IX Mythos Bestiary The elder things, also known as old ones, came to and can hibernate for even longer eras Few die, except the world over a billion years ago They stand a little by violence over meters tall They have pentameric symmetry, They reproduce with spores, but are only interested where almost every aspect of their being manifests in in increasing their numbers when colonizing new fives Their barrel-shaped bodies have five prominent regions They can feed on both organic and some ridges They have five folding wings which they can inorganic substances, but are preferentially carnivorous pull into large crevices in their bodies They have five powerfully-muscled tentacle-shaped legs ending in flippers and five crinoid-like arms that divide into five tentacles, each of which in turn subdivides again into five more delicate tendrils This produces a total of 125 manipulatable tendrils An elder thing’s puffy, star-shaped head has eyes emerging from the tips of each “petal” as well as proboscises with toothed mouths that protrude Technology The elder things are masters of both magic and technology One of their brain lobes is devoted to magic, a second to technology, and a third to the biological arts and sciences Each of these lobes is larger than a human brain and gives the elder thing massive potential in its assigned area Elder things not normally rely on high technology in from the inside angles The heads are also covered with prismatic cilia, sensory organs that enable them to sense objects, temperature, movement, etc., all without light or air Ecology A highly adaptable alien species, elder things can live under water, dwell on land, or fly through the air They can even travel in outer space From head to foot they typically are 7-8 feet in height, and usually weigh a few hundred pounds To human eyes, they resemble echinoderms with radial symmetry They also have a massive fivelobed brain deep in their torso, each lobe of which is concerned with a different aspect of reality Despite their weird appearance and incredible hardiness, they are composed of normal, terrestrial matter Their bodies are tough, able to withstand the pressure of the deepest ocean, or the vacuum of space They can live for tens of thousands of years, 327