Ugghiutu

Ugghiutu, also known as The Outsider, is an extra-dimensional entity created by American author Jeffrey Thomas for his dystopian science fiction/Lovecraftian horror setting of Punktown.
Ugghiatu is described in some detail in The Summoning of the Old Ones, a short collection of stories which form an arc in the Punktown setting, first published together in December 2019.
==Description==
Originating from the same dimension as the Kalians who worship it, Ugghiatu is most commonly believed to appear in a similar manner to the symbol usually employed to represent it: a spiral depicting the nucleus of a gargantuan eye surrounded by a corona of black tentacles (: "Drawing No. 8").
It is said to lie sleeping beyond the stars, having been imprisoned countless years ago by a race of enemy gods (: "Drawing No. 8").
===Avatar===
The only known avatar of Ugghiutu, which has not been given its own title, is a being grown from a seed birthed from the sacrifice of four highly-trained Kalian dancers. The seed is then planted, after which it grows into an enormous, ambulatory entity with the appearance of an alien tree or organic temple. As the avatar sends forth its tendrils to devour anything nearby, it slowly increases its size and composition until it is the size of a city. At this stage, it can be imagined that very little would have the power necessary to banish it (: "Drawing No. 8").
==History==
Virtually nothing is known of Ugghiutu's history prior to the appearance of Kalians on Oasis (the planet on which Punktown was founded), although it appears highly likely that some extremist sects called forth avatars of the god to wage war on their enemies (: "Drawing No. 8").
In the far-future colony of Punktown, a Kalian sect initiated the process of summoning Ugghiutu's avatar, despite the best efforts of an opposing group. Fortunately, for both Punktown and every being on Oasis, a group of Kalian priests employed their own biological weapon, a literal living book composed of heavily-tattooed acolytes, to thwart the manifestation, although the price paid by all was severe (: The Summoning of the Old Ones).
==Religious Artwork==
A Kalian artist named Narik Guul depicted the rise of Ugghiutu in a series of eight pen-and-ink drawings collectively titled The Summoning of the Outsider. These images were designed to aid in the calling of the entity, and described the exact process necessary to evoke an avatar of the god, as well as the outcome of such an act. One of these pictures, the last, was destroyed by a Kalian woman in an attempt to avert the coming of Ugghiutu, and died in the process; unfortunately, the Kalian extremist group represented by Nhil commissioned talented but struggling artist Maxim Komaroff to create a replacement which rendered the poor woman's efforts in vain (: "Drawing No. 8").
The images in order are:
#The Dance of Ugghiutu which shows four scandalously-clad Kalian women dancing.
#The Sacrifice of the Maidens (Guul's original intended caption: "Having aroused the notice of Ugghiutu, yet without fully waking Him from the slumber that binds the Dreaming One, the maidens are then willingly sacrificed to gather their nourishing blood") depicts the dancers' ritual sacrifice.
#The Emergence of the Seed shows an enormous seed breaching from the blood of the sacrifices.
#The Removal of the Seed in which four Kalian men take the seed from its birthing point.
#The Planting of the Seed shows the priests of Ugghiatu planting its avatar's seed outside the newly-selected target city.
#The Temple is Born: the avatar begins to grow as the holy men die from their enemies' attacks.
#The Temple of Ugghiutu (caption: "The Temple blooms outside the stronghold of the faithless enemies of His worshippers.") depicts the avatar consuming those nearby as it reaches colossal proportions.
#The Outsider Triumphant reveals the true might of the avatar, as it has destroyed the enemy city in its entirety.
==Appearances==
Note: the appearances listed below are given by in-universe chronology
*"Drawing No. 8" (2017)
*"Gathering Forces" (2017)
*"Wunderwaffe" (2014)
Unknown Chronology
* "Heart for Heart's Sake" (2000, reference only)
* "Unlimited Daylight" (2005, reference only)
Category:Characters Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Extra-Dimensional Characters
Category:Other Supernatural Beings