Pasecelf

**Pasecelf** is a huge monster species from the supersters family. It is the fourth-largest identified monster species by overall size (behind forester metal-eater, scrimceuson and mikongon). Males can reach up to 8 meters in height, up to 15 meters in length and weigh up to 7 tons, though the average specimen is between 12 and 14 meters in length and weights about 5 to 6 tons. Females are usually much smaller and typically don't reach 11 meters in length. Pasecelf is in most scenarios the tertiary consumer on land and only needs to be careful on coastlines, where it can be hunted down by a sea tiger. A pasecelf is able to attack, kill and feed on most animals living in its habitat. Because of their disposal and their widespread geographical distribution, pasecelf and the common forester are the two monster species responsible for the largest amount of recorded attacks on sentient races.

### Geographic distribution

Apart from the Bahama and Hajsedeshka reserves in the south of Pakino, the species is very rarely spotted in the trigocian subcontinent. A large population of many, adult specimens, sometimes exceeding 13 meters, and even huge males 14.5 meters in length lives in the dense forest in the state of Huminda. Smaller populations also inhabit the border between Pakino and Wingled in the Zembontors area. In the past, pasecelfs were present in most of Drimolandia, but in the present they only remain in protected areas like the Tezoh National Park, where there are also large populations of the mud monster. In the northern Maon pasecelfs thrive exceptionally, especially in the very large system of waterlogged forests around Chashingma, where large specimens of 12 meters and more in length are not a rarity. Their number in that population is estimated to be between 10 000 and 20 000. In the eastern Wagara, a large population also large inhabits the gesuen thicket in Uluruah. It is estimated that about 8000 specimens are hiding in the thick jungle, however ones over 11 meters in length are a rarity.

In both Maon and Uluruah, pasecelfs coexist with the endangered mashan monster. Pasecelfs in Maon and Ulurah continue to thrive, but in most other eastern Wagara countries their situation is not ideal. In the Wiermas no specimen has been spotted for over half a century, while in Banor, Valgam, Cugoi and Fucja the populations have taken a hit after the popularization of firearms. Probably the only nearby country still providing sufficient shelter for pasecelfs is Almondia, where a stable group with many large specimens lives in the Imbilanas. Pasecelfs also live in the Ancient Forest, where their largest population is located of unknown numbers, but not in the same areas where forester metal-eaters are present. Pasecelfs have once inhabited all of Wagara's core Developed East territories from the Graphite Mountains to the Central Plains, however their current situation is uncertain. For a long time they were not seen in Whelandia, but currently inhabit e.g the Great Jungle in the northern part of the country (the northernmost pasecelf population) and the banks of the Passipi river in the south.

They are still met in some areas of Flierstate, Railawna, Ogirania and the south of the Animal Country, including the municipal areas of the nation's largest cities of Bombadira, Plushetto and Cattown. In Bowleria there is a very small number of resident pasecelfs due to the scarce and small forested areas. But with it spanning the Central Plains which connect the western and eastern Wagara, migrating pasecelfs are often seen. On Lamos and Vanira, where they coexist with the smaller species of short-jawed swimmer, there are isolated populations present. On the island countries of Teminoo and Wumblini there are small, genetically disctinct populations as well. Despite many individual populations being in danger, thanks to their widespread distribution pasecelf is the least endangered large monster species worldwide, and their numbers are growing.

### Features

Pasecelf belongs to the supersters family, along with the mikongon and the scrimceuson. It can reach up to 48 km/h in a dash, it is also capable of emitting very loud roars reaching even 140 to 160 dB. Pasecelf has characteristic spiky and thick scales covering its entire body. Those scales are very durable and can supposedly even hold off gunfire from some firearms. Pasecelf also has very developed front limbs. Each of them has four fingers equipped with four very sharp claws of over 30 cm in length. This species has opposable thumbs, very unique when compared to other closely related species, but their function remains unknown. Its long arms can at times allow it to move semi-quadrupedally. Several slashes of its claws can successfully disable even a large animal. Their skin is usually of a grey-and-white color, while their eyes are orange or red.

