History Pantheon / OthernessAbominations

* On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/PlainNeutral Izanami(Persona)]]

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/CthulhuMythos The Outer Gods and Great Old Ones]], ''especially'' Cthulhu (his EvilTwin) and [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour Ithaqua]], malevolent [[EldritchAbomination cosmic horrors]] like the Old Gods, Dagon and Dark Gaia, [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Eric Cartman]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour Amon(Starcraft), SCP-682]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Scar (The Lion King)]], [[Pantheon/VillainousSuccessAndFailure Angra Mainyu]]

[[folder:The Great Ones]]
'''[[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} The Great Ones]][[labelnote:members]]Amygdala, Rom, The Celestial Emissary, Ebrietas, Brain of Mensis, Mergo's Wet Nurse, Oedon, The Moon Presence, Kos, Orphan of Kos[[/labelnote]], Eldritch Deities of [[BizarreAlienReproduction Alien Means of Reproduction]]''' (Ebrietas: Daughter of the Cosmos | Rom: The Vacuous Spider | Brain of Mensis: Mother Brain | Moon Presence: Flora | Kos: Kosm | Orphan of Kos: The Poor Wizened Child, Sweet Child of Kos)
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[[caption-width-right:350:Amygdala]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0293c7a9_7026_4fa7_8b7d_5467a3bf3768.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Rom, The Vacuous Spider]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Celestial Emissary]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Brain of Mensis]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Mergo's Wet Nurse]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/formless_oedon_0.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Formless Oedon]]
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* Collectively they hold as much power as an Overdeity, alone each is a Greater God. That doesn't protect them from death though.
* Symbol: The Caryll Runes surrounding a brain covered in eyes
* {{Leitmotif}}s:
** Amygdala - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BihcP_GduOk Amygdala]]
** Rom - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zxEOIRQwd4 Rom, the Vacuous Spider]]
** The Celestial Emissaries - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKfavoLsQWc Celestial Emissary]]
** Ebrietas - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sr349qR9s8 Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos]]
** Mergo's Wet Nurse - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uKdU19drsw Lullaby for Mergo]]
** The Moon Presence - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikWGbtXIBr4 Moon Presence]]
** Orphan of Kos - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahfb7M7jYvA Orphan of Kos]]
* Alignment: [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Unknown and Eldritch]]
* Portfolios: [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Augurs, completely alien and grotesque]], [[InvisibleToNormals inability to be seen by those who don't have enough insight]], [[ComboPlatterPowers beings with powers beyond understanding]], [[SingleSpecimenSpecies all Great Ones are kin]], [[HalfHumanHybrid Great Ones can impregnate]] ([[WasOnceAMan and be impregnated by]]) humans, [[MoralityKitchenSink each Great One varies in alignment]]
** Amygdala: [[MultiArmedAndDangerous A Great One of multiple arms]] [[EyeBeams and multifaceted eye beams]], [[GrievousHarmWithABody using it's own arms as a last resort]], [[MeaningfulName named after the part of the brain responsible for emotion]], [[LeanAndMean absolutely skinny yet dangerous]], [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere the Great One not related to the plot]]
** Rom: [[NonIndicativeName A Great One not actually resembling a spider]], [[FemaleMonsterSurprise revealed to be female]], [[AlmightyIdiot vacuous in her name]], [[NonMaliciousMonster does not attack, unless provoked]], [[WasOnceAMan was perhaps a human that was "given eyes"]], [[BarrierMaiden intentionally or not - trying to keep Oedon's effects at bay]] [[TheMasquerade and merely hiding the effects of the Mensis Ritual]]
** The Celestial Emissary: [[GoneHorriblyRight A human that was horribly experimented to become a Great One]], [[KingMook a stronger and bigger version of the basic version]], [[WasOnceAMan a possible human experiment by the Healing Church]], [[HumanoidAbomination the most "human" to most of the Great Ones]]
** Ebrietas: [[LivingMacguffin The Great One that is the source of the Yharnam Blood]] [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom that was unwillingly used to become the Scourge of Beasts]], [[NonMaliciousMonster among the Great Ones that will fight when provoked]], [[SummonMagic can be partially summoned by an Augur]] [[MacrossMissileMassacre and by a Call Beyond]], [[TheUnfavorite among the Great Ones that was abandoned]] [[WasOnceAMan due to her being a possible former