This nightmare-inducing aberration features a fusion of a prehistoric spiral shell and a writhing eldritch entity. With its massive vertical maw and a crown of grasping tentacles, this 51mm tall miniature is the perfect center-piece for any cosmic horror or deep-dungeon encounter.
An alien entity from another dimension or the deep ocean has manifested, its many eyes scanning for prey as its tentacles lash the air.
An elite guardian or a mini-boss in a coastal, aquatic, or deep-dungeon setting.
Artist: Dungeons And Minis
Type: MONSTER
Pose: An upright, bulbous mass with tentacles curling upward and outward in a writhing fashion.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: sunken city of R'lyeh, abyssal ocean trench, madness-warped dungeon, alien planet surface, alchemist's secret basement laboratory, astral plane rift, coastal sea cave, temple of an elder god
Encounter Scenarios: a boss encounter at the end of a nautical-themed campaign, a summoned entity protecting a dark cult ritual, an environmental hazard in a plane of pure chaos, a mutated specimen found in a crashed sci-fi vessel
Power Level: Hard (score 60/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Excellent proxy for a Shoggoth or a spawn of an Elder God.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Works as a Gibbering Mouther, Aboleth spawn, or homebrew aberration.; Pathfinder (perfect): Ideal for any monster with the 'Abberation' or 'Great Old One' subtypes.; Warhammer 40K (good): Could serve as a Chaos Spawn or a unique Tyranid organism.; Mork Borg (good): Fits the bleak, grotesque aesthetic of the game perfectly.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable, Age: Not applicable, Style: Not applicable
Creature: Eldritch Horror (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A bulbous vertical mass covered in dozens of eyes. Features a large, toothless, ribbed vertical maw. Three thick, cracked-texture tentacles emerge from the top and one from the lower rear side. A large spiral shell is embedded in the flank.
Also known as: Shoggoth, Gibbering Mouther, Spawn of the Void, Chaos Spawn
Related creatures: Beholder, Aboleth, Mind Flayer, Gibbering Mouther
Distinctive Features: multitude of eyes, ribbed vertical maw, fused ammonite shell, writhing upper tentacles
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: tentacles, description: Three large tentacles at the top and one smaller on the side used for lashing or grappling., position: Top and side of body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 上部の3本の大きな触手と側面の1本の小さな触手で、叩きつけたり組み付いたりします。, position_ja: 体の上部および側面, type: maw, description: A large vertical opening that likely acts as a consuming mouth or orifice for engulfing prey., position: Front center, type_ja: 大きな口, description_ja: 獲物を丸呑みにしたり摂取したりするための、垂直に開いた大きな口。, position_ja: 正面中央
Mount: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Mysterious / Enigmatic
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Cthulhu-type spawn, Shoggoth, Omastar (dark/realistic version), Bloodborne Brain Sucker, Dark Souls Man-Eater Shell
Miniature Dimensions: 51.1mm H x 36.4mm W x 26.7mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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