Krakens

Krakens are the masters of the seas, titanic squid-like beings of such size and might that they can easily eradicate cities. Feared by almost all coastal communities, Krakens are a legitimate threat to any who would dare despoil the oceans, or those who would defy the will of Shuliak, their maker.

The rulers of undersea civilizations, Krakens are highly intelligent, so much so that most mortals and even some immortals cannot even begin to comprehend their minds' vastness.

## History

At the end of the Year of Wrath, Shuliak crafted the first Krakens from mere giant squid, turning their already gigantic bodies from simple, hadopelagic-adapted flesh, to the raw power of the seas in form of flesh. Ever since their race's birth, Krakens have prowled the ocean, destroying those who draw their ire and blessing those who please the sea.

First properly documented by the sailors of early Kagina, Krakens were seen as messengers of the gods, likewise with dragons and phoenixes. Those few Kagina with the gall to try to defeat, or kill, a Kraken in naval combat brought immense destruction not just upon themselves and their ships, but upon the coastal ports and cities of the early Kagina Empire.

When the Kagina first began to ravage the lands of Merovech and delve into the caverns beneath the surface, the Krakens were the first to respond, creating a massive hurricane that they struck the entire north coast of Kagina with, killing tens of thousands to prevent the Kagina from uncovering the Vault of Kings. Though, whether for good or bad, they failed, and the Kagina plundered the secrets of the beneath and of the Vault of Kings.

## Traits

### Appearance

Krakens were, and are, utterly massive 12-limbed cephalopods. They had four tentacles ending in spade tips, eight arms half as long as their tentacles, which were easily 50 meters in adults and reached 700 meters in the largest Krakens; these tentacles had thorn or claw like protrusions on their underside where they did not have suckers. They had 20 eyes spread across their mantle, each as deep and unyielding as the ocean. Their mantles were around 33 meters in adults, and 451 in the largest members of the race. Their bodies were part flesh and part sea and storm, and as long as they were in contact with water they could reconstitute their bodies, making them unkillable. Their whole being was shrouded in magic; hadalomancy, umbramancy, and hydromancy were part of their being after all; and thus were natural masters of magic from the day they hatch.

### Abilities

Krakens were capable of using their immense size and subsequent strength to punch through metal and obliterate wooden ships. With their mastery of magic, they could whip up storms and unleash the fury of the sea, of the hurricane, of the tsunami; they could easily annihilate entire cities as long as they were coastal. As Krakens were not purely flesh, they could regenerate themselves from the roiling seawater they dwelt in, making them effectively invulnerable unless they were pulled from the ocean. Mud was not spared from their magic either, as it was part water, and Krakens could make swamps from even the driest dirt and soil. While Krakens were naturally capable of flight, they rarely did fly as it meant they could not regenerate. The complexity and vastness of their intelligence was enough to drive those who attempted to observe their thoughts and mind insane. They were immune to bladed and crushing weapons, as their spongy flesh would distribute the impact so efficiently that they could not damage the creature, meaning only harpoons and spears could harm them. They were naturally capable of shapeshifting.