Pthumerian]], [[TheManBehindTheMan the real highest being of the Healing Church]]
** Brain of Mensis: [[EyesDoNotBelongThere A misplaced being with eyes on its body]], [[FirstContact the first Great One to be seen upon entering the Nightmare of Mensis]], [[NonActionGuy non-hostile]], [[UnfriendlyFire kills anything in contact with it]], [[AnnoyingArrows sprouting arrows on people]] [[MindRape through Frenzy affliction]]
** Mergo's Wet Nurse: [[OurAngelsAreDifferent The Great One that resembles an angel]] [[MamaBear and protects Mergo, a stillborn Great One]], [[MultiArmedAndDangerous 8 armed]], [[TheGrimReaper invokes the image of a Grim Reaper]], [[SelfDuplication can summon multiple clones]] [[OminousFog through black fog]], [[BedsheetGhost a combination between a ghostlike being]] [[BlackCloak and one covered in black robes]]
** Oedon: [[TheGhost Formless]] [[{{Motif}} in the form of sound and water]], [[TheUnpronounceable unpronounceable by human standards]] [[TheUnfought and unfought by the Hunter]], [[BloodMagic uses blood as a medium]] [[GreaterScopeVillain and responsible for the Scourge of Beasts and the Nightmare]], [[TheOneGuy the only Great One that can impregnate female hosts]]
** The Moon Presence: [[DreamWeaver The creator of the Curse of Yharnam and the Hunter's Dream]], [[BigGood ambiguously good]] [[BigBad or bad depending its ambiguity to the Scourge of Beasts]], [[TrueFinalBoss the real final enemy of the Hunter's journey]], [[TheBlank being faceless]], [[DealWithTheDevil the being that Gehrman made a deal with to create the Hunter's Dream and the Hunt]], [[HPToOne can set the enemy's HP to one]], [[HunterOfTheirOwnKind set the Hunter to kill Mergo and the remaining Great Ones by proxy]], [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname only known as the Moon Presence as its identification]]
** Kos: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Among the first Great Ones to die in physical form]], [[KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge the Great One responsible for bestowing knowledge to those who implore it's existence]] [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow even though such knowledge affects the seeker in both good and bad ways]], [[SinsOfOurFathers punished the original hunters through her worshipers by creating the Hunter's Nightmare and the Curse]], [[MonsterIsAMommy pregnant with the Orphan of Kos]], [[EthnicGod the Deity of the Fishing Hamlet]]
** Orphan of Kos: [[EnfantTerrible A Great One]] [[HumanoidAbomination child of Kos]], [[PsychopathicManchild said to be wizened]], [[AllYourPowersCombined knows every basic Hunter technique]], [[TheBerserker unhinged fighting style]], [[BattleInTheRain born in the shores]] [[SealedEvilInACan and sealed away at the Fishing Hamlet]], [[ScreamingWarrior constantly screams]]
* Domains: Nightmares, BodyHorror, Alien Morality, Bizarre Reproduction, Forbidden Knowledge, Insight
* Heralds: The Kin of the Old Ones, Mergo
* Additional Relationships with: [[Pantheon/CausesOfMadness Micolash, Host of the Nightmare]] (active herald), [[Pantheon/WritingTechniques Gehrman, the First Hunter]] (for the Moon Presence), [[Pantheon/BossDesign Lady Maria]]
* Amicable Beings: Almost every being from the Pantheon/CthulhuMythos and most Eldritch Beings, [[Pantheon/HorrorGenres H.P. Lovecraft]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws The Ancestor]], [[Pantheon/LoveOther Saya]] ([[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Fuminori Sakisaka]] is rather indifferent towards them), [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Lunatic Cultist]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Apocalypse Bird]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Byleth]] (for Rom and Celestial Emissary), [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars The Sleeper]] (for Ebrietas), [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Brainspawn]] (for Brain of Mensis), [[Pantheon/DimensionalAreas Yog-Sothoth]] (for Oedon), [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture the Kraeken]], [[Pantheon/{{Knowledge}} Hermaeus Mora]] (for Kos)
* Analogous Connections: [[Pantheon/FacialAttributes The Nihilanth]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes the Brainspawn]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Fear of the Emotions]] (for Amygdala)
* Hostilities to: '''[[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers The Hunter]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Slayer of Demons, The Chosen Undead, The Bearer of The Curse, Ashen One]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Solaire of Astora]], [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 the Imperium of Man]] and the [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} God-Emperor himself]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation the SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Kubo]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Moon]] (for the Moon Presence), [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Kthanid]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Florence Nightingale]], [[Pantheon/WingsAndFeathers Mercy]] (for Mergo's Wet Nurse)
* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MagicalItems Ram]] (for Rom)
* Feared by: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForHeroism Harry Mason]], [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous Heather Mason]], [[Pantheon/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica The Puella Magi]], majority of the Hall of Pantheon/{{Mothers}} (specifically pregnant ones), especially Nox, Tawaret, Offret and Top Speed, [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Kaguya Houraisan]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Eirin Yagokoro]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets The Boss]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Reisen Inaba]], Chang'e, [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Magnolia Arch]] (for the Moon Presence)
* The human mind is often a fickle thing, easy to see, yet hard to understand on how it works without going through the scientific details. We are after all, natural seekers of knowledge, constantly seeking the truth in almost everything, while at the same time, deciphering what works and what does not. Of course, this mostly applies to human activities and understandable ideas, but that is immediately thrown out of the window when people start discovering [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow unknowable beings and unspeakable phenomena]] that doesn't follow the basic logic of regular human ideas. And such, was the case when a college within the outskirts of Yharnam, known as Byrgenwerth, discovered... these beings and unwillingly enough, spread their kin throughout the city and the surrounding places, all unseen by the most normal of people, [[MadnessMantra unless they are willing to grant themselves eyes]].
** And thus, the Great Ones were discovered. In a search for unearthly knowledge, the Healing Church, while having large political power within Yharnam itself, always had an endgame that was known to only the highest ranking officials of the Church, to harness and gather the powers of the Great Ones. Initially discovered by the scholars at Byrgenwerth, it wouldn't take long till a labyrinth was found by the college and a collaboration between the college and the Healing Church began, culminating to the concept known as the Truth, discoveries that were stored hidden within the labyrinths of Pthumeru. It was said to have created broken minds to those who would delve themselves deep within the concept itself, to the point that when awful accidents occurred within the college, the Healing Church ceased all communication within the college and closed it off as well as the forest that connected the college to the main city, calling it "Forbidden", all in an attempt to avoid curious people into entering such areas. That only escalated things further when the Healing Church not only brandished these beings as gods to be worshipped by the Yharnamites, but ended up using one of the blood of a Great One as a means of blood transfusion, thinking that such medium would grant them the power they longed, if only they would know what would happen next...
** Soon, the blood that was transferred into every single Yharnamite would become a blood-borne disease, turning every man, woman and anyone human into savage beasts. Those who would not turn into beasts became more insane and somehow gained "insight", allowing them sight to some of the most unspeakable horrors they have yet to understand. When the Scourge of the Beasts rampaged all throughout the city, soon, people started seeing otherworldly natures of their city. Then, there were the secret experiments the Healing Church were up to that experimented with human lives for a chance of ascension into a higher plane of existence, to become a Great One themselves. Whatever costs they had taken, did not matter, as it only meant a way to earn their place in their newly found existence. And as for the Great Ones themselves, well, we will let you decide for yourself about their... nature.
* The cause of the Great Ones' ascension is a mystery, perhaps it was recent or perhaps they were always here, just beyond the veil of sight. No one knows for sure how they entered but what is known is that someone must have discovered their presence through insight, which no one had until the Hunter arrived. What entailed was a near death experience and one that would inevitably spread around the Pantheon grounds. When the concept of insight was shared amongst Pantheon inhabitants, the Great Ones' presence was unveiled and soon, majority of the Pantheon were in utter shock and horror, realizing that such beings have existed within plain sight. Even with the damages repaired and many inhabitants able to recover from such madness, those that remained have continued to see nightmares manifest within Pantheon proper, a curse bestowed from knowledge.
