Stellar Basin Creature
The Stellar Basin Creature is an enormous kraken-like being found in the center of the Stellar Basin. It is one of the largest creatures in the game, and it poses a threat to the player as it will lash out with its enormous tentacles. If the player sails overtop of the creature, it will attack them rapidly with its tentacles, which can easily sink the boat in a matter of seconds.
Although the full body of the creature cannot be made out clearly, it appears to have a flower petal like mouth surrounded by numerous tentacles, similar to the bottom of a cephalopod. The Researcher speculates it is related to an anemone or an octopus, and has the player collect samples of the Glowing Octopus, Firefly Squid and Aurora Jellyfish to study it further. At night, it can be seen emitting a bioluminescent glow. While the water haze colors everything blue, the creature's tentacle can be seen to be a yellowish color with dark patches when it attacks the player.
It might be referenced in the Obelisk found at E5, Stellar Basin, as the form of a spore that eventually settled deep in the silt of the sea floor, before growing and spreading its roots downward. This indicates that the creature is more closely related to a barnacle, which start as microscopic larvae that attach to a suitable surface and grow outwards, with most species forming a shell, tentacle-like limbs, or both.
The Stellar Basin Creature cannot be harmed. However, upon completing the Research Assistant Pursuit, the generator at the Research Outpost can be used to power a device to ward off the creature temporarily. Banish can also briefly accomplish the same effect.
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