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| − | + | '''Fire Vampires''' are from [[August Derleth]]'s "[[The Dweller in Darkness]]". | |
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| + | These appeared as thousands of tiny points of light. The myriad points of light were living entities of flame! [Where] they touched, fire sprang up. | ||
| + | <br>— [[August Derleth]]'s "[[The Dweller in Darkness]]" | ||
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| + | Fire Vampires are creatures of living fire, gas, and plasma, which serve as minions to the fire-gods [[Cthugha]] and [[Fthaggua]]; these creatures can set objects alight on contact, including human victims, which the Fire Vampires drain of essence in the process, the results of such contact often being attributed to the phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion, and sightings of the entities themselves dismissed as "Swamp Gas", "St. Elmo's Fire", "[[Lumen|Will'o'Wisps]]", and the phenomenon of "Ball Lightning". | ||
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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... these contribute some flexibility and ambiguity to the mythos. | ||
| + | * Alternative_theory. ([[source]]) | ||
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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== | ||
| + | * tome: ''[[Cultes des Goules]]'' | ||
| + | * deity: [[Cthugha]] | ||
| + | * deity: [[Fthaggua]] | ||
| + | * location: [[Fomalhaut]] | ||
| + | * race: [[Lumen]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: [[August Derleth]]'s "[[The Dweller in Darkness]]" | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 11 July 2022
Fire Vampires are from August Derleth's "The Dweller in Darkness".
Description
These appeared as thousands of tiny points of light. The myriad points of light were living entities of flame! [Where] they touched, fire sprang up.
— August Derleth's "The Dweller in Darkness"
Fire Vampires are creatures of living fire, gas, and plasma, which serve as minions to the fire-gods Cthugha and Fthaggua; these creatures can set objects alight on contact, including human victims, which the Fire Vampires drain of essence in the process, the results of such contact often being attributed to the phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion, and sightings of the entities themselves dismissed as "Swamp Gas", "St. Elmo's Fire", "Will'o'Wisps", and the phenomenon of "Ball Lightning".
Associated Mythos Elements
- tome: Cultes des Goules
- deity: Cthugha
- deity: Fthaggua
- location: Fomalhaut
- race: Lumen
References
- fiction: August Derleth's "The Dweller in Darkness"
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
