Outer Gods

Azathoth, The First Outer God

* Orbis Alius

The **Outer Gods**, also known as the **Elder Myths**, is a race of eldritch cosmic deities who inhabit 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.

## 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 Primordial Gods, by the Celestial Prince Raphael. While the true reason behind their creation is unclear, though 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, the Outer Gods sided with Heaven and the Heavenly Host due to their unwavering loyalty toward Raphael, and because of their involvement, the balance of the cosmic forces were shifted and the anomaly known as 666 were born from said disbalance.

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

At first, the Outer Gods appear as 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.

This human appearance, however, is later revealed to be a disguise, as their true form is eldritch and much more similar to how they are usually depicted 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.

They are known to be the embodiments of humans' oldest and strongest fear: The fear of the unknown, which many considered to be something shared by both gods and men alike. They are ancient and primordial, yet any information about them is scarce and often incorrect, thus making them extremely difficult opponents to defeat if one ever be unfortunate enough to fight against them.

In addition to that, according to Nyarlathotep himself, most information humans do have of the Outer Gods are either very outdated or extremely inaccurate, and the Cthulhu Mythos is firmly on the latter, with only hints of the truth placed between the lines.

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 easier than to understand the thinking process of an Outer God.

However, unlike their descendants, the Old Ones, 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 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.
* **Starvation**: According to Nyarlathotep, similar to the rest of the Lovecraftian Pantheon, the Outer Gods will become significantly weakened if they enter a state of starvation, almost to the point of becoming nearly mortal. This, however, wouldn't be able to kill them, as the Nameless Mist was imprisoned and starved for centuries before she was rescued.

### 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 being 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, 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 being 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.

## Death

When an Outer God dies, their human form will disappear and they will transform into their true eldritch form, before slowly disintegrating into a crystallized form of themselves. When their entire body is transformed, it will slowly crumble down into a glowing yellowish-green dust that smells "vile and unusual".

According to Khaos, that dust is an extremely dangerous item, as any item coated in that dust - regardless if that weapon's mundane or supernatural - can be used to instaneoussly kill a Primordial God.

## 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 could only be summoned inside of her "sacred ground", i.e. a Taco Bell joint near Central Park.