Writing Worlds with Words

Creatures of Ithia: Aquatic.

The Dredger Beast is a large amphibious quadruped with leathery skin, large webbed-claws, and massive shelled crustacean arms with massive pincers.  They have a large, finned tail that helps the Dredger Beast move through water. These creatures were magical constructs that bred out of control.  

Sand Racers are medium sized amphibious quadrupeds with thick shark skins, finned limbs with smaller sharp claws, and sharklike heads with maws of teeth. Sand Racers are fast but not good at turns while on land. Far more agile in water the Sand Racer are highly territorial of their beaches but generally don’t attack humanoids while in water. 

Hamhound are smaller domesticated breeds of Sand Racers bred to be cute, and effective companions for fishermen. These small hammer-headed shark quadrupeds resemble a mixture of corgi and hammer head with otterish fur. They are a little clumsy on land but are loyal and loving companions who can aid in fishing and hunting a like. 

The Depthless Angler is a large nightmarish creature possibly created by the meddling of the Depthless. These creatures generally move on all four of their limbs, have winged arms that when collapsed serve as fins, can glide, swim, and move on land. They have large teeth filled maws, a long antenna with a glowing light, and the ability to use a camouflage like a chameleon. They are extremely quiet for their size and combined with their ability to engage in air, water, and earth make them highly adept predators.  

Coppreign are large copper scaled fish with their heads and spines heavily armored in thick metallic scales that jut out like spikes. They have powerful jaws and are middling predators. They seem to be remotely related to carp and are known as the King of the Carp. 

The Atooni is a massive aquatic reptile with long arms for swimming and a massive island sized shell which helps fuel the Atooni with photosynthesis. They have longer necked and long snouts which they filter feed with bristle teeth. They mainly remain on the surface floating along and most have some degree of structure built upon their back as nomadic cultures saw the mas sacred beasts. Atooni secret excess sugar into the water around them to lure in and aid the growth of other aquatic species. The Greater Atooni is a larger species with a shorter neck and large enough to fit a city. 

The Winged Loom is a large pseudo sea serpent with large wing like fins which it uses to glide through the air when it breaches the surface. The Winged Loom is all aggression with maws of sharp angled teeth acting. They have large barbs on top of their colorful fins and feathering which contains a mild sedative toxin.  

The Electric Loom is a medium sized sea serpent with long spins along their fins. They have web less wings on their size with toxic spines at each tip with potent neurotoxin that causes cardiac arrest in those afflicted. Smaller than the Winged Loom these vicious creatures can, when threatened, unleash an electric current from their bodies, though this is a painful sensation for itself. 

The Zalethian Kraken is a massive creature with a shelled body, large crustacean pincers, and legs, a large head like a snaping turtle, tentacles from their lower tail end which they use to pulse through water or crawl on the seabed. These great beasts embody the powerful traits of octopus and crab in one hulking monster.  

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