Grikkitog

Grikkitogs, also known as the "hungry earth," are strange parasites from the Plane of Earth that infest earth, rock, and stone in order to feed their endless hunger. A young grikkitog is a formless apparition until it corrupts an earth elemental host, forming the grikkitog's core. A grikkitog can then possess the earth and stone nearby with its voracious essence, forming maws and eyes all around it. These creatures can be particularly dangerous to small creatures that lair within gaps among rocks, as well as mountain climbers searching for the perfect handhold.