Meerquartz
Natural basis: meerkat + quartz whiskers
- Role
- ScoutController
Stands sentry for hours, senses large animals approaching well in advance, pinpoints the direction of underground movement and raises the alarm through an intricate system of poses and whistles.
Origin
Colonies lived on hard, stony plains, and their sensitive whiskers began picking up the faintest tremors in the ground and air.
Appearance
A round cream meerkat sentry with a dark mask, short arms and legs; four thick turquoise crystals stand in for whiskers.
Signature ability
Quartz Click
80 damage (×1.5 against a Marked target), Marked for 3 s and Hidden removed.
Passive trait
Quartz Watch
As long as Meerquartz does not attack, its vibration detection range grows every turn.
Moves
Crystal Whisker
Resonance / Support
Reveals movement underground and behind thin barriers.
Sentry Whistle
Resonance / Support
Gives allies a reaction bonus against an approaching enemy.
Quartz Click
Signature move
Mineral / Impulse
A precise, weak hit that strengthens Marked.
Colony Dive
Mineral / Maneuver
Quickly ducks into a burrow and changes position if it spotted the threat in advance.
Evolution
A complete form: this species does not evolve in the first generation.
