[Day 24] Zibga, the Coral Fortress

Zibga, the Coral Fortress

(I base this entity on a prompt from Evlyn Moroau's Mythos Entity Generator)

In the western outskirts of Sarkash, Zibga had been sleeping beneah the earth for aeons, when a chance series of events brought it into the light of day, such as it is in that part of the world. A great storm had uprooted trees, leveled cottages, and uncovered Zibga. Several gigantic oaks had grown on top of it, keeping it dormant. Waiting.

The entity was slowly waking up under the cold sun, basking in the warmth of animals, when Griel came along. Griel was looking for musrooms after the storm, and never expected to see a wonder like Zibga.

Zibga is a multitude of organisms, a colony of tiny polyps building great structures of mineral, when it is awake. The structure it builds is an opulent castle with concentric courtyards, buttresses, spires and balconies. As of yet it has only begun this process, awakened by Griel’s body heat as he explored the stirring reef. The structure does not yet have a point of entry. Griel believes one will appear when the Inhabitant descends from above.

Griel has secluded himself from the world with a piece of Zibga he has brought back. Here he feeds it water and warmth from small animals he captures, or his own if he has no hunting-luck. The new Zibga grows slowly but steadily, turning Griel’s hovel into an opulent wonderland. Griel believes that he must keep this theft a secret from the Inhabitant, as he reasons that Zibga is not meant for mortals. He has no evidence for this, or even the Inhabitant's existence, but his faith is nigh unshakable.

Griel isa frail man in his fifties. His hair is patchy and his frame bent. He has penetrating green eyes, and behaves like a man with a secret.

Hp: 250, Morale: -, no armor, Attack: see below.

Special: Zibga sucks 1 point of Toughness and Agility per exploratory round. It only takes 1 point of damage from attacks.

Griel

Hp: 6, Morale 8, no armor, Sling 1d4, knife 1d4