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== Outer Gods ==

== Entities of the Mythos who operate on a [[Cosmic Entity|cosmic scale]], and tend to be far more powerful than most Great Old Ones. The Outer Gods are related to natural forces, such as Radiation, Time, or Childbearing. This classification originated in the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG, and recently has been used within mythos literature. ==

== Entities of the Mythos who operate on a [[Cosmic Entity|cosmic scale]], and tend to be far more powerful than most Great Old Ones. The Outer Gods are related to natural forces, such as Radiation, Time, or Childbearing. This classification originated in the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] RPG, and recently has been used within mythos literature. ==

* [[Bigger Bad|Bigger Bads]]: As if the giant squid-headed horror and headless fat pervert wasn't bad enough, these guys far more powerful and dangerous.

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* [[Body Horror]]: {{spoiler|Whoever makes the ''Unspeakable Oath'' ends up dying and [[Living Bodysuit|becoming possessed by Hastur]]. Their body becomes scalier, grotesquely obese, and their limbs seem boneless.}}

* [[Cain and Abel]]: With the Big C himself.

* [[~~Candle Jack/Just for Fun|~~Candle Jack]]: Whatever you do, don't say his name three times in a row. Better yet, never say it at all, just in case.

* [[Candle Jack]]: Whatever you do, don't say his name three times in a row. Better yet, never say it at all, just in case.

* [[Composite Character]]: Hastur is essentially a mash-up of several interpretations from several different sources, each either borrowing or name dropping the previous source. John Tynes finally combined the various aspects, especially the themes of from the original ''[[The King in Yellow]]'', for the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG.

* [[Composite Character]]: Hastur is essentially a mash-up of several interpretations from several different sources, each either borrowing or name dropping the previous source. John Tynes finally combined the various aspects, especially the themes of from the original ''[[The King in Yellow]]'', for the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] RPG.

* [[Deal with the Devil]]: The Unspeakable Oath.

* [[Iconic Logo]]: The Yellow Sign.

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== ''Yig'' ==

The half-human Father of Serpents, this Old One is the patron of snakes. May have been the inspiration for the Aztec Quetzalcoatl, Yig was worshiped in North America by Plains tribes and the K'n-yani. Very impulsive and tyrannical, but beneficial to those kind to his "children".

* [[Instant Death Radius]]: Done in the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG, where his poison will insta-kill if it touches bare skin.

* [[Instant Death Radius]]: Done in the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] RPG, where his poison will insta-kill if it touches bare skin.

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Do anything bad to his children, Yig torments the transgressor {{spoiler|and mutates them into a snake-like creature}}.

* [[Overprotective Dad]] / [[Knight Templar Parent]]: Yig loves his snakes. Just don't do anything to them.

* [[Swallowed Whole]]: Also from the [[Call of Cthulhu]] RPG.

* [[Swallowed Whole]]: Also from the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] RPG.

== ''Y'{{spoiler|golonac}}'' {{spoiler|oh gods, you've doomed us all!}} ==

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== ''Bast'' ==

Based of the mythological goddess of the same name, Bast is the Elder God of Cats. Was classified as Elder God in the [[Call of Cthulhu]], since Lovecraft was rather fond of felines. Bast was also used in several Mythos tales by [[Robert Bloch]]. The story of ''[[The Cats of Ulthar]]'' is also ties to her in the [[Call of Cthulhu]]. For further details, check out the [[Egyptian Mythology/Characters|Egyptian Mythology Character sheet]].

Based of the mythological goddess of the same name, Bast is the Elder God of Cats. Was classified as Elder God in the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]], since Lovecraft was rather fond of felines. Bast was also used in several Mythos tales by [[Robert Bloch]]. The story of ''[[The Cats of Ulthar]]'' is also ties to her in the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]. For further details, check out the [[Egyptian Mythology/Characters|Egyptian Mythology Character sheet]].

== ''Hypnos'' ==

Another deity appropriated from Mythology, this time from [[Classical Mythology|Greece]]. Listed as an Elder God of sleep in [[Call of Cthulhu]], and as such Lord of Dreams. Other than that, little is known of this being.

Another deity appropriated from Mythology, this time from [[Classical Mythology|Greece]]. Listed as an Elder God of sleep in [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]], and as such Lord of Dreams. Other than that, little is known of this being.

* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Hypnos being an Elder God comes from the [[Call of Cthulhu]] game. The original short story is told from a [[Unreliable Narrator|questionable perspective]], so it's not clear if Hypnos even existed.

* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Hypnos being an Elder God comes from the [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] game. The original short story is told from a [[Unreliable Narrator|questionable perspective]], so it's not clear if Hypnos even existed.

* [[Calling Card]]: Apparently leaves behind statues of himself.

* [[The Ghost]]: In Lovecraft's short tale "Hypnos", the character's friend fears something that the narrator or reader never sees. In fact, Hypnos is almost never depicted in any artwork, except only as a marble bust.

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Brother of Cthulhu. Visual appearance is like that of Cthulhu, but only with golden, peaceful eyes. A controversial subject in the Mythos, as he's clearly depicted as being good in a universe filled with alien, amoral beings.

* [[Big Good]]: The main issue why he's disliked.

* [[Eye Beam]]: [[Call of Cthulhu]] sorcebook ''Malleus Monstrorum'' claim it's his main attack.

* [[Eye Beam]]: [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] sorcebook ''Malleus Monstrorum'' claim it's his main attack.

* [[Good Counterpart]]: to Cthulhu.

* [[It's Personal]]: Bears a special grudge against the Great Old Ones, since they killed his mate and offspring.

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* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: The Byakhee can. Not necessary the people they carry.

* [[Giant Flyer]]

* [[The Library of Babel]]: At the ''Fungi From Yuggoth'' [[Call of Cthulhu]] supplement, the Library of Celaeno is infested with Byakhee, who make sure no one smuggles out any books.

* [[The Library of Babel]]: At the ''Fungi From Yuggoth'' [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] supplement, the Library of Celaeno is infested with Byakhee, who make sure no one smuggles out any books.

* [[Speak of the Devil]]: Mentioned in the 1980 Dungeons & Dragons ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia'', that Hastur sends Byakhee to kill whoever speaks his name.

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Described as a sphere of blue-flame, Fthaggua is similar to Cthugha. However, where as Cthugha is imprisoned, Fthaggua is free and riding across the universe on the comet Ktynga. He is served by his ''Fire Vampires'', which appear as red lighting. It's unknown if Fthaggua is a ''Great Old One'' or not, also if it has any relation to Cthugha.

* [[Hive Mind]]: Fthaggua and his Fire Vampires are described as such.

* [[Older Than They Think]]: The term ''Fire Vampires'' were first used for Fthaggua's servitors. Latter, ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' used the term to describe Cthugha's Flame creatures, and became the depiction that most associate with.

* [[Older Than They Think]]: The term ''Fire Vampires'' were first used for Fthaggua's servitors. Latter, ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' used the term to describe Cthugha's Flame creatures, and became the depiction that most associate with.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: A radical example, although the basic synopsis is the same. Upon destroying a victim (akin to spontaneous combustion), the Fire Vampires absorbs both the lifeform's energy and memories.

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* [[Lightning Gun]]: In the role-playing supplements ''The Stars Are Right!'' and ''Terror from the Stars'' describe the Mi-go as having ''Electric Rifles''.

* [[Multiversal Conqueror]]: Potentially.

* [[Organic Technology]]: The ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' RPG has them using this.

* [[Organic Technology]]: The ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' RPG has them using this.

* [[Plant Aliens]]: They seem to be made of some kind of fungus.

* [[That's No Moon]]: [[Call of Cthulhu]] sorcebook ''Malleus Monstrorum'' mention how Mi-go harvest flesh of the Outer God ''Ubbo-Sathla'' and use it to construct bio-mechanical super weapon capable to travel through time and space, the living moon ''Charon'' AKA Pluto's moon.

* [[That's No Moon]]: [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] sorcebook ''Malleus Monstrorum'' mention how Mi-go harvest flesh of the Outer God ''Ubbo-Sathla'' and use it to construct bio-mechanical super weapon capable to travel through time and space, the living moon ''Charon'' AKA Pluto's moon.

== ''Nightgaunts'' ==

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{{quote|"... the nastiest people who ever lived ...They'd been living way up in those hills I don't know how many centuries, and whatever it is they were doing, they weren't going to let a stranger in on it". }}

* [[Half Human Hybrids]]: [[Human Subspecies|Descendants of humans]] who mated with the ''Miri Nigri'', a species of dwarfs made from amphibian flesh by Chaugnar Faugn.

* [[Insanity Immunity]]: [[Call of Cthulhu]] has their SAN halved at birth, and it only gets worse from there.

* [[Insanity Immunity]]: [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] has their SAN halved at birth, and it only gets worse from there.

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]

* [[Our Gnomes Are Weirder]]