Dark One (Cthulhu Dark Ages)

In the role-playing game Cthulhu Dark Ages, the Dark Ones, or Dark Folk, are a species of subterranean creatures who serve Nyarlathotep (a.k.a. Loki) and the Magnum Innominandum. They are usually encountered in groups of ten or more.
==Overview==
The Dark Ones correspond to the dwarfs of Norse and Germanic mythology, and due to their alliance with Nyarlathotep, have been speculated to correspond to the Million Favoured Ones as well. Their real form is unknown, as they are in fact parasitic creatures that inhabit the dead bodies of other beings, which they are capable of reanimating. When their current host becomes too decayed, the Dark Ones must find themselves a new one to inhabit. As such, they are particularly prone to inhabiting mummified bodies for convenience, as these will last much longer. According to legends, they originally lived off the bodies of dead Great Old Ones. Their advanced science (speculated to be provided by Nyarlathotep) compensates for their complete inability to use magic.
==Behind the Mythos==
The Dark Ones from Cthulhu Dark Ages are also known as the "Miri Nigri" and share traits in common with them: descending from the hills twice a year to abduct people and offer them as blood sacrifices to their deity. However, they are not related to the Miri Nigri as developed by Frank Belknap Long for his novel The Horror from the Hills. The reason for the shared lore is that Gesbert's Dark Ones and Long's Miri Nigri are both based on the same letter by H. P. Lovecraft, describing one of his dreams, which also forms the basis of the short story "The Very Old Folk".
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