Beneath the Temple of Outlandish Idols

"Beneath the Temple of Outlandish Idols" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British author and editor Gavin Chappell. It was published in the fantasy anthology Swords Against Cthulhu II: Hyperborean Nights by Rogue Planet Press in January 2017.
==Synopsis==
In the Hyperborean city of Olathöe, three brothers of a noble family brought to poverty through crippling debts hatch a plot to regain their fortune. Breaking in to the catacombs beneath the palace of the Lord Hierophant, they attempt to loot the grave goods buried with their owners as offerings to Tsathoggua in the afterlife. Unfortunately for the three they are captured by the priesthood guards and although two are executed, the youngest is recruited by the Lord Heirophant as part of a long-term plan to infiltrate a group of renegade Gnophkeh.
==Trivia==
*Besides the more prominent references to the Cthulhu Mythos, the entities Ithaqua and Rhan-Tegoth are also mentioned.
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