TTRPG creations: 128/365: Enchanted Cobalt Collector Crab

Enchanted Cobalt Collector Crab

 From the depths of the subterranean lake it breaches the black, blue water. Its long limbs leave deep gouges within the sand. Clicking and clattering crashes throughout the caverns as it shuffles onto the natural stone. The massive cobalt carapace is thicker than a man's waist. Covering the entire body it clicks and spits forward.

As it moves throughout the caves a curiosity happens amongst the deep grounds denizens. Magical items are drained and drawn almost magnetically to the crustaceans carapace. Flying through the air, sliding along the ground all are dragged onto the creatures back. Rings, gems, staffs, swords, armour, idols and creatures are all added to the collection. 

The air around the behemoth Crustacean turns murky and thick. Rocks run and flow and slate becomes rubbery. Oxygen turns to bubbles within the air, colours peel off surfaces and dance throughout the darkness. Any organism caught within the chaotic aura will never return to normal. Skin will peel, blister and reform. Eyes slip into the skull and travel through the body. Teeth come alive, wriggling like long white worms. The magic rips and tears, remakes and reshapes.

The beast is nearing the brink of extinction. From Adventurers groups, cultists, thieves and even the occasional greedy dragon. Either for the cache of magical items or the blue blood said to have healing properties.