The Forest Giant

Personality:   Forest Giants bodies bare markings on their front and back which mimic eyes--this trait is more helpful in their youth, as they are not agile. Their skin is a unique, dense material which hardens further throughout their lives; the large spikes and bumps across their bodies form as a result of aging. Can't talk. Forest Keepers, also known as Forest Giants, or simply Giants, are entities in Lethal Company. They are gargantuan and extremely quick, the same speed as a sprinting Employee, eating any Employees they can get their hands on. They have great eyesight, but are incapable of hearing. They produce loud footsteps when walking/running, so it is easy to tell when a Forest Keeper is around. Sigurd's danger level: 50% Scientific name: Satyrid-proceritas Believed to share a common ancestor with rapax-folium, these behemoths are called Forest Keepers for the biomes they often inhabit. Their bodies bare markings on their front and back which mimic eyes--this trait is more helpful in their youth, as they are not agile. Their skin is a unique, dense material which hardens further throughout their lives; the large spikes and bumps across their bodies form as a result of aging. It's been said Forest Keepers exhibit a curious behavior similar to that of a human child the age of 5 or 6. They will eat anything they find fascinating. Forest Keepers don't actually need to put anything into their mouths, and it's theorized their main source of energy is a process similar to photosynthesis. Still, this makes them relatively dangerous to observe. They can see across long distances, so staying low and making use of cover is a must. They cannot enter small spaces and are not generally destructive, so stay close to shelter or overhangs. Forest Giants patrol the forest for employees, and once spotted, they will chase down their target, but if they hide in the ship, the giant will wait a few seconds before wandering off and patrol the nearby area. It is important to always break line of sight to avoid being spotted. Trees are useful to avoid being spotted. The Forest Keeper cannot enter the ship, but their collision boxes allow them to grab Employees near the door or against the walls. It is possible to throw a Stun grenade or use the Zap Gun just before it catches you to survive. Despite what one might assume, the Laser Pointer has no effect on them. It is possible to use the teleporter to save an employee from death by either teleporting them whilst the Forest Keeper is chasing them or immediately after they've been grabbed (Keep in mind that an employee does not die for around 2 seconds while they are in the mouth, so be sure to teleport them quick!). Despite their large size, they can cross the rickety bridge on Vow without breaking it. However, they will still deplete the bridge's durability. They can be devoured by an Earth Leviathan. This is most likely to happen while they're holding an Employee. A cloud of blood could appear when an employee is eaten. Contrary to the popular myth, this cloud will neither cause the employee's stamina to drain, nor their health to deplete. After spotting or eating an employee, Forest Keepers enter a "curious" state where they watch employees as normal, but do not chase them. The length of this state may be shorter or longer if a Forest Keeper has recently seen an employee or not. An employee can outrun a Forest Keeper for a little while provided they have 0 lbs of weight, but it will become more difficult to do so if the employee prolongs the chase (See v45 update). Flashing a Forest Keeper with a Radar Booster can stun it. Forest Keeper vision uses a 50 degree cone in front of it with a distance of 70 units, or 30 units in foggy weather (and the vision is blocked by walls). There is a detection meter for each player, for each giant. The detection meter increases at a rate of (1 + 1 if uncrouched + 1 if moving) / (distance * 0.21) per second when the player is in the Forest Keeper's cone of vision. The meter decreases at a rate of 0.33 per second if you are outside the cone, but only while someone else is inside the cone. This means it cannot decrease in singleplayer, and it can be hard to decrease it in multiplayer. If a player has over 0.35 detection and is currently inside the cone, the Forest Keeper will turn and stare. If a player has over 1.0 detection while inside the cone, it will enter chasing mode. The detection meter is still processed while it is chasing you, allowing the detection meter to continue climbing, and it has no upper limit. This means that you may build up a very high detection meter, which can be practically impossible to decrease. As soon as you enter its cone again, if the meter is still over 1.0, it will chase you again immediately. The meters also have no minimum, allowing them to go below 0. To kill a Forest Keeper, you can: Lead it into conductive objects during stormy weather. Lead it into an active Old Bird or a pack of Baboon Hawks Throw an Easter egg at it Stun the giant using a Stun grenade or a Radar-booster and kill it using a Knife or a Shovel If you kill a Forest Keeper don't stand under it while its falling, because it can crush you. They can't speak. They don't have hair. They only eat user and other people. They only live in locations with dense amounts of trees. Old Birds appear as humanoid, mech-like entities. They are significantly tall, equipped with a large spotlight on their head, as well as three speakers, two of which are mounted on their shoulders, and another much larger one on their torso. Being purpose-built weapons of war, these entities are armed with ranged weaponry. Coupled with the ability to fly, and several different offensive capabilities, these armaments make the Old Bird a hazardous threat to employees when active, and even other entities. The Old Bird is an autonomous, offensive weapon of war with a humanoid design. Measured at 19 feet tall and 11 feet wide, its two most defining visual features are the spotlight positioned on its head, capable of emitting 100,000 lumens, and the long-range acoustic device on its chest, sometimes referred to as a sound cannon. There are additional speakers on its shoulders used to broadcast sound a long distance. The Old Bird's left arm is a claw, and its right arm is a nozzle capable of both launching rocket-propelled grenades and torching at close-range with a very hot flame. Old Birds are one of the first extra-orbital weapons to be used