>[!fas-infobox|wikipedia no-th no-title accent] >>[!polaroid] *<center><font size=4>08/02/4361</font></center>* >>![[Polaroid Placeholder.webp]] > >&nbsp; > ## Details > | %%t%% | %%t%% | > | ---- |:-:| > | ✦ **Habitat**|_Temperate, aquatic environments_| > | ✦ **Location** |_Coast off [[Mermaid Grove]]_ | > | ✦ **Resistances & Immunities** |_Immune to Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks_| > | ✦ **Senses**|_?_| > | ✦ **Languages**|_?_| > > >[!footer] > >#### **Blood DC** >> _<center>Very Hard</center>_ # Kraken >[!note|no-title] >#### Gargantuan Monstrosity ><div class="quote">A kraken dreams of casting its tentacles into the heavens and strangling that which birthed it, and when its dream exceeds its reach, it settles for the occasional passing ship.</div> >[!cite|no-title] >### Description >They were akin to squids except larger in size, with a body almost 30 feet (9.1 meters) long. They had a similar body, with a ring of tentacles surrounding a mouth connected to a conical central body. > >Two of its ten tentacles were longer than the rest and had deadly barbs. The kraken had very large eyes, and fins protruded from the upper part of its elongated central body. >[!cite|no-title] >### Behaviour >Krakens were highly destructive and evil creatures. With their strong tentacles and massive strength, they could pull an entire ship down into the ocean. They often completely wiped tropical islands of all life, and deep beneath the ocean. > >Krakens attacked predominantly with their tentacles. They could both constrict opponents and bring them into the reach of the creature's huge jaws. In addition, krakens could also release an enormous cloud of jet-black ink, regenerate severed limbs, and even cast spells. >[!cite|no-title] >### History T>he kraken (/ˈkrɑːkən/, from [[Fylikfold]]: kraken, "the crookie") is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the sea outside of mainland [[Lavitra]]. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow to 10.5 metres (34 ft) in length. > >The kraken, as a subject of sailors' superstitions and mythos, was first described in the modern era in a travelogue by Francesco Negri in 2300. This description was followed in 2334 by an account from [[Korokov]] missionary and explorer Hans Egede, who described the kraken in detail and equated it with the hafgufa of medieval lore. However, the first description of the creature is usually credited to the Breubian bishop Pontoppidan (2353). Pontoppidan was the first to describe the kraken as an octopus (polypus) of tremendous size, and wrote that it had a reputation for pulling down ships. The [[Fortuma|Fortumian]] malacologist Denys-Montfort, of the 12th century DE, is also known for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of gigantic octopuses (Octupi). > >The great man-killing octopus entered Fortumian fiction when novelist Victor Hugo (2466) introduced the pieuvre octopus of Guernsey lore, which he identified with the kraken of legend. This led to Jules Verne's depiction of the kraken, although Verne did not distinguish between squid and octopus. > >Linnaeus may have indirectly written about the kraken. Linnaeus wrote about the Microcosmus genus (an animal with various other organisms or growths attached to it, comprising a colony). Subsequent authors have referred to Linnaeus's writing, and the writings of Bartholin's cetus called hafgufa, and Paullini's monstrum marinum as "krakens". That said, the claim that Linnaeus used the word "kraken" in the margin of a later edition of Systema Naturae has not been confirmed.