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| + | Gugs, horrifying Dreamlands giants.... | ||
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| + | Origin: H.P. Lovecraft's ''[[Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath (fiction)]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | [[File:Gug.png|200px|thumb|right|Gug]] | ||
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It was a paw, fully two feet and a half across, and equipped with formidable talons. After it came another paw, and after that a great black-furred arm to which both of the paws were attached by short forearms. Then two pink eyes shone, and the head of the awakened gug sentry, large as a barrel, wabbled into view. The eyes jutted two inches from each side, shaded by bony protuberances overgrown with coarse hairs. But the head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth. That mouth had great yellow fangs and ran from the top to the bottom of the head, opening vertically instead of horizontally. | It was a paw, fully two feet and a half across, and equipped with formidable talons. After it came another paw, and after that a great black-furred arm to which both of the paws were attached by short forearms. Then two pink eyes shone, and the head of the awakened gug sentry, large as a barrel, wabbled into view. The eyes jutted two inches from each side, shaded by bony protuberances overgrown with coarse hairs. But the head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth. That mouth had great yellow fangs and ran from the top to the bottom of the head, opening vertically instead of horizontally. | ||
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Gugs are a race of horrifying giants. They are speechless, communicating only by facial expressions. | Gugs are a race of horrifying giants. They are speechless, communicating only by facial expressions. | ||
| − | The | + | The Gugs were banished to the underworld by the earth’s gods, the [[Great Ones]], for an unnamed blasphemy. Now they reside in a terrifying, underground city, dwelling in lofty, round, cyclopean towers. Nearby, colossal monoliths mark the cemetery of the Gugs. |
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| + | In the midst of the Gug city, the Tower of Koth contains a stairway that leads to the [[The Enchanted Wood]] in the upper [[Dreamlands]]. There it is sealed by a huge stone trapdoor with a large iron ring. Because of a curse of the gods, no Gug may open that door, though no such restriction prevents a Gug from climbing to the very top of the tower. | ||
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| + | Gugs prey on the [[Ghast]]s that live in the [[Underworld#Vaults_of_Zin|Vaults of Zin]] (though prior to their banishment, they had been known to devour wayward dreamers). When in sufficient numbers, Ghasts may likewise prey on the Gugs. Though Gugs would seem to have the advantage, they nonetheless superstitiously fear [[Ghoul]]s. The Gugs often indulge in great feasts and, once engorged, retire to their great towers to sleep. | ||
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| + | ==Heresies and Controversies== | ||
| + | <!-- Optional. This is a good place to include non-canon and controversial aspects of the creature's mythos. Suggested Alternative Theories include: Derleth's elemental scheme; pseudo-science interpretation; "fanon" interpretations; unofficial humorous or eccentric versions; identification with "Real Life" mythological, religious, folklore, natural, and historical phenomena; rumor and speculation contribute some flexibility and ambiguity to the mythos. --> | ||
| + | * Dreams of Gugs could account for some legends of [[Giants]], [[Troll]]s, giant Ogres, Titans, and other such large creatures of myth; populations of these creatures may have access to Earth's Daylands, and a few may actually live somewhere deep under the surface of Daylands Earth. (fan speculation) | ||
| + | * A population of Gugs live on [[Barsoom]], the Dreamlands version of Mars. (fan speculation linking the vaguely-similar White Apes of Edgard Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels) | ||
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| + | ==Keeper Notes== | ||
| + | <!-- Optional. Suggestions for using these creatures in the CoC RPG, and in fan-fiction. --> | ||
| + | * TO DO | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
| + | * setting: [[Dreamlands]] | ||
| + | * location: [[Underworld#Vaults_of_Zin|Vaults of Zin]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#City_of_the_Gugs|City of the Gugs]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#City_of_the_Gugs|Tower of Koth]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#Cemetery_of_the_Gugs|Cemetery of the Gugs]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * H.P. Lovecraft, [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dq.aspx ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath''] (1943) | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'', ''[[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Races]] | [[Category:Races]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:HollowEarth]] | ||
| + | [[Category:LovecraftMythos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 22 July 2022
Gugs, horrifying Dreamlands giants....
Origin: H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath (fiction)
Description
It was a paw, fully two feet and a half across, and equipped with formidable talons. After it came another paw, and after that a great black-furred arm to which both of the paws were attached by short forearms. Then two pink eyes shone, and the head of the awakened gug sentry, large as a barrel, wabbled into view. The eyes jutted two inches from each side, shaded by bony protuberances overgrown with coarse hairs. But the head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth. That mouth had great yellow fangs and ran from the top to the bottom of the head, opening vertically instead of horizontally.
—H. P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Gugs are a race of horrifying giants. They are speechless, communicating only by facial expressions.
The Gugs were banished to the underworld by the earth’s gods, the Great Ones, for an unnamed blasphemy. Now they reside in a terrifying, underground city, dwelling in lofty, round, cyclopean towers. Nearby, colossal monoliths mark the cemetery of the Gugs.
In the midst of the Gug city, the Tower of Koth contains a stairway that leads to the The Enchanted Wood in the upper Dreamlands. There it is sealed by a huge stone trapdoor with a large iron ring. Because of a curse of the gods, no Gug may open that door, though no such restriction prevents a Gug from climbing to the very top of the tower.
Gugs prey on the Ghasts that live in the Vaults of Zin (though prior to their banishment, they had been known to devour wayward dreamers). When in sufficient numbers, Ghasts may likewise prey on the Gugs. Though Gugs would seem to have the advantage, they nonetheless superstitiously fear Ghouls. The Gugs often indulge in great feasts and, once engorged, retire to their great towers to sleep.
Heresies and Controversies
- Dreams of Gugs could account for some legends of Giants, Trolls, giant Ogres, Titans, and other such large creatures of myth; populations of these creatures may have access to Earth's Daylands, and a few may actually live somewhere deep under the surface of Daylands Earth. (fan speculation)
- A population of Gugs live on Barsoom, the Dreamlands version of Mars. (fan speculation linking the vaguely-similar White Apes of Edgard Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels)
Keeper Notes
- TO DO
Associated Mythos Elements
- setting: Dreamlands
- location: Vaults of Zin
References
- H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1943)
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum, H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
