Lunker Aberration - Artwork for Mermay 2021

Lunker Aberration

Well...giant crabs are no longer the biggest threat here in the swamps. The mayor told us last month that a kid found an old journal at the outskirts of the village, it probably belonged to the creepy mage living in the deepest part of
the swamp...almost imposible to get there in one piece (I now presume it is actually imposible).

If I remember correctly the journal was so wet the content was indecipherable, the only writing that was as clear as day were the words: "NOW IT ROAMS FREE." scribbled all over the last page.

Reports of a huge unkown creature lurking in the shallow waters are getting more and more common by the day...descriptions vary; locals tend to hit the bottle before venturing into the swamp for fish...

It became a real problem when a caravan of 5 pack oxen disappeared alognside their owners, 2 young lads from the western village. The only thing we found was a half-eaten leather saddle floating downstream. The bite on that thing was horrifyingly massive. Now we don't let the children go anyway near the water...

I guess that's why you're here. A bunch of drunken fishermen are no match for the Lunker Aberration...that's how we're calling it now. Almost 50 feet in lenght, I know that for a fact; I saw its shadow two weeks ago from a safe distance, slowly drifting on the bottom of the murky waters. It was well camouflaged, like a muddy catfish. And I could swear the damn thing had arms...call me crazy.

If you want to hunt down that creature I believe you'll need something bigger than those fancy swords of yours...Personaly I don't understand how drawing your life away like that for 100 good pieces is worth it...