** The Great Ones are willing to share their great knowledge with mortals provided they are given assistance from some of the more fanatical heralds, but one should beware: [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow for having too much of the Great Ones' knowledge grants Insight, and some things are better off unknown]]. It is this reason why Yharnam was not prepared to witness the horrid truth that was their existence. Perhaps things do not always need to be known for those who cannot comprehend such beings of nature but alas, their stay is permanent and those who have witnessed them will have to get used to it, a feat that only few such as the Hunter, have withstand their effects.
* Some have noticed similarities between them and the creations of [[Pantheon/HorrorGenres H.P. Lovecraft]] from their tentacle looks to even some of the most bizarre biological descriptions one can comprehend from their sight. The designs of some of them in fact, do strike some bearing inspirations, believing that the Great Ones might even be of Lovecraftian descendance. The God of Cosmic Horror refused to comment about their being and contacting the Great Ones is not the best of ideas unless you are willing to sacrifice your sanity for more knowledge.
** Others such as the Ancestor have no need for such warnings considering his nature as the Heart of Darkness, allowing him to safely gain more knowledge on these beings without the need of worrying about Insight. Unlike others who would become maddened after a few tries, he seems content and desires more about their own kind. Those who knows the Ancestor's true intentions can attest that he wants to accelerate the Heart of Darkness' effects as fast as possible, all out of the search for more knowledge, which makes those who are in despair after gaining insight less pitiable in his eyes.
--->'''The Ancestor''': The human mind - fragile, like a robin's egg.
** Of course, even before the Great Ones were a thing, one of their active heralds, or better put, worshipper, was still within the Pantheon, intending to spread their influence. That would be Micolash, the Host of the Nightmare. He knows that their time to appear in the realm was only a matter of time, but his faith was rewarded and has continuously spread more of his word to the remaining denizens with many outright fighting him if it means avoiding more Insight to be spread about the other temples. Saya does also remember being amicable with these beings while her lover, Fuminori Sakisaka does not have a high opinion based on them, other than the fact that he can see them without issues of insanity.
** Then came the other amicable beings. Apocalypse Bird, the unholy result of an unfortunate destiny between Punishing Bird, Judgement Bird and Big Bird seems to be okay with their presence, unaffected by the Insight one would get from contact with a Great One. The Lobotomy Corporation and SCP Foundation have no idea as to why it would be okay to them but investigations are underway. Then came Lunatic Cultist, the herald of the Moon Lord, Cthulhu, who has dedicated a part of his cult and leadership to Great One stewardship. Unfortunately that lead to rivalry between his cult and Micolash, leading to some halted progress.
* A number of Lovecraftian creatures have no problem being with the Great Ones as they recognize them being part of their kin. There is one exception on this however, Kthanid, among those who sympathize with humanity. The Friendly Abomination has heavily opposed the Great One's mode of reproduction since their interference would harm humanity pointing at Oedon obviously and even at some of the other beings like Mergo's Wet Nurse, which it has a suspicion that it took Mergo away from its mother. However, there are times when even Kthanid agrees with the sympathies of some of the Great Ones referring to Kos and her unfortunate fate. That said, it will not tolerate some of the Great Ones' meddling with humanity, at any cost.
* Speaking of nightmares, let us not even delve into the numerous planes these beings exist in; dreams, nightmares, you name it. Each Great One for some reason exists in their own pocket dimension, some of which are accessible through what was formerly a part of the accursed college known as Byrgenwerth and others through a system of chalices, used to explore various labyrinths dug up by the aforementioned scholars. Then there is the fact that some of the Great Ones themselves do not have a true form, as shown through the 'Formless' Oedon, a Great One without a physical manifestation and Amygdala through the lesser copies. These aspects of the Great Ones even more make it impossible to find their true forms.
** Their "temple" exists on the outskirts of the Pantheon and is filled with their Kin. Mind the quotation marks as the large amount of pocket dimensions makes it impossible to combine all the Great Ones in one large land, let alone a temple. However, in the highest tower lies the Brain of Mensis, a horrifyingly huge brain coated in eyes, probably the result of a ritual known as the Mensis Ritual. The simple act of drawing near to the temple drives the weak-minded to madness, often losing their sanity to the point of killing themselves, even by looking at the eye in even the farthest of places. It makes visitation not an option and communication through other means a factor, although as shown with the Mensis Ritual, communication with such beings is also not an option.
