Anubis Dynasty. In Egypt's Early Dynastic period (c. 3100 – c. 2686 BC), Anubis was portrayed in full animal form, with a "jackal" head and body. A "jackal" god, probably Anubis, is depicted in stone inscriptions from the reigns of Hor-Aha, Djer, and other pharaohs of the First Dynasty. Since Predynastic Egypt, when the dead were buried in shallow graves, "jackals" had been strongly associated with cemeteries because they were scavengers which uncovered human bodies and ate their flesh. In the spirit of "fighting like with like," a "jackal" was chosen to protect the dead, because "a common problem (and cause
Fall of Cthulhu of rituals (including vomiting one's soul and imitating Anubis by wearing a severed dog head), one can be possessed by the creature and bear it into the waking world. A final, grisly brain surgery has to be performed, including using the Colour out of Space as a symbiotic entity. Then, and only then, does the Gith possess the Vessel. The Masked Mute: a strange creature dwelling in the Dreamlands, possibly the progeny of Nyarlathotep. It takes the form of a young girl wearing myriad masks that express her emotions. Her true face can kill whoever sees it. Fall of Cthulhu