“ | Then out of one of the caves came a Sand-Dweller—rough-skinned, large-eyed, large-eared, with a horrible, distorted resemblance to the koala bear facially, though his body had an appearance of emaciation. He shambled toward me, manifestly eager. | „ | |
~ H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth , "The Gable Window" |
A sand-dweller is a fictional creature created by August Derleth in "The Gable Window", a "posthumous collaboration" with H. P. Lovecraft. They resemble "emaciated, grit-encrusted humans with koala-like heads.[1]
They have been featured as a monster in the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.[2]