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My immediate thought is Nahash, but she doesn't like to create things out of nothing. Maybe a collab between her and another deity interested in that sort of trickery.
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Likely a mix of Nahash, Del Sombra, and Kalla, and Ash. I had a feeling that the three of them got drunk somewhere along the lines and said. "You know what? What if... what if we just decided to make a monster... that was a treasure chest? When a wayfarer approaches it... and tries to open it. WHAM!"


"Mimics Evolved over centuries to look like treasure chests. This is a function derived to better pray on unsuspecting adventurers."

Adventurer: So... why the FUCK do we still make treasure chests that looks like this!?

To be honest... a mimic is a lot kinder than an exploding chest. A chest that sends a swarm of angry bees after you. Or loads your face full of poison darts.