#thuggee

[pedroam-bang]

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984)

[sofistefiart]

Chattar Lal drawing dump

If there isn’t anyone drawing fanart of him, I will. There are like two drawings of him on the internet - well not anymore  >:D

[avarchillionpaints]

Well and now for some real thuggees. I mixed some kind of islander pack with a indian thuggee pack to create the human followers of Shub-Niggurath that my players will encounter in India. They worship Shub-Niggurath in mistaking her for Kali. The thuggs were, by the way, a brutal cult in India that worshipped Kali and murdered a lot of people in their sleep so they could rob them and bring those riches to their temple as a sacrifice to Kali. I thought that that gave me a good basis for a Cthulhu story.

Anyway, as before, these minis were made by "Pulp Figures” (https://pulpfigures.com) and are just perfect for Call of Cthulhu in the 1920s. :-)

[godfatherofsol]

'Thug Life' Contrary to popular believe, the word 'Thug' didn't originate with 2pac (who gets his name from Tupac Amaru, meaning 'Shining Serpent' aka Lucifer/Enki). It originates from the Sanskrit word 'Sthaga' meaning 'concealment or deceiver' and then adapted in Hindi and Marathi as Thug or Thuggee, meaning a 'thief or swindler'. The Thuggee were a fanatical religious cult in India which is said to have operated from the 13th-19th centuries. Sometimes described as the world's first mafia, they were infamous for carring out ritualistic assassinations dedicated to the Hindu goddess of destruction and renewal, Kali, the 'Dark Mother'. It is said that they were responsible for over 2 million deaths in their time. These Thugs worked by joining groups of travellers and gaining their trust before surprising them in the night and typically strangling them with a handkerchief or noose, a quick and quiet method, which left no blood and required no special weapons. They would then rob their victim and bury them carefully. Their crimes involved a high degree of teamwork and co-ordination both during the infiltration phase and at the moment of attack. Each member of the gang had a special function such as luring travellers with charming words, acting as a lookout, or taking the role of the killer. Sometimes the children of travellers who were killed were groomed to become Thugs themselves, as the presence of children would help allay suspicion. They've been portrayed in a number of Hollywood movies including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Deceivers (1988) with Pierce Brosnan. “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3

[machetelanding]

[wtf-fun-factss]

Thugs - WTF fun facts

[freshthoughts2020]

[leftovies]

Guy to me:

*narrows eyes* what the fuck i wasnt lookin in your bitch ass window