Schwarßen

Schwarßen
File:Schwarßen.jpg A group of Schwarßen investigating a trade ship.
Abode	The Commoner Ocean and other large bodies of water.
Symbol	Black bubble, black water.
Translation	Schwarßen [Shvar-zen], meaning the 'Black Sprout' in german; it comes from the german words 'Schwarz' and 'Sprießen', which mean black sprout/shoot/springing up.
Affiliation	Bösepenst
Mantra	"Lurk far bellow, always curious, Schwarßen always searches. If spotted, haste with caution, or risk utter dark drowning depths."

Schwarßen, or often called the 'Black Water Sprouts', are a breed of abnormal seaborne Bösepenst that are often believed to be animistic in type as well. They are very irregular creatures that appear in the Commoner Ocean and various other large bodies of water. These Unmen are very curious creatures that investigate anything that they spot on the surface of the water; most commonly, these are trade ships or other large vessels. Not much is known of Schwarßen other than their general appearance, behavior, and other basic traits to the species. Schwarßen are almost always massive black bubble shaped creatures with large blank white eyes, sometimes with black beaks or other mouths, and have also been said to posses scales or horns; reports detail Schwarßen to have an "endless" bottom half that cannot be seen. Schwarßen would often shoot out of the water at high velocity, usually in groups or packs of eight or more, and frighten ship workers.

Their trait of curiosity is well documented to describe Schwarßen as staring intently at ships until they passed out of sight. Schwarßen however were incredibly dangerous; often sinking ships by shooting out from under them or ramming them by "sliding" across the water, as if it not moving from its standing position. Its gliding rams are said to wreck a ship instantly and anyone unlucky enough to touch the Unmen would vanish into its dark skin, presumably perishing. It is said when these creatures appear that the only way to survive the encounter is to refrain from looking at them, talking to them, or acknowledging them; ignoring them and leaving was said to be the only sure way to preventing enraging the creatures.

Ancient Commoners often blamed these creatures for sinking ships with trade supplies or for vessels going missing at sea. Stories about Schwarßen causing storms and eating fish were also spread around harbor towns; bad luck at sea was often blamed on the Schwarßen. Schwarßen hunts, literally hunting expeditions to hunt known locations of Schwarßen, were said to often end with no survivors; only wrecks and debris were ever recovered.