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-'''Abhoth''' resides in [[Mount Voormithadreth]] or possibly [[Y'quaa]], an underground realm. It is a horrid, dark gray [[wikt:protean|protean]] mass and is said to be the ultimate source of all [[wikt:miscreation|miscreation]] and [[wikt:abomination|abomination]].
+'''Abhoth''' resides in [[Mount Voormithadreth]] or possibly [[Y'quaa]] or the [[Pit of Unknown Things]], an underground realm. It is a horrid, dark gray [[wikt:protean|protean]] mass and is said to be the ultimate source of all [[wikt:miscreation|miscreation]] and [[wikt:abomination|abomination]].
 Obscene monsters constantly form in Abhoth' gray mass and crawl away from their parent; however, Abhoth's tentacles and limbs grab many of them, pulling them back and devouring them. Abhoth has a twisted and cynical mind, and can communicate [[telepathy|telepathically]] with others near him.{{Rn|Harms-1}}

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 |bgcolor=burlywood|'''[[Nyarlathotep]]'''<br>(''The Crawling Chaos'', ''Messenger to Azathoth'', ''The Black Man'')
-|bgcolor=burlywood rowspan=2|AP, BU, DD, [[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath|DQ]], EB, DW, EL, FG, FY, [[The Haunter of the Dark|HD]], IK, KD, LT, MK, '''NY''', SD, WU, YG
+|bgcolor=burlywood rowspan=2|AP, BU, DD, [[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (fiction)|DQ]], EB, DW, EL, FG, FY, [[The Haunter of the Dark|HD]], IK, KD, LT, MK, '''NY''', SD, WU, YG
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 |bgcolor=burlywood|Varies; usually appears as a handsome, dark-skinned, male human.

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 |bgcolor=lightsteelblue|'''[[Yog-Sothoth]]'''<br>(''The All-in-One'', ''The Beyond One'', ''Opener of the Way'')
-|bgcolor=lightsteelblue rowspan=2|'''CA''', [[The Dunwich Horror|DH]], GM, HA, HG, IU, JG, LT, OC, PY, TC, TG, WZ
+|bgcolor=lightsteelblue rowspan=2|'''CA''', [[The Dunwich Horror (fiction)|DH]], GM, HA, HG, IU, JG, LT, OC, PY, TC, TG, WZ
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 |bgcolor=lightsteelblue|Appears as a conglomeration of glowing bubbles.

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-'''Ubbo-Sathla''' (''The Unbegotten Source'', ''The Demiurge'') is described as a huge [[protoplasm]]ic mass resting in a [[wikt:grotto|grotto]] deep beneath the frozen earth. The being is of a monstrous fecundity, spontaneously generating primordial [[single-celled organism]]s that pour unceasingly from its shapeless form.  It guards [[the Tablets of Ubbo-Sathla]], artifacts which are believed to contain the knowledge of gods who died before the Earth was born.{{Rn|Smith-39}}
+'''Ubbo-Sathla''' (''The Unbegotten Source'', ''The Demiurge'') is described as a huge [[protoplasm]]ic mass resting in a [[wikt:grotto|grotto]] deep beneath the frozen earth. The being is of a monstrous fecundity, spontaneously generating primordial [[single-celled organism]]s that pour unceasingly from its shapeless form.  It guards [[the Tablets of Ubbo Sathla]], artifacts which are believed to contain the knowledge of gods who died before the Earth was born.{{Rn|Smith-39}}
 Ubbo-Sathla is said to have spawned the prototypes of all forms of life on Earth; though whatever its pseudopods touch is forever devoid of life. Ubbo-Sathla is destined to someday reabsorb all living things on Earth.

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-'''Ubbo-Sathla''' (''The Unbegotten Source'', ''The Demiurge'') is described as a huge [[protoplasm]]ic mass resting in a [[wikt:grotto|grotto]] deep beneath the frozen earth. The being is of a monstrous fecundity, spontaneously generating primordial [[single-celled organism]]s that pour unceasingly from its shapeless form.  It guards a set of stone tablets believed to contain the knowledge of the [[Elder Gods (Cthulhu mythos)|Elder Gods]].{{Rn|Smith-39}}
+'''Ubbo-Sathla''' (''The Unbegotten Source'', ''The Demiurge'') is described as a huge [[protoplasm]]ic mass resting in a [[wikt:grotto|grotto]] deep beneath the frozen earth. The being is of a monstrous fecundity, spontaneously generating primordial [[single-celled organism]]s that pour unceasingly from its shapeless form.  It guards [[the Tablets of Ubbo-Sathla]], artifacts which are believed to contain the knowledge of gods who died before the Earth was born.{{Rn|Smith-39}}
 Ubbo-Sathla is said to have spawned the prototypes of all forms of life on Earth; though whatever its pseudopods touch is forever devoid of life. Ubbo-Sathla is destined to someday reabsorb all living things on Earth.

