Ghatanothoa

Ghatanothoa

(Deity)

Titles

The Eternal Source

Realm

Earth

Alignment

Neutral evil

Areas of Concern

Disasters
Lost islands
Sacrifice

Worshipers

Insane cultists

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Destruction, Evil, Madness, Water

Subdomains (1E)

Catastrophe, Insanity, Nightmare, Oceans

Favored Weapon

Morningstar

Symbol

Waves parting around a rising jagged stone

Source: In Search of Sanity, pg(s). 67

Ghatanothoa

(Creature)

Type

Aberration
(chaotic, evil, Great Old One)

CR

29

Environment

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Black Stars Beckon, pg(s). 84–85

Ghatanothoa is the Great Old One of disasters, lost islands, and sacrifice. It is imprisoned on an island on a distant planet, and its awakenings cause nightmares and great disasters to follow.

Home

Ghatanothoa is trapped in an immense structure on a sunken island on Earth, a planet in a star system distant from Golarion, where it arrived in ancient times from the Dark Tapestry.

Relationships

Numerous similarities exist between Ghatanothoa and Cthulhu, and evidence points to Ghatanothoa being Cthulhu's spawn. Cultists of Ghatanothoa consider this claim blasphemous and regard Cthulhu's cultists as enemies, while Cthulhu's followers consider Ghatanothoa's beneath notice.

Appearance

Ghatanothoa's form, consisting of an abhorrent tangle of organs, is capable of shifting its composition at a whim but always retains a definite shape. A mere glance at Ghatanothoa or one of its perfect images is enough to transform one instantly into a desiccated, living corpse capable of seeing and feeling time but unable to move or interact with the world outside.

Cults

Ghatanothoa counts few human followers, but has long been worshipped by several mi-go sects, who build stone temples on desolate islands. They are said to be able to raise islands from unknown oceans on distant planets that serve as portals for their patron.

References

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