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 ==Description==
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-Lest any brash or inexperienced Wizard be tempted to call forth one of ye Drowners - be it [[Yibb-Tstll]] or [[Bugg-Shash]] - this Warning shall guide him & inform him of his Folly.  For ye Drowners are of a like treacherous & require ye most delicate Handling & minutest Attention to thaumathurgic Detail.  [[Yibb-Tstll]] may only be controlled by use of [[Create_Barrier_of_Naath-Tith_(spell)|ye Soul-Searing Barrier of Naach-Tith]], & [[Bugg-Shash]] may only be contained in ye Pentagram of Power.  Too, ye Drowners must be sent early about ye Business of them, which is Death, lest they find ways to turn upon ye Caller.  Call NOT upon [[Bugg-Shash]] for ye sake of mere idle curiosity; for ye Great Black One, neither him nor His Cousin, will return of His own Accord to His Place, but will seek out by any Means a Victim, being often that same Wizard which uttered ye Calling.  Of ye two is [[Bugg-Shash]] most treacherous and vilely cunning, for should no Sacrifice or Victim be prepared for His Coming, He will not go back without He takes His Caller with Him, must needs He stay an hundred Years to accomplish His Purpose....
+Lest any brash or inexperienced Wizard be tempted to call forth one of ye Drowners - be it [[Yibb-Tstll]] or [[Bugg-Shash]] - this Warning shall guide him & inform him of his Folly.  For ye Drowners are of a like treacherous & require ye most delicate Handling & minutest Attention to thaumathurgic Detail.  [[Yibb-Tstll]] may only be controlled by use of [[Create_Barrier_of_Naach-Tith_(spell)|ye Soul-Searing Barrier of Naach-Tith]], & [[Bugg-Shash]] may only be contained in ye Pentagram of Power.  Too, ye Drowners must be sent early about ye Business of them, which is Death, lest they find ways to turn upon ye Caller.  Call NOT upon [[Bugg-Shash]] for ye sake of mere idle curiosity; for ye Great Black One, neither him nor His Cousin, will return of His own Accord to His Place, but will seek out by any Means a Victim, being often that same Wizard which uttered ye Calling.  Of ye two is [[Bugg-Shash]] most treacherous and vilely cunning, for should no Sacrifice or Victim be prepared for His Coming, He will not go back without He takes His Caller with Him, must needs He stay an hundred Years to accomplish His Purpose....
 <br>&mdash; ''[[Cthaat Aquadingen|Feery's Notes on the Cthaat Aquadingen]]'', as portrayed by Brian Lumley in "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash"
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 ==Description==
 <blockquote>
-Lest any brash or inexperienced Wizard be tempted to call forth one of ye Drowners - be it [[Yibb-Tstll]] or [[Bugg-Shash]] - this Warning shall guide him & inform him of his Folly.  For ye Drowners are of a like treacherous & require ye most delicate Handling & minutest Attention to thaumathurgic Detail.  [[Yibb-Tstll]] may only be controlled by use of ye [[The_Barrier_of_Naath-Tith|Soul-Searing Barrier of Naach-Tith]], & [[Bugg-Shash]] may only be contained in ye Pentagram of Power.  Too, ye Drowners must be sent early about ye Business of them, which is Death, lest they find ways to turn upon ye Caller.  Call NOT upon [[Bugg-Shash]] for ye sake of mere idle curiosity; for ye Great Black One, neither him nor His Cousin, will return of His own Accord to His Place, but will seek out by any Means a Victim, being often that same Wizard which uttered ye Calling.  Of ye two is [[Bugg-Shash]] most treacherous and vilely cunning, for should no Sacrifice or Victim be prepared for His Coming, He will not go back without He takes His Caller with Him, must needs He stay an hundred Years to accomplish His Purpose....
+Lest any brash or inexperienced Wizard be tempted to call forth one of ye Drowners - be it [[Yibb-Tstll]] or [[Bugg-Shash]] - this Warning shall guide him & inform him of his Folly.  For ye Drowners are of a like treacherous & require ye most delicate Handling & minutest Attention to thaumathurgic Detail.  [[Yibb-Tstll]] may only be controlled by use of [[Create_Barrier_of_Naath-Tith_(spell)|ye Soul-Searing Barrier of Naach-Tith]], & [[Bugg-Shash]] may only be contained in ye Pentagram of Power.  Too, ye Drowners must be sent early about ye Business of them, which is Death, lest they find ways to turn upon ye Caller.  Call NOT upon [[Bugg-Shash]] for ye sake of mere idle curiosity; for ye Great Black One, neither him nor His Cousin, will return of His own Accord to His Place, but will seek out by any Means a Victim, being often that same Wizard which uttered ye Calling.  Of ye two is [[Bugg-Shash]] most treacherous and vilely cunning, for should no Sacrifice or Victim be prepared for His Coming, He will not go back without He takes His Caller with Him, must needs He stay an hundred Years to accomplish His Purpose....
 <br>&mdash; ''[[Cthaat Aquadingen|Feery's Notes on the Cthaat Aquadingen]]'', as portrayed by Brian Lumley in "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash"
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 * [[Abhoth]] and/or [[Ubbo-Sathla]] in some ways resemble known "Drowners", and are sometimes included in a catalogue of their kind
 * [[Shoggoth]]s bear some vague similarity to descriptions of some of "The Drowners", and may be related in some obscure way
-* [[Nightgaunt]]s cling in great numbers to the breasts of [[Yibb-Tstll]], and might associated with [[Bugg-Shash]] as "bogeymen"; Nightgaunts might similarly be associated in obscure and poorly-understood ways with other "Drowners"
+* [[Nightgaunt]]s cling in great numbers to the breasts of [[Yibb-Tstll]], and might also be associated with [[Bugg-Shash]] as "bogeymen"; Nightgaunts might similarly be associated in obscure and poorly-understood ways with other "Drowners"
 * The [[Other Side]], a place of darkness [[Dreamlands|outside of the known universe]] where the Drowners originate and/or remain imprisoned until summoned

