CREATURES: SWEALL ~ SYMBATE

SYMBATE 6 (18)

A symbate is a strange automaton with a baroque collection of metallic segments instead

of obvious limbs. It manipulates matter to burrow or fly through the air, or for reasons
unknown, scuttle along on the ground.
Symbates are remote avatars of Arcerill, a being of immense size that floats in the void in Moonlike in its pocked
Earth’s vicinity, though it sometimes goes on excursions to other, unknown places. After a surface and shape,
period of activity lasting from months to years, each symbate returns to Arcerill. But prior Arcerill is much smaller
than the actual moon,
to that, a symbate can be a horrific threat for creatures and communities in its path.
but miles across
Motive: Absorb matter, especially matter showing organization such as living creatures and nonetheless.
items of the numenera
Environment: Anywhere
Health: 23
Damage Inflicted: 8 points
Movement: Short; short when flying or burrowing
Modifications: Speed defense as level 4.
Combat: A symbate can direct a disintegration bolt at one target within short range. On a
failed Might defense task, a target suffers 8 points of damage. A symbate can make this GM Intrusion: The
attack in addition to any other action it takes. character affected by the
dissociative field or attack
In addition, a symbate can take apart anything in its path particle by particle by using
must succeed on a Might
invisible force fields to manipulate matter. Higher-level objects and living creatures take defense task or descend
longer to disassociate in this fashion, but generally speaking, a creature or object within one step on the damage
immediate distance of a symbate takes 3 points of damage per round (ignores Armor, track.
though a protective force field prevents
this effect). This effect allows a symbate to
regain up to 4 points of health per round,
making it difficult to land a killing blow on it.
Interaction: A symbate can speak a variety of
languages, and if intrigued by an offer or
plea, it can turn off its dissociative field
for a period of time. A symbate is big on
describing the majesty and power of Arcerill,
but consistently short on detail.
Use: The path of a symbate is a trail of fine,
ashy dust, whether it leads through the
ground, city structures, or creatures. The
PCs find such a trail and can decide whether
to trace it to whatever created it.

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