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Sentinalsofthe Island
Sentinalsofthe Island
Theprisonguardsofthenegaislandappearmoreterrifyingthantheyreallyare.Theyappearas
ninefoottallhumanoids,extremelygauntandthin.Theirskinisgreyandclingstightlytotheir
skeletalstructure,andatcertainjointsbleachedandweatheredbonepokesthrough.The
strangestpartoftheirappearanceistheirfacewhichisaverysimplewoodenmaskinsetintothe
fleshoftheirface.Everywoodenmaskisdifferent,buttheyareallkindof....derpy,suchasthe
givenexample.Themasksaresimpleandoffputting,butneverthreatening.
TheSentinelsdressintightfittingrobes,usuallywithdeephoods.Themoremilitantormartial
Sentinelswearpatchworkandslapdashlookingarmorovertheirrobesthatisonlysupposedto
lookthatway.Iftheychoosetowieldaweapontheyequiplongscythelikebladestotheir
spindlyfingersthatdripdownoutofthesleevesoftheirrobes.Withpowerfullegs,afew
Sentinelsalsoequipbladesorweaponstotheirlegsorfeet.
IntermsofabilitiestheSentinelsholdswayoverthepowersofentropy.EverySentinelhasa
certainbaseabilityoverthepowersofpuredestruction,anditistheonlytheverypowerfulones
thatareabletousetheirmasteryofentropytoreverseitseffectsandactuallycreateorrecreate
things,locations,orbeings.ThemovementsoftheSentinelsaregracefulyetslow.Nosingle
movementiseverdonelightly.DespitetheirslowmovementsatresttheSentinelsareactually
extremelyfast,theirtruespeedbalancingtheiraveragefortheirsizestrength.Theyareextremely
ablejumpers,abletotraveluptoseveralmilesinahugeHulklikejump.Theirstrangestpower
iswhathappenswhentheytakeofftheirmasks.ThefaceoftheSentinelinvokesakindof
primalfear.Aslongasacreaturecanunderstandtheconceptoffear,itfearstheSentinel.
OntheNegaIslandtheSentinelsmainresponsibilityisnotsomuchtokeeptheprisonersin
theirprisons,buttomakesurethatanyonewhoisnottrulydeservingofbeingimprisonedis
takencareof.Theirpowersofentropyanddestructionareparticularlyusefulindestroying
prisonsortorturesaroundprisonerswrongfullyimprisonedbyanoverzealousisland.Theydo
thisbyhavingaveryactivehandinthegoingsonoftheisland.Prisonersarevisited,
interviewed,spokento,interactedwith,andiftrulyrepentantornoteviltheyareputupfor
parole.ThisresponsibilityisputuponasectofSentinelscalledtheAugurs,whowearshining
silvermaskswithdelicatefiligreeddesigns.
TheAugersarethepurestexamplesoftheSentinelmoralityinthatforalltheirterrifyingpower
andlookstheyaregoodandcompassionatecreatures.Theyprotectandhelpthosewhoseekto
bettertheworldaroundthemandseektopunishthosewhobringsufferingandpaintotheir
surroundings.Theyaretheislandssuperegointhings.Whentheislandabductsagoodmanwho
hadtokillahundredindividualstosaveacivilization,theymakethedecisiontoputthatmanup
forparoleifheistakenbytheNegaIslandforhisnegativekarma.Theyworkthroughthemore
subtlemoraldealingswithbeingimprisonedontheisland.