Lau
Overview
These aquatic ambush predators resemble mid-sized, long-necked plesiosaurs, but their most notable feature is the array of long barbels extending from their snouts, lined with bioluminescent nodes. The lau hunt by burying themselves in silt and mud, extending only these barbels into the water above. Entranced by the lights, prey comes close, and the sensitive barbels detect exactly when the prey is close enough to strike by sensing small changes in the water’s current. While smaller prey can be swallowed whole, the lau can also deploy a paralyzing electric burst to immobilize and kill humanoid creatures.At night, lau are known to extend their long necks to the water’s surface, where their barbels reach into the open air. With its barbels exposed, the lau has the remarkable ability to cast something like dancing lights, creating ghostly lanterns or vaguely humanoid shapes in the darkness. Many river-dwelling folk warn against following strange lights on the water’s edge, for many who do are never seen again.
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Details
Lifespan
90 years
Average Length
16 feet
Geographic Distribution
