Editing Afanc

The '''Afanc''', '''Avanc''', or '''Addanc''' is a Welsh lake monster. Unlike its better-known Scottish brethren Nessie, who is generally described as a plesiosaur-like creature, and definitely inhabits only one lake, the Afanc has been described varously as resembling a crocodile, a beaver, or a [[dwarf]], and there are at least five different lakes and one river in which it is said to live.

==Dungeons & Dragons==
There are two creatures named after this monster in [[D&D]], one spelled Afanc and one spelled Avanc.

===Afanc===
Afancs are fifty-foot long predatory fish that creates whirlpools big enough to sink ships by swimming in circles rapidly.
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===Avanc===
The Avanc is a twenty-foot long, six-legged crocodile that inhabits Lake Kronov in the [[Ravenloft]] domain of Tepest. It is believed to be a humanoid who was polymorphed by the [[Shadow Fey]] Prince Loht for some transgression. Fans would run with this idea, first fleshing out the Avanc via its connection to the [[Darklord]] of Castle Island, The Lady of the Lake, in [[Books of S|The Book of Shadows]]; this material would then be canonized to some degree in the [[Ravenloft Gazetteer]], where Volume V would feature official 3rd edition lore and stats for both the Avanc and the Lady of the Lake.
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