Dagon (EAPEU)

## Relationships

### Lover(s)

* Matirarch C'thyre (a mate Dagon created for himself from his own flesh, she is the mother of all Vodyanoy)

## Physiology

### Height

* 18 to 20 feet tall (Weakened state, events of The Witcher videogame)
* 30 stories tall (Full strength as seen during the Protas-Cosmic Horror War)

## Ecology

### Lifespan

Immortal Age approx. 1,000,000,000 years old

### Nature

Aggressive towards humans and life that is not tied to the Cosmic Horrors

### Predators

Elohim(?)Witchers(?)

**Dagon** is a Great Old One who fathered the Deep Folk including the Vodyanoy who worship him as a god (along with a small sect of humans) who awaits at the lake bottom for the right configuration of stars so that it may return to land to wreak havoc. Since its uncertain when this will come (or if it will come at all), he whiles the time away terrorizing all who live both under the water's surface and on land nearby.

## Biography

### Protas-Cosmic Horror War (1,000,000,000 BR to 300,000,000 BR)

As one of the weaker Cosmic Horrors, Dagon makes it through the Protas Cosmic Blockade to the Atlantis World but at the cost of massively weakening him, as such he entered a long death-like sleep to recover, his children and servants the Vodyanoy continuing to serve him even in his weakened state.

### The Conjunction of the Spheres and the Mixing of The World and Atlantis World (230 BR)

**Dagon** and his Vodyanoy were transported to the ocean of The World when it fused with **Atlantis World**, resulting in the relocation of the City of Ys to off the coast of what would become Bremervoord, in the depths of the Great Sea.

### Geralt of Rivia faces off with a weakened Dagon (1270 AR)

The famed witcher Geralt of Rivia ends up summoning and 'slaying' **Dagon** during one of his adventures. Despite having 'killed' **Dagon** later his body is retrieved by his followers and he once again enters his death-like slumber to recover as no mortal can kill **Dagon**.

## Physiology

**Dagon** has a aureole-like bone structure on its head presenting as demonic-like horns through which it eyes are hidden, it has a fleshy appendages that grew from the crown of his skull and hung to the sides of his head, his skin is a moss green color, his hands and feet are webbed, with two fingers and a thumb on his hands and two toes on his feet. He has three spikes that jut out from his back He wore a loin cloth decorated with turquoise gemstones given to him by his **Vodyanoi** servants as well as a single accessory on his right fleshy appendage.

## Relationships

### Relatives

#### Descendants

##### Vodyanoy also called Deep Ones, Vodyans or Ysgards

###### River Vodyanoy (The smaller of the two classes of Vodyanoy they live in underwater settlement in large rivers like the Pontar.)

* Ancient River Deep One (One of **Dagon's** first children easily several millennia old and almost equal in size to the true form of the deity)
* Greater River Vodyanoy (An old Vodyanoy that has reached several centuries old and as such reached a large size, reaching the next part of its life cycle.)
* River Vodyanoy Priest
* River Vodyanoy Warrior

###### Ocean Vodyanoy (The larger and more aggressive of the two classes of Vodyanoy that live in large underwater cities.)

* Ancient Ocean Deep One (One of **Dagon's** first children easily several millennia old and almost equal in size to the true form of the deity)
* Greater Ocean Vodyanoy (An old Vodyanoy that has reached several centuries old and as such reached a large size, reaching the next part of its life cycle.)
* Ocean Vodyanoy Warrior

## Abilities

### Racial Abilities

#### Cosmic Horror Physiology

* **Eldritch Physiology**: **Dagon** as an Eldritch Abomination, a being whose very existence defies the rules of nature and/or existence and is defined by its disregard for the natural laws of the universe as we understand them. They wield godlike powers and are, for the most part, not bound by the laws of the universe. Their true form cannot be grasped by mortal beings and may be interpreted differently by different individuals/species, with others creating a collective delusion of their form. These interpretations can range from the unusual to the awe-inspiring, to the mind-shatteringly terrifying. It is rare, but not unheard of, for the presence of such a being to benefit the universe it currently inhabits. As a Eldritch Abomination **Dagon** has the abilities of one.
	+ **Alien Mind**: The inner workings of **Dagon's** mind differ greatly from what could be considered "normal" or "sane" by the standards of most living things.
	+ **Amphibian Adaptation**: **Dagon** is able to adapt to both water and land. He can easily live in both environments, able to live indefinitely in one and spend long periods in the other.
	+ **Contagious Influence**: **Dagon** can taint those around them with a physio-psychoactive influence that can twist and warp their very appearance and mindset to whatever the individual desires.
	+ **Fanaticism Inducement**: **Dagon** can induce fanaticism, the belief in something with uncritical zeal, or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
	+ **Personal Domain**: **Dagon** has a personal domain: an area in which he has absolute power, through magical means, as long as he has followers around providing him with energy.

#### Magic

* **Dark Divinity**: **Dagon** possess a dark form of Divinity, granting him an immense amount of raw power beyond the mundane; however, his divine source is darker in nature while still being considered a "holy" being. Just the same as Divinity, **Dagon** possesses powers that are deemed holy but in a dark version that put him a powerful class of divine beings of darkness, making him a master of the dark-divine forces that govern the cosmos as dark beings of pure malice set out to destroy/corrupt, etc.
	+ **Power Inheritence**: As the child of Zo-Kag, The Typhoon, **Dagon** inherited his unholy dominion over water from his parent.
	+ **Worship Empowerment**: Due to his weakened state **Dagon** uses the power of worship to become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. The more he is worshipped by other beings, be it prayer, rituals, or other actions; the more of his original abilities related to his water affinity and enhancing his already existing powers. **Dagon** also draws sustenance from the faith or slowing or in some cases stopping his aging.
* **Prime Being** (Vodyanoy): **Dagon** is the prime being that originated/created a species and all its variations, making him essentially the most powerful among his race, having utmost power and authority over other beings of its kind. **Dagon** does not possess the power to create life forms, but instead he possesses the original or main gene that all others derive from.
	+ **Authority** (Vodyanoy): **Dagon** has the power of authority over Vodyanoy to rule, enforce orders, enforce laws and make any decisions giving them total control over any Vodyanoy's will even at the supernatural levels that can’t be disobeyed from Vodyanoy themselves to their their underwater cities.
	+ **Subordination Manipulation** (Vodyanoy): **Dagon** gains significant influence over his intended target Vodyanoy, allowing him to control, strengthen or weaken physically, mentally or magically (including all supernatural powers) and otherwise manipulate their victims (Vodyanoy) as they wish, even summoning Vodyanoy to serve them or dismiss those they wish to. **Dagon** can even extend their power as to switch a Vodyanoy's loyalties to **Dagon** without focusing on controlling them and the victims view **Dagon** as king and their one true master.

## The Dagon Cult

**Dagon** features as the deity of a religion bearing his name. This religion is primarily practiced by the Vodyanoy though there are a few individuals of the Merpeople and Sea Witch races that practice this religion for snippets of the Old One's power.