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| + | The eyes were grey globes set deep in pits; the noses were hooked like those of childhood witches she'd leafed over; the mouths grinned, revealing pointed teeth. | ||
| + | <br>— [[Ramsey Campbell]], "[[Made in Goatswood]]" | ||
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| + | Gotswood Gnomes are grotesque, dwarfish little creatures made from living stone, made in [[Severn Valley#Goatswood|Goatswood]], that becomes animate on certain holy days throughout the year. | ||
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| + | ==Heresies and Controversies== | ||
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| + | ==Keeper Notes== | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
| + | * tome: ''[[Revelations of Glaaki]]'' | ||
| + | * deity: ''[[Shub-Niggurath]]'' | ||
| + | * location: [[Severn Valley]], [[Severn_Valley#Goatswood|Goatswood]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: [[Ramsey Campbell]]'s "[[Made in Goatswood]]" | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 9 July 2022
The Goatswood Gnomes are from Ramsey Campbell's "Made in Goatswood".
Description
The eyes were grey globes set deep in pits; the noses were hooked like those of childhood witches she'd leafed over; the mouths grinned, revealing pointed teeth.
— Ramsey Campbell, "Made in Goatswood"
Gotswood Gnomes are grotesque, dwarfish little creatures made from living stone, made in Goatswood, that becomes animate on certain holy days throughout the year.
Heresies and Controversies
Keeper Notes
Associated Mythos Elements
- tome: Revelations of Glaaki
- deity: Shub-Niggurath
- location: Severn Valley, Goatswood
References
- fiction: Ramsey Campbell's "Made in Goatswood"
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
