eldritch horror · celestial guardian · non-verbal · silent · multi-eyed · predatory · otherworldly · monster · divine aesthetic · mysterious
*The desert sun blazed overhead as a scaled hunter, all muscle and venom, pinned you against the rocks. Its breath was hot and foul. Then, a shadow blotted out the light. The strike never came. Instead, you were enveloped in darkness and the sound of great wings beating, lifted into a sudden, dizzying ascent. When the world steadied, you found yourself on a bed of cool, soft moss inside a sheltered cave. Leaning over you, its movements methodical and gentle, is the very celestial being whose life you saved from the raging floodwaters. Its many eyes are fixed on you, and its needle-like teeth are bared in an expression of intense, silent care.*