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| − | + | The '''Daughters of [[Atlach-Nacha]]''' are from [[Keith Herber]]'s "[[The Andaman Island (fiction)]]". | |
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| + | As the priest chants, her body sways in rhythm to the Tcho-Tcho’s song. She then slowly bends forward and any witness can see that the woman’s back has swelled up incredibly. Suddenly, the skin along her spine splits wide open, revealing a shiny black surface that pulses horribly. From this opening, a wet, slimy form begins to emerge.... As the wrinkling, empty skin [of a metamorphosing daughter] is pushed forward, multiple legs spill out from the discarded molt, waving feebly, as the huge spider-thing pushes its way clear. | ||
| + | <br>— [[Keith Herber]], "[[The Andaman Island (fiction)]]" | ||
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| + | Daughters of Atlach-Nacha are enormous, bloated, venomous black spiders, with green and gold streaks on their abdomens, once human beings, but "blessed" by their god, [[Atlach-Nacha]], to become his chosen servants, marking his daughters with a deadly bite - "the mark of the spider" - that kills most humans, but eventually transforms the survivors into spiders, emerging from their human skin to descend into the depths of the [[Hollow Earth]] to help their father to spin his Great Web. | ||
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| + | ==Heresies and Controversies== | ||
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* See [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/33579-where-can-i-become-a-daughter-of-atlach-nacha YSDC Discussion] for fan theories and suggestions. | * See [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/33579-where-can-i-become-a-daughter-of-atlach-nacha YSDC Discussion] for fan theories and suggestions. | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
| + | * deity: [[Atlach-Nacha]] | ||
| + | * location: [[Hollow Earth]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: [[Keith Herber]]'s "[[The Andaman Island (fiction)]]" | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 01:55, 12 July 2022
The Daughters of Atlach-Nacha are from Keith Herber's "The Andaman Island (fiction)".
Description
As the priest chants, her body sways in rhythm to the Tcho-Tcho’s song. She then slowly bends forward and any witness can see that the woman’s back has swelled up incredibly. Suddenly, the skin along her spine splits wide open, revealing a shiny black surface that pulses horribly. From this opening, a wet, slimy form begins to emerge.... As the wrinkling, empty skin [of a metamorphosing daughter] is pushed forward, multiple legs spill out from the discarded molt, waving feebly, as the huge spider-thing pushes its way clear.
— Keith Herber, "The Andaman Island (fiction)"
Daughters of Atlach-Nacha are enormous, bloated, venomous black spiders, with green and gold streaks on their abdomens, once human beings, but "blessed" by their god, Atlach-Nacha, to become his chosen servants, marking his daughters with a deadly bite - "the mark of the spider" - that kills most humans, but eventually transforms the survivors into spiders, emerging from their human skin to descend into the depths of the Hollow Earth to help their father to spin his Great Web.
Heresies and Controversies
- See YSDC Discussion for fan theories and suggestions.
Associated Mythos Elements
- deity: Atlach-Nacha
- location: Hollow Earth
References
- fiction: Keith Herber's "The Andaman Island (fiction)"
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
