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Multiversal Fisher — Description

A mysterious race of heron-like monsters who possess the power to fish almost anything out of the murky waters of Spacetime. Unlike The All-seeing, however, they are not omniscient, having only a limited perspective; they also lack the incredible power of their stronger cousins, however, they compensate this with their unusual patience, cunning, and skill. They probe the bottomless depths of Time and Space with their infinite appendages that use the butterfly effect, clever manipulations, lures and all other conceivable tactics to manipulate the target and lead it to that specific area within Spacetime that is within the range of the Fisher's long neck. First a Fisher's eyes extend on crab-like stalks and then retract and whiten as if blinded right before they strike. The swiftness of the strike is unbelievable for a creature that normally works so slowly; Even the All-Seeing dare not look at them directly for they can perceive such an intrusion and peck out the eye of an intruder before even its ocular magic can influence the Fisher. Yet most of the time they remain seemingly motionless with only the tips of their tentacled wings finding the way through the darkness of multiverse like blind worms. Their work takes forever but to them it is an exciting hunt for prey, treasures and interesting oddities.
"We do not have all the time, but we have all the patience"

Contrary to common belief, the Fishers do not usually devour their prey; their metabolism is very slow and they only rarely need to eat. They have the nature of collectors and often gather oddities from various realms and ages, not based on any actual value but rather personal taste. Thus priceless golden statues can be found alongside old dried tree branches and such. Some of their catch involve living beings, which more often than food are kept as companions or playthings based on their individual virtues. The Fishers are also known to take assignments from other powerful beings, although the nature and price of such deals are kept secret; It is said, however, that back in the day of Great Dragon Empires, they helped powerful dragons gather rare, lost treasures for their hoards in return for being taught various techniques of dragon magic, expanding their already deadly arsenal. Otherwise, their deals are said to be extremely uneven as these creatures have a hard time perceiving the value of objects they fish out. Besides that, they are known to be honorable hunters and never let go of the prey once they set after it.
"Hee hee hee, gotcha."

Even though their lifespans seem infinite and they refer to other races as mortals, Fishers themselves are not beyond the poisonous touch of decay. From the pools of Spacetime, its deadly currents slowly radiate into their lairs causing them to inevitably age. A way to avoid this would be to never again reach nor look into the Multiverse.
"The price of eternal life is eternal boredom."