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A smaller, coastbound relative of the Titan Prober supplements its diet with the carcass of a large marine worm. An omnivore subsisting mostly on algae and other organic matter gnawed off of rocks or dug up out of the mud, this Estuarine Prober weighs roughly two tons and shares the fleshy snout of the distant Bumblers as well as the clawed feet of the Titan Probers. Its lineage is a strange intergrade between the two, originating from more basal stock but not deriving to the extent Bumblers have. They are found only in a select few stretches of cool southern coastline shadowed by mountains. The relative lack of sun prevents extensive algae growths and thus the hazardous tidal flats from forming, ensuring a less productive but still supportive ecosystem of jagged rocks and various tidal creatures found nowhere else. It is moist and foggy here year-round and receives occasional snow. Thick, rubbery skin protects them from the constant rain and wind and allows them to wade through the frigid seawater in search of aquatic prey. Some populations exhibit social behaviors and live in small family groups, but many individuals are solitary. The skin on their forearms is especially thick and their necks exhibit fleshy calluses, which serve both to protect them while foraging and as armor during fights over feeding grounds and mates. They are quite strong and have been observed lifting heavy boulders to consume the creatures hiding beneath.

The worm is a simple herbivorous vertebrate sharing the prober's affinity for rocky, cool southern coasts. Despite their large size they are rather sedentary, using a powerfully muscled suction organ on their tails to latch on to the rocky seafloor. Filter feeders, they subsist off of the organic matter brought in by the tides. Ectothermic and slow growing, they have few predators. In hard times they are capable of swimming to find greener pastures and often leave their resting spots to graze on algae.

Description
A smaller, coastbound relative of the Titan Prober supplements its diet with the carcass of a large marine worm. An omnivore subsisting mostly on algae and other organic matter gnawed off of rocks or dug up out of the mud, this Estuarine Prober weighs roughly two tons and shares the fleshy snout of the distant Bumblers as well as the clawed feet of the Titan Probers. Its lineage is a strange intergrade between the two, originating from more basal stock but not deriving to the extent Bumblers have. They are found only in a select few stretches of cool southern coastline shadowed by mountains. The relative lack of sun prevents extensive algae growths and thus the hazardous tidal flats from forming, ensuring a less productive but still supportive ecosystem of jagged rocks and various tidal creatures found nowhere else. It is moist and foggy here year-round and receives occasional snow. Thick, rubbery skin protects them from the constant rain and wind and allows them to wade through the frigid seawater in search of aquatic prey. Some populations exhibit social behaviors and live in small family groups, but many individuals are solitary. The skin on their forearms is especially thick and their necks exhibit fleshy calluses, which serve both to protect them while foraging and as armor during fights over feeding grounds and mates. They are quite strong and have been observed lifting heavy boulders to consume the creatures hiding beneath.

The worm is a simple herbivorous vertebrate sharing the prober's affinity for rocky, cool southern coasts. Despite their large size they are rather sedentary, using a powerfully muscled suction organ on their tails to latch on to the rocky seafloor. Filter feeders, they subsist off of the organic matter brought in by the tides. Ectothermic and slow growing, they have few predators. In hard times they are capable of swimming to find greener pastures and often leave their resting spots to graze on algae.