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| − | The Alskali are from E. S. Erkes' ''The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali''. | + | The '''Alskali''' (AKA Cyclops, Giants) are from [[E.S. Erkes]]' ''[[The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali]]''. |
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| + | They are bout ten feet tall with squat, heavily-muscled bodies. They are hairless, with dead-gray skin and huge hands and feet. Each has a single black glossy eye in the center of their otherwise humanoid faces. The single eyes always look like multiple eyes because of their hypnotic effect. | ||
| + | <br>— [[E.S. Erkes]], ''[[The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali]]'' | ||
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| + | 10-foot (9 meter) tall pale-white giants with a single black, glassy eye in the middle of their foreheads, known in antiquity as Cyclops in the mountains of Turkey, when the Alskali dwelt in antediluvian cliff cities in the mountain tops; they were since driven out of their cities into the [[Hollow Earth]], and are today rarely seen on the earth's surface. The Alskali once served many of the [[Great Old Ones]], but today maintain only a debased cult of [[Nyarlathotep]]. | ||
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| + | ==Keeper Notes== | ||
| + | Optional. Suggestions for using these creatures in the CoC RPG, and in fan-fiction. | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
| + | * deity: serve [[Nyarlathotep]] | ||
| + | * cult: worshiped by Erkek KardeÕ Göz — The Brothers of the Eye ([[Human Cultist]]s) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: [[E.S. Erkes]]' ''[[The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali]]'' | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 14 July 2022
The Alskali (AKA Cyclops, Giants) are from E.S. Erkes' The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali.
Description
They are bout ten feet tall with squat, heavily-muscled bodies. They are hairless, with dead-gray skin and huge hands and feet. Each has a single black glossy eye in the center of their otherwise humanoid faces. The single eyes always look like multiple eyes because of their hypnotic effect.
— E.S. Erkes, The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali
10-foot (9 meter) tall pale-white giants with a single black, glassy eye in the middle of their foreheads, known in antiquity as Cyclops in the mountains of Turkey, when the Alskali dwelt in antediluvian cliff cities in the mountain tops; they were since driven out of their cities into the Hollow Earth, and are today rarely seen on the earth's surface. The Alskali once served many of the Great Old Ones, but today maintain only a debased cult of Nyarlathotep.
Associated Mythos Elements
- deity: serve Nyarlathotep
- cult: worshiped by Erkek KardeÕ Göz — The Brothers of the Eye (Human Cultists)
References
- fiction: E.S. Erkes' The All-Seeing Eye of the Alskali
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
