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Lovecraft 1890-1937 the Aniolowski Collect Ion y~ Booke ofMonstres New Nightmares for Call Of Cthulhu H. P. LOVECRAFT 1890-1937 THE ANIOLOWSKI COLLECT ION . VOLUME I y~ Booke Of N TRE NEW NIGHTMARES FOR CALL OF CTHULHU by Scott David Aniolowski witb Fred Behrendt. Joho CUDihiD.lury DiTilJio, Clifton Giynud. Keith Herher. Randy McCall. Sandy Petersen, Kevin Ross. Guy Sumpter. and Michac:1 Szymanski gn.pbit desigD lid h rOD ' LIS BROOKS inlerior ilJustruioDS RODELL SANFORD. JOHN T. SNYDER. IDd ALLEN KOSZOWSKI cover dcsigfl CHARLIE KRANK copy readiDg ANNE MERRITT C HAO §llUM II N C . 1 9 9 4 CL R C ED I T YE BOOKE OF MONSTRf.S Is pWlished by O1aosillll Inc. VE BOOKE OF MONSTRfS Is c:opfrighl C 1!194 by ~sium Inc.; all rights reserved. CALL OF CTHUl.HU Is the registered trademark 01 Chaosium, lnc. H,P. Loveaatt', works Bre C 1963, 1964, 1965 by August Derleth end are quaed lor purposes of Illustration. All material corumlng Shudde-N'ell and the Cthonl8lls, and aU other Inventions of Brian Lumley as portrayed in his books,specilically The Burrowers Beneath, are used bV his kind permission. CIar1c Ashton Smith's -rne Seven Geases' C 1934 by P1lpular FIction Publishing Co. Ramsey CampbeU's "The Room In the Castle', "The HIlIJ'Dr from the Bridge', "The Illseds from ShagOai' , and "The Mooo-Lens' C 1964 by Ramsey Campbell. August Derleth's "The Lair of the Star·Spawn' 0 1932 by Popular FICtion Publishi'lg Co. Ramsey Campbell's 'The Tugg in g' C 1976 by Ed­ ward P. Berglund. Robert Bloch's 'The Oark Demon' and "The Faceless God" C 1936 by Weird Tales. Robert A.. W. lowndes' ~e Abyss' C 1965 by Health Knowledge Publications, II'\C. Ramsey Campbell's 'The Faces at Pine Dunes' C 19BO by Arkham House Pu,lisheri. T.E.D. Klein's 'Black Man with a Horn' C 1980 by lE.D, Klein, Walter C, DeBill, oK.'S "Where YIdIlra Walks' C 1976 by Edward P. Berglund. Joseph Payne Brannan's "The Feaster from Afar" C 1976 by Edward P. Berglu~d, Scott David AnIolowski's 'An Early Frost" C 1993 by Scott David Anlolowskl. Colin Wilson's The Space Vamplr95 C 1976 by ColIn Wilson, Clark Asllton Smith's' Vultlloom' C 1935 by Popular Fiction PubllSlllng Co, ClatIt Asllton Smith's "The Coming of the White Worm' g 1S41 by Alblng Publications, Thomas Ugotti'a"Tha Prodigy of Dreams' C 1989 by Thomas Ugottl, Clark Asllton Smith's "The Chain of Morganon' C 1988 by CASiana llterary Enterprises. H.P, LoV!· craft's, A. Merritt's, Robert E. Howard's, C.L Moore's,aod Frank Belknap Lorg's"The Cllallenge From Beyond' C 1978 by lIIarc A. Michaud. August Derleth's "The Sandwin Compact" C 1953 by August Derieth. Henry Kuttner's "The Invaders', and "The Bells of Harral" C 1939 by Henry Kuttner, C, Hall Thompson's "The Spawn of lhe Green Abyss' C 1946by WeIrd Tales. Ramsey Campbell's 'M ade in Goalswood"C 1973 by Ramsey Campbell. Robert E, Howard's 'The: Black Stone' C 1987 by Alla Ray Kuykendall and Alia Ray MorrIs. AI· gernon Blackwood's "The Wendlgo' 0 1973 by Dover PublicatIons, Inc. Joseph Payne Brennan's "The Willow Platform' C 1973 by Stuart David Setill ifl WIllspers , . ClarkAsllloo Smltll's "The Weird 01 Avoosl Wuthoqqllan' C t968 CAS lana Uterary Enterprises. Wililam Hope Hodgson's "The Hog' C 1909 William Hope Hodgson. Un Carter's "Perchance to Dream' C 1968 Cryptic Publications. Sinilaritlas between dlaradel1ln VE BOOKE OF MONSTRES and persoll$living Ofdead are strictly coincidental. The reproduction 01 malelial from within this book for the p!l'j)Ose 01 personal or corporate profit, by photographic, electronic, or other methods 01 relrie...al, Is prohibited. Address questions and oomments concerning this boo!!: as well as roquC$IS fOf free catalogs of Chaooium books, lIames, and ~ to Chaosium Inc. 95().A 56th Street, Oakland CA 94608-3129, U.S.A. Chaosium Publicltlon 2349, Published In April 1994 ISBN 1-56682-4)1&-4 INTRODUCTION IllS BOOK IS A compendium of creatures 10 what is not. Scholars, Lovtcnl.ft fans, and garners have supplement the Call of Ohulhu rulesbook. In­ argued for years, but only peJSOOa.l taslc and opinion es­ cluded within this volume an dozens of new tablish what is a pan of the Mythos. The author urges the Traces,. Quler Gods, Greal Old Ones, and other keeper to use or ignore the creatures offered in this horrific and fantastic entities to tantalize keepers and tor­ volume as he or she desires and as fits with his or her ment players_ These monstrous creations have been col­ campaign. lected from fiction spanning over seventy yeaJS and from - Scott David Aniolowski over Icn years of favorite Call of Cthulhu scenarios. The darkly imaginative work of a diverse group