[MW Nightreign] Reef Avatar - CR 17 Huge Plant - $10 Reward (Patreon)

“I met one while swimming along the Erdic Coast and convinced one of the miniature orcas to come home with me in a bucket. It… didn’t stay mini.”

—Whallium Haus, Recently Homeless

Born as a defense mechanism when oceanic ecosystems are threatened, reef avatars are collective masses of tiny organisms that coalesce into much larger entities. They plod along the ocean floor, taking refugee critters into their twisting tunnels as they work to mend damage to their homes.

Restoring Presence. A reef avatar’s biology extends beyond what would generally be called its “body.” A cloud of larval coral fills the water surrounding the avatar, warning the main body of incoming dangers and latching onto the bones of bleached reefs, where the avatar uses its magic to accelerate their growth into new coral structures. The spontaneity of these growths keeps eagleray-eyed spotters in high demand; from the roc’s nest atop a ship’s mast, they keep watch for unmapped reefs that may have grown overnight. It’s considered awful luck to shatter a reef—their avatars often come looking for revenge.

Palace in Miniature. In its wanderings, a reef avatar can come across aquatic denizens forced from their homes by ecological decay. Using its magic, the avatar shrinks them down to fit within its own ecosystem, where they thrive within its rigid, coral skeleton. The avatar creates whichever oceanic biomes of various salinities and temperatures it needs in order to care for the creatures it carries.

Symbiotic Defenders. Content to travel in their new temporary home, the sea life that lives within the avatar stands ready to defend it should its home come under threat. Swarms of sharks and squads of cetaceans emerge to drive off would-be predators, supported by healing magic from their sentient home. On occasion, an aquatic Humanoid will accept a role in the internal world of the avatar’s body, shrinking down to act as a steward and caretaker for the hidden world of creatures within.

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