Keeper of the Moon-Lens

The Keeper of the Moon-Lens is an avatar of Shub-Niggurath created by Ramsey Campbell for his short story "The Moon-Lens".
==Description==
The Keeper of the Moon-Lens is a massive creature that appears like a towering white mass of gelatinous flesh. Its legs have several joints, and the feet are shaped like circular pads. Instead of arms, it has three spines that can be used to hold onto the ground to facilitate movement. Its head is formed by thick coils of semi-transparent flesh. The face consists of "a huge toothed beak" and a number of yellow eyes that peer in many different directions. It speaks with a sibilant high-pitched voice.
This avatar is worshiped by the inhabitants of the English town of Exham in the Severn Valley, who can summon it using a gigantic lens mounted atop a high pylon to create a beacon of concentrated moonlight and open a door to the interior of a hill, from which the Keeper will emerge. Chosen "sacrifices" will be engulfed by the monster's coils of gelatinous flesh before being expelled. Those who go through this ritual begin to experience a gradual transformation, both physical and mental, turning them into the Goff'nn Hupadgh Shub-Niggurath (a.k.a. the Blessed of Shub-Niggurath). These are creatures reminiscent of the legendary satyrs and dryads, whose flesh, at least in some cases, is tough and wood-like, and who become immortal once the transformation is complete.
Inside the hill, the Keeper inhabits a subterranean world of catacombs built with alien geometry and strange angles. The ancient Romans worshiped it as the Magna Mater, while modern cultists seem to refer to it with male and female pronouns interchangeably, suggesting that the entity might be androgynous. Like many beings associated with the Great Old Ones, the Keeper of the Moon-Lens can be repelled by the star-signs. (: "The Moon-Lens")
Category:Characters Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Avatars of Shub-Niggurath