Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander

**Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander**, was an Outer God, they are *the oldest and most powerful* of all the Cosmic Horrors, it is considered to be the eldest child of Zsch-Kar, The Emperor. Zulthembl was created by Zsch-Kar rather than via fission (Zsch-Kar's actual method of reproduction), so none of Zsch-Kar's genes are present in **Zulthembl** or his line, just The Emperor's energy signature.

## History

### The Birth of Zulthembl (1,789,662,711 BR)

**Zsch-Kar** creates Zulthembl in an experiment using nothing but his own energy, the **Emperor** names **Zulthembl** the Commander of the Cosmic Horror forces. He gains the epithet of the 'Maleovlent' after he has conquered numerous worlds for the Horrors.

### The Battle of The Malevolent Commander (300,000,000 BR)

The final battle of the Elohim-Cosmic Horror War featured **Zulthembl** and his father **Zsch-Kar**. The battle was long and brutal but concluded with the death of **Zulthembl** and **Zsch-Kar** attempting to flee, due to interference from The Source, **Zsch-Kar** was banished from reality into the Desolate Dimension, this banishment heavily affected all the remaining Cosmic Horrors, many of which were pulled into the banishment with him, very few escaped this banishment with severe injuries being flung throughout the mortal realities.

## Physiology

**Zulthembl** was capable of changing its size at will, at what was considered his true size it could easily be a threat to the structure and safety of a planet. It would assume a smaller form for the sake of interaction with its fellow Eldritch, though this would condense its aura, making it more feared by its compatriots.

## Behaviors

### Served By

The Servitors of the Outer Gods, like other Outer Gods, **Zulthembl** had a population of Servitors that tended to it.

## Abilities

* **Eldritch Physiology**: **Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander** was 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. He wielded godlike powers and for the most part, was not bound by the laws of the universe. His 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.
	+ **Alien Mind**: The inner workings of **Zulthembl's** mind differ greatly from what could be considered "normal" or "sane" by the standards of most living things.
	+ **Contagious Influence**: **Zulthembl** can taint those around him with a physio-psychoactive influence that can twist and warp their very appearance and mindset to whatever **Zulthembl** desires.
	+ **Fanaticism Inducement**: **Zulthembl** could induce fanaticism, the belief in something with uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm.
	+ **Incomprehensible Form**: **Zulthembl** possessed a true form that others cannot grasp with their mind.
	+ **Telepathy**: **Zulthembl** can read/sense another person's thoughts, communicate with them mentally, or affect their minds/thoughts.
	+ **Unnatural Presence**: **Zulthembl's** mere presence in an area or proximity to an individual can result in bizarre changes to the surrounding areas.

### Personal Powers

* **Army Manipulation**: **Zulthembl** could call, had control/over the Cosmic Horror army, and control it unchallenged. **Humanoid Abomination**: Zulthembl's favored form resembles a humanoid but an abomination.
* **Size Manipulation**: **Zulthembl** can manipulate his size, from tiny to his true gigantic true size while retaining his physical proportions. Usually, strength and durability are proportional to the size assumed, but in **Zulthembl's** case, he gains increased abilities when he shrinks as he condenses his power into itself.
	+ **Condensed State**: **Zulthembl** can effectively condense his size allowing a greater density of power, matter, energy and force while assuming a much smaller size. He does not need a large body to contain his impressive strength, speed, durability and agility, and do not need to worry about bursting, leaking or exploding with such power. He can thus do things impressive or otherwise thought impossible for creatures of a comparable size themselves to do. He also doesn't lose his abilities when he is turned from his normal large body structure.
		- **Density Manipulation**: **Zulthembl** can manipulate his density, which is defined as mass per unit of volume. This allows him to alter his solidity, change the size of the substances of his body, create or destroy matter/mass in a volume, change inertial resistance (mass), make himself intangible, either strengthen or weaken his reaction to gravity, concentrate or expand matter, or create pressure differences in a fluid (gas, liquid, plasma) to induce a current and possibly use it to move solids.
		- **Mass Manipulation**: **Zulthembl** can manipulate his mass, the amount of matter in his physical body. By doing so, he can freely dictate the force (F = ma), weight (W = mg), density (ρ = m/v), kinetic energy (KE = 1/2 mv2), and gravitational potential energy (GPE = mgh) of his body by increasing or decreasing mass to achieve the desired effect.
		- **Megaton Punch**: **Zulthembl** can apply incredible force to his fists, enabling him to throw a superhuman punch. In **Zulthembl's** case this punch was beyond superhuman being capable of causing massive damage to even planetary structures, especially when paired with his combination of Size Changing and Condensed State abilities.
	+ **Size Adaptation**: **Zulthembl** can survive and adapt to size changes, able to defy or at least invert the negative side-effects of size change, including Galileo's Square-Cube Law.

## Notes

* **Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander** is free to use in stories and articles, all I ask is that you honor the lore present.
* The existence of **Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander** is a personal iteration inclusion for the fanon by Adalwulf of Aedirn, as such their existence in the fanon is not 'definitive' and is subject to the decision of inclusion in others' head canons.
* As of what is considered to be the current era in the Witcher series roughly 1272 AR, **Zulthembl** is considered to be deceased though due to time magic/shenanigans, it is still possible to feature him in stories and the like.