Cronos always adopts a 'human'-like appearance but Crius is  nothing less than ferocious. His massive hands and feet have talons for nails, when humanoid his face is seriously ugly (from a human point of view) with great hanging folds of flesh. Most times he prefers to morph into a more animalistic canine appearance.  

Crius was the first of the Titans, other than Cronos, with whom we made contact. We knew not what to expect, other than experiences with Cronos. But Crius was entirely different.

The first contact there was no special light to announce his presence. He just appeared as an outline, but he is huge, very muscular and very big.
    "I am Crius. It is time I was respected. I accept this small temple as a place of worship. I admire your bravery for inviting me here. I am powerful. No mortal remembers me now. A few a long, long time ago but not all. Yet I have great power.."
    '...Then he reached out and grabbed me and I was somewhere all red, whirling red. Not exactly fire, but unpleasant. Although not fire, it became very very hot and I felt I was burning and backed away, but a long whip materialised in his hand and he wrapped it round my ankle and tugged me over. He yanked and at that moment the red burst into flame and fire and I could feel my outer skin wither away and peel off. It was terribly frightening and very painful. He pulled and pulled then eventually stopped.
    "This priestess is our introduction. Do not think it will be as easy as this another time. I leave you now and bless you both for remembering me."

The second encounter there was a light, blinding yellow light and again his outline and that awful gruff voice.
    "As I enter your temple which vibrates with power and love, I listen to the priest's words. I drink your wine. I inhale your incense. I am the mighty God Crius, a God of immense strength and power. Never forget that. Many mortals even in the old days knew nothing of me. Now very few do, but I shall make myself known. You priestess can come with me and stay with me as I could use you in my work."
    He just dragged me off into an open but bleak landscape.
    What's your work I wondered? Though was too scared to ask.

Then I saw him. A massive being, the tallest I ever have seen, three times the height of a house. The most ferocious, frightening humanoid. A massive face, and I could see 'human-like' feet but the toenails are talons which curl under. A massive hand with these talons picked me up between finger and thumb and brought me in front of his face, It is covered in warts and hanging flesh around the cheeks. Big warts, big hanging jowls, grey hair and shaggy grey eyebrows. Altogether very ugly. He flicked his tongue and that came out like a snake, it is forked and he caught me in the fork and held me there. As he held me he shrunk to about seven metres tall and then I saw he has two horns, but his face was changing. It was horrible to see. His nose became that of an animal, his hair was becoming greyer and he more hairy, like an animal until he had changed entirely into a huge wolf standing on hind legs. He took me from his tongue and clawed me.
    He ran one talon down my body, very hard and I just felt like screaming.
    "Did you expect me to be gentle priestess?"
    I heard sardonic laughter.
    "Why do you both honour me? Answer!!"
    He has a strange voice, a bit staccato and also as if an animal talking. It doesn't sound like a human or a God talking but a bit like a voice within a bark. "Answer me!"
    I said we pay homage because you are a mighty one of the Olympians.'
    "Is that all? IS THAT ALL!"
    I said it is our duty to honour you.
    He held me in his talons. "Are you frightened?"
   I said, very.
    "Good, good. That is why I am here. To frighten you."

Then his horns began to change, they became huge like a stag's antlers but with fewer spars than a deer, then a talon tore through my back, it was agony. I just wanted to scream. He seemed more bear-like now than a wolf. I couldn't take much more, I felt about to faint from pain and fright.
    "Your world is changing. It may appear to a mortal mind, which is small, to get worse in many ways. Yet it really is getting better. If the mortal mind can understand. We take over, slowly in your time, in ours the flick of a hand."
    And the talon tore through me deeper as he said that.
    "Many mortals in my temples feel frightened and so they should." And he turned me round and clawed my front, deep nasty gashes. "By the feeling of fear they will stop stealing, lying and other crimes they commit. I punish the spirits of those who have been cruel or wicked. Souls that commit atrocities, I make them suffer before sending them to the Devourer. I punish severely."
    Crius stopped his clawing.
    "You are brave and do not scream. I expected many screams but received none. I Crius have had all the homage I want today. You may return. You have my admiration. Gifts? The courage to face me again, strength and power. You can have blessings if you wish. I do not give them easily."
    Then there was a whoosh of air and the light that surrounded me turned to silver and then disappeared.

Although seriously frightening, team-members have always made it safe home from an encounter with Crius. True they picked up a few cuts and bruises, but this deity never is gentle. But if you find yourself with Crius and have no return ticket...
    You are in trouble.

Festival of Crius - January 5th