Awaken the sleeper with this massive Cthulhu Altar, featuring a nightmare array of hooked tentacles erupting from a brain-textured core. Standing on a 75mm base with a cryptic sigil plaque, this miniature serves as the perfect centerpiece for eldritch rituals and world-ending boss encounters.
An eldritch entity is manifesting through a stone portal or ritual altar, its tentacles lashing out to seize nearby victims.
Final boss of a campaign, a world-ending event trigger, or an environmental hazard representing a god breaking through reality.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER, TERRAIN
Pose: The figure's central body is stationary within the altar, while the tentacles are in various stages of extension and curling. The tentacles are distributed symmetrically around the central brain-like mass.
Action: Emerging
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, 1920s, Genre-Neutral
Suitable Locations: sunken temple of an elder god, secret cultist basement beneath a Victorian manor, forbidden library of the insane, underground cavern ritual site, alien dimension bleeding into reality, corrupted church nave, sewer junction in a dark city, ancient desert ruins, steaming jungle sacrificial pit
Encounter Scenarios: Boss encounter where the altar itself attacks, Environmental hazard during a ritual interruption, Summoning portal objective that must be closed, Non-combat investigation scene in a horror campaign
Power Level: World-Ending (score 98/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Matches the exact thematic requirements for an Great Old One manifestation or ritual prop.; Dungeons & Dragons (good): Excellent as a Kraken, Elder Brain, or unique Aberration encounter.; Pathfinder (good): Works well for high-level cosmic horror or Dark Tapestry encounters.; Mork Borg (good): The grotesque, fleshy nature fits the bleak aesthetic of the game.; Frostgrave (usable): Could serve as a 'Living Well' or similar arcane hazard.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable, Age: Not applicable, Style: Not applicable
Creature: Cthulhu Manifestation (Aberration), Size: Huge
Body: A brain-like central amorphous body from which emerge at least four primary tentacles and several smaller secondary appendages. The tentacles feature pointed, claw-like protrusions along their inner surfaces.
Also known as: Elder Brain, Shoggoth Altar, Kraken Well, Eldritch Portal
Related creatures: Elder Brain, Aboleth, Kraken, Shoggoth, Star Spawn
Distinctive Features: Hooked suction cups, Brain-like surface texture, Sigil plaque on base
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Hooked Tentacles, description: Massive appendages lined with sharp, conical barbs for grappling and piercing., position: Radiating from the central mass, type_ja: 鉤状の触手, description_ja: 組み付きや突き刺しのための、鋭い円錐形の返しが並んだ巨大な触手。, position_ja: 中心の塊から放射状に伸びている, Psychic resonance, Dimensional pulling
Defensive Features: Stone altar casing, Fleshy, resilient mass
Mount: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Cthulhu, The Kraken, Hermaeus Mora, Shoggoth, Elder Brain, Star Spawn
Miniature Dimensions: 57.9mm H x 64.9mm W x 63.1mm D (base: 75.0mm)
Keywords: Cthulhu mini, Lovecraftian horror, tentacle altar, cosmic horror, Great Old One, eldritch beast, kraken monster, huge aberration, creepy terrain, boss monster, call of cthulhu, 75mm monster, brain monster, hooked tentacles, void beast, far realm, star spawn, occult statue, ritual site, deep one shrine
