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	* location: city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]]		* location: city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]]
	* location: an avatar of Mordiggian may lurk beneath the town of [[Jerusalem's Lot]]		* location: an avatar of Mordiggian may lurk beneath the town of [[Jerusalem's Lot]]
			* location: the "Ghoul Paradise" of [[Midian]]

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	* cult: [[Cult of Mordiggian]]		* cult: [[Cult of Mordiggian]]
	* cult: [[Cult of The Worm]]		* cult: [[Cult of The Worm]]
	* tome: ''[[Cultes ~~Des~~ Goules]]''		* tome: ''[[Cultes des Goules]]''
	* tome: ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]''		* tome: ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]''
	* tome: ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''		* tome: ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''

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 Mordiggian attacks by engulfing victims, sucking away their life force, and dissolving their bodies.  Nothing remains of the Charnel God's prey, and they are never seen again in the waking world or in the Dreamlands. However, Mordiggian does not appear to be especially malevolent ("Mordiggian...was a benign deity in the eyes of the inhabitants of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]]"), and has been known to spare those who have not personally offended him or his followers (the ghouls).
-==Heresies and Controversies, Keeper Notes==
+==Mordiggian's cult==
-==Mordiggian's cult==
+Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers, and there are some hints that an avatar of Mordiggian may have appeared beneath the towns of [[Jerusalem's Lot]] and [[Kingsport]], and elsewhere in waking Earth. Proof of the long reach of the cult into the waking world is demonstrated by his worship even in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender|provender]].
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 * race: [[Ghoul]]s
 * race: [[Vampire]]s
 * location:  an avatar of Mordiggian may lurk beneath the town of [[Jerusalem's Lot]]
 ==Reference==

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	Mordiggian attacks by engulfing victims, sucking away their life force, and dissolving their bodies. Nothing remains of the Charnel God's prey, and they are never seen again in the waking world or in the Dreamlands. However, Mordiggian does not appear to be especially malevolent ("Mordiggian...was a benign deity in the eyes of the inhabitants of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]]"), and has been known to spare those who have not personally offended him or his followers (the ghouls).		Mordiggian attacks by engulfing victims, sucking away their life force, and dissolving their bodies. Nothing remains of the Charnel God's prey, and they are never seen again in the waking world or in the Dreamlands. However, Mordiggian does not appear to be especially malevolent ("Mordiggian...was a benign deity in the eyes of the inhabitants of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]]"), and has been known to spare those who have not personally offended him or his followers (the ghouls).

	==Heresies and Controversies==		==Heresies and Controversies, Keeper Notes==
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	* Moriggian might be equated with "The Worm That Doth Corrupt" referenced in Stephen King's stories about [[Vampire]]s in the town of [[Jerusalem's Lot]] (fan theory)		* Moriggian might be equated with "The Worm That Doth Corrupt" referenced in Stephen King's stories about [[Vampire]]s in the town of [[Jerusalem's Lot]] (fan theory)


	~~==Keeper Notes==~~
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 Mordiggian attacks by engulfing victims, sucking away their life force, and dissolving their bodies.  Nothing remains of the Charnel God's prey, and they are never seen again in the waking world or in the Dreamlands. However, Mordiggian does not appear to be especially malevolent ("Mordiggian...was a benign deity in the eyes of the inhabitants of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]]"), and has been known to spare those who have not personally offended him or his followers (the ghouls).
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 Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender|provender]].
 ==Reference==
 * Smith, Clark Ashton. "The Charnel God" (1934).
 ==External link==

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	==Mordiggian's cult==		==Mordiggian's cult==

	Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as the ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult, and Mordiggian is also more or less vaguely described in ''[[Cultes des Goules]]''.		Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls and vampires, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as the ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult, and Mordiggian is also more or less vaguely described in ''[[Cultes des Goules]]''.

	Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].		Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].

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	Mordiggian, also known as "The Great Ghoul" ~~and~~ "The Charnel God", is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".		Mordiggian, also known as "The Great Ghoul", "The Charnel God", and "The Worm that Doth Corrupt", is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".

	==Mordiggian in the mythos==		==Mordiggian in the mythos==

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	. . . [A] colossal shadow [appeared] that was not wrought by anything in the room. It filled the portals from side to side, it towered above the lintel – and then, swiftly, it became more than a shadow: it was a bulk of darkness, black and opaque, that somehow blinded the eyes with a strange dazzlement. It seemed to suck the flame from the red urns and fill the chamber with a chill of utter death and voidness. Its form was that of a worm-shapen column, huge as a dragon, its further coils still issuing from the gloom of the corridor; but it changed from moment to moment, swirling and spinning as if alive with the vortical energies of dark aeons. Briefly it took the semblance of some demoniac giant with eyeless head and limbless body; and then, leaping and spreading like smoky fire, it swept into the chamber.		... [A] colossal shadow [appeared] that was not wrought by anything in the room. It filled the portals from side to side, it towered above the lintel – and then, swiftly, it became more than a shadow: it was a bulk of darkness, black and opaque, that somehow blinded the eyes with a strange dazzlement. It seemed to suck the flame from the red urns and fill the chamber with a chill of utter death and voidness. Its form was that of a worm-shapen column, huge as a dragon, its further coils still issuing from the gloom of the corridor; but it changed from moment to moment, swirling and spinning as if alive with the vortical energies of dark aeons. Briefly it took the semblance of some demoniac giant with eyeless head and limbless body; and then, leaping and spreading like smoky fire, it swept into the chamber.
	<br />—Clark Ashton Smith, "The Charnel God"		<br />—Clark Ashton Smith, "The Charnel God"
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	Mordiggian, also known as "The Great Ghoul", is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".		Mordiggian, also known as "The Great Ghoul" and "The Charnel God", is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".

	==Mordiggian in the mythos==		==Mordiggian in the mythos==
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	==Mordiggian's cult==		==Mordiggian's cult==

	Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as the ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult.		Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as the ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult, and Mordiggian is also more or less vaguely described in ''[[Cultes des Goules]]''.

	Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].		Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].

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	Mordiggian is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".		Mordiggian, also known as "The Great Ghoul", is a fictional character in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. "He" is the creation of [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and appears in his short story "The Charnel God".

	==Mordiggian in the mythos==		==Mordiggian in the mythos==

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	==Mordiggian's cult==		==Mordiggian's cult==

	Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as ''~~The~~ Ghoul's Manuscript'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult.		Mordiggian's [[wikt:cult\|cult]] consists exclusively of ghouls, though other races may offer up their dead to the Charnel God, but only as appeasement and not as actual worship. The ghoul priests of Mordiggian cover themselves in long hooded robes of funeral-purple and silver skull-like masks. A [[wikt:tome\|tome]] known as the ''[[Ghoul's Manuscript]]'' deals with Mordiggian and his cult.

	Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].		Although Mordiggian dwells within the [[Dreamlands]], it is assumed that he may also enter the waking world, using the same grave-tunnels and tombs as his ghoul followers. Proof of this is demonstrated by his worship in the city of [[Zul-Bha-Sair]] on the continent of [[Zothique]] in the distant future. There he is the only god since "from years that are lost to man's memory", and all who die in the city are offered to him as [[wikt:provender\|provender]].