Emerging from the abyssal depths or the far reaches of the void, this Eldritch Thing features a massive spiral shell fused with a writhing mass of tentacles. Its base is riddled with mysterious portholes, suggesting a creature of terrifying scale that mimics the very structures it seeks to consume.
A colossal, ancient entity from a submerged or alien realm remains motionless, its shell etched with runes, as smaller lifeforms dwell within its base.
A final boss for a deep-sea or astral-themed dungeon, or a high-level cosmic horror encounter in a Call of Cthulhu or D&D campaign.
Artist: Dungeons And Minis
Type: MONSTER, TERRAIN
Pose: Stationary, upright conical tower.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: sunken city of R'lyeh, the Far Realm, a corrupted abyssal trench, alien planet surface, the center of a cultist's cathedral, a coastal cliffside during a ritual, a subterranean lake, a pocket dimension of flesh and stone
Encounter Scenarios: Boss encounter against an elder god's avatar, Environmental hazard in a high-level dungeon, A living objective that players must enter or destroy, An NPC 'quest-giver' that communicates via telepathy
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Ideal for Aboleth, Star Spawn, or homebrew Aberrations.; Call of Cthulhu (perfect): A quintessential 'Eldritch Horror' or Great Old One spawn.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Works well for high-CR monstrosities from the Darklands.; Mork Borg (good): Fits the bleak, surreal horror aesthetic.; Cypher System (Numenera) (good): Excellent as a weird biological structure or 'living' ruin.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable, Age: Not applicable, Style: Not applicable
Creature: Eldritch Abomination (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: Conical mass of fleshy pustules and eye-sacs, topped with a nautilus-shaped shell, possessing two large primary tentacles and a side-facing aperture/mouth.
Also known as: Elder God Spire, Living Temple, Flesh Spire, Shoggoth-Variant
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Aboleth, Kraken, Roper
Distinctive Features: Tiny portholes/windows at base, Egg-sac textured skin, Spiral nautilus shell
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Tentacles, description: Thick, textured fleshy appendages for grasping or crushing., position: Descending from beneath the shell, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 掴んだり押し潰したりするための、質感のある厚い肉質の付属肢。, position_ja: 殻の下から伸びている, type: Maw/Aperture, description: A large circular opening with internal ridges for consuming prey or emitting energy., position: Left side of the central mass, type_ja: 大きな口/開口部, description_ja: 獲物を捕食したりエネルギーを放出したりするための、内部に隆起のある大きな円形の開口部。, position_ja: 中央の塊の左側, Gaze attacks from the numerous eye-like sacs, Psychic resonance from the runic shell
Defensive Features: Hard spiral shell topper, Thick blubbery skin covered in sacs
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Cthulhu, Shoggoth, Omastar, Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos, Rom the Vacuous Spider, Nautilus
Miniature Dimensions: 50.9mm H x 42.3mm W x 43.7mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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