* Though they cannot truly be classified as evil, the Great Ones themselves are surprisingly innocent in their motives, seeking only to spawn more of their own kind. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality It is just they do not seem to understand the pain, suffering and horror they inflict on mankind in the process]] which makes reasoning even more useless. What makes it even more jarring is the fact that all of the Great Ones, minus one, are female (hypothetically speaking) and one of them in particular is capable of reproduction referring to Oedon, the being responsible for the Scourge of Beasts and the sudden weird pregnancies happening towards women during the plague. It makes sense when one thinks about it as the nature of Great Ones is to yearn for a child.
-->''Every Great One loses its child, and then yearns for a surrogate, and Oedon, the formless Great One, is no different.''
** There are some of the more curious deities who ponder about the Great Ones and how they can multiply. Those who know it will realize that the Scourge of Beasts was a byproduct of the Great Ones' reproduction, with its male being, Oedon, using blood as a medium of choice. Every single Great One has lost its children and as a result, used other methods of reproduction, chief among those, was blood. It also makes sense when Great Ones are attracted to special babies; babies that are born from their own form of reproduction via a Paleblood Moon and a few sacrifices or lures. It is this realization that the Great Ones were simply trying to foster a new child but as a result, placed Yharnam into a spiraling mess.
** And if that was not enough, the world they are living in makes the strongest/most advanced creatures the least likely to reproduce babies, which puts into perspective that the Great Ones lost all their children to attain them the positions they are in. With the scourge and the Paleblood Moon, those unfortunate souls who were pregnant ended up giving birth to weirdly deformed babies, those that are possibly Great One descendant. This may explain why women, blood and birth are of heavy significance when it comes to the discussions relating to them.
* It would make sense for many to immediately shoot the living hell out of these beings out of fear. It just that happens that these beings do not die easily, even the Celestial Emissaries themselves are somewhat capable of withstanding such damage. A few have dedicated to purging these kin and the God-Emperor of Mankind was among the first to tell the remaining Imperium to as he describes it in text-to-speech: "burn whatever the fuck these xenos came from". This eventually resulted to other deities willing to join in the hunt against these eldritch creatures, though as many Lovecraftian stories show, sometimes lethal force is not enough to rid of them.
** As with their ascension, many deities have tasked the Hunter to continue the hunt against these beings to end the nightmares, which brings up a point that these things, despite their godly power, are killable except not fully. Those that are killed are either replicas/lesser versions or only manifest in a physical matter while the actual Great One in question is living in another plane of existence. Others who have joined with him are the Chosen Undead and the Bearer of the Curse, Solaire of Astora and Guts, the latter of which was greatly reminded with Mergo's Wet Nurse to Rakshas.
* It should be noted that the Great Ones mentioned are not the ''only'' Great Ones within the realm of Yharnam. These beings mentioned are simply the ones with the most connections to the Scourge (such as the case with Ebrietas, Rom, the Moon Presence, Oedon), others being a byproduct (the Celestial Emissary) and those that are the most obvious to be seen all throughout (Amygdala). This means that there are more Great Ones in existence, some are just less defined than others like Kos. This only adds more fear from what is originally presented.
** Another thing to take note is the difference between ''Kin'' and ''Great One''. Kin are simply beings of slimy alien looks that are in origin, human, just experimented upon to gain powers or "ascendance" to the same power as a Great One. Thus, the term "Kin" Great Ones exist, as shown with Rom, the Vacuous Spider, the Celestial Emissary and Ebrietas, the Daughter of the Cosmos. Their acceptance is debatable but those three are exempted as their power's rivals that of the true ones. The "True" Great Ones on the other hand are the original beings, such as Amygdala, Mergo's Wet Nurse, Oedon, the Moon Presence and Kos. These are the ones you must watch out for as their powers varies and are for the most part, more powerful than their Kin counterparts. The way of identifying which is a Kin and a Great One: the blood they spew when hurt; Great Ones are of '''red''' while Kin are of '''yellowish pale fluid'''.
