User:Emptylord/Custom creatures/Harpagornis

The sky's only aggressive predator is the argentavis, followed closely by the defensive dimorphodon, and then a plethora of skittish birds and flying reptiles (ignoring the occasional Onyc that escapes a cave). The skies are just too passive! I'm also opposed to changing the argentavis for two reasons, (1) the argentavis is already well established as a pack mule/carrier; and (2) the argentavis was believed to be a teratorn - i.e. a vulture - and I would rather the argentavis got reworked in that direction rather than made into a bird of prey (considering it featured poor aerodynamics, an elongated neck and hooked beak, and was believed to be built for high-endurance scavenging.)

Basic Info
If the argentavis were upgraded to more-resemble a vulture, the harpagornis could get away with re-using the existing argentavis model with only minor modifications.
 * Appearance

Harpagornis have an exceptional aggression radius during the day, and will likely see you before you see them, but have a noticeably reduced aggression radius at night, which is the only time of day they will land.
 * Encounter

Harpagornis are naturally aggressive toward skittish creatures (e.g. gallimimus or pteranodon) and unmounted humans, but will also become aggressive toward defensive herbivores and small-medium sized carnivores if they are isolated or wounded. While not immediately aggressive to most creatures, they will often lock on and follow creatures around for an extended length of time.

Mounted humans will be tracked based on the status of their mount.

Their attacks rend, preventing the target from sprinting for a short duration and enabling them to stay in range.

Domestication

 * Stats
 * Combat - Similar stat distribution to the Argent.
 * Offense: Moderate base damage and attack speed.
 * Defense: Moderate health and moderate armor.
 * Carry Weight: Moderate-to-high.
 * Flying: Comparable flying and sprinting speed to the Argent. Sprinting endurance is very poor.


 * Usage
 * W Movement - Capable of moving forward. Turns using facing directly, with a turn rate slightly better than the argentavis.
 * LMB.svg - Wounding Talons. The powerful talons of the Harpagornis wound its attacker, preventing them from sprinting and jumping for short duration (similar to the Araneo's spit).
 * RMB.svg - Dive. Similar to the Rhino, the Harpagornis can charge in a given direction (minimal turning capability while active). The movement speed and damage of this ability rapidly increase over the first few seconds. Stamina is only used to activate, and does not continue to drain while active. Can only be used in a downward direction.
 * C - Grab. Same limitations as the Argentavis.


 * Roles
 * Dive Bomb - Capable of dealing Rhino-tier damage from the skies.
 * Aerial Mobility - While limited to a downward direction, Dive can be used to move from A to B much faster than sprinting with an argent.
 * Meat Gatherer - While not as effective as the Argentavis, it is more efficient than the pteranodon for harvesting corpses.

The following are relative to those found on the Argentavis' article:
 * Gathers