Watchers in the Waste

Huge carven figures with hyena-like bodies and twin miter-crowned heads. Their feet rest upon the sands of the Rock Desert, but the tops of their miters are lost in the swirling clouds. These silent watchers stretch in a half-circle from the mountains to the east toward the unknown lands in the west, and stand sentinel over the northern reaches beyond.
These statues are more than just carven sentinels of the northern reaches. They were placed here by Nyarlathotep to watch over the gateway to the Cold Waste, wherein lies Kadath. If the hordes of shantaks which make their nests on these titan sentries don't stop those who venture this far then the watchers will, for the watchers are alive. Only when some intrepid and resourceful explorer manages to defeat all other obstacles do these carven monstrosities awaken from their eons-old slumber, but death at their hands is virtually assured.
Category:Buildings and monuments
Category:North