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 Ubbo-Sathla is said to have spawned the prototypes of all forms of life on Earth; though whatever its pseudopods touch is forever devoid of life. Ubbo-Sathla is destined to someday reabsorb all living things on Earth.
-Ubbo-Sathla possibly dwells in gray-litten [[Y'qaa]]. The being may also dwell in [[Mount Voormithadreth]].
+Ubbo-Sathla possibly dwells in gray-litten [[Y'quaa]]. The being may also dwell in [[Mount Voormithadreth]].
 The tablets that Ubbo-Sathla guards have been oft sought by sorcerers, though no sorcerer has yet succeeded in acquiring them.{{Rn|Harms-308}}

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 There, in the grey beginning of Earth, the formless mass that was Ubbo-Sathla reposed amid the slime and the vapors. Headless, without organs or members, it sloughed from its oozy sides, in a slow, ceaseless wave, the amoebic forms that were the archetypes of earthly life. Horrible it was, if there had been aught to apprehend the horror; and loathsome, if there had been any to feel loathing. About it, prone or tilted in the mire, there lay the mighty tablets of star-quarried stone that were writ with the inconceivable wisdom of the pre-mundane gods.
-<br>&mdash;Clark Ashton Smith, "Ubbo-Sathla"
+<br>&mdash; [[Clark Ashton Smith]], "Ubbo-Sathla"
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-'''Ghroth''' (''the Harbinger'') resembles a small, rust-colored [[planet]] or [[moon]] with a single, gigantic red eye which it can close to avoid detection. Ghroth drifts throughout the universe singing its [[siren song]], the ''Music of the Spheres''. As it swings by a planet, any [[Great Old One]] or Outer God sleeping there is awakened by the song. This usually results in the extinction of all life on the planet or perhaps even the utter destruction of the planet itself.{{Rn|Ross-211}}
+'''Ghroth''' (''the Harbinger'') resembles a small, rust-colored [[planet]] or [[moon]] with a single, gigantic red eye which it can close to avoid detection. Ghroth drifts throughout the universe singing its [[siren song]], the ''Music of the Spheres''. As it swings by a planet, any [[Great Old Ones (Deities)|Great Old One]] or Outer God sleeping there is awakened by the song. This usually results in the extinction of all life on the planet or perhaps even the utter destruction of the planet itself.{{Rn|Ross-211}}
 Ghroth is believed to be responsible for the periodic [[mass extinction]]s that wiped out 90% of all life on earth, including the extinction of the [[dinosaurs]] at the end of the [[Cretaceous]] era. It may also have caused the destruction of the planet [[Cthulhu mythos celestial bodies#Shaggai|Shaggai]], the homeworld of the intelligent, insect-like [[Shan (aliens)|Shan]].{{Rn|Harms-118}} For this reason, Ghroth is also known as ''[[Nemesis]]'', or the ''Death Star'', named after the [[Nemesis (star)|Nemesis Theory]], first proposed by American [[astronomer]]s [[David Raup]] and [[Jack Sepkoski]].

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−	An '''Outer God''' is a [[fictional characters\|fictional deity]] in the [[Cthulhu mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. Unlike the [[Great Old Ones (~~Dieties~~)\|Great Old Ones]], the Outer Gods are vastly more powerful and function on a cosmic scale. Although the distinction between the two groups has been recognized by some mythos authors, it was the [[role-playing game]] ''[[Call of Cthulhu role-playing game\|Call of Cthulhu]]'' that first introduced the term "Outer Gods". Nonetheless, the delineation between the ''Outer Gods'' and the ''Great Old Ones'' is not always clear, and some scholars do not recognize the distinction at all.{{Rn\|Harms-233}}	+	An '''Outer God''' is a [[fictional characters\|fictional deity]] in the [[Cthulhu mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. Unlike the [[Great Old Ones (Deities)\|Great Old Ones]], the Outer Gods are vastly more powerful and function on a cosmic scale. Although the distinction between the two groups has been recognized by some mythos authors, it was the [[role-playing game]] ''[[Call of Cthulhu role-playing game\|Call of Cthulhu]]'' that first introduced the term "Outer Gods". Nonetheless, the delineation between the ''Outer Gods'' and the ''Great Old Ones'' is not always clear, and some scholars do not recognize the distinction at all.{{Rn\|Harms-233}}

	According to [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s cosmology, there are two sets of Outer Gods: the [[Elder God (Cthulhu mythos)\|Elder God]]s and the [[Great Ones\|Other Gods]]. Though the terms "Outer Gods" and "Other Gods" are often mistakenly used interchageably, the beings decribed below are the Outer Gods. The Outer Gods are "mindless blasphemies" from outside the capacity of humanity to understand. Most of the time, they are asleep and/or insane, and would like to see humanity dead, devoured, or made slaves. They include [[Azathoth]], [[Nyarlathotep]], and [[Shub-Niggurath]]. The Elder Gods are presumed to be good, but are distant and unmoved by humanities cries. Periodically, they may be invoked, but they generally neglect humanity, leaving them in the hands of the Outer Gods.		According to [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s cosmology, there are two sets of Outer Gods: the [[Elder God (Cthulhu mythos)\|Elder God]]s and the [[Great Ones\|Other Gods]]. Though the terms "Outer Gods" and "Other Gods" are often mistakenly used interchageably, the beings decribed below are the Outer Gods. The Outer Gods are "mindless blasphemies" from outside the capacity of humanity to understand. Most of the time, they are asleep and/or insane, and would like to see humanity dead, devoured, or made slaves. They include [[Azathoth]], [[Nyarlathotep]], and [[Shub-Niggurath]]. The Elder Gods are presumed to be good, but are distant and unmoved by humanities cries. Periodically, they may be invoked, but they generally neglect humanity, leaving them in the hands of the Outer Gods.