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| − | "The Drowners" are a loose collection of beings or forces believed to be parasitic alien entities which thrive by vampyrizing the [[Great Old Ones]] themselves; they seem to have little in common with each other, except a general mutual aversion to light and fire, a loose association with [[Nightgaunt]]s, and "drowning" qualities that may have a parasitical, life- or power-draining effect on other Mythos creatures.
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| − | Origin: ("The Drowners" were originally created by Brian Lumley; first appearance is in "Rising With Surtsey"?)
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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 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 [[Bug-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....
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| − | <br>— ''[[Cthaat Aquadingen|Feery's Notes on the Cthaat Aquadingen]]'', as portrayed by Brian Lumley in "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash"
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| − | ==Heresies and Controversies==
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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")
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| − | * 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])
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| − | * The ranks of "The Drowners" might also include [[Abhoth]] and/or [[Ubbo-Sathla]]. ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30079-what-can-you-do-with-bugg-shash/ YSDC Forums])
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| − | ==Keeper Notes==
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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!
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| − | ==Associated Mythos Elements==
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| − | * ''[[Cthaat Aquadingen]]'' describes "The Drowners", particularly [[Bugg-Shash]] and [[Yibb-Tstll]], in great detail.
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| − | * ''[[Cultes des Goules]]'' includes in some versions references to "The Drowners" as "water elementals", and claims that its author knows of a way to control them by invoking the "fire elemental" [[Cthugha]]
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| − | * [[Yibb-Tstll]]
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| − | * [[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
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| − | * [[Nightgaunt]]s cling in great numbers to the breasts of [[Yibb-Tstll]], and are associated with [[Bugg-Shash]] as forms of that being's "bogeymen"
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * Fiction: "[[The Kiss of Bugg-Shash]]"; first appearances are "[[Rising with Surtsey]]" (only as a reference to the name), and later [[David Sutton]]'s "Demoniacal" (allegedly as the nameless creature; "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash" was written as a sequel to "Demoniacal")
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