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's unclear what these creatures are or were they came from. Some believe that these creatures were ordinary octopus until The Ancestor opened the Portal and awoke The Thing. As its corruption and malevolence started to leak into the seas, it began twisting and mutating the aquatic fauna. One of the more crazier and farfetched theory implies that these creatures were once human until they were sacrificed by a Pelagic Shaman to the Pelagics’ Sea Goddess, with the survivors becoming their perpetual guardians.

Such theory isn't entirely implausible, in light of the many unholy, fungal infected, bloodsucking and nightmarish horrors that stalk the Estate. The memories of their long-gone humanity may have persevered through their darkest moments, unable to control their melancholy for they know the Estate is no longer their home. Since this was not first time or the last that Pelagics have performed such heinous acts on humanity, it's fair to assume their ranks will continue to bolster at the behest of fallen heroes.

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