![A flat, slug-like creature surging out of water and rising up to engulf a screaming woman. The top of the creature is patterned like a cow. The narrow rim of the creature is lined with small, sharp, curved teeth. On the top of the creature, near the front or "head" are multiple stalks tipped with a single eye on each one. The back of the creature features dozens of soft, spike-like appendages.](https://i0.wp.com/shoggoth.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EL-CUERO.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
GURUVILU. Monstrous animal of some lakes in the kingdom. The Mapuche say it swallows men. They do not agree upon its shape. Some make it long like a serpent; others nearly circular like an extended cow hide. – Father Felipe Gomez de Viduarre, Historia geografica, natural y civil del Reino de Chil
Alternative names: El Cuero, Hueke Hueke, The Leather, Mata-Mata, Gla’akini.
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