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Kraken-eaters know their terriroty like the back of their hands. They generally make their lairs in remote sea caves and abandoned coves known only to the most intrepid sailors. Not only does this isolation given them a chance to escape the scourge of [[Chaos]], it also affords them an excellent point from which ambush. More than one galleon's crew, while sailing in uncharted waters, has mistaken the balding pate of a submerged Kraken-eater for a the carapace of a greater shellback or gelatinous tentacloid drifting towards them. Only when the Kraken-eater stands to its full height with waterfalls of brine cascading from his torso and his shupwrecka club raised high, does their folly become clear. The Kraken-eater will then soon after leave the vessel in shattered flinders as he grabs with his calloused fingers any sailors trying to swim away.{{Fn|1a}} | Kraken-eaters know their terriroty like the back of their hands. They generally make their lairs in remote sea caves and abandoned coves known only to the most intrepid sailors. Not only does this isolation given them a chance to escape the scourge of [[Chaos]], it also affords them an excellent point from which ambush. More than one galleon's crew, while sailing in uncharted waters, has mistaken the balding pate of a submerged Kraken-eater for a the carapace of a greater shellback or gelatinous tentacloid drifting towards them. Only when the Kraken-eater stands to its full height with waterfalls of brine cascading from his torso and his shupwrecka club raised high, does their folly become clear. The Kraken-eater will then soon after leave the vessel in shattered flinders as he grabs with his calloused fingers any sailors trying to swim away.{{Fn|1a}} | ||
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| + | All kinds of [[Mega-Gargant]]s are territorial, though the more active ones see those who stray into their domain as welcome sources of food that has saved them the trouble of a hunt. However, Kraken-eaters tend to begrudge the presence of those who disturb their long, slow thoughts. Some see [[Chaos]] invaders as a hearth-holder sees an infestation of burrowbeasts or iron-eater termites, knowing that if left alone they would multiply one day and pose a serious threat. Others are simply protective of the trophies they've amassed over their years of carnage, and will attack on sight. The sea caves and pillar-cliffs that these Kraken-eaters make their lairs are littered with treasures taken from shipwrecks and ransacked coastal settlements. Amongst these trophies are figureheads, crow's nests, the spiraling tusks of sea beasts, chests of jewels, and cannons stacked high. Together, they form an untidy stash that might look like a mass of broken bric-a-brac to a causal onlooker, but is of great value to the Kraken-eater himself.{{Fn|1a}} | ||
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Kraken-eaters are the oldest and gnarliest of all Mega-Gargants. These giant lords feed on sea monsters on can take on the most dangerous foes without hesitation. Above all, the prize material possessions, seeking to smash entire armies apart in order to seize new trophies for their lairs.[1a]
Longevity
The Kraken-eaters are amongst those rare individuals of the Sons of Behemat that are long in tooth, weather-beaten, and even in certain rare cases possessing genuine intelligence. In their youth, they've experienced plenty enough battles, and haven eaten their fill of men, duardin, aelves, orruks they now seek solitude and the abundant harvest of the sea. To them it is sufficient enough to simply sit alone on an outcrop and watch the dawn sun rise or take the weight off their aching joints by submerging themselves in deep water and prowling the coastline.[1a]
Territory
Kraken-eaters know their terriroty like the back of their hands. They generally make their lairs in remote sea caves and abandoned coves known only to the most intrepid sailors. Not only does this isolation given them a chance to escape the scourge of Chaos, it also affords them an excellent point from which ambush. More than one galleon's crew, while sailing in uncharted waters, has mistaken the balding pate of a submerged Kraken-eater for a the carapace of a greater shellback or gelatinous tentacloid drifting towards them. Only when the Kraken-eater stands to its full height with waterfalls of brine cascading from his torso and his shupwrecka club raised high, does their folly become clear. The Kraken-eater will then soon after leave the vessel in shattered flinders as he grabs with his calloused fingers any sailors trying to swim away.[1a]
All kinds of Mega-Gargants are territorial, though the more active ones see those who stray into their domain as welcome sources of food that has saved them the trouble of a hunt. However, Kraken-eaters tend to begrudge the presence of those who disturb their long, slow thoughts. Some see Chaos invaders as a hearth-holder sees an infestation of burrowbeasts or iron-eater termites, knowing that if left alone they would multiply one day and pose a serious threat. Others are simply protective of the trophies they've amassed over their years of carnage, and will attack on sight. The sea caves and pillar-cliffs that these Kraken-eaters make their lairs are littered with treasures taken from shipwrecks and ransacked coastal settlements. Amongst these trophies are figureheads, crow's nests, the spiraling tusks of sea beasts, chests of jewels, and cannons stacked high. Together, they form an untidy stash that might look like a mass of broken bric-a-brac to a causal onlooker, but is of great value to the Kraken-eater himself.[1a]
Sources
- 1 Battletome: Sons of Behemat (2020)
- 1a: Kraken-eater Mega-Gargants, pg. 26-27
