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Tentacled Ancient Beast Yamshothog

Tentacled Ancient Beast Yamshothog (aka the Thing What Ate Olde Rivdellshire), perhaps a member of The Eldritch Beings Beyond Comprehension like Tamflaggdrmg of the Multiple Mouth-Eyes, dwells in the highest reaches of the multicosm, where only beings whose single thoughts stretch across aeons do dwell. Her preferred physical form is that of a shelled mollusc with seven tentacles (one for each of the Seven Lost Emotions), which was the inspiration for the Yammie plushie, but the beast may adopt any damn shape she wishes.

It is said that in his youth, the famous Harbinger Portent grappled with Yamshothog (who appeared in the form of a grievous wound on the side of a mid-size mountain), felled one of her tentacles, and released the then-forgotten emotion of "Insouciance" upon the world. Yamshothog, through manipulation of Timenes, then revealed to Harbinger Number 3,895,074 of the Many Secrets, a recipe for a particularly decadent (and, when overcooked, mildly maddening) Bugleberry truffle.