'Ygirothian

The 'Ygirothians are a fictional species created by Walter C. DeBill, Jr. for his Cthulhu Mythos short story "In 'Ygiroth".
==Description==
Often known as "beast-men", 'Ygirothians are a humanoid species which inhabit the city of 'Ygiroth, in the forested valley of the river Skai where Ulthar, Nir and Hatheg are located, in the Earth's Dreamlands. They are shorter and hairier than the average human, have prominent brows and beady eyes, and move silently on their broad feet. Their language has been likened to "coarse whispering". They worship an avatar of Nyarlathotep known as the Thing in the Yellow Mask.
'Ygirothians hunt with stone spears and wear necklaces made of wolves' teeth. Although they haven't managed to fully domesticate the Kyresh, they use the semi-feral beasts as hounds and steeds to hunt down Buopoths, the flesh of which they eat uncooked. Many 'Ygirothians perish in these hunts, usually slain by the very Kyresh they attempt to ride.
Every Walpurgis and Yule, the 'Ygirothians abduct young women from Ulthar, Nir, and Hatheg to be sacrificed in undisclosed rituals. The rest of the year, they occasionally take "plump" men and women, possibly as food. (: "In 'Ygiroth")
==History==
Nyarlathotep, in the form of the Thing in the Yellow Mask, taught the 'Ygirothians how to make stone spears and ride the wild Kyresh, and ordered them to build 'Ygiroth "to honor It and Its unseen brothers". It also taught them the Aklo language, and revealed "secrets which could have made them masters of all Dreamland and perhaps even of the waking world", although, fortunately, the 'Ygirothians had neither the courage not the means to exploit these secrets.
The 'Ygirothians were destroyed when their god, Nyarlathotep, played a cruel "joke" on them, as they tried to summon him to fend off the armies of Ulthar, Nir, and Hatheg, which had gathered to invade 'Ygiroth. Instead of answering their prayers, the god decided to send down his "half-brother and other face", an entity that spreads out fear and panic "like a poisonous vapor". Predictably, the 'Ygirothians abandoned their city and ran straight into the spears of their enemies. (: "In 'Ygiroth")
Category:Species Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Extra-Dimensional Species
Category:Sapient Species
Category:Servitor Races