The monk seals are intelligent, combat-loving coastal guardians trained in Caribbean Kung Fu and engaged in an annual war against migrating red land crabs.
The dungeon's monk seals resemble large ordinary seals but speak, fight upright, and move with startling speed. They consider combat a religious duty and make powerful tanks, though each individual may possess different defensive magic.
They guard the coast and hunting grounds against red Maníseros land crabs. The seals believe the crabs' ocean breeding event pollutes sacred water, kills fish, destroys food supplies, and threatens their young.
Team Sister Ines loses one capture flag in an earlier attempt and kills that target when it overwhelms Paz. Yago becomes their first successful capture, and the Royal Court prepares to attempt another.
Large gray seals performing impossible flips and martial-arts stances along Cuba's rocky shore.
The monk seals are one side of the regional quest war and highly desirable aquatic tank totems.