Kthanid

Kthanid is a character in the expanded works of the Cthulhu Mythos, being created by in his stories The Transition of Titus Crow and The Clock of Dreams. Kthanid is the twin brother of the infamous Cthulhu, but unlike his brother Kthanid is a benevolent being who alongside his fellow Elder Gods oppose both the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods, seeking to liberate reality from their influence.
==Appearance==
Kthanid is almost identical to his brother Cthulhu, being a colossal humanoid with stubby bat-wings and octopoid tentacles from his lower face. The main feature that differentiates him from Cthulhu is his eyes which are colored deep gold.
==Biography==
Kthanid was the twin brother of Cthulhu and the head of the pantheon of the Elder Gods, residing in a vast crystal palace at the centre of the realm of Elysia. While Kthanid was slumbering, his mate and offspring were killed by the Great Old Ones, causing Kthanid to develop a hatred against them and their servants and masters. He and the Elder Gods fought numerous battles against the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods due to them being malevolent beings who abused their power to cause suffering and killed his family.
When the time-traveler Titus Crow became lost through the multiverse, Kthanid summoned him to his realm and asked Crow to be his champion who would help him in battle against the Great Old Ones. Kthanid later introduced Crow to his ward Tiana, and the two fell in love with each other.
Kthanid sent Crow to the Dreamlands to defeat the Great Old Ones residing there, since he himself was unable to go there. Crow would come face to face with various local hazards, but despite this he managed to find the source of the threats. However, he accidentally opened the portal that allowed the Great Old Ones to enter the Dreamlands and threaten mankind.
When the messenger Nyarlathotep arrived and began gloating over their victory Kthanid used Crow's dimensional time machine to gain access to the Dreamlands. There he used his powers to banish Nyarlathotep and the Great Old Ones back to their dimension before sealing the portal shut for good.
==Personality==
Kthanid was said to be as good as Cthulhu is evil, radiating an air of benevolence to all in his presence. He alongside his fellow Elder Gods opposed the malevolent Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods, wanting to avenge his family and liberate reality and humanity from their influence. Kthanid also took care of the human Tiana, raising her as his daughter and introducing her to Titus Crow which led to both of them falling instantly in love.
==Powers and Abilities==
Being an Elder God, Kthanid's powers are well above that of human comprehension, but Titus Crow speculated that his powers instead of being magical in nature, maybe derived from a form of technology way more advanced than that of humans. Some of the powers displayed by Kthanid include:
* Great Thought: A power that allowed Kthanid to project his consciousness anywhere in the cosmos to communicate and interact with individuals.
* Prescience: A crystalline viewing monitor that allowed Kthanid to see how actions taken could change the future.
* Banishing Blast: A stream of pure energy that Kthanid could emmitt to to drive back both the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods to their reality.
==Trivia==
*Kthanid is one of the few Elder Gods who doesn't resemble a human unlike most of them.
*Just like Kthanid, Yad-Thaddag is also an Elder God equivalent of Yog-Sothoth, looking almost exactly like him while being purely benevolent.
==External Links==
*Kthanid on the H. P. Lovecraft Wiki
*Kthanid on the Monster Wiki
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