Animiculi

The Animiculi are entities created by Charles and Janyce Engan for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game. They made their first appearance in the scenario supplement Beyond the Mountains of Madness in 1999. 
==Description==
The Animiculi are severed pieces of a deceased Outer God or Great Old One caught in something called the "God Trap", a mystical device located somewhere in the Antarctic. Animiculi who manage to worm their way out of the God Trap become abraded to the point that they appear to be little more than black opal-like cysts. These cysts can reform into Animiculi when exposed to heat.
Category:Species Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Extraterrestrial Species
Category:Great Old Ones
Category:Outer Gods