Origin
It spends most of its life under the sand, so its eyes and nostrils shifted upward and its skin became exceptionally smooth.
Appearance
A compact sandy spirit made of four thick blocks: a head, a body and two short rear segments; ochre stripes mimic ripples.
Signature ability
Blunt-Snout Lunge
A lunge from ambush: 130 damage and the target is Exposed for 3 s. A pair of Duneboas evolves into Cableboa.
Passive trait
Subsurface Ambush
While Duneboa is Hidden in a sand or narrow Field, its first Strike ignores part of the target's Armor.
Moves
Sidewinding Burrow
Shade / Maneuver
Slips beneath the surface and becomes Hidden.
Blunt-Snout Lunge
Signature move
Instinct / Strike
A sudden, short grab from ambush.
False Trail
Shade / Field
Creates several fake movement paths.
Sand Tremor
Resonance / Reaction
Senses an approach and answers an enemy dash.
Evolution
Line E-23: From Sand to Pipes
Duneboa → Cableboa
Condition: moving into warm tunnels, pipes and utility cavities.
The ability to move through dense material remains, but the skin loses its sandy ripples and gains lengthwise markings. Heat sensitivity sharpens for hunting through the thin walls of utility lines.
