[Commissioned by @justicegundam82. Frankly, the image for the kryst reminds me of the baby kidney stones in Awful Hospital.]
Kryst This cluster of twelve golden
crystals radiates outward from a central point. It rolls along the ground,
making great speed despite the unevenness of this movement.
Krysts
are a race of genial elemental creatures native to the Plane of Earth. Krysts
cannot glide through earth and stone as many elemental creatures can do, which
forces them to stick to relatively open spaces. They have their own societies,
carving small cubicles into stone walls and crevasses, but are often found
among other creatures of earth. They frequently act as go-betweens and diplomats
for shaitans, xorns, and earth elementals. They cannot speak, instead
communicating telepathically. If telepathic communication is distrusted or
feared by a party with which they are conversing, they will use their own body
as a stylus, scratching their messages into stone tablets.
Few
krysts are violent by nature, but they do not hesitate to fight to protect
those weaker than themselves. They ram enemies with their bodies, spinning and
turning to strike multiple times in a round. Strong winds erode their bodies
rapidly, and as such krysts are distrustful of air elementals and those with
access to air magic.
The core
of a kryst is about three feet in diameter, but their largest crystals can
extend another three feet.
Krysts are found in association with the Church of Yennba, who value their diplomatic skills and insights into the politics of the Plane of Earth. This makes them good companions for summoners, and high-ranking temples like to keep one around for this reason.
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