Sea Scorpion
A two-metre armoured predator of shallow seas and estuaries, built from shell and rage, bearing snapping pincers and thrashing armoured limbs capable of crushing and cutting without mercy. It haunts tidal shallows and river mouths, striking at creatures on the water's edge with terrible speed. Coastal and riverine communities fear it so deeply that sailors carve charms against its name.
Key traits
- Reaches two metres in length, heavily armoured across its entire body, with large snapping pincers and powerful thrashing limbs.
- A carnivore that drags prey from the waterside with sudden, devastating speed, crushing and cutting through flesh and bone alike.
- Inhabits shallow seas and estuaries, particularly tidal zones and river mouths where land and water meet.
- Extremely aggressive by nature; it does not retreat and does not require provocation to attack.
- So feared by coastal communities that sailors carve protective charms against it, though the efficacy of such measures is widely doubted.