Lusst'ghaa

Lusst'ghaa is an extra-dimensional plane of existence intricately connected to the Cult of Ecstasy within the Lust Universe. This realm, a twisted and surreal landscape, serves as both the origin of the Cult’s most profound powers and the ultimate destination for those who seek salvation. A dark and cold place filled with erotic structures and inhuman creatures which subsist on sexual pleasure, Lusst'ghaa follows different laws of physics from Earth.
==History==
The realm of Lusst'ghaa was once home to a humanoid species who could manipulate Essence and had very advanced technology developed and controlled by the Caste of the Omniscient. The God-King Iauv'abrarc sought a way to eternal happiness, which he believed to be achieved through sexual ecstasy. He thus proposed surgeries on all of his people to change their bodies into beings who felt nothing but lust and perpetual orgasm. Ac'mlale, of the Caste of the Seekers, was the first to endorse his plan. She taught lauv'abrarc how to channel Essence, bolstering his abilities.
The Caste of the Omniscient opposed their God-King's decision and a civil war broke out. Ughro'ecna, an Omniscient, betrayed his Caste and joined lauv'abrarc, thereby giving him access to Omniscient technology. Eventually, the Omniscients lost the war. As a result, their leader, Zhadhr'ithesz, was made into the first of the Enthralled: living sex toys that felt nothing. After the war, the God-King introduced forced mutation of the species throughout the land, turning the species into the Changed, who used the Enthralled to receive sexual pleasure. The God-King Iauv'abrarc also performed the change upon himself, but left a fraction of his old mind behind so that he was still capable of rational thought, but feel less pleasure than the other Changed. After the change, the God-King named himself The Lustful God.
By doing this, however, lauv'abrarc had violated the natural order set forth by the Demiurges. Lusst'ghaa ceased to change. Its denizens felt the pinnacle of ecstasy and nothing else. As such, the Demiurges inflicted cancer upon Lusst'ghaa, first infecting the Enthralled and eventually the Changed, dooming Lusst'ghaa to corruption and ruin.
== Appearances==
===Lust for Darkness ===
In 2018, led by Willard Yelverton, the Cult of Ecstasy on Earth opened the doors to Lusst'ghaa. Several cultists, eager to experience the Land of Eternal Ecstasy, went through. Many met their end at the hands of the Changed. Several were hooked up to pleasure machines that penetrated them repeatedly and pumped them full of semen. As revealed in the sequel, the few cultists that survived and returned to Earth (rescued by Charles Austerlitz) suffered from insanity and extreme, insatiable sexual urges. These cultists left the greater Cult and banded together as the Scarlet Lodge, under Austerlitz's leadership.
===Lust From Beyond: Scarlet (Spoilers)===
The Scarlet Lodge are conducting experiments with sending several involuntary Seeing (among them Alan) into Lusst'ghaa. They seem to seek the Chamber of Change, which they hope will heal them of their insanity and extreme sex drive.
===Lust from Beyond (Spoilers) ===
During her time mentoring Victor, Amanda explains about a corruption afflicting Lusst'ghaa. There are nodes of sickness called V'akl that sap the Essence from the Seeing, and she describes these as a symptom of the plague. This turns out to be the cancer inflicted upon Lusst'ghaa by the Demiurges; as such, Lusst'ghaa is dying and cannot be saved. It may be surmised that the petrified/dead Changed and Enthralled found throughout Lusst'ghaa met their end via this plague.
==Known lifeforms of Lusst'ghaa == 
*The Changed
*The Enthralled
* Vorh'n
*M'Nag
==Known locations within Lusst'ghaa==
*The Chamber of Change
*The Chamber of Trinity
*Xu'thrar
==Lovecraftian influences==
===Nature and Reality of Lusst'ghaa===
Lusst'ghaa is not bound by the natural laws of the mortal world. The very fabric of reality in Lusst'ghaa echoes Lovecraft’s idea of a universe governed by indifferent, malevolent forces. Here, reality itself is a mutable concept, with the environment reacting to the thoughts, fears, and desires of those who dare to enter.. The realm is a chaotic blend of organic and surreal landscapes—impossibly large structures that seem alive, pulsating with unnatural energy, and landscapes that shift and change with every step, defying logic and sanity.
===Eldritch Entities: The Lords of Ecstasy===
Lusst'ghaa is home to the Lords of Ecstasy, ancient and powerful beings that embody the twisted duality of pleasure and pain. These entities are akin to Lovecraft’s Great Old Ones—cosmic beings of immense power that exist beyond human comprehension. The Lords of Ecstasy are worshiped by the Cult of Ecstasy, who seek their favor and guidance through elaborate and often perilous rituals.
===Madness and Transformation===
In Lusst'ghaa, the pursuit of ecstasy is inseparable from the risk of madness. The plane’s energies are so potent that they can warp the minds and bodies of those who remain too long, reflecting the Lovecraftian theme of transformation and the loss of self. Those who undergo such transformations often become something other than human—twisted, eldritch beings that embody the paradoxical nature of Lusst'ghaa itself.
===The Cosmic Horror of Lusst'ghaa===
The plane is a stark reminder of the insignificance of humanity, a place where even the most enlightened members of the Cult of Ecstasy are mere pawns in a much larger, darker game. The pursuit of ecstasy here is not just about pleasure but about facing the terrifying reality that true enlightenment comes with the understanding that human desires and fears are meaningless in the grand, cosmic scale.
===Rituals and Gateways===
The Cult of Ecstasy’s rituals that involve Lusst'ghaa are steeped in Lovecraftian dread. These rituals are designed to thin the veil between the mortal world and Lusst'ghaa, allowing the plane's energies and entities to seep through. These gateways are perilous, often leading to catastrophic results if not carefully controlled. Participants in these rituals often find themselves caught between worlds, their minds and bodies forever altered by their brush with the eldritch. The consequences of these rituals are unpredictable, with the potential to unravel the fabric of reality or summon forth the Lords of Ecstasy themselves, bringing with them the full terror of Lusst'ghaa.
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