Balar

A Monster of the Aberration Type commonly found in underground environments connected to Nibiru, frequently seen in conjunction with Eyebaals and other Aberrations that trace their origins to Vaeln'shyrra. They are sometimes known in regional parlance as Nothics, though the origin of this term is unclear. They are thought to trace their origin to the Demon God and former Overlord Balor (after whom they are named), who operated out of what is now the Five Jewels, prior to the Sundering of Thule. They remain most common in this territory.
Balars possess a number of uncanny abilities, but are best known for their eyes; each has a single, massive, partially-compound eye which is capable of generating a destructive magical effect when fully opened. The exact effect varies from one Balar to the next, but is most commonly a "rotting" necrotic force that causes the focused-on object or creature to begin to rapidly decay. Other known effects include a desiccating effect, heat ray, cold ray, electrical bolts, raw force, and psychic pressure. Balar cannot normally change what effect they generate in this manner, though some mutants are capable of developing additional abilities they can swap.
Perhaps most disconcerting is that their originating deity is fond of treating them as something akin to minor prophets, bestowing them with secret knowledge. However, this knowledge is usually utterly unremarkable. It has more to do with the Witness's whimsy than any particular goal... at least as far as anyone can determine. However, many Balars take this divine insight as of critical importance. Others are mentally destabilized by it; it often takes the forms of secrets about those around them and can be hard to discern from personal suspicions.
Balars often possess a deranged laugh that can be traumatizing to hear when unleashed in full; this is not merely a manner of speech. Their laughs can convey psychic energy, causing harm to those around them. This is, however, not their normal laughter and something most commonly reserved for combat.
Balars are a thin, wiry species that often looks emaciated or deformed to human sensibilities. They appear hunchbacked, their limbs unusually long, with powerful, inhuman legs that resemble those of an animal and leave them walking on the balls of their elongated feet normally. Their arms are exceptionally long and can easily touch the ground from their normal, hunched posture. Both hands and feet are tipped with wicked claws and short spikes grow along their spines and seemingly at random along their upper backs and the back and top of their heads. They have a short, vestigial tail that's little more than a curl at the base of their pelvis. Despite their appearance, they are monstrously strong; their internal musculature is highly mutable and capable of exerting tremendous, hydraulic pressure if need be by redistributing and restructuring muscle mass stored in their back hump.
The species does not have a consistent method of locomotion and frequently shifts from bipedal to quadrupedal to knucklewalking in accordance with the needs of the moment and personal whim.
Category:Canon
Category:Gaean
Category:Balar
Category:Monster