Nyarlathotep

"*There is one single constant in the Omniverse: power. To protect, you need power. To survive, you need power. Society has softened themselves by forgetting the bargaining chip of power. For some, strength is power. However, words contain power. A power to deceive. And through words, I have been able to deceive many.*" Nyarlathotep to Genesis

**Nyarlathotep (born Nathaniel Hotep), The Crawling Chaos,** is a Lovecraftian deity regarded as the most powerful Lovecraftian and the second strongest Outer God.

## Nyarlathotep

### Relatives

Daemon Sultan (adoptive father), Yog-Sothoth (adoptive nephew), Cxaxukluth (adoptive brother), Darkhaze Twins (adoptive brothers), Cthulhu (adoptive grandson), Hastur (adoptive grandson), Kthanid (adoptive grandson)

### Occupation

Messenger and Ambassador of the Outer Gods, Lovecraftians, and the Daemon Sultan. Puppet Leader of the Lovecraftians, member of the Eldritch of Undeath.

## History

Born Nathaniel Hotep in Kadath, a city of magic, Nathan was one of the most prized mages and researchers for the Kadathian academy, said to have been the greatest alumnus from the academy. As a mage though, Nathan cared little for magic itself. He wished to study magic's darker aspects, the kind that were forbidden, taboo, and said to drive all who studied it insane. Even at the behest of his friend Medeis and the Kadathian Sorcerers, Nathan delved into necromancy, blood magic, and soul draining. What happened next however was something that none of the Kadathians predicted. Nathan was able to use the magic, and remained of completely sound mind and rationale. Normally to most, this would imply that Nathan was some being of evil. However, Nathan's demeanor had not changed once more, but he had become more enthralled with magics, fixating on them further. His ability to handle magic's darker aspects would have the Kadathian Sorcerers ask of him to infiltrate and study the occult, beings from Kadath who had studied the taboo aspects of magic. While most of the Kadathians were familiar with most of the magics the Occult studied, something new had sprung up recently, something one of the Sorcerer's inside men had referred to as Tulzscha. When Nathan went to study the magic, he had never seen anything quite like it. As time went on though, members of the Occult had fallen due to the strange side effects the rituals would bring about. Nathan was asked by the Occult, who had assumed he was on their side, to complete the summoning ritual that had killed many of their members. While he had succeeded, the area around him was corrupted and the occult members around him were disintegrated. A being appeared before him and his magical presence was so strong it drove even Nathan himself mad. His senses shattered, and his eyes couldn't comprehend the being's form. "Who are you?!" he shouted, and received an answer that wasn't a name, but a title. "Daemon Sultan," he said. The being explained that the reason why so many had died performing the ritual is because he fed them the ritual, but the ritual required them to say his name, which was also an incantation to destroy the user's soul. He intervened before he could say his name, and the being invited him to join him. Nathan wasn't interested unless he could get something in return. The Daemon Sultan asked Nathan to recall the Tulzscha he had saw and informed him that the magic knowledge he possessed was comprised of a pit of magic knowledge unknown to all, including him. The intrigue of new magic overpowered Nathan and he immediately accepted. As Nyarlathotep, Nathan would ascend beyond the Kadathians, authoring several tomes and even created existence's most powerful tome, the Black Book. He wasn't just Kadath's greatest sorcerer, he was the greatest in his Universe. Over time he would return to Kadath and eventually become Headmaster of the Kadathian Academy.

## Personality

Nyarlathotep is cunning, intelligent, deceitful, and often unusually emotionally composed. Unlike some Lovecraftians who enjoy insanity, death, and destruction; Nyarlathotep prefers using methods of manipulation and spreading the madness of the Lovecraftians. He is often the source for most Lovecraftian-dedicated cults as well as various other actions that involve Lovecraftian praise. Nyarlathotep is able to process and understand emotion, something very few Lovecraftians and Old Gods can do making him an extremely skilled talker and dark empath. As the most human, he is most valuable as an ambassador for the Lovecraftians due to his understanding of Old God cultures and mortal cultures across the Omniverse.

## Physical and Mental Analysis

Mech and Physicus have gathered reports on what Nyarlathotep is or may be capable of. Due to his maddening presence, real data gathered from Nyarlathotep himself is impossible.

