Annona

"I hungered. And when I hunger, I feed. The dreams of your people were a very satisfying meal. Enough so that I did not need nourishment again for many years. Of course, once I was done, your people had no dreams left. But they, like the dreams themselves, were hardly to be missed."

- Annona, Sahmad's Tale, Chapter 5

Annona was a strange creature living in the Bara Magna mountains.

Early Life
It is said that Annona has existed even before the Great Beings. When she sensed the Great Beings, she tried to fill their minds with "madness", but the Great Beings sapped away her dreams. Trying to hide in fear of the Great Beings, Annona was forced to live under Bara Magna's surface. Then Annona, who was starving for dreams, ate the dreams out of the Iron Tribe Agori, which killed them. This was soon known as the Dreaming Plague.

Spherus Magna
Years later, two remaining Iron Tribe members, Sahmad and Telluris, along with an Agori-turned snake named Metus, who was infected by the Dreaming Plague, were searching for the cause of the Dreaming Plague when they unknowingly approached the lair of Annona. She dragged them underground and created an illusion of a city called New Atero to fool Sahmad. It failed when he was killed by a female Iron Agori, thus destroying the illusion.

When Sahmad re-awoke in the healer's chamber, where the illusion had started, the being spoke to him through deceased Iron Agori which eventually changed into the Sisters of the Skrall. Annona then revealed her history to Sahmad, including that it gave the Sisters of the Skrall their Psionic powers. The being finally revealed her true appearance to Sahmad, and tried to seize him with her tentacles, but missed. Telluris and Metus, who was somehow reverted into an Agori, stormed in to meet Sahmad, telling him to come with them. Sahmad, though confused weather or not Metus and Telluris were really there, complied after accepting they was there, and the trio fought off the sisters and escaped, but she caught up with them on the surface, apparently waiting for them.

Sensing her next meal, Annona teleported to that location, with Telluris, Metus, and Sahmad getting within range before she left. Her destination was a fortress located on the cliffs. Annona floated up there with ease and, to fight off the Skakdi guarding the doors, sent them into illusions. A golden being then came out of the fortress, asking for the reason Annona was there. Annona said she was there for her meal, and the golden being challenged her.

Appearence
Annona appears as a large red sun-like body with tentacles covered in spines and has a similar appearance to Tren Krom.

Weapons and Abilities
Annona has tentacles that can grab things. She can also sap the dreams out of beings, the lack of which would eventually kill them. She can also give beings powers, as this was demonstrated when she gave the Sisters of the Skrall their Psionic powers.

Annona can also create illusions and teleport.

Appearances

 * Sahmad's Tale - First Appearance