Ink-Cloud Grenade of the Coral Guard
A smooth, ovoid capsule of tightly woven sea-grass fiber sealed with coral resin, about the size of a clenched fist, dark as a deep-sea night and faintly warm to the touch from the pressurized cephalopod ink within. When ruptured, by impact or a deliberate squeeze, it erupts into a billowing, magically treated cloud of absolute black that clings to water, resists current dispersal, and baffles both sight and sonar for a considerable area.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Weapon
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Origin
- Harvested and processed by Coral Guard artificers from the ink sacs of deep-sea cephalopods native to Nereidum's abyssal zones, the grenades are treated with tidal-magic fixatives that prevent the ink from dispersing naturally in current. Production is a carefully managed ecological practice, cephalopod populations are never over-harvested, and the coral-resin casings are grown in dedicated nursery beds.
Overview
Ink-Cloud Grenade of the Coral Guard is a uncommon weapon in Landorya. Its known origin is Harvested and processed by Coral Guard artificers from the ink sacs of deep-sea cephalopods native to Nereidum's abyssal zones, the grenades are treated with tidal-magic fixatives that prevent the ink from dispersing naturally in current. Production is a carefully managed ecological practice, cephalopod populations are never over-harvested, and the coral-resin casings are grown in dedicated nursery beds.. Its most cited abilities include Deploys a dense, magically sustained ink cloud that blinds vision and disrupts sonar-based senses, Disorients enemies relying on pressure-sense or water-magic detection within the cloud's radius, and Designed to biodegrade fully into harmless organic compounds within hours, leaving no ecological trace.
History
Ink-Cloud Grenades have been a staple of Coral Guard tactics since the earliest recorded Drakonian incursions, giving Nereid defenders the ability to neutralize the superior physical strength of many deep-sea aggressors by stripping away their sensory advantage. Surface-world naval forces that have clashed with Nereid-aligned vessels report these devices being deployed from below the waterline to blind enemy hulls during the Tidal Surge assaults. A number of captured grenades have been studied by Drakonian alchemists, though replication has so far failed due to ignorance of the precise tidal-magic fixative formula.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Deploys a dense, magically sustained ink cloud that blinds vision and disrupts sonar-based senses
- ✦ Disorients enemies relying on pressure-sense or water-magic detection within the cloud's radius
- ✦ Designed to biodegrade fully into harmless organic compounds within hours, leaving no ecological trace