Tower (Deimos)

Towers are large, powerful humanoid monsters roaming the world of Deimos. Similar to Tarrasques in destructive power, they're among the most feared creatures, and the appearance of one is said to be an omen of death for a nearby town or village.

= Appearance = Towers are massive humanoid creatures towering over most buildings in size. Unlike other creatures, their mouths are located on their torso, surrounded by an external rib-cage. Their arms unusually split at the elbow into two forearms with an extra arm protruding out of the side of their upper arm. Their head features three eyes and three horn-like protrusions. Their hide is light blue in color with their arms, legs and neck being a lighter shade.

= Ecology = Towers are found all throughout the world. They are seemingly drawn to human settlements, causing immeasurable destruction in an attempt to satisfy their never-ending hunger. Rather than consuming organic materials, the diet of Towers seems to consist of purely inorganic, man-made materials.

= History and Lore = It is unknown exactly when the first towers appeared, however they seem to have been present throughout most of Deimos' history. Many kingdoms fell to the nearly uncontainable destructive power of these massive beasts and it wasn't until several hundred years ago that methods to combat these forces of destruction became available and only even more recently through active efforts to fight back have these methods become more reliable.

In Tower Defense, it is explained that the tower population surged greatly in numbers as of recent, and special weapons and equipment were developed as a counter-measure against these creatures.