Carbuncle
Country of Origin: South America Being Type: Gem-Forehead Beast
Power Stats
Aggression
3/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
4/10
Origin Backstory
Small creature with shining gem on forehead bringing fortune if captured alive, but escapes easily. Colonial-era treasure legend from Andean mines.
Key Features
- •Ruby-like forehead gem
- •Fortune bringer
- •Elusive escape
- •Small guinea-pig size
- •Night glow
Lore
The Carbuncle is a elusive beast from South American (especially Andean) colonial folklore, resembling a small rodent with a glowing ruby-like gem on its forehead. Capturing it alive promises wealth, but it slips away easily, embodying the tantalizing yet fleeting nature of treasure and greed in mining legends.