Lore Post: Tentacles

Hello guys, we have been doing some things behind the scene that we are adjusting for the development of KoD, but we will reveal more after releasing 0.6.0, for now here is an update.  It's been a while since a lore post, but we thought we'd give another one to tide you over while waiting for KoD 0.6.0. This is one regarding a topic many of you have been asking about: tentacle monsters!

Their existence was mentioned quite some time ago, but no tentacle monsters have yet appeared in the game. Though it's dangerous to hunt them, their tentacles can be used for many purposes, both raw and in processed form. For example, the equipment in one of the bad ends is derived from tentacles - we didn't want to make a fantasy world that just casually uses varying levels of technology. As the game continues, this will become relevant in a variety of ways.

Most tentacle monsters live in the southwestern region of Aleria, in the Sorthyos Wilds and the mountain range beyond. Though some other races hunt at the boundaries, attempts to settle further into these areas have failed. But it is rumored that the largest concentrations of tentacle monsters live on the Grey Isle - it has been said that shipwrecked sailors would rather risk drowning than land on its shores.

Though most in modern Aleria consider tentacle monsters to be a nuisance or a threat, no one knows exactly how long they've lived on the continent. The earliest records of all races suggest that they had tentacle monsters from the beginning, yet the tentacles have built nothing, just remained within their tunnels and caverns.

In the old stories, heroes would often slay giant tentacle monsters. But though some are larger than others and they occasionally travel alone, most tentacle monsters don't rampage like in the stories. They move together in groups, incomprehensible and yet more purposeful than mere animals, slithering in the shadows...

We continue to work on KoD 0.6.0 and this month it move very close to release. Look forward to learning more about tentacle monsters in the next update!