Destinybreakers

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Destinybreakers

(Fatum praedo)

 

▸ Rarity classification: 13

▸ Conservation status: Not assessed species
▸ Distribution: All over the terrestrial globe

Inside the magic society, these creatures were always considered to be an unsolvable riddle and only known by few: beings that with their existence question the base itself of every phisical, genetical or chemical law, so strange to seem simply impossible.
In short, the power of a destinybreaker is that to make the lowest chances come true, and not only that... but to make them all come true together. All the other magical creatures have powers that influence the organic world or some kind of elemental magic, while the destinybreakers operate in the mysterious world of the possibilities, weaving the web of the universe; and this is already an effect of their power, because how many chances could there be that the magic of one living creature could influence the statistich sphere of events?
The powers of a destintybreaker happen passively and continuously (the world around them changes all the time thanks to their only presence) and they're unable of any kind of active defense, but they let themselves be dragged by the least probable events (usually those which have less than the 5% of possibilty to happen, but in very stressful situations they may reach the 0,01%, and with an exceptional effort, even the spectacular realization of the impossible). 

The simple presence of one of these creatures near someone fitting in a prophecy is enough to have that prediction completely nullified; and here you have chosen ones dying, tyrants destined to die becoming immortals, terrible singers becoming popular and saints dedicated to the slaughter of innocents.

Destinybreakers, as you have understood by now, are extremely dangerous creatures, but since very few know of their existence, no one tries to hunt or stop them, also because in order to hunt a destinybreaker, one should find a way to... recognize it!
How many are the chances that inside the same species all of the individuals have different shapes? Very low of course! And, clearly, this chance couldn't help but concretize inside this, we can say it, pretty unlikely species.

► Appearance

Destinybreakers generally resemble reptiles or amphibians, and they can have absolutely normal looks, that can be mistaken for non-magical animals, or possess multiple limbs, an uneven number of fingers, double tails or other assorted oddities.

They're often grey and fuchsia or purple, and their size can vary from the 10-12 to the 55 cm in length, with an exceptionally variable weight. In some case the destinybreakers show strange halos or exhale smoke from their mouths.

 

► Reproduction

Destinybreakers don't need to mate, however, when they have to lay eggs they prefer doing so with some company.

When the conditions are ideal for reproduction, destinybreakers suddenly start to fly (and yeah, they're not equipped with wings) and shout with thunderous voice when they see another of the same species, approaching them. In less than a hour, while the destinybreakers float serene, "chatting" together, a storm breaks loose and that's the moment when the two specimens start flying one around the other doing abstruse acrobacies, while they expel thousands of minuscule light eggs that fall with the rain in the sea under them.

After only 48 hours, the eggs start hatching and tiny grey tadpoles come out of them, attaching with their litte sucker mouth to the substrate. 

Their complete growth cycle is mysterious and not well documented, but it is believed that the hatchlings go through nire than 150 metamorphosis before reaching, after 500 years, their final form.

The tadpoles and all of their transformations have pretty bland magic powers and must survive only thanks to their natural abilities; that's why only one in 10.000 little destinybreakers will become and adult and reproduce.

 

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