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Entry:Eldritch Squirrel by Andi Ewington

It is a common assumption that squirrels are cute bushy-tailed critters with an unhealthy love of nuts. But scratch a little deeper at the surface, and you’ll realise these creatures are a nefarious species hell-bent on bringing the forces of evil into our world. I can almost hear your snorts of derision and laugh at this preposterous claim—but ask yourself, how come you never see any rotund squirrels? To answer your question, you have to start with the why—why do squirrels constantly gather nuts and never eat them? The truth will undoubtedly change your view of squirrels forever, for every single one is working towards the same shared goal: to gather as many nuts as possible to open an unholy portal to another dimension—a dimension ruled by a madness-inducing Eldritch Squirrel. Perhaps they have had enough of being chased by dogs or tired of being called ‘Mr. Squirrel’ by the umpteenth Ranger to wander past—whatever the reason, and given the sheer number of squirrels there are in the world, it was only a matter of time before something snapped inside, and the common squirrel decided to do something about it. So, when summoned, you can be sure the Eldritch Squirrel won’t be very happy about this either. As nobody has ever seen the Eldritch Squirrel, it’s rather hard to describe what it looks like; however, this hasn’t stopped the local populace from creating wildly fantastical depictions of this horror—complete with twitching nose and oversized teeth. What everyone agrees upon is its size—the Eldritch Squirrel is huge, towering over the tallest of trees and probably scaring the life out of a few nesting birds in the process. Many believe it has a tentacle tail instead of the usual bushy one, with thousands of suckers on its surface for picking up nuts and any luckless locals wandering past. It also has glowing eldritch eyes and a macabre nutty summoning pentagram etched into its forehead—but that part may have been added by several inebriated tavern patrons with overactive ale-soaked imaginations. Whatever the truth, if you ever have the misfortune of meeting an Eldritch Squirrel on the road, you can be sure some pissed-off squirrels are sitting on a large pile of nuts nearby.
  • Prompt: ‘Eldritch Squirrel’
  • Writer: Andi Ewington (ko-fi.com/dungeonmasterewington)
    • Andi Ewington is a writer who has written numerous comic titles including Forty-Five45, Campains & Companions, S6X, Sunflower, Red Dog, Dark Souls II, Just Cause 3, Freeway Fighter, and Vikings.  Andi lives in Surry, England with a plethora of childhooh RPGs and ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ gamebooks he refuses to part with.  He’s usually found on Twitter as @AndiEwington.
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