Diamond & Metal Corelings
Posted by Meg
Here is another entry I found in the comments section of the original contest post from Tenesmus.
This is pretty cool. I don’t have time to fully develop my corelings, but I have an idea or two.
First is a “diamond coreling.” They are small, golf ball to baseball sized, many faceted, and are truly beautiful. Their primary weapon is one of distraction and mesmerization. They can lure weak minded, greedy humans out from behind wards, but to touch one is to touch a blade of infinite sharpness. Once within reach, the diamond coreling will attack by slicing its victim to ribbons. They are also thrown by rock and ore demons at their victims, where they are literally sharp enough to pass through victims like a knife through butter. A diamond coreling has no known weakness, other than its lack of size and speed.
My second coreling is an ore-based, metal coreling, somewhat similar to a rock demon in strength and personality, but just a little smarter. They have the ability to shape change; limited by their size, mass, and ore composition; picture constantly changing hooks, spikes, shields as appendages, etc. They are usually found in the company of rock and diamond demons and have been known to hurl diamond demons at unsuspecting victims.
Thanks for posting! I love the idea of the diamond coreling luring its greedy victims with its beauty. Fantastic job!