Deinodent (4e Creature)
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The deinodent are a series of horrific creatures centered around a cult's obsession with teeth. Utilizing this material, they fashioned a good deal of terrible creatures to use in their dastardly plans to sow chaos across the realm. The formulae to the creation of these horrors are inscribed in fine ivory carvings made to resemble teeth. These deinodent are said to be infused with essence from the aberrations of the Far Realm, making them otherworldly to the core. They come in monstrous forms and various sizes, with the smallest being insidious and the largest being outright calamitous to behold. Some resemble natural forms that have been twisted, while others are entirely alien.
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The horrible, suffering Dahlver-Nar, by Wayne England |
There are tales of Dahlver-Nar, a nondescript warlock binder who went mad after misusing the power of a dragon's set of teeth. It is said he himself became a vestige, and his body became covered in teeth and fangs of all sizes. If not the Far Realm theory, then it is likely the deinodent originate from the teeth of his body. Deinodent is a portmanteau meaning "terrifying teeth," which is apt as Dahlver-Nar granted his teeth of horrific power to his pact holders, allowing them to create these monstrosities that mirror his mangled, toothy body.
Lore[edit]
A player knows the following information with a successful skill check.
Religion DC 15: The deinodent were created after the inspiration of Dahlver-Nar, patron of teeth. They are embodiments of suffering.
History DC 15: Cults use deinodent to sow a variety of chaotic situations. They are grown usually out of teeth used as seeds.
Dungeoneering DC 20: Deinodent on their own, save for a few, are without volition. If their masters are killed, they can be controlled by their master's killers if tamed.
Encounters[edit]
The general nature of deinodents in our world is that they either serve alongside other controlled monsters or they go with their own kind. Some deinodents, particularly large ones like ursa or abominos, obviously behave in a solitary manner. On their own plane, where they are summoned from, it is unclear what sort of life they live under the rule of the vestige. However, it is believed to be very painful. Unless they were summoned and used alongside other forces, they will act on their own alone, roaming into territories beyond their summoners. This is rare, however, since deinodents are almost always unnatural and thus an unwelcome influence in the natural world. They are almost always summoned by pact users and duly unsummoned when they cannot be controlled. Creatures of the natural world see them as threats often and so will not align with them.
Deinodent Abraxas[edit]
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The deinodent abraxas is a teeny tiny creature known to hide in the teeth of other creatures. From there, it causes excruciating pain for its host and ultimately causes their jaw to implode if not removed. The abraxas is more similar to a parasitic disease. Thus, it has the abrax jaw breaker named after it.
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The deinodent abraxas uses its moan to daze enemies that gather around it. It then selects a random dazed target to target with its invade, after which it will latch onto the target's mouth and infect them.
Deinodent Abomino[edit]
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![]() By Yanied The abomino is a gigantic worm covered in teeth, primarily incisors. The worm's skin is loose, with roiling muscle underneath which shifts and rotates the skin and hard teeth on the outside, allowing it to burrow and slice anything it comes in contact with. The worm's cloaca and mouth are both armed with teeth as well, making it a formidable moving abomination. While it feasibly has the capability to move through underground like a purple worm, the deinodent is often averse to too much underground prowling, and prefers to strike above, strangely. Perhaps it is precisely so all can hear the dour moan of its vestige creator, as these worms are known to give sonorous moans rather than roars. |
Deinodent Yeti[edit]
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![]() By Yanied Deinodent yeti are strange giants covered from head to toe in teeth instead of fur. This coat of teeth ranges in composition from incisors to fangs and baleen material. They have one hollow "eye" which is composed of a circular mouth, over their actual mouth, which is full of jagged teeth. These horrors are known to roam mountainsides and put even orcs on the defensive with their unsettling appearance. |
Deinodent Ursa[edit]
Deinodent Haisha[edit]
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![]() By Yanied The haisha are aquatic and squaline creatures covered with razor sharp teeth. Their body type is like a worm; but, unlike the abomino, the haisha have fins. The teeth on their body are tipped with smaller razors, allowing them to swim by and slash up anything they rub against. Rather than navigate with sight, the haisha rely on the movement of ocean currents as well as their superb sense of smell. |
Deinodent Hominem[edit]
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Perhaps the most unsettling of the deinodents is the hominem, which was designed with a human shape. Some call them Cadmians since they are said to grow from dragon teeth off of Dahlver-Nar's body. They look like a skinned human body with teeth stuck in every inch of their body. Their eyes are milky white, almost the color of ivory. These deinodents are supposedly the weakest of the abominations. However, because they seem to be unable to feel pain, they still make formidable enemies and should not be underestimated. This is all the more true given that they are lesser versions of Dahlver-Nar that can endure great pain and also share it. |
Deinodent Plantera[edit]
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The plantera is an odd deinodent believed to be based on displacer beasts. It has the body of a small quadruped, with two long tendrils that end in gaping mouths, like that of a venus flytrap. Unlike the other deinodont, the plantera is largely covered with fine baleen material instead of harder teeth. The quadruped body does have a mouth of sharp teeth though. The plantera is known to bury itself underground, letting its tendrils stick up, like a plant. These two tendrils snap at anything which comes by, eager to feed. Upon sensing danger, the main plantera body bursts forth from the ground to surprise enemies and tear them to shreds. |
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