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Michael Moorcock's Toad God
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Stealer of Souls, first published in Science Fantasy #51 (February 1962) is a short story written by Moorcock featuring Elric. There he introduces Quaolnargn, the Toad God:

Stealer of Souls Synopsis Wrote:K’aarna, who sees himself as a man of peace driven to damn himself by his avaricious love for Yishana, summons the demon Quaolnargn to seek out and destroy Elric.

Elric battles Quaolnargn, who has assumed the form of a giant toad, and nearly has his soul sucked from his body before, in his weakened state, being transported to K’aarna's lair within the castle.

Source: http://www.multiverse.org/wiki/index.ph ... 28story%29

I wonder if Quaolnargn had any influence on the Temple of the Frog? Granted, Moorcock himself may have gotten this idea from CA Smith's Tsathoggua, which I always assumed was the inspiration for Arneson's Frog God, Wastri (Greyhawk) and Stodos of the Frozen Wastes (Mystara).

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