Difference between revisions of "Greatshell"

The greatshells maintain their enormous size by bonding with [[mandra]]s, a type of [[spren]].{{wob ref|1227}} Mandras decrease their weight, allowing them to exist and move their bulk in defiance of square-cube law.{{book ref|sa3|99}} Aquatic greatshells may not need a bond.{{wob ref|6498}} Perhaps to facilitate this bond, greatshells possess [[gemheart]]s, massive gemstones, within their bodies.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} For this reason, they're often hunted; some species, like the [[lanceryn]] and [[chasmfiend]]s, have been hunted down to extinction or near-extinction over their gemhearts.{{book ref|sa1|36}}