Pluripotent entity

Pluripotent entities, also known as the Old gods, are beings commonly described as deities. These entities are worshiped by different cultures, races and species and are frequently referred to as being divine, despite the Department of Tactical Theology considering this to be presumptive. Many SCPs and anomalous objects originate from pluripotent entities, and are incomprehensibly powerful in comparison to an ordinary human.
==History==
The Pluripotent entities first came into existence in the beginning of time, when the Tree of Life and the Darkness Below were created.
==Characteristics==
The Pluripotent entities are a loose pantheon of eldritch deities and among the most powerful beings in the multiverse, usually being beyond the comprehension of humans in terms of scale, power or motivation. Despite this, it appears that humanity can, at least sometimes, hold up against them.
An example of this is SCP-2845: The entity came to Earth on a comet and started to cause havoc, but with much effort, the Foundation, with the help of the Global Occult Coalition and at least another occult organization managed to contain the being with a six-step ritual.
The attitude towards humanity also varies from deity to deity. Some seem to have an interest to improve mankind (Mekhane), while others appear indifferent about them (SCP-3000), and others want to conquer and/or destroy all life (Scarlet King).
The Old Ones also have alliances and conflicts among themselves: Mekhane and Yaldabaoth appear to be opposite enemies, while many lesser gods, like Jeser or the Hanged King, serve stronger ones, such as the Scarlet King. It is also speculated that Yaldabaoth for example is the aunt/uncle of the Scarlet King.
It is believed that a lot of the Old Gods come from a place that represents a sort of "nothing" that precedes existence and creation: the Scarlet King and associated beings came from the "deep waters of the Darkness Below and the vaults of Darkness Above", Pangloss and Saturn Deer came from a great Nothingness, Yaldabaoth and Mekhanite came from the Great Abyss or the Void outside the Multiverse, Ma'tol and Xiolt-la came from Mother Void, and the Voruteut came the empty reality of Voru.
Certain cults, such as Sarkicism and the Chosen of God, believed that the old gods created the universe. The Sarkites and the Victory Society don't worship these gods, and in fact they despise them, deeming all of the gods evil beings who lacked compassion and parasitized on the poor mortals. These cult sought to fight back against and kill the gods, believing they could overthrow them and liberate humanity.
The most well-known gods are actually part of the Low Elder Gods as they are way less powerful than the High Elder Gods, being superior to the Brothers Death which are superior to the Low Elder Gods.
However, in other continuities, the gods are depicted as not being physical ancient beings, but rather platonic ideas that had come to life after humanity began believing in them, similar in a way to Tulpas. These gods in fact inhabit the noosphere, the human collective consciousness, in which they were created as a result of humanity, as seen with the Scarlet King, the The Serpent, Mekhane/WAN, SCP-3125 and possibly SCP-682. The gods that appear directly to humans are in fact their physical projections as the gods don't possess a true form and cannot directly interact with the normal physical world, requiring worshipers and/or avatars in order to exist and affect humanity and the world.
==Containment procedures==
==Notable members==
*Asclepius
*The Brothers of Death
**All-Death
**Great Death
**Small Death
*The Cosmic Starfish
*The Gate Guardian
*The Hanged King
*IS
*IS NOT
*JALAKÅRA of the Impenetrable
*Koru-teusa
**Eov-leusan
**Nesren-leusan
**Myrab-leusan
**Rakmou-leusan
**Uron-leusan
**Yorun-leusan
**Zeyu-leusan
*Laozi
*Lord of Endowments
*LTE-0913-Ex-Machina
*Queen Mab
*Mekhane
*Orcadian Pantheon
*Pangloss
*Pluto
*The Scarlet King
*The Serpent
*SWN001 Entity
*Titania
*Yaldabaoth
*YHWH
==Trivia==
==Gallery==
==Meta==
===Appearances===
*Tactical Theology Divine Dossier - 4 May 2024
==References==
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