Live Pterodactyl
Type
Creature
Secrets
Lord John captured it using a bell-shaped cane cage to protect himself.
Abilities
- •Flight
- •Aggressive group hunting
- •Stealing food
- •Emits a putrid and insidious odor
Usage Costs
Requires being fed putrid fish to remain alive and cooperative.
Origin Story
Indigenous to the isolated plateau; this specific specimen was captured as a chick by Lord John Roxton.
Power Source
Biological
Restrictions
Extremely dangerous and prone to panic in enclosed spaces.
Current Status
Escaped from the Queen's Hall in London; last seen heading south and west over the Atlantic.
Plot Relevance
The ultimate proof presented to the scientific world in London, silencing all skeptics.
Evolution Potential
None
Physical Description
A loathsome flying reptile with ten-foot leathery wings, red eyes like burning coal, and a long mouth filled with shark-like teeth.
Timeline
The Stolen Supper
A pterodactyl swoops down and steals the party's dinner from their fire.
Discovery of the Rookery
The party finds a volcanic pit filled with hundreds of pterodactyls.
The Pterodactyl Attack
The creatures attack the party after Challenger exposes himself at the rookery.
The Night Attack
Pterodactyls attack the party in the woods, wounding Summerlee and Malone before being driven off by Lord John's gun.
Capture of the Chick
Lord John uses a cane cage to capture a young pterodactyl from the rookery to bring back to London.
The Queen's Hall Revelation
Challenger reveals the live creature to a packed audience, proving his claims beyond doubt.
Escape of the Pterodactyl
The creature panics, flies through an open window in the hall, and escapes into the London night.
