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| − | A '''lurg''' is an amphibian native to the area of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]].{{ref |
+ | A '''lurg''' is an amphibian native to the area of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|twok|16}} |
== Appearance & Traits == |
== Appearance & Traits == |
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| − | Lurgs have six legs that allow it to cling to rocks as it moves about.{{ref |
+ | Lurgs have six legs that allow it to cling to rocks as it moves about.{{book ref|twok|16}} Their skin is brown and green and appears slick. This slickness is likely due to the mucus that it secretes. A lurg moves by jumping quickly from place to place, leaving spots of mucus behind it. A lurg's eyes are located on near the center of its back. |
== Niche & Habitat == |
== Niche & Habitat == |
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| − | A lurg feeds on insects that come out during a rainstorm.{{ref |
+ | A lurg feeds on insects that come out during a rainstorm.{{book ref|twok|16}} Lurgs will find a crevice in the rock spin themselves a cocoon out of silk, making it spherical with their hands. The container is water-tight, sealed by the lurg's mucus, but will dissolve during a rainstorm so the lurg can come out to hunt. |
| − | Due to this unique trait, children often go hunting for lurgs to pour water on them and dissolve the cocoon, tricking the lurg into running about.{{ref |
+ | Due to this unique trait, children often go hunting for lurgs to pour water on them and dissolve the cocoon, tricking the lurg into running about.{{book ref|twok|16}} The children also sometimes keep them for pranks, such as putting a lurg into someone's bathwater. |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revisión del 19:07 29 ago 2014
A lurg is an amphibian native to the area of Alethkar on Roshar.[1]
Appearance & Traits
Lurgs have six legs that allow it to cling to rocks as it moves about.[1] Their skin is brown and green and appears slick. This slickness is likely due to the mucus that it secretes. A lurg moves by jumping quickly from place to place, leaving spots of mucus behind it. A lurg's eyes are located on near the center of its back.
Niche & Habitat
A lurg feeds on insects that come out during a rainstorm.[1] Lurgs will find a crevice in the rock spin themselves a cocoon out of silk, making it spherical with their hands. The container is water-tight, sealed by the lurg's mucus, but will dissolve during a rainstorm so the lurg can come out to hunt.
Due to this unique trait, children often go hunting for lurgs to pour water on them and dissolve the cocoon, tricking the lurg into running about.[1] The children also sometimes keep them for pranks, such as putting a lurg into someone's bathwater.