Petramand

A Petramand

Petramands (Japanese: アラネア, Aranea) are stony arachnoid creatures in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They bear resemblance to the Forfex family, but have a sac on their stomach much like Scirpos. Like them, they are considered Insectoids. They can be found in all regions, usually in caves, magma or lava, and canyons.

Description

"Spider-like creatures that exist on a diet of specific minerals, which they melt for consumption using acid secreted from their abdomens. Though most will not attack living organisms, there have been rare cases of mutants with carnivorous tendencies."

"After laying eggs, the female will carry them in her mouth until they hatch. The hatchlings spend their larval phase atop their mother's body, and upon maturation, they attach themselves to flying creatures such as the levitath, moving as far away from their maternal home as possible."

Color Variants

Petramands fall into five color variants:

• Yellow petramands have a blue-gray shell and a yellow acid sac. They can drop Golden Petramand Silk.
• Green petramands have a light gray shell and a green acid sac. They can drop Silver Petramand Silk.
• Orange petramands have a dark gray shell and an orange acid sac. They can drop Malevolent Petramand Silk.
• Purple petramands have a dark green shell and a purple acid sac. They can drop Black Petramand Silk.
• Lava petramands have a gray shell and glowing-orange limb tips and acid sacs. They can drop Black Petramand Silk.

List of Petramands

Name	Variant	Type	Location	Time	Weather	Level
Terbium Petramand	Lava	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Scandium Petramand	Green	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All
Europium Petramand	Purple	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Neodymium Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Promethium Petramand	Lava	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Holmium Petramand	Green	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Samarium Petramand	Orange	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All
Lantern Petramand	Green	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Ceres Petramand	Green	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Lutetia Petramand	Green	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Thulium Petramand	Orange	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Praseodymium Petramand	Purple	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	21 - 30
Lutetium Petramand	Lava	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Gadolinium Petramand	Orange	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Caesar, the Hundred-Eyed	Yellow	Tyrant	Primordia	Anytime	All	68
Candelario, the Bronze	Green	Tyrant	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	47
Eisen, the Ebon Rock	Orange	Tyrant	Cauldros	Nighttime	All	51
Piernus, the Scorcher	Lava	Tyrant	Cauldros	Daytime	All	57
Truppe, the Ceaseless Dark	Purple	Tyrant	Cauldros	Nighttime	All	53
Malium Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Prometheus Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All
Ytterby Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Dysprosium Petramand	Lava	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Erbium Petramand	Orange	Normal	Cauldros	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Unruly Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Oblivia	The Ultimate Price	All	38
Dread Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Primordia	An Ancient Legend route A	All	39
Bruiser Petramand	Yellow	Normal	Primordia	An Ancient Legend route B	All	39

Etymology

• Petramand contains the Latin petra, meaning rock or stone.
• The Japanese name Aranea comes from Latin arānea, meaning "spider".

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