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===== Kraken =====

'''Attributes:''' Intelligence neg, Wits 2, Resolve 3, Strength 3(5), Dexterity, 5(6) Stamina 5, Presence 3, Manipulation 1, Composure 2

'''Skills:''' Athletics 3 (Swim), Brawl 4 (Grapple, Against Ships), Survival 3 (Ocean), Intimidation 2.

'''Strain:''' Thalassan <br>
'''Sheol:''' 5<br>
'''Armor:''' 4/3<br>
'''Defense:''' 9<br>
'''Health:''' 38<br>
'''Size:''' 30<br>
'''Speed:''' 18<br>
'''Initiative:''' 7<br>
'''Willpower:''' 5<br>

'''Channels:''' Uncrowned Fisher King, Magnanimous Host to All (Brawl, Athletics), The Hydra's Rebirth, Fluid Icon of Grace, That Hideous Strength (God-Hurling Sinews 5), Overpowering Strength of Titans (Undertow 4), Many Flowing Limbs, The Tyrant's Privilege, Mortal-Devouring Armory (Rending Claws 2, Gaping Maw 2, Savage Focus 1), Lifeblood of Titans (A Mountain Walked 5), Flesh of the Progenitors (Adaptation to Harm 2), Vigor of Protean Kings.

'''Other Merits:''' Direction Sense 1, Iron Stamina 3, Iron Stomach 2, Quick Healer 4

'''Background:''' The Leviathan who would one day be known in legends only as The Kraken once followed the School of the Reef. It was her duty to guide cousins across the oceans and guard them from the ships of whalers, navy or far more likely the Marduk Society. As the years turned, wooden ships became iron and iron men became stronger yet, defeated and broken she was driven to the deepest parts of the ocean. Separated from any sort of contact for centuries she forgot everything and became The Kraken.

'''Description:''' The Kraken is mostly as recorded in myth. Colossal in size: matching naval frigates and more or less a giant octopus. In Apotheosis mortals have trouble remembering the finer details of a Leviathan's appearance so feel free to make embellishments: Perhaps its suckers each contain a small biting mouth or maybe there is row after row of serrated teeth behind its beak.

'''Storytelling hints:''' As a Thalassan, the Kraken impulsively collects pieces of ships and sailors' possessions in a massive rotting hoard at the bottom of the ocean. She's been quiet for decades, her urge to collect suppressed by her survival instinct and the growing danger of ships. The most obvious way to include the Kraken as an Antagonist is making her have something the Cohort wants. Heirlooms perhaps, but she could just as easily have made her nest near a sunken ruin the Cohort wishes to explore and dislikes rivals getting too close.

Alternatively the Kraken's reappearance after decades or centuries could be the catalyst for the actual plot. Perhaps one or more of the players is part of the hunting party going after it and must contend with tribal politics and divine egos in addition to the Kraken's combat ability. Maybe the Kraken's reappearance is the result of a failed Marduk attack and some highly incriminating technology (even the most idealistic Marduk member knows their weapons program is extremely illegal) remains in a scabbed wound. Now the two ancient enemies find themselves as uneasy allies hunting the Kraken before the navy catches her and exposes both of their secrets. To truly mix things up maybe an Ahab hunting Kraken is the only person who can reliably find her in the huge ocean.