Changes: Kappa

Latest revision as of 21:35, 6 February 2011

General

Kappa are bipedal turtles with multiple eyes and beak-like jaws that serve the Sea Spirit Zhu Hanuku.

They tend to habitate near water (or locations that used to have water) and fitting with their preferred element all Kappa are hydromancers, i.e. conjurers of Water Magic.

Kappa are obviously inspired by the Kappa of Japanese mythology, which are "water imps" that usually resemble turtles.

In game all Kappa are simply labeled "Kappa", but they vary in habitat, size, levels, skills, and drops. For easier identification in this wiki these different types are sometimes referred to by a sobriquet according to the type of Kappa Shell they drop:

Region	Kappa (Sobriquet)	Shell Type	Level
Shing Jea Island	Kappa "Hatchling"	Kappa Hatchling Shell	1
	Kappa	Kappa Shell	6
	"Elder" Kappa	Elder Kappa Shell	10
Kaineng City	"Ancient" Kappa	Ancient Kappa Shell	20
Jade Sea	"Archaic" Kappa	Archaic Kappa Shell	23

The sobriquets (Hatchling > Elder > Ancient > Archaic) imply that Kappas can reach great age (possibly in the hundreds or even thousands of years). Obviously their power (level) increases with their age.

Skill Progression

Shing Jea Island			Kaineng City	Jade Sea
Lv1	Lv6	Lv10	Lv20	Lv23
Hatchling	Kappa	Elder	Ancient	Archaic
Turtle Shell				Turtle Shell
Ice Spear				Ice Spear
	Water Attunement			Water Attunement
		Ice Spikes
			Rust
			Mind Freeze
			Enervating Charge
			Conjure Frost
				Blurred Vision
				Shatterstone

Note that the Level 20 Kappa from Kaineng City almost have a completely unique set of skills compared to other Kappa.

Trivia

According to Sujun on Shing Jea Island, the collective noun for a group of Kappas is a pride and they are very fond of cucumbers.

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+[[Image:Kappa.jpg|thumb|200px|A typical Kappa]]
-__NOTOC__
-{{monster-stub}}
-{{BeastInfo |
-| name = {{PAGENAME}}
-| image = [[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|175px]]
-| species = [[Turtle]]
-| prof = [[Elementalist]] | icon = [[Image:Elementalist-icon.png]]
-| level = 1, 6, 10, 23}}
-==Description==
-These bipedal turtles are masters of [[Water Magic]]. They come in groups, and are very dangerous in large numbers. Level 1 Kappas are not aggressive, although they will attack, too, when in a group with a higher level Kappa.
-==Locations==
+== General ==
+[[Kappa]] are bipedal turtles with multiple eyes and beak-like jaws that serve the Sea Spirit [[Zhu Hanuku]].
-*[[Shing Jea Island]]
-**[[Kinya Province]] (level 1 & 6)
-**[[Haiju Lagoon]] (level 10)
-**[[Panjiang Peninsula]] (levels 1 & 6)
+They tend to habitate near water (or locations that used to have water) and fitting with their preferred element all Kappa are [[hydromancer]]s, i.e. conjurers of [[Water Magic]].
-*[[Maishang Hills]] (level 23)
+Kappa are obviously inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Kappa (mythical creature)|Kappa]] of Japanese mythology, which are "water imps" that usually resemble turtles.
-==Skills Used==
-*[[Blurred Vision]] (level 23 only)
-*[[Conjure Frost]]
-*[[Ice Spear]]
-*[[Shatterstone]]
-*[[Turtle Shell]] ([[monster skill]])
-*[[Water Attunement]]
+In game all Kappa are simply labeled "Kappa", but they vary in habitat, size, levels, skills, and drops. For easier identification in this wiki these different types are sometimes referred to by a sobriquet according to the type of Kappa Shell they drop:
-==Items Dropped==
-*[[Archaic Kappa Shell]] (level 23)
-*[[Bone]]
-*[[Elder Kappa Shell]] (level 10)
-*[[Kappa Hatchling Shell]] (level 1)
-*[[Kappa Shell]] (level 6)
+{| class="stdt"
-==Trivia==
+! Region !! Kappa<br>(Sobriquet) !! Shell Type !! Level
-*''Kappa'' is a "water imp" creature in Japanese mythology. They usually resemble turtles. See also: [[Wikipedia:Kappa (mythical creature)|"Kappa" on Wikipedia]].
+|-
+! rowspan=3|[[Shing Jea Island]]
+|[[Kappa (level 1)|Kappa "Hatchling"]] || [[Kappa Hatchling Shell]] || 1
+|-
+| [[Kappa (level 6)|Kappa]] || [[Kappa Shell]] || 6
+|-
+| [[Kappa (level 10)|"Elder" Kappa]]|| [[Elder Kappa Shell]] || 10
+|-
+! [[Kaineng City]]
+| [[Kappa (level 20)|"Ancient" Kappa]]|| [[Ancient Kappa Shell]] || 20
+|-
+! [[Jade Sea]]
+| [[Kappa (level 23)|"Archaic" Kappa]]|| [[Archaic Kappa Shell]] || 23
+|-
+|}
+The sobriquets (Hatchling > Elder > Ancient > Archaic) imply that Kappas can reach great age (possibly in the hundreds or even thousands of years). Obviously their power (level) increases with their age.
-==Notes==
-*See the article on [[Turtle Shell]] for strategies for countering it.
+== Skill Progression ==
-[[Category:Elementalists]] [[Category:Turtles]] [[Category:Maishang Hills]]
+{| class="stdt"
+! colspan=3 | [[Shing Jea Island]] || [[Kaineng City]] || [[Jade Sea]]
+|-
+! Lv1 || Lv6 || Lv10 || Lv20 || Lv23
+|-
+! Hatchling || Kappa || Elder || Ancient ||Archaic
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3| [[Turtle Shell]] || || [[Turtle Shell]]
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3| [[Ice Spear]] || ||[[Ice Spear]]
+|- align=center
+| ||colspan=2| [[Water Attunement]]|| ||[[Water Attunement]]
+|- align=center
+|colspan=2 | || [[Ice Spikes]] || ||
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3 | || [[Rust]] ||
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3 | || [[Mind Freeze]] ||
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3 | || [[Enervating Charge ]] ||
+|- align=center
+|colspan=3 | ||colspan=2| [[Conjure Frost]]
+|- align=center
+|colspan=4 | || [[Blurred Vision]]
+|- align=center
+|colspan=4 | || [[Shatterstone]]
+|}
+Note that the Level 20 Kappa from Kaineng City almost have a completely unique set of skills compared to other Kappa.
+== Trivia ==
+*According to [[Sujun]] on Shing Jea Island, the collective noun for a group of Kappas is a pride and they are very fond of cucumbers.
+[[Category:Bestiary]]