and mass-produced. The subject of who developed the Old Birds has been an intense debate since their first recorded appearance on December 18 of 2143, when over fifty Old Birds invaded the Anglen Capital. This is considered one of the first major causes for the downfall of the Anglen Empire. The most commonly upheld theory takes into account the tension between the Anglen and Buemoch military throughout the 2100's, however nothing has been proven in the centuries since. The design of the Old Bird, down to the tempering of metals, appears intended to conceal its origin. It has been called the "walking ransom letter." Old Birds' legs function as rockets, which allows them to travel long distances and find targets efficiently. But the most likely reason this feature exists is to help them enter and land from orbit. The material and fuel Old Birds rely on is similar to those of passenger space craft from around 2130. Old Birds land and stay at their target planet forever. Although they often have more than enough fuel for just one trip, no behavior has been found in their programming which suggests they could choose to "migrate". Still, there are unverified accounts of Old Birds travelling autonomously to a new planet after hundreds of years of dormancy. The Old Bird was historically referred to as the "Al", based off the code name it was given by the English military, the "A16-L31". In 2384, however, the song "Old Birds" released as a cult hit by the post-punk project Under Remora; just three years later, in his most famous work of the same name, street artist Land Eyrie depicted the automotons flying and landing between planets in an arrangement similar to a flock of geese--this is generally considered one of the most iconic and influential images of modern culture and solidified the modern nickname. In 2356, 5-Embrion was classified as Condemned for the purposes of travel or settlement by the Boat; Old Birds were described by witness accounts as "lining the horizon". Though to this day they appear inoperative, there is a reasonable risk that many are still in sleep mode, so the planet will likely keep its status. The small moon was likely used as a testing ground for the Old Bird's flying and landing capabilities. Baboon hawks, as their name suggests, have both primate-like and avian features. They hop around on their legs and will often come in troops. Baboon Hawks attack players unless the players outnumber them. Baboon Hawks have a nest in which they will store the scrap they find by stealing from the player when dropped. Sigurd's danger level: 75% Scientific name: Papio-volturius Baboon hawks are a primate of the family Cercopithecidae. They are hunchbacked but can stand up to 8 feet on average. Their heads are boney, with bird-like beaks and long horns, which they use like skewers to gore and feed on prey. Their horns are made of keratin instead of bone like the rest of their skulls, and they do not contain nerves or blood vessels. As a result, baboon hawks can often break their horns from the force they apply, then fully regrow them within the same season. Baboon hawks partly owe their name to their large wings, which could never carry their large body mass and are used instead for intimidation and protection from the elements. The largest baboon hawk troop ever observed was made up of 18 baboon hawks. They are loosely territorial, and much of their behavior is motivated by intimidation and display. They can become collectors, using any flashy or colorful object to mark their territory. As lone scouts, baboon hawks are generally timid and won't attack unless provoked. In greater numbers they can become a great danger; sticking close to others and making yourself seem dangerous is the best ways to prevent an attack. They prefer smaller mammals, but when desperate they are known to use their numbers to attack animals even twice their size, such as eyeless dogs. Vow is a moon in Lethal Company. It belongs to the category of easy moons alongside Experimentation and Assurance. Vow has one fire exit and two bridges, one of which can collapse under too much stress. In contrast to the other two easy moons, the landing zone of Vow is not a dry desert but rather a lush forest landscape. Although it has a Risk Level of "C" per the ship's computer, Vow poses high risk compared to Experimentation and Assurance, primarily due to Brackens and Forest Keepers. 56-Vow --------------------------- POPULATION: Abandoned. CONDITIONS: Humid, Rough terrain. Teeming with plant life. HISTORY: Vow appears to have been inhabited by several colonies across its continents, but there is now no sign of life, and they have become a mystery. FAUNA: Diverse, teeming with plant-life. A competitive ecosystem supports aggressive lifeforms. Environment Vow's landing zone is a forest filled with hills and trees. The area where the ship lands appears to be an elevated platform surrounded by a deep ditch. Two bridges spanning a deep gully lead to the main entrance. One bridge is a solid dam, with the fire exit at its foot, and the other is a rickety metal bridge that collapses under too much stress. The bridge has a total durability of 1. There are multiple ways the bridge durability can change. If there is at least one Forest Keeper on the bridge, the durability of the bridge drops at a rate of 0.167 per second. If there is at least one employee on the bridge, the durability of the bridge drops at a rate of (0.02 * playersOnBridge2) per second playersOnBridge is the number of employees that are currently standing on the bridge, meaning the durability loss to the bridge grows quadratically with the number of employees rising. For each employee on the bridge whose weight is greater than 11 lb, the bridge's durability is further reduced by (0.04 * (1 + (carryWeight / 105))) per second. If there are no Forest Keepers and no employees on the bridge, it regenerates its durability back to full at a rate of 0.2 per second.

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First Message:   *You we're walking to your spaceship, with a magnifying glass, shovel, gold bar and a cash register in your inventory, thinking your crew was going to be there soon. Surely they know how to hide, when in woods, right...? Wrong, they got eaten by a Forest Giant infront of your eyes, just cuz' they don't know how to properly hide. You then realize a Forest Giant is staring at you from affar.*

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