* It seems that the Great Ones went to a period of... mourning or whatever they are doing. Probably must have something to do with Kos' surprise death, except Kos was more or less dead for a very long time, all caused by the scholars of Byrgenwerth who defiled the Fishing Hamlet. The result was a new nightmare known as the Hunter's Nightmare, a dimension where Hunters do not die but are forced into a dimension where all they seek is blood. The only person who knows this incident is Lady Maria but she herself has kept her lips shut, probably because the event lead to her suicide and realizing the dream she is stuck in, decided to keep the secret from leaking, in the hopes no one tries to do the same thing again.
* Mothers of all kinds have been warned to never confront/face the Great Ones, unless they wish to preserve their well-being. Such discussion will bring about not only the Great Ones' need of a child through human interaction (i.e through blood), but may risk their children becoming deformed Great One descendants and risk their lives whilst giving birth. The Hall of Mothers have made their efforts to make sure their inhabitants do not see their presence whatsoever. The Gods there, Nox and Tawaret, are still confused as to how Great Ones are conceived in the first place, let alone finding an alternative solution without forcing the mothers to get infected by Oedon's power through blood. Even those who are pregnant in general have been told to stray away from them to avoid the same fate, with the warning reaching to Heather Mason, who had gone through what can be described as a terrifying pregnancy.
** The Puella Magi have also been notified of their existence and have been told not to contact them as some speculate that the Soul Gems they carry might end up being corrupted thanks to Insight. Homura was quick to oppose and try to kill them through force except some are outright unkillable like Oedon and others are extremely hidden like the Moon Presence, which makes extermination all the more unlikely.
* One of the few Great Ones that is identifiable with enough insight, Amygdala is a strange being, a six-armed Great One with a head of multiple eyes. It is a being to behold and among the first Great Ones one can find with ease. That does not mean it is not a benevolent being, rather it is one of the more hostile ones, often grabbing unexpected visitors and giving them too much insight, resulting to a frenzied state. If the user is able to handle it, expect multiple eye beams and a multi-arm thrashing as Amygdala will not go down without a fight, and it is ''relentless'', even ripping its own arms to counter anyone who can nearly kill it. To those who wish to fight it, expect persistence from it.
** Some of the crazier gods have reported seeing [[DegradedBoss lesser versions of Amygdala]] hanging from various temples. However, they have no way to prove it since [[ParanoiaFuel Lesser Amygdalae cannot be seen without a large amount of Insight]]. Since these Lesser Amygdalae fight similarly, they nearly act the same. It should also be noted that due to its numerous nature and [[MeaningfulName name synonymous to a part of the brain that is responsible for the emotion of fear]], it would make sense as to why Amygdalae are fearful both in appearance and through combat.
** Those may have read or at the very least, understood Amygdala might associate it with Patches the Spider, a spider with a man as its' head. Others may see why, as to him begging Amygdala at one point give mercy to the Hunter, that is if the Hunter has enough Insight to understand it in the first place. Still, if it is true, then hopefully he does not mercilessly unleash Amygdala towards the other innocent deities. Still, if people like Patches exist, then surely other worshippers might be close, as well as the possibility that some of the more cult-like deities might end up praising Amygdala to receive its' "blessing".
-->'''Patches''': Oh Amygdala! Oh Amygdala! Have mercy on the poor bastard.
** Because its name is related to the brain in its function of fear, comparisons were made to several brain-based deities, particularly those of the Nihilanth, Brainspawn and even Fear of the Emotions. Amygdala's connection to the name must have been based on the assumption of its looks, particularly its head which seems to have some designs clearly following the actual amygdala. However, some of the more paranoid deities can also point out at its form, since fear is one of the main aspects of the amygdala and the creature is no exception. As for what the other brainlike deities think of it, the Nihilanth wants nothing to do with it, Fear ran away as soon as possible and the Brainspawn tried to make it stupid, except such concept would not work on a Great One.
* Among the most docile is the "Kin" Great One, Rom, also known as the Vacuous Spider. Spider is a loose term considering that Rom looks and acts more like a maggot than a spider, not the same as her kin though. She does not attack whatsoever and is harmless, that is until you provoke her, and she will call down meteors above you. Oh, and do not forget those pesky spiders that guard her for protection. At this point, you are going to need more than bug spray to kill her.
