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Formless Horror

Description

Created from Ginnungagap’s shadow, Formless Horrors are hypercarnivores and come in many forms and levels of hostility, from docile bears made almost entirely of eyes to man-eating hawks of concerningly large proportion. They are pitch black, capable of absorbing light. There is no maximum or minimum height that a horror can achieve, with the largest and most dangerous horrors being labeled as “giants.”

Type of creature

Eldritch creature

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Looks

Color

Actively absorbs light

Shape

Shapeless before assuming the shape of another animal

Size

Varies wildly, can grow to the size of a human

Weight

Typically between 24 and 57 pounds (the weight of an average dog)

Notable features

Most Formless Horrors have a "tell" to differentiate them from the animal they're attempting to copy (besides the colour). This could be extra eyes, tentacles, an incorrect material, etc.

Materials

Typically copies from the animal they replicate

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Traits

Aggressiveness

While some are completely docile and wouldn't harm you if you were actively stabbing it, some are extremely dangerous and hunt for sport.

Method of attack

In the event that a Formless Horror decides to attack, it will revert back to its original form and attempt to swallow its victim whole. If successful, it will take the form of its victim.

Methods of defense

Horrors that attack in self-defence typically take the defence mechanisms of their current form.

Maximum speed

They're not particularly fast, relying on endurance to catch their prey.

Strengths

In their original form, they're extremely strong and those already caught typically don't escape.

Weaknesses

Despite their most noticeable trait being their ability to transform into other animals, they're quite bad at blending into their surroundings.

Sounds

Completely unaltered, their call sounds like the bastardised wail of a child, man, and animal smashed together. They attempt to make their calls sound more like the animal they are portraying, but they can only do so much.

Strongest sense

Their sight is impeccable, the strongest in all of the nine realms. Even those with a noticeable lack of eyes seem to be able to see as if they were made of them. It is impossible to sneak up on one from behind.

Weakest sense

For some reason, Formless Horrors have a particularly bad sense of hearing. It's not like they can't hear, but many people mistake them as deaf because of it.

Intelligence

Horrors have pretty animalistic intelligence. However, they are fairly intelligent compared to non-human creatures.

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Habitat

Preferred habitat

Formless horrors can live almost anywhere but thrive in places where Ginnungagap's influence is most prominent.

Food sources

Formless Horrors are Hyper Carnivores, only gaining sustenance from meat and animal byproducts such as eggs and some cheeses.

Predators

Not many things hunt Horrors for food, as they are not made out of any sort of edible material. The only true predators of these creatures are humans.

Prey

A horror will eat whatever it can, mostly feeding on any animals it is already imitating.

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Evolution

Ancestors

Formless horrors all derive from one place: Ginnungagap. they are somewhat of an offspring of it created through what can only be explained as mitosis.

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Overview

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Name fingerprint

Formless Horror

Description

Created from Ginnungagap’s shadow, Formless Horrors are hypercarnivores and come in many forms and levels of hostility, from docile bears made almost entirely of eyes to man-eating hawks of concerningly large proportion. They are pitch black, capable of absorbing light. There is no maximum or minimum height that a horror can achieve, with the largest and most dangerous horrors being labeled as “giants.”

Type of creature

Eldritch creature

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Looks

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Color

Actively absorbs light

Shape

Shapeless before assuming the shape of another animal

Size

Varies wildly, can grow to the size of a human

Weight

Typically between 24 and 57 pounds (the weight of an average dog)

Notable features

Most Formless Horrors have a "tell" to differentiate them from the animal they're attempting to copy (besides the colour). This could be extra eyes, tentacles, an incorrect material, etc.

Materials

Typically copies from the animal they replicate

fingerprint

Traits

Details about this creature's traits

Aggressiveness

While some are completely docile and wouldn't harm you if you were actively stabbing it, some are extremely dangerous and hunt for sport.

Method of attack

In the event that a Formless Horror decides to attack, it will revert back to its original form and attempt to swallow its victim whole. If successful, it will take the form of its victim.

Methods of defense

Horrors that attack in self-defence typically take the defence mechanisms of their current form.

Maximum speed

They're not particularly fast, relying on endurance to catch their prey.

Strengths

In their original form, they're extremely strong and those already caught typically don't escape.

Weaknesses

Despite their most noticeable trait being their ability to transform into other animals, they're quite bad at blending into their surroundings.

Sounds

Completely unaltered, their call sounds like the bastardised wail of a child, man, and animal smashed together. They attempt to make their calls sound more like the animal they are portraying, but they can only do so much.

Strongest sense

Their sight is impeccable, the strongest in all of the nine realms. Even those with a noticeable lack of eyes seem to be able to see as if they were made of them. It is impossible to sneak up on one from behind.

Weakest sense

For some reason, Formless Horrors have a particularly bad sense of hearing. It's not like they can't hear, but many people mistake them as deaf because of it.

Intelligence

Horrors have pretty animalistic intelligence. However, they are fairly intelligent compared to non-human creatures.

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Habitat

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Preferred habitat

Formless horrors can live almost anywhere but thrive in places where Ginnungagap's influence is most prominent.

Food sources

Formless Horrors are Hyper Carnivores, only gaining sustenance from meat and animal byproducts such as eggs and some cheeses.

Predators

Not many things hunt Horrors for food, as they are not made out of any sort of edible material. The only true predators of these creatures are humans.

Prey

A horror will eat whatever it can, mostly feeding on any animals it is already imitating.

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Ancestors

Formless horrors all derive from one place: Ginnungagap. they are somewhat of an offspring of it created through what can only be explained as mitosis.

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