Tarrasque
The tarrasque is the most terrible creature known to inhabit the Prime Material Plane. The beast is a full 50 feet (15 meters) tall and 70 feet (21 meters) long, a quadruped with a long tail, reflective carapace, and two large horns on its head. The tarrasque slumbers within the world's core. No one can predict when it will next awake.
The tarrasque is irreversibly tied to the Prime by its nature. As a result, the most one can hope to do is put the creature to sleep within the core, holding it off for a while longer.
Characteristics
Physical features
The tarrasque is an enormous abomination, roughly the size of an ancient dragon, with two long horns extending from its forehead, a thick carapace, a mighty tail, many spikes covering its large body, and a wide, toothy maw. The tarrasque also has two small eyes, but it does not rely on these for its primary method of sensory perception—if they are blinded or removed, it is effectively unhindered. The tarrasque is impossible to frighten or charm and has resistances to every kind of damage imaginable. It moves at a speed roughly half again that of a human, either while walking on the surface, climbing a height, or burrowing through the earth.Mental traits
Although the tarrasque is indisputably a force of pure destruction, it is not truly evil or even chaotic by nature, lacking the consciousness necessary for it to take a moral stance. As a result, it is merely neutral in alignment. Because of the extreme amount of energy its body consumes, when the Tarrasque is not slumbering, it is always in search of food sources. It is prone to eating prey alive in order to waste as little time as possible in replenishing its energy.Abilities
The tarrasque has the ability to instill nearby creatures with terrible fear, rendering them incapable of action. It is also immune to the ill effects of fire, poison, or disease. It is generally immensely difficult to injure, and some scholars even claim that it is immune to all manner of psionic attacks.Worship
The destructive potential of the tarrasque is so vast that some cultures incorporate the monster into religious doctrine, weaving its sporadic appearance into stories of divine judgment and wrath.History
The Tarrasque is a Titan, a being so old is predate history and the creations of gods. Left to rule the lands with its unmatched strength. The trolls reigned over Goria for six hundred years until Imperator Molok attempted to deceive the giants of Voninerike in 4520 BD. Molok amassed an army with the aim of challenging the Titans. His forces clashed against Tromokratis and the Tarrasque, ultimately perishing against these formidable monsters. Unaware of the trolls' freedom from the giants' influence, Tromokratis and the Tarrasque sought vengeance against the giants, sparking a conflict between the giants and the Titans. As the giants mobilized their forces to confront the colossal adversaries, they found themselves outmatched by the Titans' might. The trolls, observing the Titans' progress, mustered a massive army and joined the fray, challenging the giants' dominion over the world. Skoraeus Stonebones, the god of stone giants, sought to dissuade his siblings from joining the conflict, believing that the matter of their creation should be left for them to resolve. However, Stronmaus argued that the titan's involvment was not to be resolved by mortals and refused to heed his counsel. To tip the scales in favor of the giants, the giant gods intervened: Surtur faced the Tarrasque and, unlike his twin, sought Grolantor's assistance in facing this formidable challenge. However, Memnor intervened, recognizing the need for a strategic approach rather than brute force. Memnor approached Grolantor, claiming that he alone could defeat the Titan if he waited in the frosted heights. Meanwhile, he persuaded Surtur to forge unbreakable chains suitable for a Titan. Memnor orchestrated a confrontation between Grolantor and Surtur, spreading rumors among the giants' ranks that his brothers were distracted them from the urgent situation. When the Tarrasque defeated the giants, it learned of the feud between Grolantor and Surtur and sought to kill them both. However, only Grolantor was there to face the Titan, and as he launched his assault, both he and the Tarrasque fell into a pit dug by Memnor leading to the deepest regions of the world. There, Surtur and Memnor chained the Tarrasque while Grolantor attempted to fight it, sealing the Titan within the caverns.
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