* Nyarlathotep is a Kadathian, a form of mortals that achieved mental enlightenment, gaining a third eye hidden in their body unveiled by drawing in massive power.
	+ With the Seal of Pacts, Nyarlathotep is able to slice open his forehead to draw in the energy and awaken his Kadathian Eye. He also can use his blood to further enhance his magics.
		- Because of this, Nyarlathotep has not only trained himself mentally, but physically as well. He is, to most opponents' surprise, one of the most durable Outer Gods behind Cxaxukluth and Yog-Sothoth.
* Nyarlathotep often walks around in a cloak to hide his identity as he goes around and studies magic, cultures, and languages of all civilizations.
* Nyarlathotep has the greatest magic literacy in the Lovecraftians second only to the Daemon Sultan, even before he was an Outer God he was supposedly extremely gifted with magic with his skill with it being further augmented through the Daemon Sultan's teachings.
* He is one of very few sorcerers capable of writing tomes, something that is impossible for most sorcerers to do. He doesn't just write tomes however, he also illustrates these tomes.
* Although natural magic is said to be much stronger, Nyarlathotep prefers to use tomes.
* He has nearly every civilization's culture, mannerisms, and speech implanted into his brain as a result of having been the Lovecraftian's leader and diplomat for millennia.
	+ He prefers well-mannered speech over informal talk and despises people who are incessantly rude.
* He is infamously manipulative, deceptive, and persuasive. Most of the Lovecraftian's blind followers had fallen into their occultry through Nyarlathotep's whispers and runes.
* The Black Book, his tome of choice, contains over 19.528 million pages and is said to be the expanse of all his and the Daemon Sultan's knowledge poured into a single tome. In the tome are the Forbidden Ones, Lovecraftian spells so powerful that only Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, and the Daemon Sultan can use them.
* He is the only one that possesses the Anti-Magica, a magic that can manipulate and destroy magical at an atomic level. The concept of Anti Magica and Magic is similar to matter and antimatter. The Anti Magica can counteract any magic, even the Alcyoneus magic, but cannot counteract the Concept Magic.
* He, like all Lovecraftians, can speak, read, and write in the Lovecraftian lexicon with Nyarlathotep's understanding of the language being the greatest.
* He was the first to be chosen by the Daemon Sultan and is thus the first Outer God.
* Due to his immense willpower, Nyarlathotep is incapable of experiencing magic sensory overload or insanity from learning forbidden spells.
* He introduced the branch of Runic Magic to Kadathian mages in his tenure as Headmaster.
	+ He is regarded as the greatest Kadathian headmaster and the greatest student in the Kadathian Academy. Several students under his tutelage have become incredibly accomplished mages. Some examples include:
		- Sanctus, the Prime Mage
		- Umbra, the Darkhaze Prodigy
		- Nekros, Keeper of the Damned
		- Yog-Sothoth, the Gate and the Key
		- Agares, Runic Devourer

## Relationships

Izanagi-no-Okami (Neutral) - Nyarlathotep sees Izanagi as incredibly pretentious and beliefs his portrayal of honor and principle above all else as a simple farce incapable of truly changing all. However, Nyarlathotep cannot deny that Izanagi is an excellent leader and tactician and respects those characteristics more than anything.

Hastur (Positive) - Although Nyarlathotep does not understand Hastur's flamboyant mannerisms, he does not mind them as he is ultimately a taskmaster and someone more than willing to further Lovecraftian agendas. In spite of Nyarlathotep's hatred of ill-mannered people, he does find Hastur's sense of humor funny.

Chaos (Negative) - Nyarlathotep has no respect for Chaos, not only does he see him as ill-mannered, but he does not see him as a worthy leader of anybody and believes that his ability to destroy anything he touches simply is of no use to anyone but an irrational fool such as Chaos himself.

Daemon Sultan (Positive) - Nyarlathotep's mentor was the Daemon Sultan and he was the first ever Outer God appointed by the Daemon Sultan. Nyarlathotep and the Daemon Sultan worked tirelessly to obscure the Lovecraftian's existence even developing together the Lovecraftian lexicon that would be used in their spoken and written languages as well as in their runes. Due to all of this, there is no being that Nyarlathotep respects more as a ruler and as a mentor than the Daemon Sultan.

A'lain (Neutral) - When A'lain had gotten himself exiled from the Lovecraftians due to him saying Nyarlathotep's real name and not his title, Nyarlathotep was incredibly angered and saddened, feeling betrayed as well. He had believed that the last person to break Lovecraftian principles would be A'lain. His hatred for A'lain would grow even further as he believed A'lain after his exile was a shell of a being clinging to his last vestiges of power. When he grew to lead to Cult of the Solstice by himself however, he respected him and they even became on speaking terms again. They were unable to truly reconcile though, as once A'lain was exiled, most Lovecraftian responsibilities fell to Nyarlathotep.

Genesis (Negative) - As Nathaniel, he was considered very kind and ambitious, and was a valiant warrior against the Genesis covenant and even then Nathaniel did not like Genesis due to his disliking of Genesis forcing annexation of the Kadathians. Ever since becoming an Outer God, Nyarlathotep became full of spite and hatred for the self-destruction of all races and despised Genesis for what he now perceived as a conquest meant to exploit his people in a war they had no interest in. He has no respect for Genesis and says that fighting him is fun not because he is strong, but because he can remind him that everything Genesis believes in is wrong.