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Mythos:
The ocean is a powerful and mysterious force that has captivated mankind for untold eons. Even in the modern age, we know less about the murky depths than we do about the heavenly bodies. It is no surprise that our forebears imagined strange and otherworldly creatures that made the sea their home, and brought merciless destruction upon any foolish land creatures that dared to enter their domain. But perhaps, it is less surprising to learn that at least one of these fanciful beasts was not imaginary at all. The Kraken is no myth.
Alt Names: Illithid, Brain Sucker, Mind Flayer, Psychovore, Mersquid, Deepling, Polypus, Grappler, Squidoid, Tentacloid, Teuthid
The ocean is a powerful and mysterious force that has captivated mankind for untold eons. Even in the modern age, we know less about the murky depths than we do about the heavenly bodies. It is no surprise that our forebears imagined strange and otherworldly creatures that made the sea their home, and brought merciless destruction upon any foolish land creatures that dared to enter their domain. But perhaps, it is less surprising to learn that at least one of these fanciful beasts was not imaginary at all. The Kraken is no myth.
Alt Names: Illithid, Brain Sucker, Mind Flayer, Psychovore, Mersquid, Deepling, Polypus, Grappler, Squidoid, Tentacloid, Teuthid
Insight:
Before the whole interchangeable mythical creatures gig, I enjoyed making various kinds of animal people. There's a distinct feeling of satisfaction that comes from taking a truly absurd creature and turning into a humanoid shape, especially into a cute or sexy shape. The mighty ocean is full of absurd creatures against which to flex the artistic muscles, moorish idols, sea slugs, coral, and of course, squid. Long before the Acheron Series was ever planned, my sketch books were filled with seductive squid sirens, which is why they have a distinctive non-Acheron mouth. When researching Krakens, I was surprised to learn that the oldest stories of the kraken are not about a squid, but a giant fish, which lures prey into its giant mouth and then sucks them in. In this time, giant squids were actually known as Polypus. I also enjoy Hollow Earth settings like D&D's Underdark, so some of the alternate names are based on D&D's Mind Flayers. My favorite copyright avoidance name for them is Psychovore.
Before the whole interchangeable mythical creatures gig, I enjoyed making various kinds of animal people. There's a distinct feeling of satisfaction that comes from taking a truly absurd creature and turning into a humanoid shape, especially into a cute or sexy shape. The mighty ocean is full of absurd creatures against which to flex the artistic muscles, moorish idols, sea slugs, coral, and of course, squid. Long before the Acheron Series was ever planned, my sketch books were filled with seductive squid sirens, which is why they have a distinctive non-Acheron mouth. When researching Krakens, I was surprised to learn that the oldest stories of the kraken are not about a squid, but a giant fish, which lures prey into its giant mouth and then sucks them in. In this time, giant squids were actually known as Polypus. I also enjoy Hollow Earth settings like D&D's Underdark, so some of the alternate names are based on D&D's Mind Flayers. My favorite copyright avoidance name for them is Psychovore.