Eldritch Horrors

Beyond the distant stars, in the dark void of the Astral Sea, lies the vast and unknowable. Beings beyond comprehension, that by all logic should not exist, yet persist.   Whatever they are is beyond the power of the gods, errors of creation, embodiments of madness and corruption.   We know little about these beings beyond that they exist, but even that is a question.   Many names have been used to describe them: Eldritch Gods, Cosmic Horrors, Elder Evils, True Aberrations. But the true extent of our knowledge lies only in names found in the whispers and scribbles of those who searched for answers no mortal mind can withstand.   Further exploration into the nature of these beings is undocumented and strictly forbidden. All known attempts have led to an all consuming madness. Though it is widely believed that the Elder Evils are embodiments of primal fear made manifest.

Names:

  Though their true names can not be written, it is believed that there are at least 11 Elder Evils in existence, and each have been given a title to represent them.  

• The Butcher: The embodiment of the fear of viscera. Commonly associated with meat, corpses, blood, bones and butchered or twisted bodies.
• The Dark: The embodiment of the fear of the unseen. Commonly associated with darkness, shadows and blindness.
• The End: The embodiment of the fear of inevitability. Commonly associated with death and destiny.
• The Hive: The embodiment of the fear of corruption. Commonly associated with disease, filth, bugs, rot, decay, disgust and revulsion.
• The Hunter: The embodiment of the fear of being hunted. Commonly associated with predators, prey, murder or being watched, exposed and followed.
• The Jailor: The embodiment of the fear of being trapped. Commonly associated with small spaces, underground, suffocating or drowning.
• The Lonely: The embodiment of the fear of isolation. Commonly associated with being alone, abandonment, judgement and silence.
• The Madness: The embodiment of the fear of loss of self. Commonly associated with madness, deception, manipulation, illusions and the loss of control.
• The Slaughter: The embodiment of the fear of violence. Commonly associated with destruction, pain, loss, war, extinction and catastrophe.
• The Stranger: The embodiment of the fear of the unknown. Commonly associated with the uncanny, strangers, the unfamiliar and the sense that something is not right.
• The Void: The embodiment of the fear of the infinite. Commonly associated with heights, falling, large open spaces and feelings of insignificance and meaninglessness.