#outer god

[thecreaturecodex]

The Great Game: Outer Gods and Great Old Ones

As the deities that are most physically tied to the Material Plane, it is perhaps unsurprising that the various entities collected together as “Outer Gods” and “Great Old Ones” have been paying attention to the Great Game. The allegiances of some of the prominent members of these pantheons are as follows:

Abhoth The Unclean God is patron of disease and fecundity, and knows how these two things are tied together. More are born than can survive, and many of those that die fall to disease before anything else. As such, Abhoth is well versed in ecology, and knows that Lamashtu is overpopulating Golarion with her monsters. Abhoth’s followers seek to spread plagues among monstrous species in order to keep their numbers down, and as such, Mormo counts Abhoth as an ally.

Azathoth The Primal Chaos does not seem to have noticed the Great Game, or much of anything that has happened on Golarion in centuries. This is probably for the best. If any of his attention were to be turned onto the conflict, it could easily become a disaster for both parties…something that Nyarlathotep is hoping for, and working to make happen.

Bokrug The Water Lizard fondly remembers Mormo from before the evolution of true mammals, and they have hunted and sparred together and even mated in the past. Bokrug may be difficult to rouse from his slumber, but his ire is terrible when provoked, and is likely to be directed at the followers of Lamashtu.

Cthulhu The Dreamer in the Deep has dreamt of Golarion, and one or two of his star-spawn have come there. But he cares not for the Great Game; he has his own stars that need to be right once again. A star-spawn of Cthulhu is a dangerous agent of its own right, and one more likely to support Lamashtu than Mormo.

Hastur The King in Yellow respects Lamashtu and her ravenous appetites. Although he has his own plans to absorb chunks of Golarion, or the whole world if he can, into the Nightmare Kingdom of Carcosa, he is at least nominally on the Mother of Monster’s side. As long as their cultists can keep sharing the same sybaritic festivities.

Ithaqua Ithaqua is more concerned with consuming anyone on either side that he can sink his talons into. The Wind Walker is slightly more favorably minded towards Lamashtu than Mormo, but any relationship between their cults is likely to be a tenuous one that could break down into ravenous hunger at any point.

Mhar Mhar wants off of Golarion. He sees a change in the status quo as the best way of achieving that goal, and is resentful of lamia clerics of Lamashtu for helping Karzoug the Runelord to build a palace on his surface and deface him. Mhar’s release would likely be devastating for Mormo’s goals of making Golarion a richer and more diverse ecosystem. But on the other hand, volcanic ash and lava rock makes for excellent fertilizer, and his eruption might not be as destructive as he hopes it will be.

Nhimbaloth As a devourer of souls and a corrupter of wild things, Nhimbaloth is an ally of Lamashtu. Of course, she does respect Mormo’s goals of eating Lamashtu as a fellow apex predator. But Nhimbaloth thinks that the Goddess of Predators is too arrogant and needs to be taken down a peg. Nhimbaloth would happily eat Mormo herself if given half a chance, and for that reason, Mormo keeps a wide berth of Nhimbaloth’s home world, Voidbracken.

Nyarlathotep The Crawling Chaos is delighted by this galaxy spanning conflict, and on the surface is playing both sides. Lamashtu is his real dog in the fight, as he views Lamashtu as being more likely to lead Golarion to ruin, cracking open and releasing Rovagug. That would be a fun show to watch, seeing how the Rough Beast would react after eons of imprisonment. The Mask of Nyarlathotep that is most actively involved is the Black Pharaoh, whose cults are pushing technological advances into the hands of demon cultists and dangerous maneaters.

Orgesh The Faceless God is technically on Lamashtu’s side, although not by any direct aiding or abetting. Orgesh wants to fight Mormo himself. And is sending his chardra to pick fights with her worshipers, and is gunning for her most powerful servitors himself, in the hopes of getting Mormo’s attention. Worst case scenario, Orgesh will be killed and be able to respawn on another planet. Unless Mormo gets sick of his interference, and starts doing research on a way to kill him for real before setting her sights higher.

Shub-Nugganoth* The Goat of the Woods views Lamashtu as a kindred spirit, and the two of them have indeed collaborated on the spawning of horrors in the past. They are doing so again, notably through the personage of one of the Goat’s most powerful mortal worshipers in Avistan, a fleshwarping-obsessed alchemist named Doctor Agatha Shiny. Doctor Shiny and her creations are actively hunting down Mormo’s allies in order to transform them into blasphemous horrors, or just murder them.

