The Lethians (Abelloids)

“Who are we waiting for again?” said Ivelios, my companion “Some guy who claims to know about that monstrosity in the lake” I responded. As we looked around the tavern we saw a large amount of odd figures, but nothing extraordinary. Suddenly a creature with 5 eyes, writhing tentacles for hair and a long tentacle coming out of the base of his spine walks in and sits down by us. He says “are you the two brave souls willing to challenge that disgrace to the plane of water?” An Accurate Account of the Lake Thorneside Aboleth

By Ilimir Moonshadow



Lethians are a race from far beyond the material plane, they are from the outer edges of the plane of water and survive mainly in the water. Many thousands of years ago the lethians were a race of Merfolk-like creatures who were spread far throughout the plane of water. They were among the first races to come into contact with the aboleths. Their meeting with the aboleths went terribly and the gargantuan creatures began to capture every Lethian they saw and torture or kill them. A lucky few escaped and those grew into a population near the elemental chaos. The aboleths however, left their mark. The lethians now had more of a likeness to their former captors than they would like to admit and are just as aberrant as them.

Physical Appearance

A normal Lethian has 4-7 eyes and stands at roughly seven feet tall. They have 1-4 tentacles for a tail and tentacles as “hair”. Each individual has a unique type of tentacles on their head which can range from 4 thick ones to 100 thin ones. Lethians have tentacles on their face, which also vary in shape and size, these tentacles are quite sensitive and actually assist much of their

hearing. They have webbed hands and feet which are remnants of their merfolk years. Their skin is very moist and is practically a membrane covered in mucus, It is often colored a pale shade of green or blue. Their mouths have 3 layers of small sharp teeth, they have no nose, they have gills, and their eyes are often a solid color of nearly any variety. If a Lethian spends extended time out of water their outermost layers of skin will become a rubbery and thick substance and they will cease to produce mucus. Occasionaly they have tentacles on their back or they will have thick hair tentacles in addition to thin "hair" tentacles.

Society

Lethians eventually escaped the plane of water and entered on to the material plane, they were able to establish small colonies along the coast and live in cities that are half-submerged. A city is the largest grouping they organize themselves into and they are led by a succession of leaders who are allegedly the reincarnation of the founder of that city. The Lethians with more eyes are often revered by others and seven eyed Lethians often end up in a religious position. The ones with less eyes tend to be laborers or guards. A Lethian who proves themselves in a feat of strength can often move up through Lethian militaries regardless of social standing, this tradition arises from the Lethians’ initial escape, where they had to rely on raw strength of will and body to fight their Aboleth slavers. Rarely a Lethian will leave, this is usually due to an attack on their city or being banished for taboo activities.

Lethians that move up through society due to strength and fearsomeness are never truly considered first class citizens, despite their fame. They will often end up in a Limbo between first and second class that has only some of the upper class benefits.

Carnivorous Diet

Lethians rely on meat for their diet and are famed for swallowing food whole, similar to Aboleths. Lethians are capable of eating other foods, but will almost always eat fish. A lethian frequently needs water, they can either drink it or absorb it through their skin. If they don’t ingest constant water they slowly shrivel and eventually die. However, this is rare even in a desert as only a little water is required to stave this off.

Lethian Names

Lethians are called by a conglomerate of the names of their parents until they reach 50 years of age, when they choose their own name. Their naming conventions take after other races almost always. This is due to memories of other races left by the aboleths in the lethian minds and the destruction of the original Lethian culture, leaving a blank slate with almost exclusively foreign influences.