Abhoth

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Abhoth
(Deity)

Titles
The Source of Uncleanness;
the Primal Clay of Life's First Lurch;
the Unclean God
Realm
A cavern lair connected to many worlds
Alignment
Areas of Concern
Disease
Fecundity
Oozes
Worshipers
Cultists
Cleric Alignments (1E)
Domains (1E)
Chaos, Darkness, Earth, Madness, Strength
Subdomains (1E)
Caves, Ferocity, Insanity, Night, Nightmare, Resolve
Favored Weapon
Symbol
Tentacle coiled around a disembodied eye
Source: In Search of Sanity, pg(s). 64

Abhoth1 is the Outer God of disease, fecundity, and oozes.2

Appearance

Abhoth appears as a massive ooze whose eyes, mouths, organs, and pseudopods constantly form and are consumed.2

Realm

Abhoth dwells in a grotto connected to the deepest forgotten or undiscovered underground caverns of many planets.2

Servants

Oozes constantly form and slough off from Abhoth's bulk. Abhoth's pseudopods grasp many offspring and reabsorb them into its mass, but some manage to escape and find portals from Abhoth's lair to the caverns in other worlds. These spawn can spawn races of their own, and through them Abhoth can see, explore, and infect any world they touch.2

Worshipers and clergy

According to Abhoth's cultists, all life in the Material Plane is descended from it.2

On Golarion

Cerain remote tunnels in the Darklands connect to the cavern where Abhoth dwells. One such tunnel is located in the Midnight Mountains in Orv, where the Primal Mouth, one of Abhoth's most powerful spawn, resides with its gug minions.3

References

  1. Original Source: Clark Ashton Smith, "The Seven Geases", 1934;James Jacobs. “The Elder Mythos” in In Search of Sanity, 64. Paizo Inc., 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 James Jacobs. “The Elder Mythos” in In Search of Sanity, 64. Paizo Inc., 2016
  3. James Jacobs. “Continuing the Campaign” in Black Stars Beckon, 68. Paizo Inc., 2017