Master of the Monolith

The Master of the Monolith is a fictional monster created by Robert E. Howard for his short story "The Black Stone".
==Description==
The Master of the Monolith is a large toad-like creature, believed to be a remnant from prehuman eras. In the middle ages, it was worshiped by the people of Xuthltan (later known as Stregoicavar) in Hungary, who raided nearby villages and abducted young women and children to offer as sacrifices to it. The rituals also involved a female cultist dancing wildly to the sound of drums, while a male cultist savagely whipped her and danced with her to entertain the Master, who watched the ceremony while perched atop a black monolith marked with symbols of an unknown language.
When Hungary was invaded by the forces of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1526, the Turkish army led by Selim Bahadur was so disgusted by the rituals that they executed the entire village, and destroyed the Master of the Monolith using a combination of fire, steel blessed by Muhammad, and ancient incantations. Before it died, the beast killed ten of Bahadur's men "in ways that Selim would not or could not describe". (: "The Black Stone")
==Behind the Mythos==
As a toad-like deity who demands brutal sacrifices to be appeased, the Master of the Monolith is similar to Howard's Gol-goroth.
Ye Booke of Monstres II implies that the Master of the Monolith might have been a Child of Tsathoggua that was mistaken for Gol-goroth.
Category:Other Supernatural Beings
Category:Characters Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works
Category:Deceased (In Mythos)