An infestation of Green Wallcrawlers is periodically surfacing in Draco. Driven by mysterious magic, they are at times an irritation and at other times a pleasant free meal to those who will consume bugs.
However, it is important to keep them in check, for--being mineral-eaters--Wallcrawlers left to proliferate will chew their way through a growing chrysalis. And given the location, these Wallcrawlers then become black and Oily, infused with Chaos.
A Chaotic Wallcrawler will become slightly larger and more aggressive, actively seeking out growing chrysalises or the gemstones of sleeping Gembounds! When eaten, these will provide
Corruption Points, counting as
Oil Consumption (2 points).
Characters are free to deal with this any way they see fit, although more Wallcrawlers continue to mysteriously appear.
Green Wallcrawlers are millipedes, with thin, tubular, slick bodies made up of hundreds of smooth segments, and dozens of legs beneath. They are usually green in coloration, ranging from the dull yellow-green of spring leaves to bright and shining emerald. They are often found crawling along cave walls, using specialized secretions and jaws to erode tiny amounts of rock to consume. They will also eat any fungus that they find growing along the stone. Sometimes, a Green Wallcrawler can fall off of a wall after it’s eaten its fill and become too heavy, and occasionally they will land on a passing Gembound’s head quite by accident. They are generally very harmless, and quite edible (providing mineral nutrition), but in extremely rare cases they may try and eat an unaware Gembound’s exposed gemstone.
