“We feed on the spirits of the dead, so we can take on the forms of other creatures. By generating new bodies, we live many lives. When it is time to reincarnate, we return home.” - Unnamed Opaunka, Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
An enigmatic species that assume the forms of different creatures with each life it lives;
They are able to channel and collect the energy of the dead and repurpose it for sustaining and powering themselves.
Opaunka are able to harness spirits and convert their life force into energy;
Through the passage, you discover a chamber. At its center, a ghost appears caught behind an enormous wall of glass. The spirit shrieks in pain as energy is ripped from her spirit and sent into dozens of blue cylinders placed on metal shelves. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
This energy burns any being that is not Opaunka;
She reaches out to grab one, but it scalds her hand. Carefully, you give one of the cylinders a quick tap and find it to be cold to the touch. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
Opaunka are able to adopt the forms of many beings, and do so to live extended lives;
To your surprise, the beast changes form as they pull it onto the deck of the ship, shrinking in size and taking on the appearance of a Human woman. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
Opaunka are known to leave hidden messages that become visible through the steam of boiled Bogroot Orchid;
The letters glow faintly like magical runes.
They are the recorded memories of beings who were able to take on the form of whatever race they wished, including the Dragul. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
The language Opaunka write and speak is unknown to any other being but fellow Opaunka;
The letters glow faintly like magical runes. The Bugbear does not seem to know what the symbols mean.
As she addresses you, she speaks in a language you instinctively understand. To the crew of your ship, however, it seems she might as well be speaking gibberish. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
The very existence of the Opaunka is unknown to any Dragul;
You explain all this to the Dragul, but they seem as confused as you are. They have never heard of the Opaunka. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
“Whenever land dwellers learn that we can take their forms, they seek to persecute us. Many of our kind have been sent to Kulbak Prison.” - Unnamed Opaunka, Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
The witch Zerith concedes that she is unfamiliar with the channeling magic of the Opaunka in the Heart of the Forgotten Forest;
“I don’t recognize this magic, but the spirit appears to be feeding these cylinders an enormous amount of energy. Permit me to find a way to harness their power.”
“These cylinders are unlike any magical artifacts I have ever seen.” - Zerith, Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
The Opaunka are a type of Shapeshifter.
“The Earth Opens” is a phrase often repeated by the Opaunka.
An Opaunka is encountered in the water trailing the ship you board off of Cutty's Landing;
Just behind it, a strange creature bobs to the surface. The shape of the beast resembles a small whale, but its skin is green and translucent. It appears to be chasing the cylinder. - Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)
“You seek to kill what you do not understand, but if you fear me, you fear yourself. You are Opaunka.” - Unnamed Opaunka, Backstory Codex - Damaged (RPA-BC)