of authors is represented here. The monsters in this volwne are not presented as offi­ cial or organized mythology. Even supposed Lovecraft or DEDICATION -Mythos .scholillS" cannot agree what is or what is not a This is dedi~ll~d 10 my lrielld ud tolbSue. part of the Cthu1hu Mythos, or if an organized mythology exists at all. What began in the nightmares of Howard Kevin A. Ross Phillips Lovecraft has become in seventy and more yeaJS a Ibe Gnlld AKhivi,t of the Calf Cirde. convoluted web of borrowed references, shared entities of Cthulhu and books. and contradicted concepts. No one can say with certainty what is a part of this artificial pantheon and TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT MONSTRES PO"!"'" NTRIFS ARE ALPHABETICAL USUAllY throogh cosmic walls or dimensions in order to WIeak by key word or phrase: thus you'll find new destruction. All races and lesser deities or the My­ BrorMrs of Chaugnar Faugn entered under thos acknowledge the Outer Gods, and many wOJ'Ship Cas Cwgnar Faugn, Brolh~rs oj The ex­ them. act forms for entities occur in the Deities ,,_... and Monsters box, nearby. There the en­ tries are also classified according to one possible Mythos ELDER GODS hierarchy. Servitor species may also be independent agents, or The EldeT Gods are a race or gods neutral to or possibly agents of other entities. ri va ls or the OUleT Gods. Though or vast .and awesome power, the Elder Gods do not seem to be as dangerous to humanity as the Outer Gods. Like them, the Elder Gods have little contact with humanity. Few Elder Gods are mentioned; the god Nodens is most orten mentioned by MONSTER name. CLASSIFICATIONS GREAT OLD ONES The Great Old Ones are not omnipotent, but nonethel~ HE MONSTERS AND ENTITIES in this yol­ are godlike and terrible in human eyes. Humans lire much wne are classified in one of nine categories: more likely to worship Great Old Ones. who are com­ Outer Gods, Elder Gods. Great Old Ones, Great paratively near at hand. Great Old Ones occasionally par­ TOnes, Avatars, Servitor Races, Independent ticipate in human arfair's or contact individual humans. Races, Fabulous Creatures, and Unique Entities. The Great Old Ones appear to be immensely powerful alien beings with supemalural-seeming abilities, but not to be gods or the potency reported ror the Outer Gods. OUTER GODS Each Great Old One is independent. Many seem impris­ oned in some way. The Outer Gods rule the un iverse. Except for Nyar­ lathotep, they have little to do with hwnanity. Humans who meddle with these entities suffer for ii-us ually GREAT ONES madness or death. The Outer Gods appear almost to be true gods. and some seem to personify some cosmic prin­ The Great Ones are the gods or earth's Dreamla nds. Do ciple. Only a few of these deities seem to lake interest in not confuse them with tho Great Old Ones. The Great human affairs. When they do. they orten seek to break Ones are the weakest or all the deity types, and a wise 6 YE BOOKE OF MONSTRES mortal can surpass them in might. However. they are lathotep is most well known for its avatars, of which 999 protected by the dread OUler Gods, so mortals properly are claimed; at least one (the Black Man) is human-like in revere and worship them. The Great Ones are fairly appearance. benevolent toward manlcind and are so similar to hu* mans thai they can actually breed with them. All Great Ones resemble human beings and all share the same SERVITOR RACES general racial aspect, a stem and terrible visage, with long narrow eyes, long*!obed ears, thin noses, and Specific species are often associaled with particular pointed chins. Great Ones walk through the ai r as eas ~ Great Old Ones, Greal Ones, Outer Gods, or Elder Gods. ily as on the ground and they can travel between the These are servitor species. Frequently a god or Great Old dimensions at need, arriving swiftly at their chosen One manifests accompanied by several such servitors. In destinations. scenarios and stories these representatives have acted as guards, abductors, assassins, messengers, spies, and de­ livery boys, frightening investigators and bulking out AVATARS confrontations. Avatars are variant manifestations of an Outer God or a Great Old One that possess !he capacity for independent INDEPENDENT RACES action. Elder Gods and Great Ones may also possess ava­ tars. Avatars are less powerful than the gods they repre­ Certain species are servitors 10 no particular god or Great sent, although many are more horrible to witness. Avatan; Old One, although individuals may certainly worship are usually limited to a specific size and form.
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