Crystalline Devourer

Photo: Crystalline Devourer observed consuming Golden Hegemony army group. Estimated loss of life at 10 million individuals before entity left area. Estimated affected area: 90 Km radius.

Classification: Unchained

Nomenclature: Crystalline Devourer

Alias: Crawling mountain

Description: Height: 2KM

Length: 2KM

Weight:???

Speed: 60 Km/H running

Massive creature that is normally dormant and half buried into the ground, and can be mistaken for a small mountain range. Once active this creature will spread crystal spores that will turn anything it touches into crystalline "statues". It has been observed to effect organic, inorganic and even some exotic material and armor. Spores emerge from "smoke stacks" on creature body and drift on air currents. A vast area as large as 100 KM in radius has been known to be covered by these spores. After the spores have reached a critical mass then creature will ingest crystalline garden by unknown method of suction. After entire affected area is ingested creature is observed to leave. No known weapon or equipment is known to affect this creature but a sufficient volume of intense capital ship weapons may drive creature away. First known sighting predates formation of Ascendant council.

Emergence and Egress:

Duration: 1 week from emergence

Occurrence: Rare (Once every 10 years)

Location: Any planet or dimension

Stages of emergence and egress:

1. Sudden appearance of mountain range on a planet

2. Snow fall of blue crystal spores is observed. Area around mountain range is turned into a crystalline garden.

3. Crystalline Devourer reveals its mobile form when crystals have reached a critical mass.

4. Crystalline Devourer will start to ingest all crystals in an area.

5. Once area is clear Crystalline Devourer will then vacate the area. Area is left as a sterile, barren, flat plane devoid of any life organic or inorganic.

Recommendations:

-Observe for any strange geological features that may appear on a planet all of a sudden.

-Evacuate 100 Km radius area around geological formation as a precaution.

-If capital ships are available then bombard formation until it is destroyed or it has disappeared. If none are available then observe until creature has left. Send information to nearest Ascendant council representative.

Authorized by the Ascendant council