ores they ingest while underground. The process of how they feed is still unknown but is theorized to be by absorbing minute amounts of the ore directly into their bodies.
== Predators ==
Ridgebergs have few predators due to their size and strength except for the largest predators and geophages Welt has to offer. Other races that covet its precious ores however are a much greater threat to the creature, and usually group tactics are the most effective against ridgebergs. 
== Fighting a Ridgeberg ==
Combat data concerning these creatures suggests that defeating them requires blunt force applied to an outcrop that closely resembles a rare ore deposit. Applying force to the outcrop will always result in the Ridgeberg collapsing to the ground for a small moment, before rising once again. The surest way to defeat a ridgeberg is to crush the ore deposit. When defeated, large quantities of precious and semi precious minerals can be retrieved from these creatures.
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