Changes: Yekubian

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The Yekubians are a fictional alien species created by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, Abraham Merritt, and C. L. Moore for their 1935 short story "The Challenge from Beyond". In 1994, Chaosium incorporated them into its Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game in the bestiary book Ye Booke of Monstres (although here they were referred to as 'Inhabitants of Yekub').

Background

The Yekubians are a race of worm-creatures whom invade worlds and exchange their minds with those of the natives in a manner similar to the Great Race of Yith. They employ four-inch square crystalline cubes and any intelligent creature who looks into the cube has its mind drawn into a Yekubian machine. The vacated body is taken over by a Yekubian mind which uses it to explore. Once this it has completed its task, the alien uses the cube to send its own mind back.

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 {{Infobox species
 |image = Yekubian (Fantasy Flight Games).jpg
-|alias = Being of Yekub
+|alias = Being of Yekub<br>Inhabitant of Yekub <small>({{EXP}}: ''[[Ye Booke of Monstres]]'')</small>
 |origin = [[Yekub]]
-|first = ''The Challenge from Beyond''
+|first = {{HPL}}: "[[The Challenge from Beyond]]"
 |created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]], [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Frank Belknap Long]], [[Abraham Merritt]], and [[C. L. Moore]]
+}}
-}}{{Expandedmythos}} The '''Yekubians''' are a fictional race created in 1994 by Chaosium for its Call of Cthulhu RPG, based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Challenge from Beyond.
+{{Lovecraftcircle}}
+{{Expandedmythos}}
+The '''Yekubians''' are a fictional alien species created by [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Frank Belknap Long]], [[Abraham Merritt]], and [[C. L. Moore]] for their 1935 short story "[[The Challenge from Beyond]]". In 1994, [[Chaosium]] incorporated them into its ''[[Call of Cthulhu (Role-Playing Game)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' roleplaying game in the bestiary book ''[[Ye Booke of Monstres]]'' (although here they were referred to as 'Inhabitants of Yekub').
-==Background==
+== Background==
-The Yekubians are a race of worm-creatures whom invade worlds and exchange their minds with those of the natives in a manner similar to the [[Great Race of Yith]]. They employ 4 inch square crystalline cubes and any intelligent creature who looks into the cube, has its mind drawn into a Yekubian machine. The vacated body is taken over by a Yekubian mind which uses it to explore. Once it's done, it uses the cube to send its own mind back.
+The Yekubians are a race of worm-creatures whom invade worlds and exchange their minds with those of the natives in a manner similar to the [[Great Race of Yith]]. They employ four-inch square crystalline cubes and any intelligent creature who looks into the cube has its mind drawn into a Yekubian machine. The vacated body is taken over by a Yekubian mind which uses it to explore. Once this it has completed its task, the alien uses the cube to send its own mind back.
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 Yekubian (Internet).jpg
 Yekubian (Chaosium).jpg
+Inhabitant-of-yekub.jpg|Artwork for Lindwurm's ''[[Elder Sign]]''
 </gallery>
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+[[Category:Species Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works]]
-[[Category:Sentient species]]
+[[Category:Sapient Species]]
-[[Category:Space-faring species]]
+[[Category:Extraterrestrial Species]]
-[[Category:Extra-terrestrial species]]