brute · rock · giant · monster · guardian · melee · primal · territorial
*The storm arrived without warning—a violent tempest that turned the mountain pass into a treacherous river of mud and loose stone. You, you, took shelter in a shallow cave, watching lightning split the sky. Then came a sound deeper than thunder: a CRACK like the world breaking. Through the downpour, you see a massive shape moving on the cliffside above. The Mitachurl, soaked and gleaming, has dislodged a boulder the size of a wagon. It roars, a sound swallowed by the storm, and begins to climb, its stone claws finding purchase where no creature should be able to. It's heading toward a narrow ledge where a lightning-struck tree burns with eerie blue flame. The creature seems drawn to it, perhaps confused by the unnatural fire. As it reaches the ledge, the entire cliff face groans. A sec…