Ancient Guard

This article does not represent actual in-game mechanics!It was created for the 2022 mythical creature contest.The article is exempt from wiki rules on false information. If it does not finish within the top three of the contest, it will be turned into a legacy article.

### Names

Ancient Guard(ian), Guard, Ruined Guard(ian)

### Behaviour

aggressive, will attack players unless befriended

## **History**

Long ago in villages which name has been lost to time the Ancient guard was a common ally. This friendly creature would protect people and animals from hostile enemies. For a long time humanity was prosperous with these creatures by their side.

The humans wanted more though, they wanted to conquer, they wanted money and supplies. Their greed corrupted them so much they resorted to hunting and destroying the guardians for rare materials. The last of the guardians fled to high mountains where they lay dormant for centuries.

## Current Day

Now these Ancient Guards have reawakened after many years. With the pain from the past these broken hearted creatures are severely dangerous and will attack anyone who gets near. Luckily they're only located in high mountains so they shouldn't be a problem for most.

## About

These creatures while very ruined are still extremely dangerous. They're very slow because of their injuries but what they lack in speed they make up for in strength. The Guards are known to throw players many blocks away, and due to their environment cliffs and other steep falls are close-by making it very dangerous to fight. They are also known for slamming their fist on the ground which creates shockwaves and sends people in the air, and watch out when you fall there's often sharp rocks on the ground making your landing much more painful. With all these close ranged attacks it has you'd think it would be smart to fight it from afar, well that wont get you much anywhere if you tried. The Ancient Guards are made of hard rock, most projectiles are useless against it.

There is a secret to these creatures bodies, they are able to heat themselves in response to extreme danger. not only will it be more difficult to get close because of the extreme heat, but also lava will start to seep out of its cracked body. With this most of its base attacks will have some sort of fiery new twist on them.

## Befriending

If you are able to battle and defeat it the guard will enter a sleep like state. During this state you can finish it off and get materials or you can befriend it. This befriending process is extremely intensive. To gain this creatures trust once again you must fix its broken state. This will cost many stone, quartz, iron blocks, and more. Though after the process the reward should be beneficial. The guardian will now be in a rebuilt state which is similar to how it looked all those years ago. The guard will now defend your nation from other hostile mobs that may appear and perhaps any enemy players. Be careful not to accidentally hit your new friend, it will not hesitate to hurt you back.

## Other

After many battles you may find your new friend a bit damaged, you will start seeing deep cracks in its body. To fix this just give it some stone and iron and it will recover itself.

This creature is highly susceptible to an ancient weapon resembling a hammer. The recipe has long been lost, though with this creature coming back perhaps the recipe will too..? For now its main weakness seems to be pickaxes.

As a Nature lover if you hold a flower or a similar looking plant the guardian will start to follow you, though it should not leave the borders of its set nation.

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