Arken Mohran

Arken Mohran are massive Elder Dragons that live in polar seas, using their enormous horn to push through ice sheets, they first appear in Monster Hunter Northward.

## Physiology

Arken Mohran resemble their desert dwelling cousins, being much closer to Dah'ren they have a single large horn projecting out the top of their head but also a similar structure of the chin making a more axe like shape, the shell is a deep dark blue in colour, lightening a little on its belly, the shell on it's back is much thicker than other Mohrans with large amounts of blubber to retain head under it, this shell is also encrusted with ice and salt crystals which must be chipped away at to access the back.

## Behaviour

Arken Mohran are relatively passive like their cousins, mostly roaming the seas looking for anything to eat, this changes when they approach shore and the more limited space makes them more territorial, attacking aquatic monsters and boats on occasion, when this happens it's often cause for celebration as any ships brave enough to chase it will often return with rare ores that collect on it's back, again similar to its desert cousins but not so widely done as there are fewer suitable vessels in the north.

## Ecological Information

### Placement in the Food Chain

Arken Mohran sits comfortably at the top of the aquatic food chain in the northern seas, only other elders like Ceadeus pose a threat.

### Special Behaviours

Arken Mohran can sometimes be seen in the distance from the Frostbound Cliffs, carving it's way through the ocean ice.

## Abilities

Other than its immense physical strength, Arken Mohran has a few unique abilities.

Along it's back are various vents, including one large 'blowhole' near its shoulders, these vents are used to release salt from it's back which can be explosive, knocking unwary hunters off it's back. The blowhole can fire boulders of accumulated salt similar to the other Mohrans rocks.

Arken Mohran can produce a weak electric charge that it can pass through its body which it can charge and dispel, if a hunter is caught on it's back when it uses this they will take a significant amount of damage.

## Quest Stages

The Quest begins with a cutscene, the ship leaves Minado Village as an Arken Mohran pulls up alongside and rams the ship before jumping over as the ship turns into the open sea to fight.

### Stage 1

Stage one plays out similar to the usual Mohran fight, using cannons and ballistae to attack, binders and the gong to restrain, boarding the back and using the dragonator when possible, as well as using the new equipment on the ship.

After reaching a health threshold another cutscene plays as Arken knocks the ship onto an ice sheet in the Fjords and begins to approach.

### Stage 2

This stage differs more from the other mohrans, Arken Mohran moves through a longer section with a number of shipwrecks dotting the edges, it's back is completely broken and much easier to navigate making this a better time to mine its back, new mining spots are also revealed here. As Arken Mohran moves along the fjord, it crushes the ice causing it to sink down making a potentially deadly trap if a hunter fell in, as it moves along the path, old siege equipment or hunters own weapons can be used to attack the monster until it reaches the end where it becomes roughly the same as the Final Showdown of previous Mohrans, ending with a Slay or Repel.

## Breakable Parts

Arken Mohrans back is made up of lots of individually breakable fragments of encrusted material on its Shell, these do not offer rewards but open up the back for boarding and mining.

* Horn: The Large Horn is chipped down about a third of its length.
* Lower Jaw: The large chin structure is chipped down similarly to the main horn.
* Head: The top of the head breaks like on Dah'ren Mohran.
* Forelimbs(x2): The arms shell and claws are chipped.
* Blowhole: Removes built up material from the blowhole and temporarily prevents large rocks from being shot out.

## Quests

 **Client:** The Captain
 **Notes:**

## Notes

* The material named Arkenstone was coincidentally the same as the Arkenstone from the Hobbit but since I realised I have added a reference in its description.
* While Arken Mohran will not enter the Frostbound Cliffs, it can sometimes be seen in the sea off in the distance.