Changes: Rider

Revision as of 00:19, 13 December 2006

StormRider — The Storm Rider, a typical Rider

Riders are magical creatures that resemble a floating jellyfish with a thorny shell, multiple tentacles, spider-like eyes and a gaping mouth below the shell. They were first unleashed upon the earth by Sybitha, a power-mad mage mentioned in the quest The Ranger's Path.

Characteristics

Riders tend to be very fragile physically, but also tend to be lethal spell casters. With the exception of Smoke Walkers, all riders in the game are Mesmers and a pack of more then 3 will make any party think twice as they excel in interrupts, hexing, health degeneration or energy drain, or a combination of these techniques.

On the weakness side, keep in mind that Riders ...

are fleshy creatures.
are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
leave a corpse behind.
are not undead.
can be knocked down (despite floating).

Items dropped

Riders may drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):

Collectable Drops	Rider Eyes
Crafting Materials	?
Salvage Items	?

Known Sub-Types

Riders can be found all over Tyria except in the Shiverpeak Mountains.

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Region	Sub-Species	Trophy
Ascalon	7 Storm Rider	Stormy Eye
Maguuma Jungle	12/17 Wind Rider	Ancient Eye
Crystal Desert	20 Storm Kin	Shriveled Eye
Ring of Fire Islands	24 Breeze Keeper	Molten Eye
Rift (Fissure of Woe)	24 Smoke Walker	Umbral Eye

For an alphabetic list of all Riders, including bosses, see also: Category:Riders

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-[[Category: Bestiary]]
 [[Image:StormRider.jpg|thumb|160px|The [[Storm Rider]], a typical Rider]]
-[[Rider]]s are magical creatures that resemble a floating jellyfish with a thorny shell, multiple tentacles, spider-like eyes and a gaping mouth below the shell. They were first unleashed upon the earth by [[Sybitha]], a power-mad mage mentioned in the quest [[The Ranger's Path]].
+'''Rider'''s are magical creatures that resemble a floating jellyfish with a thorny shell, multiple tentacles, spider-like eyes and a gaping mouth below the shell. They were first unleashed upon the earth by [[Sybitha]], a power-mad mage mentioned in the quest [[The Ranger's Path]].
 ==Characteristics==
-[[Rider]]s tend to be very fragile physically, but also tend to be lethal [[spellcaster]]s. With the exception of [[Smoke Walker]]s, all riders in the game are [[Mesmer]]s and a pack of more then 3 will make any party think twice as they excel in [[interrupt]]s, [[hex]]ing, [[health degeneration]] or [[energy]] drain, or a combination of these techniques.
+'''Rider'''s tend to be very fragile physically, but also tend to be lethal [[spell caster]]s. With the exception of [[Smoke Walker]]s, all riders in the game are [[Mesmer]]s and a pack of more then 3 will make any party think twice as they excel in [[interrupt]]s, [[hex]]ing, [[health degeneration]] or [[energy]] drain, or a combination of these techniques.
-On the weakness side, keep in mind that {{PAGENAME}}s ...
+On the weakness side, keep in mind that Riders ...
 *are [[fleshy creature]]s.
 *are susceptible to all [[condition]]s, incl. [[bleeding]], [[poison]] and [[disease]].
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 ==Items dropped==
-{{PAGENAME}}s may drop the following [[loot]] (besides gold and various weapons and items):
+Riders may drop the following [[loot]] (besides gold and various weapons and items):
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-For an alphabetic list of all [[{{PAGENAME}}]]s, including [[boss]]es, see also: [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}s]]
+For an alphabetic list of all [[Rider]]s, including [[boss]]es, see also: [[:Category:Riders]]
+[[Category: Bestiary]]