Nyarlathotep, also known as the Crawling Chaos, is the sadistic eldritch deity and manipulative messenger of the Outer Gods. He is one of three children born of the primordial Azathoth.
He has numerous avatars that he may assume when walking among other races, including a lean, sinister Egyptian man who operates as a traveling showman, exhibiting his strange abilities. Like Cthulhu, he can manifest himself in the dreams of Humans, provoking nightmares.
Worshipers[]
- Brotherhood of the Beast
- Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh
- Children of the Sphinx
- Brotherhood of the Skin
- Church of Starry Wisdom
- Cult of the Bloody Tongue
- Cult of the Sand Bat
- Order of the Bloated Woman
Appearances[]
- "Nyarlathotep", by H. P. Lovecraft (1920)
- "The Rats in the Walls", by H. P. Lovecraft (1924) (Mentioned only)
- "The Last Test", by Adolphe de Castro and H. P. Lovecraft (1928) (Mentioned only)
- "The Whisperer in Darkness", by H. P. Lovecraft (1931) (Mentioned only)
- "The Dreams in the Witch House", by H. P. Lovecraft (1933)
- "The Shadow Out of Time", by H. P. Lovecraft (1936) (Mentioned only)
- "The Haunter of the Dark", by H. P. Lovecraft (1936)
- "The Mound", by H. P. Lovecraft (1940) (Mentioned only)
- The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H. P. Lovecraft (1943)
Gallery[]
Nyarlathotep in the Faceless God form
Call of Cthulhu RPG rulebook, fifth edition
S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters (Illustrated by Tom Sullivan)
Notes[]
- The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets released an album based on "The Shadow Out of Time" called "The Shadow Out of Tim" which naturally feature Nyarlathotep as the main antagonist.