霍拉克斯（horax）

南方战士

翻译：lightsaber
校对：南方战士

horax 霍拉克斯

Homeworld:
Nelvaan
母星：
内尔万

Size:
Over 15 meters
体型：
超过15米

Diet:
Carnivorous
食性：
肉食

衍生宇宙



Horaxes are enormous reptilian creatures native to the world of Nelvaan. A fully grown horax stands over 15 meters tall at the shoulder. They are solidly built quadrupeds with thick, knobby skin. The carnivorous reptile has a mouth filled with sharp teeth, but none are more impressive than the four enormous saber-like fangs that protrude from the monster's maw. A horax has a set of shovel-like horns at the end of its snout, which it uses to uproot entire trees and split open siltcrawler burrows to eat entire hibernating colonies whole. Horax tails are long, heavy, lined with sharp spurs and end in a club of dense bone.
霍拉克斯是原产于内尔万星球的巨大爬行动物。一头完全成熟的霍拉克斯站起来后，其肩高超过15米。它们是身体结实的四足动物，其凹凸不平皮肤很厚。这种爬行类食肉动物有张布满利齿的嘴，但最令人叹为观止的，是从这种猛兽嘴里伸出的四根巨大剑状尖牙。霍拉克斯在口鼻部末端有一对像铲子一样的角，可用于连根拔起整棵大树，凿开裂口爬虫的洞穴，吃光整个冬眠的虫群。霍拉克斯的尾巴又长又重，布满尖刺，末段是一根密度很高的骨棒。

Thankfully for the denizens of Nelvaan, horaxes are rare -- a dying breed not faring well with the climatic changes the planet is undergoing. Due to their huge size and territorial nature, only one horax is ever encountered within a large area of the planet, and its size makes it easy to detect upon approach.
令内尔万居民谢天谢地的是，霍拉克斯很少见——这个物种无法适应这颗行星正在经历的气候变化，开始走向灭亡。由于他们体型庞大，而且天生就有领地意识，因此在这颗行星的一片广大区域内永远只能遇到一头霍拉克斯，而其体积让人刚靠近就能很容易发现它。

The native Nelvaanians of Rokrul village have discovered that a horax is repelled by the scent given off by a special elixir made from the tail scales of the creature. One scale can produce enough of the pungent mixture to paint a perimeter around their village that lasts an entire Nelvaanian year. This protective ring has become an important element in the tribal culture of the Nelvaanians. Each year, young Nelvaanian males are sent to find a sleeping horax and return with a tail scale. Doing such is a rite of passage, granting that Nelvaanian into the upper ranks of the village's warrior scouts.
当地罗克鲁尔村的内尔万人发现，用霍拉克斯尾部鳞片制成的一种特殊藥剂能散发出一种气味，这种气味能赶跑霍拉克斯。一张鳞片分泌的刺鼻混合物就足够在村子周围画一圈，持续一整个内尔万年。在内尔万人的部落文化，这种保护圈已成为重要的元素。每年，年轻的男性内尔万人会被派去寻找一头沉睡的霍拉克斯，取回一张尾部鳞片。这么做是一种通过仪式，准许内尔万人进入本村战士侦察兵的上层。