Rhan-Tegoth

Rhan-Tegoth

(Deity)

Titles

Herald of the End Times

Alignment

Chaotic evil

Areas of Concern

Hibernation
Immortality
Ruin

Edicts

Create statues of Rhan-Tegoth, sacrifice living sentient creatures

Anathema

None

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Chaos, Evil, Repose, Void

Subdomains (1E)

Ancestors, Dark Tapestry, Entropy, Stars

Sanctification (2E)

None

Domains (2E)

Decay, nightmares, nothingness, time
Alternate: Star

Favored Weapon

Sickle

Symbol

Three black stars

Sacred Animal

None

Sacred Colors

Black, purple

Source: In Search of Sanity, pg(s). 71 (1E)
Divine Mysteries, pg(s). 224–225, 318–319 (2E)

The religious symbol, sacred animal, and sacred color for this deity are listed exclusively in the Divine Mysteries Web Supplement.

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Rhan-Tegoth

(Creature)

Type

Aberration
(aquatic, chaotic, evil, Great Old One)

CR

28

Environment

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Bestiary 6, pg(s). 146–147

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Rhan-Tegoth is the Great Old One of hibernation, immortality, and ruin. It has spent most of its existence as an immobile statue, and ancient texts agree that when Rhan-Tegoth awakens by itself, the End Times shall be upon the Universe, but it is unclear which one triggers the other. According to legends, destroying Rhan-Tegoth will forever avert this apocalypse, but there is no known method of doing so.

History

Rhan-Tegoth is said to have been active and ruling over a northern empire, on a planet far from Golarion. When abandoned by its followers, Rhan-Tegoth transformed into a statue.

Appearance

Rhan-Tegoth resembles an aquatic arthropod with a globular torso, six limbs ending in crab pincers, three fishy eyes and a long proboscis. Its body measures 10 feet long, its legs span 24 feet, and it weighs 2,000 pounds. In statue form, it weighs 20,000 pounds and is still aware of its surroundings. Numerous statues of Rhan-Tegoth exist, and it is impossible to distinguish the actual Rhan-Tegoth from a simple statue. Mere proximity allows Rhan-Tegoth, even in statue form, to influence lesser minds and compel them to perform increasingly violent sacrifices.

Cults

Rhan-Tegoth is worshipped by both primitive tribes who stumble upon its statue and fail to understand the terrors it causes, and by fanatics who fully understand Rhan-Tegoth and often place their hibernating patron in public museums to instigate insanity and destruction before Rhan-Tegoth moves on to other places. Sometimes, they temporarily stir Rhan-Tegoth from hibernation with certain chants, but always end up devoured by the Great Old One.

References

Original Source: H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald, "The Horror in the Museum", 1932, published 1933;James Jacobs. “The Elder Mythos” in In Search of Sanity, 71. Paizo Inc., 2016

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