Eldritch Spawn

Eldritch spawn are Lesser Enemies that only appear while you have the Tentacle of Cthulhu. See that page for more information on their spawning habits. These bloated masses of tentacles and scaly flesh exist only to harvest your soul in the name of the old ones.

Gimmick
The spawn are unintelligent, and their threat comes from numbers. They have an uncanny ability to seek the player and are harder to stealth past then other enemies.

Eldritch Spawn
Your common garden-variety spawn are little more than cannon fodder.
 * HP: Low
 * Damage: Above average
 * Speed: Average

Eldritch Artillery
Each spawn has a 1/4 chance of spawning as an artillery, that bombards you with bursts of unholy substances.
 * HP: Very Low
 * Damage: Above average
 * Speed: Average

Eldritch Overlord
Each spawn has an additional 1/10 chance of spawning an overlord. Overlords are extra strong and coordinate the behavior of lesser spawn, being able to set up cunning ambushes and attack the player from all directions.
 * HP: Above average
 * Damage: High
 * Speed: Average