Bestiary

The fomarch called Temenathus was adapted from a failed NDL (see p. 167) project attempting to recreate the extinct Camazotz using a genetic werewolf-fomor hybrid and the spirit of a bat. The charnel beast that resulted was not a proper shapeshifter, but rather a man-bat horror whose slavering, unhinged jaw, and incessant screaming made it one of the most terrifying fomarchs produced by Pentex. Temenathus is a hulking beast with arms that drag the ground, trailing the leathery membranes and long bony fingers of a bat’s wings. Its wings don’t allow flight, but they do support enough of its considerable weight to allow it to glide. With its coal-gray, wolf-like fur, the beast is rather adept at blending into shadows, getting the moon at its back and then descending down on its victims.

Temenathus screams when it moves, its shrieking echoes creating a sonic reference point for its auditory senses. When it fights, it primarily uses the long, disease-infested claws at the ends of its human-like hands to slash victims, using its giant unhinging jaw full of bristling needle sharp teeth to rip the flesh from corpses. In addition to its tremendous speed and strength, that rivals some Crinos Garou, Temenathus’s salivary glands can release acid when it bites, allowing it to deliver a fester-ing, and mortal wound. Recently, Temenathus developed incredibly overdeveloped shoulder muscles that open up to reveal soft glands that can squirt streams of this acid up to 10 yards away. Opening its shoulder glands releases such a terrible stench that the smell alone can send victims reeling; allowing even a human nose to detect and track Temenathus for hours after it uses this attack.