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| − | + | '''Thralls of Cthulhu''' are from [[Brian Lumley]]'s "[[The Fairground Horror (fiction)]]". | |
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| + | He was quick then to be on his feet and away from the thing that now lay twitching out its life upon the sawdust floor—the thing that had been his brother — which now, where the top of [his] head had been, wore a cap of writhing white worms of finger thickness, like some monstrous sea-anemone sucking vampirishly at the still-living brain! | ||
| + | <br>— [[Brian Lumley]], "[[The Fairground Horror (fiction)]]" | ||
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| + | Thralls of Cthulhu were once mortal human worshipers who have been corrupted through years of psychic and ritual contact with [[Cthulhu]] and [[Star-Spawn of Cthulhu|its kind]]. The result in its advanced stages is bloated, crouching, light-sensitive, greyish, doughy, gelatinous, empty-yellowish-eyed clawed, amphibious, immortal, and to greater or lesser degree mad. The creatures generally retain the ability to speak, but in a soft, gurgling, stomach-churning voice and, being formerly-human cultists, some Thralls are also able to cast spells. | ||
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| + | ==Heresies and Controversies== | ||
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| + | * Thralls can be compared to [[Deep One]]s, may be identical to them. (YSDC) | ||
| + | * The [[Cult of Cthulhu]] may entomb these repulsive, insane, undying Thralls in cells where the Thralls might serve as guards for cult temples and compounds, and some of the more backwards and isolated cults might instead choose to worship the Thralls as effigies of their high-priest andgod, Cthulhu itself. (YSDC) | ||
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| + | ==Keeper Notes== | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
| + | * deity: [[Cthulhu]] | ||
| + | * cult: [[Cult of Cthulhu]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: [[Brian Lumley]], "[[The Fairground Horror (fiction)]]" | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 6 August 2022
Thralls of Cthulhu are from Brian Lumley's "The Fairground Horror (fiction)".
Description
He was quick then to be on his feet and away from the thing that now lay twitching out its life upon the sawdust floor—the thing that had been his brother — which now, where the top of [his] head had been, wore a cap of writhing white worms of finger thickness, like some monstrous sea-anemone sucking vampirishly at the still-living brain!
— Brian Lumley, "The Fairground Horror (fiction)"
Thralls of Cthulhu were once mortal human worshipers who have been corrupted through years of psychic and ritual contact with Cthulhu and its kind. The result in its advanced stages is bloated, crouching, light-sensitive, greyish, doughy, gelatinous, empty-yellowish-eyed clawed, amphibious, immortal, and to greater or lesser degree mad. The creatures generally retain the ability to speak, but in a soft, gurgling, stomach-churning voice and, being formerly-human cultists, some Thralls are also able to cast spells.
Heresies and Controversies
- Thralls can be compared to Deep Ones, may be identical to them. (YSDC)
- The Cult of Cthulhu may entomb these repulsive, insane, undying Thralls in cells where the Thralls might serve as guards for cult temples and compounds, and some of the more backwards and isolated cults might instead choose to worship the Thralls as effigies of their high-priest andgod, Cthulhu itself. (YSDC)
Keeper Notes
Associated Mythos Elements
- deity: Cthulhu
- cult: Cult of Cthulhu
References
- fiction: Brian Lumley, "The Fairground Horror (fiction)"
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
