Add a touch of cosmic dread to your tabletop with this Yithian-inspired aberration. Featuring a towering conical body, dual crushing pincers, and unsettling sensory organs, this miniature perfectly captures the inscrutable nature of an ancient, time-traveling race. Its heavily segmented chitin and dense facial tentacles make it a standout centerpiece for any horror or sci-fi campaign.
An ancient, alien entity uses its specialized organic trumpets to communicate or manipulate the fabric of reality.
A powerful alien entity or high-level aberration capable of manipulating time, space, or technology, serving as a primary antagonist or master of a dungeon/spacecraft.
Artist: TEMPLE
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure is in a symmetrical, upright stance on its broad base. Two mid-level arms are held out at waist height with pincers ready. Two upper arms are raised high, holding trumpet-like appendages aloft.
Action: Talking/Gesturing
Mood: Inscrutable
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Suitable Locations: Ancient library from a forgotten epoch, Sunken stone city, Eldritch laboratory, Infinite desert ruins, Alien space station, Dimensional rift, Underground vault, Forbidden archive
Encounter Scenarios: An ancient scholar offering forbidden lore in exchange for a service (Ally/Neutral), A guardian of an eldritch library preventing the party from leaving (Enemy), An entity from the distant past/future observing the party (Neutral NPC)
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): An exact match for the Great Race of Yith.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Works well as a unique high-CR aberration or a variant Mind Flayer-style entity.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Fits the 'Great Race' entry in Bestiary 3.; Starfinder (good): Excellent for an alien scholar or cosmic threat.; Cypher System (Numenera) (good): Fits the 'weird' sci-fantasy aesthetic of the Ninth World.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Large, conical, non-humanoid, Size: Large, Age: Ageless, Style: Realistic / Detailed
NPC Role: Alien Scholar / Cosmic Horror
Creature: Great Race of Yith (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A tall, conical body composed of fleshy, horizontal segments. It has four appendages emerging from the upper body: two end in large crab-like pincers, and two end in clusters of tube-like openings. The head is bulbous with four eyes and a dense mass of mouth-tentacles.
Also known as: Yithian, Elder Entity, Conical Horror
Related creatures: Elder Things, Mind Flayers, Star-Spawn
Distinctive Features: Conical body shape, Tube-shaped trumpet organs on upper limbs, Dense facial tentacles, Four distinct eyes
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Pincers, description: Large, sharp, serrated pincers capable of crushing., position: Ends of middle pair of arms, type_ja: ハサミ, description_ja: 粉砕可能な、大きく鋭いギザギザのハサミ。, position_ja: 中段の腕の先端, type: Tentacles, description: Multiple flexible tentacles used for grasping or manipulation., position: Around the mouth/face, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 掴んだり操作したりするために使用される、複数の柔軟な触手。, position_ja: 口/顔の周囲, type: Organic Trumpets, description: Tubes used for loud sonic blasts or communication., position: Ends of upper pair of arms, type_ja: 生体ラッパ, description_ja: 大きな音波攻撃や通信に使用される管状器官。, position_ja: 上段の腕の先端, Sonic blasts, Psychic manipulation
Defensive Features: Segmented chitinous hide, Multiple eyes for 360-degree vision
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Great Race of Yith, H.P. Lovecraft Creature, Call of Cthulhu Aberration, Mind Flayer Associate, Eldritch Horror
Miniature Dimensions: 37.7mm H x 33.7mm W x 19.0mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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