Tsathoggua

Tsathoggua
(Creature)
Type	Aberration; (chaotic, evil, Great Old One)
CR	29
Environment	Any (Darklands)
Adjective	Tsathogguan
	Source: Dreams of the Yellow King, pg(s). 84–85

Tsathoggua
(Deity)
Titles	Father of Night; Saint Toad; the Sleeper in the Deep
Adjective	Tsathogguan
Realm	Possibly K'n-Yan or N'kai
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Areas of Concern	Magic; Outcasts; the Underworld
Worshipers	Loners or outcasts
Domains (1E)	Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic
Subdomains (1E)	Arcane, Divine, Thought, Whimsy
Favored Weapon	Short sword
Symbol	Crouching eyeless toad
	Source: In Search of Sanity, pg(s). 72

Tsathoggua^[1] is the Great Old One of magic, outcasts, and the underworld. Despite his evil nature, he can sometimes be jovial or friendly toward supplicants, but Tsathoggua is unpredictable and likely to eat those he had been aiding only moments ago as he tires of their company.^[2]^[3]

Home

Tsathoggua dwells in a vast cavern network. Some say that he rules over blue-lit K'n-Yan, while others maintain that he was driven by K'n-Yan's residents down to dark N'kai, where light dares not go.^[2]

Appearance

Tsathoggua resembles a bloated, furred toad-like humanoid with a bat face, sleepy eyes, and a toothy grin.^[3]

Servants

Tsathoggua was the creator of the original formless spawn, and most of them still serve him, giving rise to their longer name: formless spawn of Tsathoggua. Formless spawn who become clerics of Tsathoggua can use their own bodies in place of an unholy symbol to cast spells.^[4]

Cults

Tsathoggua is most often worshipped as a god of magic. Most of his followers are lone outcasts and rarely gather in groups or work together; however, the presence of well-preserved temples on numerous planets suggest that this might have not been always the case. Such temples are now only inhabited by monsters, Tsathoggua's spawn, or a small group of (or just one single) clerics.^[3]

References

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↑ Original Source: Clark Ashton Smith, "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros", 1929; James Jacobs. (2016). The Elder Mythos. In Search of Sanity, p. 72. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-882-3
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 James Jacobs. (2016). The Elder Mythos. In Search of Sanity, p. 72. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-882-3
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 James Jacobs and Amber Stewart. (2016). Bestiary. Dreams of the Yellow King, p. 85. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-899-1
↑ James Jacobs and Amber Stewart. (2016). Bestiary. Dreams of the Yellow King, p. 83. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-899-1

[1] Original Source: Clark Ashton Smith, "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros", 1929; James Jacobs. (2016). The Elder Mythos. In Search of Sanity, p. 72. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-882-3

[PF109-72-2] 2.0 ^2.1 James Jacobs. (2016). The Elder Mythos. In Search of Sanity, p. 72. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-882-3

[PF110-85-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 James Jacobs and Amber Stewart. (2016). Bestiary. Dreams of the Yellow King, p. 85. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-899-1

[4] James Jacobs and Amber Stewart. (2016). Bestiary. Dreams of the Yellow King, p. 83. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-899-1

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