Chemosit is a demonic bogey that prowls the lands of the Nandi in Kenya. Half man, half bird, Chemosit stands on a single leg and has nine buttocks. Its mouth is red and shines brightly at night like a lamp. A spear-like stick serves as a means of propulsion and as a crutch.
People are Chemosit’s food, but it loves the flesh of children above all else. At night it sings a song near places where children live, its mouth glowing in the darkness. Unwary children seeing the light and hearing the song believe it to be a dance. They head out into the night to find the party and are never seen again.
References
Hollis, A. C. (1909) The Nandi, their Language and Folk-lore. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
A Book of Creatures 
I, personally, find the fact that it has “nine buttocks” even more disturbing than anything else. It’s name even sounds a bit like a cheerful marmoset, but nope, it’s a demon with “nine buttocks”. Also, the computer has signed me in as myself for some reason. I’m “Newt”.
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Oops. I’m signed back in. Sorry for technical difficulties.
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Nothing like some Distressingly Wrong Anatomy for making a scary bogey.
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Also, I’m writing my own bestiary with a mixture of mythological creatures and beings i’ve come up with. I need some sort of new, rather horrifying creature from mythology, but I don’t know which to use… Any suggestions, anyone?
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How about this one? :-}
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Eh… I’m afraid it’s unlikely anything in the “NSFW” category is going the make it to the finished manuscript.
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How about the evil grasshopper Haakapainizi?
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Not bad. I think I might leave out the part where he got burned up by that flaming arrow though.
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Not bad, but I think i’ll leave out the part where he got burned up by the flaming arrow though.
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I swear gremlins have taken control of my computer today.
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Wait, I saw on your tumblr that this was supposed to be the Nandi Bear. What the hell went wrong in the description?
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It’s been added to the list of “Creatures That Are Actually Independent Accounts of Nandi Bears”
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So that mean the Nandi Bear has nine asscheeks?
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If it’s lucky
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What
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-It had a huge glowing mouth
-No
-And a huge spear
-NO
-AND NINE BUTTCHEEKS
-NOOOOOOOOO
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This should be a meme.
“Hey, I found a new monster!”
“Does it come from Nandi?”
“Yes.”
“Its the Nandi Bear.”
“But..but it has seven schlongs on it!”
“Doesn’t matter; Nandi Bear.”
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Sort of like any North American humanoid is Bigfoot/Sasquatch even if it’s described as small, hairless and having no feet?
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Or like how Mi-go are Yetis
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Sound interesting, what are you describing.
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For the record: As far as I know, I’m not describing anything specific but only something that in no way matches the description of Bigfoot/Sasquatch beyond “North American humanoid”.
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Why so many buttcheeks ? It’s such a strangely specific detail. I feel like it would be the least of your worries… unless it had gas 😦
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It’s probably a body horror thing. Or it’s really good at mooning.
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Between this one and the Colôrobètch, you are a champion of creepy bird/human faces.
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Sweet :>
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