Young pasecelfs have a bleak bright grey uniform with bright yellow stripes on their abdomens and tails. This coloration lasts for their several first years. Pasecelf's teeth are large and wide, most of them are naturally unstable and grow at unusual angles. They often break during hunts and are quickly replaced with new ones. A pasecelf has 74 teeth. The species also represents a large level of intelligence, being renowned as one of the three most intelligent monsters along with the topog and the mikongon. It has great memory and has been found to actively adjust its hunting strategies depending on the weather conditions and prey availability. It is one of only five animal species in the world to have osteophanine in its blood, meaning it cannot be killed via the means of an intravenous poisoning (sans by using the Holy Mixture).

### Diet and ecological role

Pasecelfs always hunt alone. When they become hungry, they immediately search through their area for prey. They have a great sense of smell. Thanks to the amazing capabilities of their brains, they have a near-perfect sense of spacial smelling, allowing them to instantly identify the exact location of the source of a smell. Then they hide in thick vegetation for a few hours, waiting movelessly for the opportunity to strike. In cases of small prey, pasecelf is able to quickly kill it by impaling it with one of its claws or crushing it with its jaws. The effort is much bigger in case of large prey. Pasecelf first lunges at the animal and slashes it multiple times using its claws, causing deep wounds. Then it bites into the bleeding wounds, tries to roll the prey onto their back and eventually kills it by biting its neck if it has not bled out from the slashing wounds by that time.

An adult pasecelf needs on average about 50 kg of meat daily to survive. It swallows small prey without chewing, with larger prey it eats carefully, beginning from the fat and meat. Pasecelf's preferred prey in the Ancient Forest is large herbivorous fauna. In the populations living in the Developed East and the eastern Wagara, they have to make multiple hunts per day due to the prevalent lack of large prey. Their diet consists of most animals found in their habitats. They do not hunt their own kind, other species of intermediate or large-sized monsters, adult obauks and animals too small for them to pay attention to such as insects and minor lizards. Except for some areas of Whelandia and Bowleria where it co-exists with its cousin mikongon, pasecelf is the largest land predator in its areas of occurrence.

### Natural enemies

Pasecelf only has natural enemies on the coastline of the Bright Blue Sea, where on an extremely rare occasion it can be snatched and devoured deep in the seawater by a sea tiger (which was not even scientifically documented until the first verified observation as late as 22 015 PCE).

### Man-eater cases

Pasecelf is considered an unusually dangerous and aggressive monster species. It holds second place on the list of most dangerous monsters behind the common forester. Between 22 010 and 22 015 PCE, 218 individuals were confirmed killed by pasecelfs in the Developed East. There are some disturbing cases of true, calculated man-eating individuals which took a liking to the meat of sentient beings and favored it over their natural prey. In the early 21 970s, one of the Ogiranian districts was terrorized by the so-called "White Charlie", who killed over 90 people in 3 years and was never captured. Some of the most recent cases include a female dubbed "Bad Girl", who broke out of her cage in Monster Park and killed 22 before being shot, and a wild male dubbed "Perfect Killer", who killed 16 within 9 months in the Kwakenpiohen municipality area before being killed in an airstrike.

Perhaps the most haunting account of man-eating pasecelfs comes from the Seventh Plush-Ogiran War, where in March 21 955 during the fights of Bustello animals pushed the defending human army into a damp area, where they were surrounded. For three weeks, the humans refused to surrender. On the night of March 21, a mass coordinated attack of a few dozens of pasecelfs ravaged through the camps of the exhausted soldiers. When in the morning the formation of animals returned to the site, they found no resistance at all and only 40 of the 2000 human soldiers still alive. The high victim numbers of the common forester and the pasecelf are correlated to the fact that these two species are the only large monsters to have such a widespread geographical distribution, naturally leading to more possible encounters with humans, talking animals and machines.