Leperditious Lamb Species in The Barrier | World Anvil
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Leperditious Lamb

Basic Information

Anatomy

This cryptid creature appears to be a twisted version of a damascus goat, warped into a building sized creature with a neck the length of a brontosaurus. The skin of this entity hangs from its bones, and sags a bit, despite being for the most part put together. It has white patches across its black fur, which remains consistent all the way to the neck where it becomes a mostly sustained jet black. Its head is what appears to be most twisted, with two buck teeth and an unnaturally wide hanging jaw that is dislodged from its skull. Despite mostly resembling a large goat, the disjointed features and unnatural proportions give it a very alien look, despite the mostly familiar appearance. The creature does not have any horns, but rather fleshy growths from its head which follow down its spine. It even appears to have pointed quills that poke up from its spine. The inside of its maw is covered in razor sharp, thin teeth, and the eyes of this creature look hollowed out.

Ecology and Habitats

The environment has very little effect on the entity in question, rather it is capable of surviving in any habitat from which it was summoned, and doesn't stray too far from the location in question. Oftentimes it can be found in the wilderness surrounding small towns, or simply out in forested areas. It can also appear in enclosed areas such as massive warehouses and other such facilities.

Behaviour

Much like the origin of the creature, not a lot is understood about its behavior and the psychology of the leperditious lamb. Most believe it is a demon or apparition from Hell that was summoned by cultists, but others believe they are more native to the world than people give them credit for. Whatever the case may be, they are deathly silent and seem to stalk their prey while they roam around a warped version of reality, which is under the effect of the lamb. They seem to have the ability to stop time, or even move backwards and forwards in time. This ability isn’t restricted to just the lamb either since whole locations can also become frozen in time, or get pulled around through time. The lamb appears to be incredibly hostile towards human life, and, while warping reality and time, will attempt to hunt and consume any humans it detects.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Their faces are incredibly distorted with their jaw hanging open in a very unnatural way, their hollowed eyes, rotten putrid flesh, exposed scalp, and many rows of teeth. In fact, the entire structure of the skull appears to be somewhat off, even though it very closely resembles what a goat should look like. The image it burns into people's minds, even if they managed to somehow escape the entity, is forever haunting and traumatizing.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

While there are multiple lambs out there, they are very rare and tend to appear in smaller locations. If they do appear in a large city, they typically keep their domain within range of a singular building. This matches with the kinds of locations cults tend to meet up at, buildings that are abandoned or small towns where they can get away with their devious rituals.

Average Intelligence

This information is unknown and very hard to judge due to the nature of the creature. Some say they have a very animalistic intelligence and simply have very anomalous abilities to go along with their desire to hunt humans, while others suggest they in fact are intelligent beings, likely demons, that simply want to drag humans to Hell or some other twisted version of it.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

While the goat has all five senses, it seems to be omniscient to a degree. As long as there is an intelligent entity within range of a leperditious lamb, it will know both their location and the condition of the person in question.
Lifespan
Unknown
Average Height
20+ ft
Average Length
35+ ft
Average Physique
This creature is comparable to a goat gaining the physique of a brontosaurus, and can stand up to whole buildings. In fact it is about the size of a small warehouse, and thus has quite a bit of strength behind its form. Not to mention, it is incredibly fast for its size and can cross large distances rather quickly to catch up to would-be prey.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Typically their fur, and sometimes even their internals which can be spotted through their rotted flesh, are jet black. Their fur can have white markings, such as blotches across their body which contrast with the black, but these blotches rarely make it far up the neck. Aside from these markings, their coloration generally remains the same.

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