Knowhere IC

I wasn't sure if there were going to be any new creatures to discover here, but I think I've found one. Does anyone know anything about a tentacles type creature? What is it called? What it's purpose? Anything at all?

It looks a bit like ( this )

I have to apologize, I was trying to get a quick sketch before it ran off.

Elphias is going to kill me Well! It seems I've arrived a bit late, though I had no idea I'd be traveling again so soon. Would anyone care for a cup of tea? I'd offer sweets, but I fed the last of my lemon drops to a dear feathered companion of mine. Phoenixes can be terribly picky when it comes to meals, you know, and I'd hate to make him cross — he's grown large enough to snatch my glasses, and I'm useless without them. I suppose it's my fault for feeding him lemon drops in the first place. [...] Ah, well. Nothing to be done about it now.

More importantly: how do you take your tea?

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