Librarian

"It's just a big stupid jellyfish! What's the worst it could do?"

- Anonymous Beacon Student

Appearance
Librarians are Jellyfish-like Grimm that range from 2 to 3 meters in height. The bell is translucent black and usually filled with some sort of hot, lighter-than-air gas which allows the creature to silently float around its territory. Inside the bell are the Grimm's vital organs which are protected by a light bone shell which bears a disturbing resemblance to a humanoid face. Under normal circumstances, the expression of the face is either serene or emotionless. Some specimen's have been observed with a Mona Lisa (or Ao Oni) half smile, while others remain neutral. If the Grimm is agitated or Excited, the shell will immediately shift to an enraged expression followed by an ear-piercing scream before the Librarian either rushes to attack or flees from view.

They have 4 long and thick tentacles, 6 slimmer tendril, and a stout but very strong single tentacle underneath the bone shell with a large white beak on the end. Each of the tentacles, save for the mouth tentacle, are covered in miniature red barbs that secrete a paralyzing venom.

Special Traits
Librarians are a rare type of Grimm that can only be found in forgotten caves, abandoned ruins, unexplored swamps, etc. While they have been found in naturally occurring formations, they especially prefer to live in areas long abandoned by humans and faunus such as ancient crypts, derelict wreckages, deserted estates, etc. If there is anything of value to be found there, there is a higher chance of there being a Librarian. Usually, no more than 4 will inhabit the same area but there have been exceptions.

Once a Librarian has found a suitable home and hunting ground, it will seem to mindlessly patrol the premises, waiting for someone to intrude upon it. Librarians have 3 methods to hunt their prey.

The first is the creature's electrical organ discharges which are theorized to be similar to those found on an Electric Eel but with far more potential. These organs constantly emit a charge which disrupts communications and scroll signals. Up close, the charge is enough to induce migraines and discomfort in living creatures. A handful of elder specimens of the Librarian have enough strength to emit an Electromagnetic Pulse which shuts down any unshielded electronics within a 90 meter radius.

The second is the creature's unique vocal cords. Librarians often emit extremely low or extremely high frequency noises as they float which are another source of discomfort for their prey. Combined with their passive electrical discharges, they often have a debilitating effect on their targets that only the most well-equipped or well-disciplined Hunters can stand up to. Younger specimens have been described as singing or droning when they use their sonic attack but elder specimens can imitate speech. Recordings of these creatures range from ominous whispers to hideous laughter. The most salient recording comes from a Huntress who wished to remain anonymous; in this recording, a Librarian can be heard using low frequency whispers to induce unease before loudly screaming: GET OUT!!! in a distorted male voice.

(Note: the Huntress testifies that the voice bears a resemblance to [REDACTED], a known associate of [REDACTED])

The third method of attack is the Librarian's venomous nature. This venom is injected into target via the Grimm's many red barbs that line its tentacles and tendrils. At first, the natural anesthetic that coats the barbs will prevent the victim from noticing that a Librarian has brushed against them but within minutes of ingestion the venom can incapacitate a fully-grown adult with a pain that has been described as "having 1000 furious fire ants crawling through your blood vessels".

Librarians tend to be a support-type Grimm, using its unique traits to psychologically toy with its prey while other, more combat capable Grimm do the work. They are however, capable of shorts bursts of speed to either escape danger or close on a hunter where their strong beak thrusts through any armor the hunter may be wearing before the Librarian has a meal.

Weaknesses
Librarians are extremely sensitive to light, explaining why they prefer to live in dark areas that are either indoors or underground. During encounters, Librarians often give up chase as soon as they prey reaches for example, a hallway where natural sunlight shines in. Artificial lights also drive them off but to a lesser degree. While they is plenty of evidence that suggests light is an effective deterrent, there is none that suggests light can actually injure the creatures.

Librarians, despite their speed bursts, are overall slow floating creatures. These "sprints" only cover short distances of 10-20 meters and the creature is often observed as "winded" after one. Even their bone shell is relatively thin and fragile. One shot to the shell is often enough to kill it.