Xada-Hgla

Xada-Hgla is an avatar of Azathoth created by Ramsey Campbell for his short story "The Insects from Shaggai", in which it's described as Azathoth's "original form". Its name comes from another Campbell tale, "The Mine on Yuggoth".
==Description==
The so-called "original form" of Azathoth is not nearly as monstrous as its current form, but is nevertheless unpleasant for a human to look at. Its body is contained inside a clam-like bivalvular shell, supported by multiple pairs of flexible legs. From the interior of the sheel peeks a "mouthless face, with deep-sunk eyes and covered with glistening black hair". It can extrude a number of jointed cylindrical limbs, terminating in "polypous appendages". (: "The Insects from Shaggai")
This avatar is only worshiped by the Shans and the Mi-Go. (: Ye Booke of Monstres)
Category:Characters Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Avatars of Azathoth