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In Persian mythology, the Roc (also spelled Rukh) was a gigantic bird of such strength, it preyed on elephants for food. It was a large, white-feathered bird. The Roc is most well known from Sindbad the Sailor's encounter with one in ''One Thousand and One Nights''. Some scholars think the Roc is a distorted account of the Aepyornis (also known as the Elephant Bird), a giant (now extinct) 9 foot tall flightless bird from Madagascar, as some early explorers reported these creatures and thought them to be the chicks of larger, yet unseen birds.
In Persian mythology, the Roc (also spelled Rukh) was a gigantic bird of such strength, it preyed on elephants for food. It was a large, white-feathered bird. The Roc is most well known from Sindbad the Sailor's encounter with one in ''One Thousand and One Nights''. Some scholars think the Roc is a distorted account of the Aepyornis (also known as the Elephant Bird), a giant (now extinct) 9 foot tall flightless bird from Madagascar, as some early explorers reported these creatures and thought them to be the chicks of larger, yet unseen birds.


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Latest revision as of 06:59, 5 May 2024

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Roc
Job: White Mage/Bard
Family: Rocs
Family 2: [[:Category:{{{family2}}}|{{{family2}}}]]
Family 3: [[:Category:{{{family3}}}|{{{family3}}}]]
Crystal: Light
Weak against: Ice Ice
Resistant to:
Immune to:
Absorbs:
Notorious Monster
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EXP Party Type: Verification Needed
Zone Level Drops Steal Spawns Notes
Sauromugue Champaign 55 1 A, S
~30,000 HP
??? MP
Nyzul Isle
Floors 41 - 59
Unknown 1 A, S
??? HP
??? MP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound;
HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing
JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants
Spawn Conditions Companions/Summons
  • N/A
Special Abilities Passive Traits
  • N/A
Physical Qualities Magical Qualities
  • N/A
Sauromugue Champaign NMs

Historical Background

In Persian mythology, the Roc (also spelled Rukh) was a gigantic bird of such strength, it preyed on elephants for food. It was a large, white-feathered bird. The Roc is most well known from Sindbad the Sailor's encounter with one in One Thousand and One Nights. Some scholars think the Roc is a distorted account of the Aepyornis (also known as the Elephant Bird), a giant (now extinct) 9 foot tall flightless bird from Madagascar, as some early explorers reported these creatures and thought them to be the chicks of larger, yet unseen birds.