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'''Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos,''' is arguably the best known of the Outer Gods created by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] for his [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Unusually for an Outer God, Nyarlathotep is actively aware of humanity and even takes something of a direct interest in us. Unfortunately, he's a manipulative ''dick''. Basically, think of him as Lovecraft's take on Satan and you've pretty much got him in a nutshell. His most unique defining trait is that he has countless Avatars, each with its own unique name, title and horrific appearance. The three most common of these are: | '''Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos,''' is arguably the best known of the Outer Gods created by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] for his [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Unusually for an Outer God, Nyarlathotep is actively aware of humanity and even takes something of a direct interest in us. Unfortunately, he's a manipulative ''dick''. Basically, think of him as Lovecraft's take on Satan and you've pretty much got him in a nutshell. His most unique defining trait is that he has countless Avatars, each with its own unique name, title and horrific appearance. The three most common of these are: | ||
*A tall, handsome Egyptian pharaoh - How he usually appears in Lovecraft's stories | *A tall, dark-skinned, handsome Egyptian pharaoh - How he usually appears in Lovecraft's stories | ||
*A winged creature with a three-lobed eye - From "The Haunter of the Dark", by Lovecraft | *A winged creature with a three-lobed eye - From "The Haunter of the Dark", by Lovecraft | ||
*A three-legged humanoid with a single giant tentacle where its head should be - Popularized by the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG | *A three-legged humanoid with a single giant tentacle where its head should be - Popularized by the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG | ||
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Much like how [[Shub-Niggurath]] appears as the final boss of [[Quake]], the spiritual successor Dusk has Nyarlathotep as the final boss. | |||
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The three avatars used by [[Pathfinder]]'s Nyarlathotep are the ''Black Pharaoh'', the ''Haunter of the Dark'', and the ''Faceless Sphinx'', the last of which is identical to the form of the demon lord [[Areshkagal]]. While most sages agree there is some connection between the two deities, none have definite explanations. | The three avatars used by [[Pathfinder]]'s Nyarlathotep are the ''Black Pharaoh'', the ''Haunter of the Dark'', and the ''Faceless Sphinx'', the last of which is identical to the form of the demon lord [[Areshkagal]]. While most sages agree there is some connection between the two deities, none have definite explanations. | ||
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"A tall, slim figure with the young face of an antique Pharaoh, gay with prismatic robes and crowned with a golden pshent that glowed with inherent light . . . that regal figure; whose proud carriage and swart features had in them the fascination of a dark god or fallen archangel, and around whose eyes there lurked the languid sparkle of capricious humour."
- – H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, is arguably the best known of the Outer Gods created by H.P. Lovecraft for his Cthulhu Mythos. Unusually for an Outer God, Nyarlathotep is actively aware of humanity and even takes something of a direct interest in us. Unfortunately, he's a manipulative dick. Basically, think of him as Lovecraft's take on Satan and you've pretty much got him in a nutshell. His most unique defining trait is that he has countless Avatars, each with its own unique name, title and horrific appearance. The three most common of these are:
- A tall, dark-skinned, handsome Egyptian pharaoh - How he usually appears in Lovecraft's stories
- A winged creature with a three-lobed eye - From "The Haunter of the Dark", by Lovecraft
- A three-legged humanoid with a single giant tentacle where its head should be - Popularized by the Call of Cthulhu RPG
Much like how Shub-Niggurath appears as the final boss of Quake, the spiritual successor Dusk has Nyarlathotep as the final boss.
Pathfinder[edit]
| Nyarlathotep | ||
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Featureless Face (sphinx) winged circle (haunter) |
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| Aliases | Crawling Chaos, Faceless Sphinx, Haunter of the Dark, Black Pharaoh | |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil | |
| Divine Rank | Outer God | |
| Pantheon | Dark Tapestry | |
| Portfolio | Conspiracies, Dangerous Secrets, Forbidden Magic | |
| Domains | Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic, Trickery, Air, Darkness Subdomains: Arcane, Divine, Memory, Thought, Deception, Thievery, Cloud, Wind, Loss, Night |
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| Home Plane | Kadath, Leng, Dreamlands | |
| Favoured Weapon | Quarterstaff (pharaoh) Punching dagger (sphinx) Dagger (haunter) |
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The three avatars used by Pathfinder's Nyarlathotep are the Black Pharaoh, the Haunter of the Dark, and the Faceless Sphinx, the last of which is identical to the form of the demon lord Areshkagal. While most sages agree there is some connection between the two deities, none have definite explanations.
| The deities of Starfinder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | |
| Good | Angradd - Duellona Hylax - Iomedae |
Arshea - Cavrabon - Chaldira - Jalvari Ranginori - Sarenrae - Shelyn - Yaraesa |
Black Butterfly - Cayden Cailean Desna - Weydan |
| Neutral | Abadar - Isvith - Kadrical Otolmens - Talavet |
Accelsys - Apholine - Dagosarn - Eloritu Facilian - Ibra - The Lost Prince Nivi Rhombodazzle - Ng - Pharasma Saloc - Shyka - Triune - Uvonn |
Azathoth - Besmara - Calistria Flux - Groetus - Lambatuin Oras - Ydajisk - Yog-Sothoth |
| Evil | Asmodeus - Damoritosh Lissala - Occhiorasoi - Zon-Kuthon |
Cixyron - Ghatanothoa - Lao Shu Po Romgul - Urgathoa - Zyphus |
Cthulhu - The Devourer - Hastur - Lamashtu Meyel - Nhimbaloth - Nyarlathotep Pazuzu - Ragadahn - Shub-Niggurath |
Gallery[edit]
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Call of Cthulhu
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Dust 1947
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Outer Entity Nyarla from Yu-Gi-Oh
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See also[edit]
- Tzeentch, his Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 equivalent