Ward Phillips

Ward Phillips is a pulp-horror author and a prominent dreamer. He is the main protagonist in The Lamp of Alhazred (August Derleth with H. P. Lovecraft, 1957). He is also a character from the Chaosium version of the expanded Cthulhu Mythos for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.
Phillips appears as a sickly youth of perhaps 17 years of age. He has brown hair and eyes, stands about 5'6", and speaks with a distinct Boston accent. He now lives in Ennon where he aids fellow travellers like Nathaniel Elton.
== Biography ==
Ward's grandfather left him the Lamp of Alhazred. Within its light, he could see many scenes from the past. Ward used the lamp to inspire his fictional works. Later, he discovered that the visions produced by the lamp could also serve as gateways to the lands they depicted. He used the lamp to leave the waking world behind, and enter the Dreamlands realm of Ennon.
== Behind the scenes ==
The name Ward Phillips was used as a pseudonym by H. P. Lovecraft when writing "Ex Oblivione" and the character's description is clearly based on his own. Since Lovecraft has died in real life, and since this character is his alter ego, it is implied that, like Kuranes, Lovecraft himself is now a permanent resident of the Dreamlands.
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