Snail Women

The snail women were once worshippers of the goddess Kos, but were mutated into slug-like monsters, which now reside inside giant swirling shells in coastal caves. The snail women have bone-white bodies and hair, all covered in thin, sticky slime. They don't have legs, from the waist down they have the body of a slug or snail, with several bulging veins covering their torso, arms, and lower body. Instead of walking, they drag themselves across the floor. The snail women's only mean of defense beyond their hard shell are their claws and their teeth, which have a minor venom that can cause paralysis and swelling, but no harm beyond that. Snail women can slither out of their shell, but most prefer keeping them for protection. For some reason, likely because of their relationship with Kos, snail women are completely immune to any form of lightning or electric damage, and all electricity just conducts away from them and onto the surroundings. Snail women are mostly neutral, and can be seen praying to Kos or sleeping inside giant shells in their caves; they can be very hostile to outsiders, however, and may even attack unprompted if distressed in any way. Despite their initial aggression, most snail women are just frustrated deep down because of their mutation, which caused them to become shunned by communities and villages, treated like monsters. Snail women are intelligent enough to speak and understand concepts like gods, basic trading, and minor magic, but their mutation made their mental capacity greatly decrease. A small but noticeable percentage of snail women have not only a biological female set of genitals, but also a fully working penis; it remains unknown if they had this feature before the mutation, or if its a result of such.

Most snail women socialize with others of their own kin, their loneliness drawing them towards others they relate to. They create colonies that can range from a small group to a several dozen of them where they help and take care of each other.

Some snail women can use magic in the form of crude bolts of emotional energy, which cause headaches and imaginary harm upon enemies, just enough for them to leave them alone. Some very rare ones are able to cast forth minor lightning spells.