[Shell and helm are a living creature. This is often characterised by the face and tentacles coming from the mouth of another creature. Helm must still be clear]
[Shell and Helm are an inanimate object, includes food. Either or both the helm and shell can be an object, but they must be the same object. Helm must still have an eye marking and helm tooth]
[Tentacles can be located in multiple places (5) on the humanoid body, ie: head and tail at once. The total number of tentacles in all spots must equate to the total number of tentacles on the pod form]
[Excessive magic that forms or collects around a Nautipod into a specific shape. Can appear in a variety of ways, such as clouds, object shapes, a halo, etc.]
Can take the shape of abstract things like caster speak and celestial bodies, or animals and objects
Can form around any part of the physical body
Can be any color, or multi-colored
Cannot move around to different locations
Cannot change shape or animate like a living creature
Cannot shift to different colors, unless using a color-changing trait