Bast—or Bastet—is the Egyptian Cat Goddess, typically appearing as a woman with a cat's head, though she can appear as a regular person or a regular cat (large or small) as well.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Children of Yog-Sothoth
The Children of Yog-Sothoth—previously Sons of...— are the result of Yog-Sothoth mating with a human female. The most famous of these progeny are Wilbur Whately and his twin brother from The Dunwich Horror, in which instance one was born as a mutated human while the other was a giant, invisible monstrosity.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Hounds of Tindalos
The Hounds of Tindalos live in the distant past, when life was still single-celled. They have the ability to use the angles of the world as portals, travelling through both time and space. If a person becomes known to a Hound, it will hunt them relentlessly.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Denizens of S’glhuo
The Denizens of S’glhuo are beings composed of sound, though they appear thin and tall, with huge pupilless eyes, and a skin covered with tiny, rippling blue scales. Their fingers are boneless.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Hunting Horrors
Hunting Horrors look like large, flying serpents—or perhaps, legless dragons.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Gnoph-Keh
Gnoph-Keh—not to be confused with the deity Gnophkehs—are hairy, six-limbed creatures a bit bigger than a polar bear. They are a sparse race, associated with Ithaqua. Usually only one Gnoph-Keh is encountered at a time, and the race is generally restricted to glaciers, ice caps, and extremely cold and icy areas.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Dholes
Dholes are basically giant worms. And I do mean giant. They are the largest creature in the Malleus Monstrorum, including deities. It's said that there are none on Earth, which can only be a good thing, because they burrow through the ground, infesting the entire planet until it is destroyed.
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Dark Crawlers
Dark Crawlers are new to the 7e Malleus Monstrorum, though besides a slightly altered description, are identical to Tunnelers Below from the previous edition. They are four-metre long cylinders with a lamprey-like mouth full of needle-like teeth. They are telepathic and live in tunnels that span the globe.
Star-spawn of Cthulhu
Cthulhu's spawn are basically just smaller versions of himself. Some were trapped in R'lyeh when it sank, though many were not.