Apparently defeated, the Sleeper returned in a rage and went on a rampage on the Night of Feasting, before finally returning to sleep. In Tabaxi legend, one season, the Sleeper desired vengeance against an ancient enemy and summoned the greatest warriors of the nine tribes to follow her into battle in Mhairshaulk (c. She was worshiped, and fed sacrifices, by the ancient Tabaxi tribe of humans and reigned over their lands. History Ī group of heroes battling a dreaded tarrasque.Ī unique tarrasque known as the Sleeper dwelled in the continent of Katashaka in ancient times. According to this view, Toril's tarrasque had simply been transported or summoned to Toril from Falx in ancient past. Falx had several hundred creatures that were either the same species as the tarrasque of Toril or else an (unfortunate) example of convergent evolution. Īnother theory was that the tarrasque was but one specimen of an entire population of the creatures living on the planet Falx, which was located somewhere in another crystal sphere. Fortunately, the primordials created only one tarrasque. Some sages argued that the tarrasque was created by the primordials as a weapon of destruction during the Dawn War, with the purpose of undoing the stability instilled in the world by the gods so that the primordials could remake it. More important was that the tarrasque rarely left evidence or witnesses, so dangerous was its nature. Most dismissed these theories, however, as unproven musings. Most persons were wholly unaware of the tarrasque's existence and those that did know of it were unsure about its origins, which they surmised to be anything from its actual creation to it being the weapon of an ancient and evil cabal of wizards. The history of the tarrasque was controversial. Some scholars even claimed that they were immune to all manner of psionic attacks. It was generally immensely difficult to injure. It was also immune to the ill effects of fire, poison, or disease. The tarrasque had the ability to instill nearby creatures with terrible fear, rendering them incapable of action. It also had the ability to dramatically hinder the ability of creatures within 200 feet (61 meters) of it to fly, reducing their speed substantially while also bringing them down to a maximum altitude of twenty feet, which put them within the beast's reach. Among the most terrifying of these was its ability to ignore any natural resistances its victims had, cutting right through them with its deadly attacks. The tarrasque had many unusual abilities gifted to it by its creators. As a result, it was merely neutral in alignment. Behavior Īlthough the tarrasque was indisputably a force of pure destruction, it was not truly evil or even chaotic by nature, lacking the consciousness necessary for it to take a moral stance. It moved at a speed roughly half again that of a human, either while walking on the surface, climbing a height, or burrowing through the earth. The tarrasque was impossible to frighten or charm and had resistances to every kind of damage imaginable. The tarrasque also had two small eyes, but it did not rely on these for its primary method of sensory perception-if they were blinded or removed, it was effectively unhindered. The tarrasque was an enormous abomination, roughly the size of an ancient dragon, with two long horns extending from its forehead, a thick carapace, mighty tail, many spikes covering its large body, and a wide, toothy maw.
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