Wailing Writher

The Wailing Writher is a fictional entity believed to be an avatar of Nyarlathotep, but with no known veneration. It made its first appearance in H. P. Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep". Chaosium later incorporated it into their Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game in the supplement Escape from Innsmouth, and was included in the Innsmouth Horror expansion for Fantasy Flight Games' Arkham Horror board game.
==Appearance==
The Wailing Writher manifests as a cylindrical structure floating in the air full of tentacles and jaws that moan in agony. According to some, these mouths would be accompanied by eyes and nostrils, composing complete faces.
==Behavior==
The creature moves by levitating. As it does so it emits screaming like the voices of madmen. If it catches a mortal in its tentacles, it is likely to eat them. However, its sole purpose may actually be to simply spread panic among mortals.
==Gallery==
Wailing writher purple.png|Fantasy Flight Games Arkham Horror Premium Figures miniature.
es:El Retorcedor Lamentante
Category:Avatars of Nyarlathotep
Category:Characters Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works