> _Iku-Tursas, Iki-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas among others) is a malevolent sea monster in Finnish mythology, best known for appearing in the Kalevala. Nowadays **Meritursas means octopus** in Finnish, named after Iku-Turso,_
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> _His appearance remains unclear, but he is described with several epithets: partalainen (the one who lives on the brink, or alternatively, the bearded one), Tuonen härkä (the ox of Tuoni, Death), **tuhatpää (thousand-headed), tuhatsarvi (thousand-horned)**. It was sometimes said that he lived in Pohjola, but that may be because Pohjola was often perceived as the home of all evil._
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Väinämöinen is like the obvious choise for any RPG player.
I don’t think it’s fair to classify Kullervo as evil. He was a victim who wanted revenge after a life of abuse and misfortune.
So I researched Tursas (Iku-Tursas/Iku-Turso); the Neutral Evil God of the Abyss a bit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iku-Turso
> _Iku-Tursas, Iki-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas among others) is a malevolent sea monster in Finnish mythology, best known for appearing in the Kalevala. Nowadays **Meritursas means octopus** in Finnish, named after Iku-Turso,_
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> _His appearance remains unclear, but he is described with several epithets: partalainen (the one who lives on the brink, or alternatively, the bearded one), Tuonen härkä (the ox of Tuoni, Death), **tuhatpää (thousand-headed), tuhatsarvi (thousand-horned)**. It was sometimes said that he lived in Pohjola, but that may be because Pohjola was often perceived as the home of all evil._
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> _Iku-Turso, son of Old-age,_
> _Nevermore arise from the ocean,_
> _Nevermore let Northland-heroes_
> _See thy face above the waters_
> _Nevermore has Iku-Turso_
> _Risen to the ocean-level_
> _Never since have Northland sailors_
> _Seen the head of this sea-monster._
Umm, I’m pretty Tursas is Cthulhu