Geush Urvan

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Geush Urvan
Job:	Black Mage / Monk
Family:	Buffalo
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Crystal:	Ice
Weak against:	Water
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Spawn Type:	Forced
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Spawn Location

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Uleguerand Range		Buffalo Hide (0) Buffalo Horn (0) Buffalo Meat (0) Toreador's Cape (100%) ~27,281 gilError creating thumbnail: File missing	~316 gilError creating thumbnail: File missing	1	A, L ??? HP
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

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Notes:

• Spawned by trading a Haunted Muleta to the ??? at (L-7), which states, when checked, "a scrap of cloth flutters wildly in the wind..."Error creating thumbnail: File missing
• Normal attacks made by Geush Urvan ignore shadows and cause a slight knockback, which temporarily stuns the target. Can do more than 1,000 damage per melee hit.Error creating thumbnail: File missing

• A useful strategy is to kite the monster.

• Special Attacks: Bindga, Paralyga, Rabid Dance, Counterstance, Blizzard IV, Blizzaga III.Error creating thumbnail: File missing
• Does not posses fast cast, but casts spells frequently.Error creating thumbnail: File missing
• Immune to SilenceError creating thumbnail: File missing and Sleep.Error creating thumbnail: File missing
• Susceptible to BindError creating thumbnail: File missing and Gravity.Error creating thumbnail: File missing
• Has increased Movement Speed, unsure the exact amount, could be about 12%. Error creating thumbnail: File missing

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Historical Background

In ancient Persian mythology, it was believed all the spirits of animals which were sacrificed to the gods would be absorbed into a divine entity called Geush Urvan. This entity was considered the protector of all animals and on Earth. It was considered to be the power of the Earth given the form of a bull. In Zoroastrianism, Geush Urvan was demoted to be simply the personification of all animals. According to Mithraic legends, it lived on Earth for 3000 years, meaning the true power of the universe resided there, belonging to the Earth. However, the god Mithras/Mitra killed Geush Urvan, resulting in its power transferring to the heavens, belonging to the Gods (this shift from Earth-based power to Sky/Heaven-based power is an archetypal switch found all over Old World religious mythology/history. This story has the hallmarks of one religion coming in and overwriting another). The corpse of Geush Urvan then transformed into every type of animal and plant found on the Earth. Geush Urvan is Persian for "soul of the bull/ox/cow".