Tsathoggua Saint Toad knows what it’s like to be forgotten and abandoned. He is a supporter of Mormo, if only because she’s the underdog in this fight, and Tsathoggua has a soft spot for underdogs, as much as he would deny that. Mormo knows that the Father of Night is a fickle and somewhat dangerous ally, so doesn’t rely on his help, but does appreciate his guidance and wisdom.

Yig The Father of Serpents calls Mormo “sister”, and the Goddess of Predators calls Yig “brother” in return. This may be an actual genealogical relationship, it may not be. But Yig is among Mormo’s closest allies, and the two are active collaborators. Those colonies of serpentfolk who worship Yig are hotspots for burgeoning cults of Mormo, as they see the two ophidian Old Ones as a way to reclaim some of the lost glory of the Age of Serpents without relying on the increasingly unstable Ydersius.

Yog-Sothoth The Key and the Gate views things on a vast, cosmic scale, even more than the other Outer Gods. As such, the safety and long term stability of the galaxy is his highest priority (after all, it has to collide with another galaxy in approximately 1.2 billion years, and then enough of it has to be around to decay into degenerate matter as the universe shifts past its stelliferous era. So anything that dramatically accelerates that process, or might get large portions of the galaxy pulled out of the Material Plane altogether, are not ideal outcomes for Yog-Sothoth. As such, he supports Mormo, but is doing so in a subtle way—opening portals in the right places, weakening planar boundaries—rather than sending his children to fight en masse.

*This is the name I am going to be using for that particular Outer God in the future. Clearly the same entity that has been developed into a character by Mythos authors over the last 100 years, but doesn't have a racist slur built into the name.

#the great game #age of monsters #cthulhu mythos #outer god #great old one #azathoth #yig #yog-sothoth #bokrug #hastur #nyarlathotep #shub nugganoth #orgesh #mhar #pathfinder rpg #pathfinder 1e #lamashtu #mormo

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

YOG-SOTHOTH 

by Reuben Horn

#tentacles #fhtagn #reuben horn #reubs #yog sothoth #lovecraft #outer god #elder god #creature #monster #horror #concept art #black and white #cosmic horror #fhtagnnn

[kuroartsdotcom]

HƆɹ∀NOM pOפ ɹƎ┴∩O

#orv #orv spoilers #omniscient reader’s viewpoint #outer god #outer gods #eldritch horror #cosmic horror #demon god #demon king #kuro arts #eye strain #digital #Kim Dokja #kim dokja epic gamer moves number 27

[cursedorca]

For halloween you receive OuterJac

#my art #Jac #OuterJac #outer God #eldritch being #cosmic horror

[macabrecabra]

Sometimes you just got to be an outer god eldric mom getting lunches for the spawns c: 

Shub-Niggurath quickpaint of her feeding her spawn <3 

#Shub-Niggurath #Lovecraft #Lovecraftian horror #eldric god #outer god #B #Nug n Yeb #baby Nug n Yeb

[skullywullypully]

Nyarlathotep pours the milk in before the cereal

#cosmic horror #now that's true horror #nyarlathotep #hp lovecraft #eldritch abomination #eldritch horror #eldritch god #outer god #he's an outer god right #discord #chaos

[alexologyart]

Pallid Mask, Emissary of the King in Yellow

This is a concept art I created for a story I am developing, a crossover between MOTU and Lovecraft Mythos. The King in Yellow is one of my most favorites, specially for the clear distinction of Hastur as being different from his other "siblings", he is described as a being whose knowledge involves humanity, being one of the most closer to human among the Great Old Ones, capable of disguising himself as an humanoid, like the Pallid Mask and also the King in Yellow, all avatars of himself. This concept art is based in his version on Pathfinder Roleplay game.

