Broodling of Eihort

The Broodlings of Eihort are a fictional race created by Chaosium in 1994 for its Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, which were based on creatures which made their first appearance in Ramsey Campbell's short story "Before the Storm".
== Overview ==
Broodlings are gestalt beings made up of millions of the tiny white spidery brood of Eihort. When combined, broodling looks like a deathly pale, hairless human of average size. In such a form, the entity is capable of a guttural speech and (with a little disguise) may walk among humans indetected. It is not until a broodling suffers some sort of physical damage that its true nature become apparent.
When attacked, each damage causes bits of broodling to come apart, falling off as globby masses of the white spidery brood. If its form is "killed", a broodling melts down into millions of individuals white spiders that creep and wriggle away.
Like the children of other Great Old Ones, the Broodlings of Eihort live to serve their sire and prepare the way for the coming of the Great Old Ones.
Category:Species Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Sapient Species
Category:Other Supernatural Beings