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.

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