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This subject contains information from the Expanded Cthulhu Mythos, and not based on H.P. Lovecraft's works directly. The Dakini are a fictional race created by Chaosium in 2005 for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.

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The Dakini are mystical creatures whose enlightened form is that of a beautiful human female, Dakini. They have been used as messengers or to test the willpower of a monk, the latter may happen simply because the entity feels like doing so. They can be summoned and bound by sorcerers. Dakini can entrance human males with their seductive dance, freezing in place a person or group. It is agile, can fly, and is known to fight with blades.

The unenlightened form is the flesh-eating demon, Khandromas, which can also be summoned and bound by sorcerers. It appears as a tall, muscular humanoid with leathery black wings, glowing eyes, claws, a tough hide, and fangs. This form is skilled at ambushing human prey whom they carry off to devour.

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