Elder Thing

The Elder Things or also known as Old Ones and Elder Ones are an Alien Species of Eldritch Creatures who first appeared in the book The Autistic Hero 3: In Search of Giants. Elder Things were created by The Boltzmann Abominations long ago as intelligent Entities which were able to Bio-engineer similar to them. It was a success and Elder Things were Dispatched through the Milky Way Galaxy finding homes to colonize and experiment on. however going to earth would be a time when they would discover a planet that actually did have a soul and were slightly terrified. They are seen in book as Xenith Stephenson returns to earth to take a break after he killed and ate Breakfast at the beginning of the story, He is texted by his friend Tolup the Morph Slime who had discovered an undocumented realm that was accessed somewhere below England and it never showed up in any magical radars. As soon as some strange Pre-Norse stones were moved out of the way of the entrance an Elder Thing came out whom the likes of which has never been seen. They actually don't attack at first but then the Elder Thing in question just turned and went away seeming to ignore what It just saw. It seems for now This race doesn't understand the significance of humanity.

## Appearance

The Elder Things colonized the planet Earth about one billion years ago. They stood roughly six feet tall and had the appearance of a huge, oval-shaped barrel with starfish-like appendage at both ends. The top appendage was a head adorned with five eyes, five eating tubes, and a set of prismatic cilia for "seeing" without light. The bottom appendage was five-limbed and was used for walking and other forms of locomotion. The beings also had five leathery, retractable wings, which were used both for in-atmospheric flight and for sailing through the "ether" of empty space. They had five sets of tentacles that sprouted from their torsos, which divided twice into finer tentacles that could be used for swimming and manipulation. Both their tentacles and the slits housing their folded wings were spaced at regular intervals about their bodies.

The Elder Things were vegetable-like in shape, having radial symmetry instead of the bilateral symmetry of bipeds. They also differed in that they had a five-lobed brain. The Elder Things exhibited vegetable as well as animal characteristics, and in terms of reproduction, multiplied using spores, although they discouraged increasing their numbers except when colonizing new regions. Though they could make use of both organic and inorganic substances, the Elder Things were preferably carnivorous. They were also amphibious.

The bodies of the Elder Things were incredibly tough, capable of withstanding the pressures of the deepest ocean and the harsh vacuum of space. Few died except by accident or violence. The beings were also capable of hibernating for vast epochs of time. Nonetheless, unlike other beings of the Mythos, the Elder Things were made of normal, terrestrial matter.

Their blood was thick and green and had a horrible, indescribable stench that was smellable from very far away. Their presence generally caused dogs to become violent and provoked them into attacking them.

## Abilities

Intelligence: Elder Things before the first Ice Age were able to build cities and civilizations before being shut away. They think humans currently are worthless animals.

Flight: Elder Things can fly with their wings around half the speed of a jet.

Acid Belch: one of its defense mechanisms, The Elder Things can belch a viscous acid which can melt the toughest of metals.

## Trivia

The Elder Things according to Xenith "Tastes like Salad".