Great Ones

“*The Great Ones were created to be servants rather than just a mere servitor. They will serve higher tiered Cosmic Horrors, but still possess autonomy and a thinking mind though the intelligence level might differ between individuals. In comparison to mortals, they are often very powerful since they were originally created to replace the gods of the mortal races.*”
―The Source explaining the Great Ones to Adalwulf of Aedirn
The **Great Ones** are creations of the Outer Gods to serve as the puppet gods of the Multiverse once the Protas were eliminated. They are not as powerful as the Great Old Ones and some are not even as intelligent as most humans. However, they are under the protection of the Outer Gods. There are said to be twelve who make up the pantheon.

## Physiology

Given the widespread bipedal dominance found in most known intelligent life most Great Ones are able to appear humanoid in appearance, though their favored or true forms may wildly differ from their humanoid disguises.

## Known Individuals, and Origins of this subspecies

**Baphomaeus** is the Great One of TBD

 His favored form is described as a 'lion-headed spider' though the true visage of Coram Agh Tera is much worse, though he does have a humanoid form he prefers his more terrifying bestial form around his devotees.
**Coram Agh Tera** is the Great One of Death, Cruelty, and Destiny.
He has influence in The World through his followers the Cult of Coram Agh Tera whether or not they know he is real is unknown.
His followers include Ashitas Of Daevon, his head priestess of the Kaedwen branch and her husband Hreros Of Ard Carraigh, the head priest of the same branch.
It is unknown which Protas Coram Agh Tera was supposed to replace.

**Delirium** is the Great One of Confusion, Madness and Lies.
She has influence in the world by claiming the power of the maddening Sources, strengthening her own power.
It is unknown which Protas Delirium was supposed to replace.

**Draala** is the Great One of Corrupted Dragons known amongst the Vran as the **Serpentine Mother of the Drakes** or **Mother Draala**
In truly ancient times, she gathered and secretly altered the genome of the True Dragons creating the Lesser draconids to serve as her legions, later she would be worshipped by the darker-hearted of the Vran who believed her to be their creator as well.
It is unknown which Protas Draala was supposed to replace, but it is theorized that it was supposed to replace Wijun, as the origin of the Dragons.

**Freaksorath** is the Great One of Mutants, Abominations and Anomalies.

 Her favored form is scantily clad with long ears like an elf, sharp nails, tattoos, and horns.
**Lilit** is the Great One of the Night, Passion, Erotism, and strangely enough women and their children.
She has influence in The World through her followers in the lands of Zerrikania as well as the Children of the Black Sun.
It is unknown which Protas Lilit was supposed to replace.

**Malison** is the Great One of Malice, Curses, and Hexes.
They influence the world as the source of the emotion of malice, as well as the malevolent origin of curses, and hexes, it is through its power that curses and hexes can be made.
It is unknown which Protas Malison was supposed to replace.

**Necrosis i**s the Great One of Necromancy, Undeath and Cheating.
He has influence in the world as the great Necromancer and Lord of the Undeath, it is through his power that a Līċ can be made.
He was supposed to take the place of The Source, the Protas of Death.

 His favored form is a grotesque man/bear hybrid.
**Svalblod** is the Great One of War, Cruelty, and Sacrifice. He is the source of the power of the evil curse of Arctanthropy.
He has influence in The World through his followers in the lands of Skellige particularly through the Vildkaarls, though his power has diminished along with their population.
His followers include a order of druids and vildkaarls: this included Artis the former cult's leader and a fallen druid in Skellige, Hrolf, another fallen druid and the current leader and Kragnell, a third druid turned cultist.
He was supposed to take the place of Wijun, the Protas of Beasts.

**Udhyroth** is the Great One of Horror, Trials and Sacrifices.
They have influence as being a trans-dimensional being worshipped by the **Esoteric Cult of Udhyroth** who provide their deity with offerings and champions to both feed and entertain their master.
It is unknown which Protas **Udhyroth** were meant to replace.

 It is unknown at this time what his favored form is.
**Yrrhedes** is the Great One of Evil Power, Goetia, and Demons. He is also known as the God of Demons, or the Prime Demon, it is not known at this time if he was banished or if he exists in the realm of Hell.
He influences The World through Goetia followers and any demons that exist in The World. As well as being the subject of worship of the **Nefandi**, also known as the **Cult of the Eternal Eclipse** or the **Cult of Yrrhedes**, this organization of mages, was also a cult, and a secret society that spanned across the Nilfgaardian Empire and later the Northern Kingdoms.
He was supposed to take the place of Metatron, the Protas of Light.

**Zuopiura** is the Great One of TBD

## Notes

* The Cosmic Horror species known as the **Great Ones** is a pure fanon creation as such there is no official information in the Witcher works outside the fanon community though members of this race have been named and are featured in the IP there is no direct evidence of them being Great Ones or being related to the Cosmic Horrors outside the fanon