Great Mountain Tyrant

The Great Mountain Tyrant, as the name suggests, is a ruler of the mountainous regions of Northern Lemuria. Although preferring coniferous and open grasslands, these massive tyrants have several unique adaptations for tackling the rough terrain of the uplands and the mountains themselves. Longer, stronger arms than other tyrannosaurs ending in large hooked claws help stabilize and pull them up obstacles, and thick, powerful tails provide necessary balance. The foot pads of these tyrants are especially strange for a tyrannosaur. Instead of tough skin, millions of hair-like structures cover the soles, similar to the feet of geckos. This cannot fully adhere the tyrant to surfaces, but it does provide greatly increased traction on uneven terrain.

Like all Mordaxtyrannids, Great Mountain Tyrants possess crests on the ridges above their eyes. These horns are accompanied by a much larger nasal horn. These large, intimating horns, as well as their crimson coloring, gives them a truly hellish appearance.

Mountain Tyrants form packs of up to 6-8 individuals and their young, led by a dominant female. Chicks usually leave their birth pack after their fourth year, filling a mesopredator niche, but will eventually form gender specific packs once they begin to hunt larger prey. Female juvenile packs break up as members leave to take over male juvenile packs.