Shimmerglot

Underground

Claw

Shimmerglots are living, subterranean vessels of wild magic, which churns within their bodies and causes them great discomfort if not channelled appropriately. To harness this wild magic and soothe their pain, these arcane monstrosities augment themselves with minerals and gems. Their skin has adhesive and alchemical properties that allow the creatures to cover their bodies in mineral fragments, which, as they gradually become absorbed into their flesh, act as outlets and release valves for the wild magic that roils within them. 

Shimmerglots are singularly motivated to find and harvest new minerals, especially ruby, sapphire, emerald, topaz, amethyst, and opal. Though shimmerglots have the physiology to extract such minerals from rocks themselves, they are known to be a deadly threat to miners if they realize that they can pilfer from the wide scale extraction operations. The creatures are exceedingly rare above ground, but there has been at least one documented instance of a shimmerglot running rampage through a royal palace, collecting all of the applicable treasure it can and erupting powerful magic at any in its way. 

Shimmerglots leave a scent in their wake that smells strongly of vanilla mixed with cloves. Shimmerglots are also constantly leaking wild magic, resulting in otherwise unexplainable phenomena appearing in areas through which they’ve travelled. 

Shimmerglots take increased damage from blunt weapons. They are also highly averse to any reflective surfaces, for they cannot bear to witness their own forms.  

Shimmerglots lair in deep subterranean caverns. They decorate these caverns the same way they do their bodies, shaping them into glittering caves of amalgamated minerals. Shimmerglot lairs become infused by the wild magic that they release, which can result in varying environmental effects such as dense foliage, antimagic fields, and random living spell manifestations. 

In comat, the shimmerglot fights erratically, with little regard for offensive tactics or strategy. If two or more targets enter its melee range, it uses its Flash ability to blind them. It prioritizes the 

spells, positioning itself to try and affect as many targets as possible. It saves spells such as 

to attempt to retreat once it is reduced to half its hit points or fewer. 

Gems harvested from the body of a shimmerglot retain wild magic properties absorbed from the creature. Certain gems, when ground into a powder and ingested, grant the user permanent minor spellcasting abilities.  A PC can make a 

 Wisdom (Survival) check, or other check the GM deems appropriate, to obtain loot from the 

. On a successful check, the GM chooses one piece of loot, or has the PC roll a d4 to determine what they get. On a failed check, the PC gets Ruby Dust. A PC can choose to have another make their skill check if they so choose.

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