Yog-Sothothery

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The entirety of the stories and/or fictional facts related to the entity Cthulhu or the Old Ones in general. The Mythos is a sort of fake mythology, created by H.P. Lovecraft when he began cross-referencing fictional books, creatures, characters and events in his horror stories, connecting them all to a variety of ancient, space-faring races. The Mythos was and is used by other authors (a trend started by Lovecraft himself, who traded names, stories and ideas with his friends and contemporaries), this gave the mythos an air of authenticity, especially to the mysterious and elusive Necronomicon (also known as Al Azif), an old tome of dark magic, recounting the story of the Old Ones.

Now, how does this relate to /tg/? Well, its mainly due to the numerous games based around it, most prominently Call of Cthulhu. The mythos also has a habit of showing up in lots of other games, and is the direct inspiration for most "unfathomable evil things from beyond the stars" in the community. It has had a huge influence on role-playing games, and Wizards of the Coast acknowledged its influence in the creation of the Aboleth monsters, as well as releasing an "Elder Evils" sourcebook. The Eldrazi were designed by someone that was a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Deities of Yog-Sothothery

This section details the maddening deities that appeared in the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

• Outer Gods,The Big Four: Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, & Shub-Niggurath
• UNDISPUTED BIG BOSSES OF THE UNIVERSE. NO ONE, NOT EVEN THAT EXTRADIMENSIONAL ASPIRANT KNOWN AS AUGUST DERLETH SHALL SOIL THEIR FAME AND GLORY WITH CHEAP ARCHANGEL RIPOFFS AKA ELDER GODS LIKE VORVADOSS!
  • Azathoth, the Nuclear Chaos : Currently residing in the center of the multiverse(nuclear in this sense), while playing the pipe/flute of creation. As the flute is flawed, so is all of creation. Despite being a 'blind and idiot god' the center of creation is still entertained by minor gods residing in its court.
    • Appearances:The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
  • Yooooog-Sothoth, the All-in-One:For you Marvel fans out there, imagine the Marvel Universes merging together and becoming sentient. Now you have a shred of the idea of the all-encompassing ("literally") power and AWESOME that is the King of Infinite Space, Planetmover, Lord of Dimensions, etc. Yog-Sothoth is the wisest being in the entire Mythos Universe, which considering it is "everything" is very natural. Being spacetime while being excluded from all the fun within occasionally prompts Yooog to do something like impregnating mortals. Most benevolent of the Big Four, it will ask whether you wish to proceed before revealing secrets that drive you mad, instead of simply shoving it in your face like Nyarlathotep.
    • Appearances: The Dunwich Horror;Beyond the Gates of the Silver Key
  • Nyarlathotep, the God of a Thousand Forms: The progenitor of Just as Planned, responsible for countless plots, with almost every single one beyond mortal comprehension. Records include trolling the Egyptians for the lulz, disguising himself as an inventor by the name of Nikola Tesla and giving humans the gift of AC, trolling renegade US special agents as a shady crime boss by the name of Stephen Alzis and corrupting an important human corporation to toy with its government, once again for the lulz. Fulfills the garbled demands of its boss Azathoth while secretly resentful of being dominated, making it plot endlessly to bring down the source of creation. The only Outer God to actually enjoy driving people insane instead of crushing them by collateral when embroiled in godly struggles.
    • Appearances:Nyarlathotep;The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath;The Dreams in the Witch-House;The Whisperer in the Dark.

Cthulhu Mythos Deities

This section is about the deities which appear in HPL's contemporaries and successors, except those that Lovecraft have incorporated into his own works. Due to catagorization, Cthulhu will not appear in this section.