Nyarlathotep

**Nyarlathotep** is an ancient cosmic being and is a member of the Ogdru Jahad. Not only is he counted among their number, but he also acts as their messenger and herald.

While most, if not many, of the Ogdru Jahad are inactive and incapable of human understanding, Nyarlathotep differs from them. Nyarlathotep is even seen as the Devil in Lovecraftian literature as Satan is in Christian literature although Nyarlathotep is arguably far more malevolent.

## Overview

Unlike the majority of his race, Nyarlathotep is active and is tasked with wreaking havoc across the cosmos, and most notably Earth in particular. His goal is to sow despair and woe wherever he treads, thereby spreading the chaos that he was born from and to engulf the light of God in his darkness. While he claims to be a simple messenger, his actions are incredibly destructive and heinous to be looked upon as one through human perception.

Most of the Ogdru Jahad have their own cults serving them; Nyarlathotep seems to serve as He serves several cults and takes care of their affairs in the other Ogdru Jahad's absence. Most Outer Gods use strange alien languages, while Nyarlathotep uses human languages and can easily pass for a human being if he chooses to do so. Finally, most of them are all-powerful yet evidently without clear purpose or agenda, yet Nyarlathotep seems to be deliberately deceptive and manipulative, and even uses propaganda to achieve his goals. It is suggested by some that he will destroy the human race and possibly the earth as well.

While he does possess numerous followers, Nyarlathotep is believed to have even spawned children known as the Million Favored Ones. Their number is obviously implied in the epithet. His children are said to be as depraved and as manipulative as he is, to the point where they would even have cults of their own and gather a collective number of people to either join them or perform a sacrifice of sorts for their benefit or, mostly, their father. But in the end, the Million Favored Ones would always follow the orders of Nyarlathotep without question as he would use them to further his agendas.

## Appearance

Nyarlathotep is a master shapeshifter and has "a thousand" other forms and manifestations, most reputed to be quite horrific and sanity-blasting. Nyarlathotep has assumed the forms of other creatures and beings, and thus causing many cultures around the world to worship and revere this particular form as a separate entity or deity. In the process, it taints and damns the religion of God. He also frequently takes on a human form as an enigmatic male fashioned on an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. He could also assume female forms and possess the genitalia of both genders.

Like Cthulhu, his mere presence induces madness and insanity to mortals such as humans and can communicate with them via telepathy. He is also able to freely travel across every plane of existence and exists beyond the "archetypal infinity". Like his race, his true form is unspeakably dreadful, and would render any being in close proximity or even from afar into a pile of blob-like nothing. This shows that Nyarlathotep must take a form that is compatible with the laws of our reality.

## Personality

Nyarlathotep is also said to be the most "human" of the Ogdru Jahad. This is due to him assuming many human forms over the centuries he has been on Earth. This also aids him in throwing society in shambles, turning many people against each other, inciting wars and battles, revolutions, and so forth. He is known to perform this through the use of corrupt propaganda, deception, and manipulation. Because of this, Nyarlathotep is considered to be the most 'human' of the Outer Gods due to his ability to walk freely among the mortals, thus, it makes him the most terrible of the Old Ones.

Due to his intellect and seemingly unrivaled manipulative prowess, Nyarlathotep is the mastermind behind many cataclysmic events and conflicts that have transpired with many individuals ranging from humans, demons to even celestial beings like angels and gods being nothing but mere pawns on his chessboard unknowingly aiding him in his plans. Nyarlathotep enacts the will of the Ogdru Jahad, and is their messenger, heart and soul; their wishes he immediately fulfills and the one member of the who deals on a personal level with human beings in general. Unlike the other Ogdru Jahad, causing and spreading madness is more important and enjoyable than death and destruction to Nyarlathotep, making him an extremely cruel and evil monster.

He is described as the very soul of "gigantic, tenebrous, ultimate gods – the blind, voiceless, mindless gargoyles". As such, his evil is absolute, for he is not only the servant of these creatures, but their very consciousness. He is known as the soul of darkness, comparable to many dark and evil entities known to man. Nyarlathotep is believed to be more powerful than the majority of the Old Ones themselves, likely due to him being an Outer God.

## Nyarlathotep

### Aliases

Randall Flagg, Gardner Bose, Mr. Blackman, Mr. Skin, Mr. Tiddles, Shugoran, L'rog'g, Ahtu, Crawling Chaos, God of a Thousand Forms, Black Man, Black Pharaoh, Black Wind, Bloated Woman, Crawling Mist, Chaos King, Black Demon, Dark One, Dweller in Darkness, Faceless God, Puppet Master, Floating Horror, Haunter of the Dark, Face Eater, Howler in the Dark, God of the Bloody Tongue, Bat God of L'gy'hx, Thing in the Yellow Mask, White Man, Skinless One, Masked Messenger, Moon Presence

### Affiliations

[[|Outer God|Ogdru Jahad]], Chrysalis Corporation, Marshall, Carter and Dark Ltd., Himself