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 ** [[Nyarlathotep]] may have been behind the inspiration for cultists to invoke "The Drowners" for the purpose of weakening summoned [[Great Old Ones]], suggesting the idea to the authors of Mythos tomes throughout history, as a cruel prank on the summoning cultists, the "gods" they are summoning to become the unwitting tasty snacks of the parasitic Drowners, and on "The Drowners" themselves who must suffer the consequences of being compelled to feed on angry "gods".  It's no wonder that being summoned by human cultists tends to put the Great Old Ones in a bad mood!  ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])
 * Both [[Bugg-Shash]] and [[Yibb-Tstll]] are associated with [[Nightgaunt]]s in some mysterious way, and perhaps together have spawned these beings; other "Drowners" may have a similar association with [[Nightgaunt]]s.  ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])
 * The ranks of "The Drowners" might also include [[Abhoth]] and/or [[Ubbo-Sathla]], and possibly [[Shoggoth]]s.  ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])
 ==Keeper Notes==

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 * The Drowners, introduced by Brian Lumley, are parasitic alien entities which thrive by vampyrizing the Great Old Ones themselves. (''[[Encyclopaedia Cthulhiana]]'', and possibly Brian Lumley in "The House of the Temple")
 * Both [[Bugg-Shash]] and [[Yibb-Tstll]] are associated with [[Nightgaunt]]s in some mysterious way, and perhaps together have spawned these beings; other "Drowners" may have a similar association with [[Nightgaunt]]s.  ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])
 * The ranks of "The Drowners" might also include [[Abhoth]] and/or [[Ubbo-Sathla]], and possibly [[Shoggoth]]s.  ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])

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 * Fiction: Brian Lumley's fiction, including  "Rising with Surtsey", "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash", and others.
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−	Collectively, "The Drowners" may represent tools or weapons that can be used to weaken, control, or even defeat [[Great Old Ones]] and other powerful mythos beings. But, seeking, summoning, and then weilding such treacherous power brings with it terrible risks and consequences!	+	Collectively, "The Drowners" may represent tools or weapons that can be used to weaken, control, or even defeat [[Great Old Ones]] and other powerful mythos beings. But, seeking, summoning, and then weilding such treacherous power brings with it terrible risks and consequences, and the few sources that hint at this information tend to be sketchy, unreliable, and perhaps the product of mad delusion!