>Make Colossi an Allegory for Personal Woe
>The colossi are destructive beings formed from aspects of Kudamat’s soul and the environment they inhabit—but they can also serve as allegories for the PCs’ personal journeys. When you can, use these behemoths to address the themes of the campaign, informed by the PCs’ choices and their backstories. In your session zero, make note of themes or struggles the players want to highlight in their characters’ backstories… then make them gigantic.

>For example, if one of the characters has a past with a corrupt small-town sheriff with too much influence and a finger in everyone’s business, you could utilize Zuudra, the Many Arms of Calamity (see the upcoming “The Children of Godfell” section) as a metaphor to represent the sheriff’s destructive overreach and the inescapable grip he holds on the outpost.

>Zuudra, the Many Arms of Calamity: This cephalopod has eight writhing limbs that rapidly shift between hardened stone spikes and rivers of flowing magma.

One theme I will never quite understand is "This monster is, in fact, a masterfully artistic allegory for personal tragedy, allowing the heroes to overcome their past traumas."

I do not know about you, but when I see a kaiju-sized octopus of obsidian and magma, I do not exactly think "Now that is a cunning metaphor for destructive overreach of authority!"

What exactly am I missing here?