Elder Things

In one version of the fanon, The **Elder Things** are an ancient breed of Cosmic Horror that was around before and perhaps still exists after the Protas-Cosmic Horror War. They were considered the equivalent of citizens within the twisted empire of the Cosmic Horrors, due to their depraved brilliance they excelled in bioengineering creating several species to serve the Empire including ancient hominids, who following the war would go on to evolve naturally (or be experimented on).

## History

### 1,000,000,000 BR

The **Elder Things** first make the ancient hominids that will evolve to become humans as well as be used to make other humanoids and non-humans. Through dealings with Cthaggua Luth, The Overseer these hominids end up on numerous worlds as slaves for the Cosmic Horrors.

## Physiology

The Elder Things stand at 6 feet tall have a stocky solid body with four tentacles coming off of the Elder Thing's head which has two backwards facing horns and a flat face with two sets of eyes one black that serves as regular eye and the secondary set for other mediums.

The upper torso of the body featured two tentacle arms that could be used for swimming and manipulation. The Elder Things possessed two leathery retractable wings were used both for atmospheric flight and for sailing through empty space.

The bottom of the body featured multiple tentacles used for walking.

## Abilities

### Racial Abilities

* **Elder Thing Physiology**:
	+ **Alien Mind**: The inner workings of an **Elder Thing's** mind differ greatly from what could be considered "normal" or "sane" by the standards of most living things.
	+ **Hibernation**: **Elder Things** can enter hibernation, a state of inactivity and metabolic depression/suppression characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate. **Elder Things** may be able to slow the metabolism to the point of effective death. They are able to set the duration and/or what will end hibernation. The purposes of hibernation include conserving energy, safety reasons, healing, etc.
	+ **Natural Weaponry**: **Elder Things** possess some form of natural weaponry and know how to use them.
		- **Tentacle Manifestation**: **Elder Thing**s have tentacles.
			* **Tentacular Combat**:
		- **Wing Manifestation**:
			* **Interstellar Travel**: Thanks to their wings **Elder Things** can travel across interstellar/intergalactic distances.
			* **Spatial Flight**: **Elder Things** can control their location in space, and can use this to levitate or fly by preventing their location from altering as it would do if one succumbed to gravity and fell. They can also control the direction and speed of their flight by changing the location.
	+ **Redundant Physiology**: Due to their nature as space-traveling beings, the **Elder Things** lacked the need for respiration.
		- **Oxygen Independence**: **Elder Things** have no need for oxygen, allowing them to survive indefinitely in airless, aquatic, or vacuumed environments.

### Trained Abilities

* **Genetic Engineering**: The Elder Things are responsible for the bio and genetic engineering that resulted in ancient hominid species found throughout the verses, these species would eventually become human and others (the bases used for other non-human species).

## Rumors

* It is said in certain circles that some of the Mages from Rissburg have obtained research from either Elder Thing ruins or the Elder Things themselves, they are using this research as the basis for their Eugenics project.

## Notes

* The race known as **The Elder Things** is a purely fanon creation as such there is no official proof of their existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.
* **Elders Things** like all of the Cosmic Horrors are based upon the beings from the Cthulhu Mythos of author H.P Lovecraft.
* The existence of the Cosmic Horrors are a personal iteration 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.
* My articles are to cultivate storytelling and inclusion, should you want to include the **Elder Things** in your stories feel free to do so.
* Unlike other Cosmic Horrors and their creations hominids including the ancient humans and their descendants were made by bioengineering ancient primates taken from Jaevela meaning they have 'souls' since they were originally created with Wijun's Protasic magic, this extends to all of the other 'sentient human-like species' as well such as the Vran, Dwarves, Gnomes, Halflings, Werebbubbs and Elves.