I noticed something interesting about the creatures in the Forbidden Portal.
So, a lot of the creatures there appear to be warped versions of existing Sornieth creatures, made strange by exposure to the portal. For example, look at the tooltip of the Aberrant Chacma:
"The warped energies of this portal," implying that it's the portal itself that's warping the creatures with strange, eldritch energies from beyond Sornieth.
It seems to affect each creature differently. Some become strange hybrids, such as
. Some grow extra limbs and heads, such as
. Some just become...plain weird, like
. Some don't seem to be affected physically much, but gain strange powers, such as
(although it's debatable if that one changed at all from exposure to the portal, as its tooltip implies that it's already that way).
But one class of creature seems to be affected the worst: Amphibians.
The
has "frog in its lineage." It's implied to the descendant of frogs. But it looks almost nothing like a frog at all, warped more than most other creatures by the portal. Same with the
. It's said to be related to salamanders, despite looking more like an octopus. Salamanders are also amphibians. The
and
aren't physically changed very much, still looking much like frogs/toads, but have become huge and powerful, being boss monsters.
The conclusion? Amphibians are somehow much more sensitive to the warping magic of the Forbidden Portal than other animals, often becoming much more mutated by it. This makes sense from a biological standpoint, as amphibians are known to be affected a lot worse by toxic chemicals in the environment because of their skin absorbing it much more readily, and are some of the creatures that become much more mutated from these chemicals and often die out the quickest in poisoned areas. The magic could be affecting them in a similar way, being absorbed much quicker or reacting more violently with their biological/magical composition.
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So, a lot of the creatures there appear to be warped versions of existing Sornieth creatures, made strange by exposure to the portal. For example, look at the tooltip of the Aberrant Chacma:
"The warped energies of this portal," implying that it's the portal itself that's warping the creatures with strange, eldritch energies from beyond Sornieth.
It seems to affect each creature differently. Some become strange hybrids, such as
. Some grow extra limbs and heads, such as
. Some just become...plain weird, like
. Some don't seem to be affected physically much, but gain strange powers, such as
(although it's debatable if that one changed at all from exposure to the portal, as its tooltip implies that it's already that way).But one class of creature seems to be affected the worst: Amphibians.
The
has "frog in its lineage." It's implied to the descendant of frogs. But it looks almost nothing like a frog at all, warped more than most other creatures by the portal. Same with the
. It's said to be related to salamanders, despite looking more like an octopus. Salamanders are also amphibians. The
and
aren't physically changed very much, still looking much like frogs/toads, but have become huge and powerful, being boss monsters.The conclusion? Amphibians are somehow much more sensitive to the warping magic of the Forbidden Portal than other animals, often becoming much more mutated by it. This makes sense from a biological standpoint, as amphibians are known to be affected a lot worse by toxic chemicals in the environment because of their skin absorbing it much more readily, and are some of the creatures that become much more mutated from these chemicals and often die out the quickest in poisoned areas. The magic could be affecting them in a similar way, being absorbed much quicker or reacting more violently with their biological/magical composition.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
