Pelagic Guardian

The Pelagic Guardians are hulking, upright cephalopods arrayed in the armor of the Old Gods, and single-mindedly defend their brethren and the uncanny, sunken ruins they have claimed as their own.

It unclear were what these creatures are or were came from, some believe some say that these creatures were ordinary Octopus until Ancestor open the Portal and awoke Thing, it evil and as the corruption started to leak into seas, it began to twisting and mutating local sea life. One of the more crazier and farfetched theory says that these creatures were once human until they were sacrificed by Pelagic Shaman to the Pelagics’ Sea Goddess and those who survived became this ritual became these guardian beasts.

Considering that there are so many of unholy, fungal infected, bloodsucking, or other nightmarish horrors that stalk the Estate were human once in some form or other makes this theory not so far-fetched as it seems. Especially since this was not first time or the last that Pelagics have done such things to humans for their sinister purposes.

Behavior
The Pelagic Guardian is an Eldritch type that appears in the Cove. 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 their 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 stunlock it or otherwise deal with its continuous bleed attack, it can be used easily to restore health and remove stress without camping.

Note that this creature is unique in that it is the only size 1 creature that you can keep fighting against without worrying about gaining stress or enemy reinforcements for taking too long to kill it. Therefore you can use it, ideally with a stunner, to stall-heal hp and stress.

Abilities
Apprentice =

Veteran =

Champion =

Related Enemies
Cove: The Pelagics
 * Pelagic Grouper
 * Pelagic Shaman
 * Sea Maggot
 * Deep Stinger
 * Uca Major

Bosses
 * Siren

Cove: The Drowned
 * Drowned Thrall
 * Squiffy Ghast

Bosses
 * Drowned Crew
 * Drowned Anchorman