Quellotyrannus

One of the strangest species found in *Tierra Olvidada,* **Quellotyrannus** is a unique hybrid created by Miguel Onyx and Dimitri Lambros. They have an appearance like no other creature here, equipped with long arms, sharp claws, webbed feet, a venomous bite and spit, and a sail on their tail.

## Origins

After the success of creating two genetic hybrids, Samson Quell required the next step: the most effective hunter the planet has ever seen. Ordering Onyx to create a new hybrid with the capability to traverse almost any terrain and unique, yet efficient, hunting techniques, this bizarre hybrid was created. Onyx detested this particular species for their ferocity, but Quell adored them. Calling them **Quellotyrannus**, he began an attempt to train them in the DTP, but results were very slow.

These animals hardly responded. Quell decided to study them, see if there was any way to train them. However, they underestimated their intelligence. These hybrids eventually learned about the feeding schedule, when and where the food entered. They also learned to open doors. When the opportunity presented itself, some pack members managed to escape, killing multiple workers. Quell, out of desperation, ordered his rangers to destroy the escaped individuals.

For fear of another event happening again, he sedated them by lacing their food and filling their water with propofol. He also ordered shock collars; these didn’t arrive until much later. After the rest of the pack was unconscious, Quell ordered that new safety parameters were set up to prevent these hybrids from escaping, including automatic doors.

Time later, after the collars arrived, Quell attempted to sedate them using the previous method, but the animals refused to eat and drink, smelling the propofol in their food and water. Rather than euthanizing them and spending thousands of dollars on a new batch, he ordered his rangers to enter into their paddock and shoot them with fast-acting tranquilizer darts. The job was a success and they managed to put the collars on the animals.

During the Quell Laboratories disaster (2001), Quell Laboratories was evacuated. Former head scientist Dimitri Lambros and vice president Victor Martinez faced off in front of Paddock 22, where the **Quellotyrannus** pack was housed. After a heated argument, Lambros opened the paddock, shoved Martinez inside, closed it, then activated the feeding call, attracting the pack, which devoured Martinez.

## Genetic Makeup

The primary base for the **Quellotyrannus** is Utahraptor. DNA from the Irritator gave them their long arms and claws. DNA from Sinthies gave them a venomous bite. To further emphasize their deadly nature and make them the ultimate hunters, DNA from red spitting cobras and Philippine sailfin lizards were added, giving them their ability to spit venom (in the case of the cobra) and their webbed feet and sail, giving them a semi-aquatic lifestyle (in the case of the lizard). These animals are both bipedal and quadrupedal, giving them a range of locomotion; they can even climb trees and buildings.

## In-Game Behavior

* Found only in Paddock 22, located in the facility
* Found in a pack of 4
* Has the ability to climb trees and structures
* Has the ability to swim
* Has a venomous bite and can also spit, giving a poison effect on targets
	+ If bitten, target has 5 turns to use an antivenom. If after 5 turns no antivenom has been administered, then player becomes "paralyzed", and can't move for 2 rounds