Species:
There are 5 major species of Kraken that have been discovered and exist within The Astarian Empire.

Squids, Octos, Crusts, Gels, Cuthuls

The Squids:
The Squids are a race of Krakens which evolved from one of the following species making them have different head shapes, the Bulb Squilid, Cone Squilid, or the Long Head Squilid. They use their thin tentacles as their arms and legs as they wrap their tentacles around objects, this allows them to use tools and weapons. They will equip themselves with lighter armor and smaller weapons making use of their mass of tentacles to combat their enemies. They will use armor made from shells and coral strung together with ropes made of kelp and other sea materials manipulated and strengthened with magic. As they age they will grow more relaxed and they will develop other colors in their body allowing them to use magic. The longer they live the stronger and more powerful they become as they gain extra tentacles which they will begin to wrap and twist together making them far stronger and powerful. When they lose a tentacle they will slowly begin to regrow it but it is very inefficient and not effective until it is fully developed. Consuming enemies gives them a boost to their tentacle regeneration allowing them to develop lost tentacles faster.

The Octos:
The Octos are a race of Krakens which evolved from one of the following species making them have different head shapes, the Bulbous Oktops, Cone Headed Oktops, or the Long Head Oktops. They use their large tentacles as their arms and legs as they wrap their tentacles around objects, this allows them to use tools and weapons. They will equip themselves with heavier armor and large weapons making use of their tentacles to combat their enemies. They will use heavier armor made from shells, debris, and stone coral strung together with ropes made of kelp and other sea materials manipulated and strengthened with magic. As they age they will grow more aggressive and they will develop other colors in their body allowing them to use magic. The longer they live the stronger and more powerful they become as their tentacles become thicker and more resilient with better resistances. When they lose a tentacle they will rapidly regrow it but it can be cumbersome to the levels of energy needed to do so. Many times they will wait until they lose a few so they can instantly regenerate more of them at the same time using the same amount of energy. Consuming enemies gives them a boost to their tentacle regeneration allowing them to develop lost tentacles much faster allowing for them to ambush their victims who believe they have the upper hand.

The Crusts:
The Crusts are a race of Krakens which evolved from one of the following species making them have different looks, the Cacanot Craboid, Hermitic Craboid, or the Kingous Craboid. They use their large claws as massive crushing weapons. They develop sharp barbs to help fend off attackers and deal extra damage. They will equip themselves with heavy metal armor and claw weapons making use of their fast legs to skitter towards their prey. As they age they will grow more aggressive and they will develop the ability to use magic. The longer they live the stronger and more powerful they become. They can molt from their shell which allows them to grow larger and stronger each time. Consuming enemies gives them energy and muscle expansion, after eating more and more prey they will expand and then molt to become even stronger.

The Gels:
The Gels are a race of Krakens which evolved from one of the following species making them have different looks, the Bulbos Gelios, Boxos Gelios, or the Stalkos Gelios. They are light airy and floaty people who use a low gravity aura which drastically increases the more that are in one area. Jumping or being pushed when near a horde of Gels means you will quickly float away and once the gravity returns you could suffer injury or death. They have long elegant smooth flowy thin tentacles which dangle and move about as they float around. The Gels are great magic casters as they focus heavily on lightning based magic with stunning and shocking effects.

The Cuthuls:
The Cuthuls are a race of Krakens which evolved from REDACTED. From the depths of deep myths and legends, the cuthuls arose from even the darkest twisted swampy depths to plague the deep seas. They are monsters from the great demonic book of H’plu VC’reft. This demonic scripture was lost to time as it was sealed into a great tomb but as the island shifted, the tomb fell to the bottom most depts. As the magic spewed from the book it created the REDACTED race. These monsters slowly began to pour out of the book as their demon magics allow for them to transpose the image of them into a viewer's desires and wishes. They used this ability to become kings and lords of various sea creatures like the Morloks, Myrmidons, Mermaids, Krakens, and other nobles on the land. Rumors state their names are of Velknish origin and they hold positions of power within all the churches and religious nations ruled over by humans. They are humanoid in silhouette as they have tentacles all across their body and along their face. They can use various kinds of illusion magic, charms, and other mind manipulation to easily hide their appearance, however they are bound by the rules of the demonic pact they were born from. They cannot lie or tell false tales. If they do the magic enveloping them will break. To dodge the issue they dance around the problems and talk in such a way as to not reveal themselves.