Krusulu

**His Mighty Sharpness Krusulu the Crystalline Beast** is giant crystal Behemoth who according to legends once lived deep underground in the Bashir Mines. It is believed that Krusulu helped the moon elves of Bashir escape their sun elf masters by sending his sword maiden to their aid and collapsing the mines.

## History

For countless eons the great Krusulu slept undisturbed in his lair deep under the hills of Em-Bashir. Then the elves came to the lands of Bashir, looking for veins of makanite and digging for the makanium that laid inside. These elves worked together, and Krusulu remained undisturbed. After a few hundred year a great catastrophe befell the elves which forced some of them to remain underground. At first these elves were celebrated as heroes, but over the generations they would be turned into a slave cast by the greed of their kin. Then the whipping started, which caused moist drips of blood to seep into the ground. There these drips slowly found their way through the cracks and soil until the reached the lair underneath and the fell on the body of Krusulu. All those above knew was that a earthquake happened that day, but unknowns to them the Crystalline Beast had began to wake.

Another set of centuries passed by, and the elves had dug deeper and deeper until they eventually reached the depths of Krusulu's lair. A young moon elf by the name of Hyanda Wandershrew was the first to reach the lair of the beast. She was terrified at first, but the thought of the cat's nine tails coming for her if she returned empty handed motivated her to go deeper into the dark cave. There she saw a great and terrific sight: a mass of radiant purple crystals protruding into every direction. With pickaxe in hand she slowly approached, taking her time with every step to avoid falling slipping in the darkness around her. Then the pile of crystals opened its eye and began to move. Hyanda hastily ran for cover as the thing's movements caused a debrief to fall from the ceiling. The eye looked around the room, searching for her and asked in a sharp voice "Who has disturbed the great and mighty Krusulu?". The moon elf answered from her hiding spot "It was m...me! I am so so sorry oh great and mighty one!". "Why are you here, so deep under ground, me?" the beast asked. "Uhhh... My name is not me..." she laughed nervously "It is Hyanda... Hyanda Wandershrew! And I am here to mine..." "Then leave! There is nothing of value for you to mine!" The mighty Krusulu commanded. "I... I can't oh great and mighty Krusulu! If I return empty handed I will be whipped by the overseer..." She responded as she crept out of her hiding spot. Krusulu, at first annoyed by this puny intruder now began to think. This might be his one opportunity to achieve his desire. The desire that every behemoth has. The desire to enter and take over the dream. Trying to sound sincere, Krusulu went on to the naïve elf "Whipped by the overseers? Eons ago I did fell a great sorrow in the world above me, but I could never place was caused this pain before. Is it really that bad?" "Oh yes it is great one... We are whipped and kept in the mines all our lives until we can dig no more..." she said woefully. "This is a disgrace! I shall lend you my strength, brave maiden!" Krusulu said. "Oh thank you! Thank you so much! How can we ever repay your kindness?" Hyanda said as she approached the beast. Krusulu could barely contain his joy as he said "Oh don't worry about repaying me, Hyanda Wandershrew. Just touch my horn with the palm of your hand and together we shall save your people." Hyanda laid her palm on the horn as instructed. The earth around her began to shake and as Hyanda realized her mistake the crystal horn shot through her hand. From this crystal shard Krusulu's being flowed into Hyanda, their two beings becoming one with their minds fighting for control of one body, becoming the Sword Maiden of Krusulu.

Now in control of Hyanda's body, the sword maiden flicked her hand and with a simple spell Krusulu's old body exploded into a magical vortex which power caused the caves around it to collapse. The sword maiden marched to the top, taking charge over the terrified moon elves by slaying a sun elf that screamed at her. The moon elves, thinking this was a riot, joined her in the marching slaughter to the top. The maiden and the survivors reached to top, stepping into the crimson light of Indeko for the first time in their lives. The maiden told them how they were saved by His Mighty Sharpness Krusulu and then dissapeared into the forest, chasing his one wish: To take over the Dream.