Nyarlathotep
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| Nyarlathotep | |
|---|---|
| (Deity) | |
| Titles | The Crawling Chaos and names of his forms, e.g., the Haunter of the Dark, the Black Pharaoh |
| Home | Dark Tapestry |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| Portfolio | Conspiracies Dangerous secrets Forbidden magic |
| Worshipers | Old Cults |
| Cleric Alignments | |
| Domains | 4 Core: Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic; and a fifth depending on form |
| Subdomains | Arcane, Divine, Memory, Thought plus 2 more depending on form |
| Favored Weapon | Varies by form |
Nyarlathotep is one of the Outer Gods of the Dark Tapestry who takes on thousands of forms, each having its own cult, symbol, favoured weapon, domains and subdomains. The god's most notorious forms on Golarion are:[1]
- Haunter of the Dark
- Form batlike entity with a tri-lobed burning eye
- Symbol circle with winged-shaped arms
- Fifth Domain Darkness
- Extra Subdomains Loss & Night
- Favoured Weapon Dagger
- Black Pharaoh
- Form humanoid
- Symbol inverted ankh
- Fifth Domain Trickery
- Extra Subdomains Deception & Thievery
- Favoured Weapon Quarterstaff
Worshipers of Nyarlathotep believe he is the Outer God who ties together the worship of the Great Old Ones. They also believe he will open the doors to the uncaring light of the stars.
Common worshippers are assassins, poisoners, and demagogues to bring about the deaths of kings and reformers, moving the world towards chaos.[2]
References
- ↑ James Jacobs. (2011). Cults of the Dark Tapestry.Wake of the Watcher, p. 66. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
- ↑ Colin McComb. (2011). Faiths of Corruption, p. 20. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-375-0
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Categories: Nyarlathotep | Outer Gods | Dark Tapestry | Dark Tapestry/Inhabitants | Minor deities | Chaotic evil deities | Chaos domain deities | Evil domain deities | Knowledge domain deities | Magic domain deities | Darkness domain deities | Trickery domain deities | Arcane subdomain deities | Divine subdomain deities | Memory subdomain deities | Thought subdomain deities
