The Albino Alligator King
"It rose from the water like a ghost; disgusting, dirty sewage water dripping from its pearly white scales, which seemed to be almost iridescent in the light of my flashlight. It stared at me, much taller than a grizzly, just observing me like a ruler of his faithful subject. And then I could easily see why it was called the King of the Sewers, as my knees buckled due to the sheer immense fear. In front of the mighty, dangerous beast I felt like the tiniest ant, so minuscule and insignificant."The Albino Alligator King is an urban legend, strongly tied with another one; The Alligators in the Sewers, which tells about the alligators in the sewers in general. But there is one alligator among them that pop up every now and then, and it is a pure white alligator, bigger than the rest of them, called the Albino Alligator King. Has anyone seen it? Who knows, but the story is very well known in whole New York.
-An excerpt from Surviving the Urban Wilderness by Leonard Wayland
Summary
The Alligator King is the Great ruler of all the alligators in the sewers. It is bigger, meanier, and wilder than any of the other alligators. It is said that if you wander in certain parts of tunnels in The Undercity of New York, you are in risk of running into the Alligator King. It is always hungry and does not fear humans, but seems just mildly annoyed or sometimes even angry, ready to tear an unsuspecting traveler in half.
If one wishes to avoid the Alligator King, one needs to carry something magical with them; only by throwing that item at the Alligator King one can flee its grasp, as the Alligator King seems to be very much attracted to everything magical. Normal weapons like guns do not work, its hide is so thick the bullets only ricochet from it. Usually spells make it angry and annoyed, especially those of low level. So, it's fairly easy to come across some magical artifacts in the many stores of The Undercity of New York, and in the end, sacrificing a magical trinket is a cheap health insurance.
If one wishes to avoid the Alligator King, one needs to carry something magical with them; only by throwing that item at the Alligator King one can flee its grasp, as the Alligator King seems to be very much attracted to everything magical. Normal weapons like guns do not work, its hide is so thick the bullets only ricochet from it. Usually spells make it angry and annoyed, especially those of low level. So, it's fairly easy to come across some magical artifacts in the many stores of The Undercity of New York, and in the end, sacrificing a magical trinket is a cheap health insurance.
Date of First Recording
Closer to the end of 1980's.
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