PALLID MASK (also known as the PHANTOM OF TRUTH). Entity connected with the King in Yellow. In the play of the same name, the Pallid Mask acts as Hastur's messenger to the city of Yhtill. The Pallid Mask comes to cities filled with decadence and depression to decide whether they should be incorporated into Carcosa. Other references cite the Pallid Mask as the semblance the King in Yellow puts on when dealing with mortals. - From Encyclopedia Cthulhiana by H. P. Lovecraft

This artwork was released for my Patrons first, thank you for supporting my work! patreon.com/alexology

#digital art #illustration #artists on tumblr #hastur #king in yellow #pallid mask #outer god #great old one #carcosa #pathfinder #dnd #concept art #g2 universe

[immortal-tale]

I suddenly remembered a scene from the novel. It was when Secretive Plotter (a.k.a Yoo Joonghyuk as an Outer God) thought if something like "because of you (Kim Dokja) I felt emotions again." It's obviously not the quote, but the thought is there.

#orv #omniscient reader #omniscient reader's viewpoint #omniscient reader webtoon #webtoon #webnovel #episode 109 #dokkaebis #dokkaebi #paul #secretive plotter #sp #yoo joonghyuk #yjh #outer god #emotions

[odysseylotus]

I commissioned this from Dreamalgia a while back, and I thought I’d post it here!

I play a Call of Cthulhu game, and a frequent character is the outer god, Daoloth! He’s been changed from the source, and he doesn’t really have much of a personality or motivation his original books, but he’s become one of my favorite characters because of how unique he is as a god.

Maybe I’ll write out a bit more about the campaign later, but for now, I just wanted to put up some art!

#call of cthulhu #lovecraft #daoloth #lovecraftian #coc #dreamalgia #art #commissioned #ttrpg #outer god #outer gods

[sithvampiremaster27]

(After seeing the teaser for The Hardest Thing)

I knew it! That thing *WAS* a Lovecraftian Outer God! And now he’s bringing his alien monster friends to destroy Amphibia!

#amphibia #the hardest thing #amphibia series finale #amphibia the hardest thing #the core #aliens #amphibia the core #lovecraftian #outer god

[ceo-of-sloppy-men]

#destiny 2 #cyberpunk 2077 #red dead redemption 2 #the outer worlds #dragon age inquisition #death stranding #god of war ragnarok #mass effect #dragon age #fallout 4 #nick valentine #goro takemura #phineas welles #maximillion desoto #saul bright #varric tethras

[morningstarv3nus]

Fucking Hell this was amazing

#mcu loki #loki laufeyson #loki god of stories #loki odinson #loki friggason #lokius #solar eclipse #solarballs #fucking hell #this is amazing #moon #sun and moon show #astronomy #outer space #it looks like the chesire cat #solar eclipse 2024

[meiiie]

I wanna eat his biceps ong... i'm screaming

#drew starkey #drew starkey x you #drew starkey fluff #drew starkey one shot #drew starkey x reader #drew starkey imagine #drew starkey obx #obx #drew starkey is so fine #oh my god #rafe cameron outer banks #rafe outer banks #rafe #rafe cameron #rafe x you #rafe fanfiction #rafe smut #rafe x reader #rafe imagine #rafe fic #rafe obx #outerbanks rafe #rafe cameron fluff #rafe cameron fanfiction #rafe cameron x you #rafe cameron obx #QUEER

[lunarwednesday]

[ The Living Flame ]

#orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #orv spoilers #orv uriel #uriel #999 uriel #the living flame #orv fanart #she's really cool man #her determination to exact vengeance on the god that took away 999 yjh #and becoming an outer god herself #makes her such a powerful figure in my eyes #also damn that moniker is so good

[rafebaby]

omg, can you imagine frat!rafe being so obsessed with u (from just seeing u around school and stalking your social media) that he one evening he just sends you a voice message as he is high and looking at the story you just posted of you in a sundress and how he'd lowly murmur: "I've seen you pretty pictures" pause "they make my dick hard.", not even trying to hide the pleasure he gets from jerking off in his voice.

...

#cause that's how he is #he knows you wouldn't resist him #he's rafe cameron for gods sake #rafe cameron x reader #rafe outer banks #rafe cameron #rafe x reader #rafe obx #rafe cameron imagine #rafe blurb #rafe imagine #rafe drabble #obx x reader #drew starkey

[kokowray]

peace :)

#Little tribute art because GOD #that game is soo #I cried. a lot #it's so beautiful #just had to get it out thru a little art #outer wilds #outer wilds fanart #game fanart #game tribute #outer wilds tribute #Illustration #digital art #digital painting #Digital Illustration #commissions open #character art #character illustration #painting #tribute art #fan art #fan illustration