Mushussu

Racial Magic

First Ability

Azowyr's Body

Can convert their entire body into shadows, maintaining their human shape or abandoning this entirely. They can merge with and travel along other shadows in their environment before reforming elsewhere, slipping through even the smallest of spaces. Possessing abilties of Eye, Aura and Movement manifestations, this is considered the ultimate expression of Azowyr's magic! However, their flesh can be destroyed by bright lights when in shadow form.

Second Ability

⬛Vokda's Blade

Can generate blades consisting of void from their body or as bladed weapons which cut into and separate the space between molecules. Mushussu usually manifest these blades in their claws or talons if not their beaks. These blades can cut through any material and aren't visible to those without void magic.

⬛

⬛Vokda's Touch

Able to expand the empty space) within any material via touch, separating matter on a molecular level and violently disintigrating what they touch. The longer they maintain contact, the more pervasive this effect.

⬛

---

A mythic beast of Birit Narim, this draconic hybrid possesses features of a dragon and an eagle. This includes the scales, tail, horned head and long neck of a dragon with the back legs, talons and sometimes wings of an eagle. The mushussu is a popular and revered animal in Birit Narim and strongly associated with Marduk (Zalikar). According to myth, Marduk defeated the mushussu and made it into his servant and steed. Since then, it serves as protection from his enemies and even from other gods.

by Lee Stepp

Mushussu decorate the gates and walls of Dawn Ahrayn. Both illusiory and real mushussu guard the grounds leading to this sacred city, difficult to tell apart. It is believed these creatures are tasked with guarding Dawn Ahrayn in Marduk's absence, protecting the grounds after the sun sets. This is when Dawn Ahrayn is at its most vulnerable, rising and lowering with the sun. During the day, most of these umbral creatures hide away in shadows and emerge as the sun sets. They possess two void manifestations which are highly destructive, abilities often called the Dark King's Sword. Regardless of whatever material one defends themselves with, void magic destroys materials on a molecular level. Combined with their shadowy adaptability and the advantages of being a dark dragon, they are extremely evasive and have incredible mobility. One isn't likely to even notice a mushussu before it makes its devastating attacks! To this day, none have infiltrated Dawn Ahrayn with these fierce drakes as guardians.

---