Incarnation
"Far too concerned with our fear of what the wilderness may conceal, we never stopped to wonder if we should not fear the Wilderness itself, instead." -Everett EarhartWander too far into the wild, and terrible manifestations of Nature's power may reveal themselves. Incarnations are elemental avatars, a conflux of powerful and dangerous natural phenomena. Of these, several different kinds are known:
- Alisian, Celestial and Atmospheric are incarnations that resemble an amalgamation of different gasses given corporeal form, and seem surrounded by a constant maelstorm of wind. A particularly violent one nicknamed "Monsoon" stalks the lands to the north of the Conclave, according to local legend.
- Chronic incarnations twist time around themselves in bizarre ways, speeding it up, slowing it to a crawl, or even stopping its advance completely.
- Cosmic incarnations are as if the night sky reached down and touched the ground, accompanied by all the chaos this would bring about.
- Dendritic incarnations are enormous trees, or several of them joined together, constantly growing and withering as they move.
- Edaphic incarnations are the earth itself, risen and extremely angry. Breaking them down has no effect, as they can reassemble with surprising speed as soon as your back is turned.
- Igneous incarnations are fire fueled by rage. Where they end and the flames around them from the burning enviroment begin is difficult to tell.
- Lithic incarnations crawl out of caves, dig their way from underground, or just emerge from rocky cliffsides.
- Nautic incarnations bring with them both the violent might of a crashing wave and the resiliency of water, always budging but never destroyed.
Basic Information
Anatomy
It is unknown wether they are actually alive, even the ones that seem made from organic material such as Dendritic incarnations. At times it seems like they are just elements of Nature that got up and started walking.
Biological Traits
The very presence of an incarnation twists reality around them in bizarre ways. Their associated element is no longer bound by any laws in the nearby area, and lashes out chaotically.
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Extremely rare, even in the deepest parts of The Wilds. It would seem they only manifest where the influence of Nature is strongest, places very few conclavist expeditions ever reach.
Conservation Status
These creatures are extremely rare, so much that it is impossible to even try to estimate their numbers. Since never have two of them been spotted at the same time or permanently destroyed, there is the possibility that only one exists (likely Natura herself) and it just cycles through different forms.
Average Height
They range from the size of small children to some as tall as a mountain.
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