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Pressure-Shelf Isopod

Isopoda enormis

Abyssalestimated over a metre, unconfirmed · Sheltering · rumored

Field record

An old expedition log describes something isopod-shaped and far too large sheltering under a shelf of rock at the edge of sonar range, filed with a note that reads only 'do not approach the ledge.' No one has explained the note since, and no one has gone back to ask.

Marginal note: “the old notes say not to approach the ledge”

Habitat

ZoneThe Lower Dark

Depth range2,100–2,800 m

DiscoveryFound only in full darkness, well below where sunlight reaches — real depth, no lamp of your own to help you spot it first.

Catching it

A Abyssal-tier catch needs at least a Heavy-Gauge Net— anything under that rating can never hold it, whatever the throw. Bought at the Quartermaster’s counter for 850 crystals. A held net inks this entry for good and pays its ledger bonus on the spot.

Ledger bonus on capture+14 Light Radius

Full capture mechanics — sighting vs. capture, the aim ring, why a net below a creature’s tier always bursts — in The Ledger.