Octopus
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An octopus is an aquatic cephalopod mollusc with large eyes and four pairs of tentacled arms. It is capable of emitting clouds of dark ink underwater and jetting through water, and it has a venomous bite. Some octopuses can grow to giant sizes, with tentacles as long as 20 feet.1
Ecology
Octopuses, as well as their giant variants, sometimes serve as animal companions.2 Aquatic elves are particularly known to befriend octopuses.3
On Golarion
Octopuses are among the most common sea life caught and sold by fisherfolk on Golarion.4 They also live in the midnight zone of ocean depths.5
Giant octopuses are known to roam the ruins of Azlant6 and Embaral Ocean.7
Variants
Giant octopuses are far larger than their more common kin and eat much larger prey, including humanoids and sharks.1
A blue-ringed octopus sometimes serves as a spellcaster's familiar.28
Similar creatures
Cecaelias have the upper bodies of humanoids and lower bodies of an octopus.7
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary, 219. Paizo Inc., 2009 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Animal Archive, inside front cover. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
- ↑ “Racial Animals” in Animal Archive, 5. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
- ↑ “Embaral Ocean” in Aquatic Adventures, 13. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ “Aquatic Rules” in Aquatic Adventures, 48. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ “Arcadian Ocean” in Aquatic Adventures, 10. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 “Embaral Ocean” in Aquatic Adventures, 14. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ “Chapter 2: Mastering Magic” in Ultimate Magic, 117. Paizo Inc., 2011 .
External links
- Octopus (real-life animal) on Wikipedia