Raptor de Fer

name = Guerrier de Fer Raptor caption = A Guerrier de Fer raptor, from The Forge of War height = 10' length; 15' wingspan weight = 1,250 lbs. lifespan = Infinite (theoretical)

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Designed by Maison Bombardier, the 'Guerrier de Fer raptor' is an aerial version of the Guerrier de Fer. Like the Guerrier de Fer titan though, the Guerrier de Fer raptor is of limited intelligence. Guerrier de Fer raptors fought during the Dernière Guerre, though because of their mithril construction, were hard to make and a rarity in the field

After the creation and mass production of their Guerrier de Fer titans, Maison Bombardier was looking for more constructs to sell to the Cinq Nations during the Dernière Guerre. Under the guidance of the first Merrix de Bombardier, Maison Bombardier began producing Guerrier de Fer raptors. These aerial constructs served as ideal counterparts to Aundairian Faucon-dragon squads and Thrane wyvern-riders. Because of this, the Guerrier de Fer raptors were sold primarily to Brelande and Cyre

In order to enable it to fly, Guerrier de Fer raptors had to not only be infused with magic, but also designed from mithril in order to significantly decrease their weight. Because of this, Guerrier de Fer raptors were never put into mass production, and only a few hundred were constructed over the entire course of La Dernière Guerre.

After the creation of the Guerrier de Fer, though, production of the Guerrier de Fer raptors ceased. Rumors exist that a handful of sentient Guerrier de Fer raptors may exist, created as prototypes by Maison Bombardier.

The Guerrier de Fer raptor is 10' long, and has a wingspan of almost 15'; with the majority of its length due to its elongated neck and beak-like head. It has four dragonfly-like wings, designed from leather stretched across a metal frame. These wings allow it to hover in the air, and can be used for a wing buffet attack. When on land, it stands on six insectoid legs. The primary material for its construction is mithril. While this makes the Guerrier de Fer raptor unusually light for its size, it also makes it more difficult to create due to the scarcity of mithril.

Like their Guerrier de Fer titan cousins, the Guerrier de Fer raptors have limited intelligence. They are capable of following orders and making rudimentary decisions in the field, but are not able to string together complex thoughts.

Guerrier de Fer raptors are aerial strafing machines, attacking enemy aerial units with fluid movements. They were designed to not only harry enemy air attacks, but to dive bomb both ground troops and defensive fortifications.

Early designed Guerrier de Fer raptors carried a large leather pouch slung under their body, which containing small boulders for bombing attacks. The pouch only held half a dozen boulders, allowing a raptor to make only six rangeld attacks, or two full rounds of strafing. Later models incorporated additional magic in their construction that allowed them to carry pouches full of fist-sized rocks that magically grew into boulders as the raptor launched them. These later models had, for all practical purposes, an infinite supply of ammunition.

Guerrier de Fer raptors also had resistances to acid, cold, electricity, fire, and sonic attacks.