Outer God

Azathoth, The First Outer God

* Orbis Alius

### Summary

Eldritch deities created by Raphael as a means to stablize the cosmic balance of chaos and order within Creation after the Progenitor Gods were created, serving as their main adversaries.

The **Outer Gods**, also known as the **Elder Myths**, is a race of eldritch cosmic beings created by the Celestial Prince Raphael as a means of re-stabilize the cosmic order after the birth of the Primordial Gods. They are the main inhabitants of the Dimensional Gap.

They are most well-known for being recorded in the Cthulhu Mythos by the human writer H. P. Lovecraft and his friend Clark Ashton Smith, and Lord Edward Plunkett before them.

## Overview

The **Outer Gods** are various cosmically significant entities that are featured in the Cthulhu Mythos. They are to be distinguished from the Great Old Ones, although the distinction isn't universally acknowledged.

Generally speaking, they are located beyond the confines of Earth and the solar system, exerting their influence from deep space. However, there are some Outer Gods who have taken up residence on Earth. According to some accounts they dwell in the outer voids outside of thought and existence in a "graveside" beyond Time. This Last Void transcending matter and universes is accessed by the Ultimate Gate, itself beyond time and space.

They bear a striking similarity to the Out of Universe, Gnostic concept of the "Demiurge", a malignant creator being acting in an unconscious and corrupted parody of the "Divine Will". It is sometimes referred to as "Yaldabaoth", a name which would not seem out of place in the Mythos, and may have influenced the name of Yog-Sothoth.

## Summary

The Outer Gods were created shortly after the birth of the original deities, the Primordial Gods, by the Celestial Prince Raphael. While the true reason behind their creation is unclear, as many have speculated that they were born purely out of spite due to the rivalry between Raphael and Gabriel at that time, the most accepted theory was that they were created to bring forth a necessary [Chaos] to the [Order] brought forth by the Primordials.

Similar to the Primordials, they were originally created and dwelled in the Divine World, but had descended to the Mortal World shortly it was re-created when the Great Flood ended. Unlike their cousins, however, they chose not to inhabit the newly-created Earth, instead chose to travel across the vastness of space, discovering unknown planets and galaxies.

Due to their opposing nature, numerous skirmishes had happened between the Primordial Gods and the Outer Gods across the millennia, dated ever since their creation. In these fights, countless planets, nebulae, and galaxies were destroyed and their living essences are then further spread throughout the ever-expanding universe, forming new species and life-forms on formerly dead planets.

In the Great War, while the Outer Gods sided with the Abrahamic Heavens and the Heavenly Host due to their unwavering loyalty toward Raphael, and due to their involvement, the balance of the cosmic forces were shifted and the anomaly known as 666 were born from Raphael's annoyance.

Because of this, they were forced into "exile" in Orbis Alius, a realm created by Gabriel in the heart of the Dimensional Gap and the seal that reinforced their exile was prophesied to only be broken once 666 broke out of its prison.

## Appearance

Similar to primordial gods, the Outer Gods possess two separate forms: A humanoid form and an eldritch form, though they are mostly known for the latter.

In their humanoid form, they are extremely attractive people of various genders, ages, and ethnicities. However, no matter how physically alluring they are as humans, there is always an aura of certain "wrongness" around them, akin to a giant black smudge over a masterpiece, that causes others to grow weary of them.

In their eldritch form, they mostly resemble their depictions in the Cthulhu Mythos, with numerous eyes, gaping jaws filled with teeth, and giant coiling mass of tentacles all over their horrid bodies.

## Characteristics

According to Khaos, Outer Gods are simply Primordial Gods in eldritch forms, and other than that, there are little to no differences between the two races. It is also implied that the true form of the Primordials resembles that of the Outer Gods, as Percy had described the true form of Pontus and Thalassa to resemble that of Cthulhu but with "giant snakes in places where the tentacles should be".

They are random entities who often put rationality and common sense aside whenever an objective is put before them. They are also said to be driven by momentarily desires rather than long-term ones. Many Primordials commented that trying to explain the indescribable mystery of space is far more easier than to understand the thinking process of an Outer God.

However, unlike their descendants and offspring, they aren't inherently evil or chaotic by default, but rather the necessary chaos required to bring forth balance between the celestial scales. In some cases, they act as the required order to balance the chaotic divinity of their descendants, the Great Old Ones and Old Ones, and are the only beings capable of reining them in. According to Khaos, they also serve as enforcers of the Ancient Laws and will actively seek out rule-breakers and punish them so that the cosmic balance remains undisturbed.

## Weaknesses

### Harming, Trapping, & Banishing

* **Witchcraft**: Due to its nature as a form of [Anti-Divine] and [Anti-Celestial] magic, the unholy magic of witches holds the power to oppose all those of heavenly origins, including twisted beings such as the Outer Gods. There are many witchery spells and rituals that can be used to trap, weaken, and hurt the Outer Gods, with some rituals rumored to be capable of even killing them.
* **Celestial Weapons**: Weapons made out of sacred metals, such as Celestial Bronze or Imperial Gold, can be used against the majority of supernatural beings, the Outer Gods being no exception.
* **Lethe River**: Water from the chthonic river of Lethe can be used to temporarily weaken the Outer Gods, limiting their physical powers and negating their divine powers. In Chapter XXX, it's revealed that Lethe water when combined with the spiritual energy from the Cocytus could be used to poison and even kill an Outer God.

### Killing

* **Divine Weapons**: The divine weapons of the gods, which are crafted from sacred metals and are imbued with their wielders' divinity, can be used to kill or injure the Outer Gods.
* **Enochian Weapons**: Like virtually every beings in existence, the Outer Gods can be killed with weapons made from Enochian metals.
	+ **Longinus**: As the Longinus are immensely powerful Sacred Gears made out of Enochian metals of the highest ranking, forged within the Heavenly Forges using the highest-quality technology and are imbued with fragments of the Biblical God's divinity, those with enough skills and experience can absolutely and permanently kill an immortal Outer God, to the point where they can never be reborn or resurrected again, regardless of how powerful the resurrection ritual is.
* **Faustian Weapons**: Like virtually every beings in existence, the Outer Gods can be killed with weapons made from Faustian metals.
* **Primordials' Weapons**: Weapons created and wielded by primordial entities can be used to permanently and absolutely obliterate every and any being in existence but other primordial entities, erasing their entire existence from the worlds so that they can never be reborn, or resurrected again without being saved by the Abrahamic God's omnipotent powers.

## Population

### Original Outer Gods

* Azathoth
* Cxaxukluth
* D'endrrah
* Daoloth
* Dhag'ks

* Noth-Yidik
* Nyarlathotep
* Nyog'Sothep
* Shub-Niggurath
* Tru'nembra

* Ubbo-Sathla
* Xexanoth
* Ycnágnnisssz
* Yhoundeh
* Yog-Sothoth

## Trivia

* To monsters, their scent is a mixture of raw and powerful divinity, mixed with indescribable horrors.
* For unknown reasons, nearly all known Outer Gods possess a strange fascination/obsession with either fast food or junk food.
	+ Nyarlathotep is mentioned to have been manipulating Burger King's CEOs since its early days.
	+ Ycnágnnisssz can only be summoned inside of her "sacred ground", i.e. a Taco Bell joint near Central Park.