Board Thread:Fan-made Monsters/@comment-30400574-20170423134035

Family: Worm

Habitat: Deep Underground (?)

Disposition: Simple, gentle, lustful

Diet: Carnivorous, wild animals, etc.

Shudde M’ell is the god who holds the domain of earth, stone, and other earthly components which make up much of the world. Surprisingly, she is worshipped by the Sandworms. Although Sandworms are quite simple, this does equate stupidity. The Sandworms do have a functioning society of their own and with that society comes their worship of the ‘Big Mama’ or more formally ‘The Burrower Beneath’ they call Shudde M’ell.

In her outward appearance, Shudde M’ell appears no different from other Sandworms. The only way to tell the difference between her and other Sandworms is the gray scales she sports, and the fact that her outward shell is a mile long and sized appropriatly. In other words, she dwarfs the other Sandworms and can appear quite intimidating if one is (un)lucky enough to catch a glimpse of her near the surface. Her true body, the soft feminine form of a Mamono God, is again much like the Sandworms in the form of a soft and voluptuous woman with long red hair and a nude pink body tethered by tentacles to the inside of her shell. She is covered in tribal-like markings, similar to the marks found on Sandworms, but more numerous being on her shoulders, her collar, her thighs, the small of her back, and just below her bellybutton. Again, although she appears to be similar to Sandworms, unless she wishes it, she is several times larger, appearing more as a giantess when she comes out of her shell’s mouth at her full size.

The Shudde M’ell Faith isn’t very complicated, but then the Sandworms are not very complicated either. Often prayers for Shudde M’ell come in the form of chants and songs which Sandworms sing while they are busy digging tunnels through the soil. Any real form of sacred site is large hollows under the ground which hold a homemade statue which vaguely resembles Shudde M’ell’s shell. Sandworms who seek her blessing for soft earth and plenty of food coming from it go there and sing a chant or an entire song to the statue before they set out digging for the day. When a Sandworm holiday begins, although what days are considered holidays vary to the regions, many Sandworms will sing a chorus to Shudde M’ell to thank her for providing so much reward through the earth they call their homes.

Shudde M’ell herself, according to the Sandworms and their husbands, is a very kind deity. She burrows through the world and where she goes, the earth becomes more fertile, bringing life and resources. Supposedly she is very wise, being an ancient God, but lives simply much like her people the Sandworms do in their day to day life. There are also tales of lost travelers, Mamono, or even some children in the rocky and desert regions who are lost and find a massive cave with a beautiful woman inside. She gives them a warm and soft place to sleep and food, and when they travel again after spending the night, the cave has somehow relocated to an area they are familiar with. When those travellers return, all they find is a sinkhole where the cave once stood. If these tales are true, it paints Shudde M’ell as one of the most open of Dea Monstrum in regards to humanity.

In times of disaster, such as landslides and earthquakes, some people have claimed they have seen Shudde M’ell or at least a portion of her, somewhere in the vicinity after the disaster strikes. The Order has taken this and run with it, blaming Shudde M’ell for the disasters and claims that she wishes to see innocent humans wiped out. Sandworms and experts of the Shudde M’ell Faith vehemently deny this. Instead, they claim that Shudde M’ell sensed the disasters happening and went to ensure that the earthwuakes and landslides weren’t worse for the innocent people before she moves on. Since this can’t be proved either way, due to how no one knowing the issue can find her to ask, said issue remains a longstanding debate.

Mythos would have us further believe that Shudde M’ell, in line with the stories of aiding lost travellers, uses her giant shell to masquerade as a cave to lure in travellers she wishes to take as her lovers. Her mouth will open and she will begin singing an alluring chant. Not a mystical one such as a Siren would, but merely a song so beautiful one simply has to find out where it is coming from. They enter Shudde M’ell’s mouth and travel deep within her shell, soon falling into her trap as they find themselves inside the soft and royal red room where her other loves and some of her dedicated followers lie in copulation. Some denounce this claim, but others state that particularly strong, perhaps blessed Sandworms, can shrink their shells to take on a Lamia-esque appearance, so a gathering of such Sandworms is not impossible. There they are taken in Shudde M’ell’s embrace where she copulates them for days on end, softly taking care of their every need as she takes in their spiritual energy and seed, offering her a chance at another pregnancy.

Still, despite her powers, many of those who speak out against the Dea Monstrum claim that rather than being one of the monster gods, Shudde M’ell is merely a mutation, a Sandworm who some quirk in their bloodlines is larger than her fellow Mamono. While Shudde M’ell’s tendancy to appear more than her sisterhood is noted, her abilities, allure, and sheer size cannot be accredited to simply a mutation. Furthermore, like her sisters in the Dea Monstrum, Shudde M’ell also has a dedicated race of Mamono who seek to branch out her faith as her daughters, the Cthonians. Although, their idea of spreading the Shudde M’ell Faith is to burrow along, singing songs as they go.

Our knowledge thus far on the Dea Monstrum can be found here: http://monstergirlencyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:715347

  