Pelagic Guardian

The Pelagic Guardian is an Eldritch type that appears in the Cove. Arrayed in the armor of the Old Gods, these hulking, upright cephalopods single-mindedly defend their brethren and the uncanny, sunken ruins they have claimed as their own.

Behavior
These grueling adversaries will almost always guard an ally before taking any other action, ensuring their pelagic brethren that they may inflict both physical and psychological horrors upon their enemies from behind the safety of its abyssal defender. This, combined with its high protect and health, make it a nuisance that cannot be ignored, and should be dealt with by inflicting Blight or Marking for increased damage.

Octocestus does not do much damage, but does inflict bleed. Plague Doctor's ability to cure bleed and inflict blight make her invaluable against this type of foe. Uniquely among average-sized monsters, this one will not trigger any stall penalties when left alone, not stress damage nor reinforcement call - as long as the heroes can deal with its continuous bleed attack, it can be used easily to restore health and remove stress without camping.

The Guardian is one of the few enemies that will not cause stress or summon reinforcements if the hero team spends too long killing it, in deference to its very high PROT value. Use this as an opportunity to stunlock it as the last opponent and heal up.