Anyone else seen the skeletal remains at Crooked Masts? Looks an awful lot like the monster coming in The Hungering Deep.
Crooked Masts sea monster skeleton
@aristonsparta said in Crooked Masts sea monster skeleton:
Isn’t a Kraken a sort of squid? I thought squid had no bones, except the beak
Strictly speaking; A Kraken is a legendary creature, in the classical sense. The earliest reports of it likened it more to a large, ancient whale. The squid connection is a relatively more recent version that took shape during the Age of Sail.
But since it's not a real animal, depictions can vary wildly.In Sea of Thieves, the Kraken is more akin to a half fish/half squid monster, and those skeletons on Krakens fall, and some bars, are indeed Krakens. On Dagger Tooth outpost, I think, possibly Galleon's Grave as well, you can see a few more Kraken bits and pieces, like a ship's wheel with a Kraken's Eye embedded in the center, and bits of Kraken hide adorning shops.
The monster of the Hungering Deep is most definitely something entirely different.
@aristonsparta said in Crooked Masts sea monster skeleton:
Isn’t a Kraken a sort of squid? I thought squid had no bones, except the beak
Early concept art depicts the Kraken as having a fish-like head with four eyes and squid-like tentacles trailing behind it.
Some theorize these skeletons are the remains of the steipereidur - a mythical sea creature that fights other dangerous monsters, on the behalf of fishermen.
Here's an old illustration of the steipereidur:
http://img.viralnova.com/000/107/119/desktop-1421164166.jpgYou can see a similar design on the SoT content road map - on the left - which, granted, is also near the Hungering Deep title.
I don't THINK this will be the big monster in the Hungering Deep because 1) those skeletons are not as large as the monster in the promotional image and 2) its beak-like mouth seems too small - as opposed to the enormous, toothed maw in the teaser video.
I also don't think it is a kraken, for multiple reasons, but I think the skeletons are all over these places because of the kraken.
I could be wrong, of course!
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