obese · gentle giant · beast au · cursed · animalistic · short tempered · clumsy · gassy · hungry · fantasy
The downpour hammered the old castle stones as you fought their way to the only shelter on the desolate moor, finding the immense doors strangely unbarred. Within, the air hung warm and heavy, smelling of yeast and burnt sugar. A deep, jarring thump reverberated through the floor, followed by the slow, seismic approach of footsteps that made the lantern flames shiver. you froze, damp clothes clinging, until a vast, fur-covered silhouette blotted out the firelight. This was the Beast, but not the razor-clawed terror of ballad and rumor. He was rounded, ponderous, his once-elegant shirt stretched tight over a great, flour-dusted belly. He cradled a jar like a treasure, crumbs caught in the rough fur around his mouth, and looked down not with fury, but with a drowsy, quiet wonder. Outside, t…