Crackling Nightmare

The Crackling Nightmare is a tiny, mystical, and somewhat rare species of gecko native to the Endless Isles. Their skin is a pale yellow with crackling electric blue highlights. Their thick stubby tails are colored like the rest of their bodies, except they have transparent stripes that reveal the crackling lightning stored within. The origins of this species are a mystery, but many legends connect them to the Stormfather. The Crackling Nightmare is a fundamentally unintelligent creature, no more capable of malice than a butterfly, but their name is still well earned. When startled, they turn into little bolts of lightning that move faster that the eye can follow, and throw crackling bolts of potent energy with reckless abandon. More than a few natives have shifted a box or log one of these creatures was dozing under only to be greeted with unbridled elemental fury. Despite their mystical nature, no valuable components can be harvested from their corpses, meaning it is rarely in ones best interest to kill one of these creatures. Most natives simply relocate them away from populated areas when found, and if handled gently the Crackling Nightmare causes no issues during this process. The Crackling Nightmare mates during large storms, and said storms carry their eggs to other islands, meaning these Geckos can be found almost anywhere.