** Rom's [[EldritchLocation realm]] is disturbingly easy to access. Thankfully, anyone who ends up stumbling upon it will have all the time they want to escape, as Rom and its progeny will not do anything at all unless provoked. Many are however fooled by the location so most people who are in awe of the view that is Byrgenwerth, might end up going into the river while getting Insight for seeing her. No one can fix that because someone who must have experimented with Rom beforehand intentionally placed her there to keep the effects of the Mensis Ritual at bay.
** You might be wondering why she plays a major role into the Scourge of the Beasts? Well, it is quite complicated, since the Scourge of Beasts is just one of the side effects of the Great Ones while the real effects are what happens when the Bloodmoon rises, where the effects of the Mensis Ritual are magnified to the point that insanity is the main problem over the Beast Scourge, and the only reason why it has been kept as such is because of Rom. By killing her, not only did the CosmicHorrorStory reveal itself but [[FateWorseThanDeath doomed Yharnam into an ever-worse fate.]]
** [[Pantheon/MagicalItems Ram]] was greatly annoyed to learn that the Vacuous Spider shared her sister's name and went to confront it. However, she very quickly learned that "Vacuous" [[AnIcePerson does not mean "Helpless"]]. The incident also seems to have burned [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Insight]] into her mind, nearly losing both sanity and vision. Now she must get used to the fact that "Rom" has to be shared between her sister and a "spider".
* The Celestial Emissaries are what happens when humans are heavily experimented with otherworldly liquids, all done by the Healing Church. If you are wondering which types of humans, well it is orphans that they kidnap to imbue them with eldritch liquid, which originated from "the eye from the inside". After all of that, the patients would have to depend on luck if they were to survive as most patients have either gone mad or killed themselves due to the mutations growing on their bodies. Those that did survive and realized what celestial connection they had become enlightened and soon, they would grow in immense size, alongside the growth of blue skin and with an extraterrestrial appearance. Thus, their connection would be complete and allowed them to become Great Ones themselves. As for their purpose, that ties with another Great One: to communicate with Ebrietas.
** Byleth at first thought that these things as hostile alien beings though he took a few notes from the archives of the Healing Church and soon realized these things were formerly human. Then a few notes here and there revealed some truth regarding the Emissaries and Rom. Soon, he took pity and realized that he almost shares the same fate as these Great Ones. He was afterall an experiment to become a vessel for a goddess in his realm, though he was thankfully not subjected to the gruesome results that both ended up getting.
* One of if not the more friendly Great Ones was the being Ebrietas, otherwise known as the Daughter of the Cosmos. She has one of the most powerful connections to the cosmos, hence the name, allowing her access to powerful arcane magic. She was left behind in one of the dug-up labyrinths, Isz and was found by the Healing Church, living in harmony with Kin and Beast alike. After being founded by the Healing Church, she became a power of worship and was the highest ranking being in the entire sect, so much that the entire rituals related to the Celestial Emissaries (hence the presence of deformed babies) exist in the Upper Cathedral Ward where she resides. It also turns out that her blood was the source of blood ministration for the entire Yharnam populace, only to backfire ''massively'' when it created the Scourge of Beasts. As for her hostility, there is good reason why she is better left alone as she is no pushover.
** The title, "Daughter of the Cosmos" attracted her presence by an alien being from outer space. At first, many people feared this sight, as some recognize that it was the Sleeper attempting to convert her to a crystalline form, yet it did not flinch, as it simply stared at her. Maybe the title is what kept her in respectable terms with it, as it might be a distant neighbor from the cosmos. No one is sure, especially identifying if the Sleeper is truly amicable to her or its origins still being a mystery.
* The Brain of Mensis may be the least active member of the Great Ones but that does not excuse people from messing with it. When perched high, the Brain of Mensis starts [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm affecting everyone who sees it with Frenzy]]--resulting in brutal deaths via being stabbed inside out. Keep in mind, it likely does not have a physical form, yet can perfectly kill people if it shows up in a someone else's dreams. When dropped down to a lower level within a darkened room, it actually is pretty harmless and can be [[CurbStompBattle easily clobbered by anybody]] who manages to bring it down to that level, or can communicate with it by making contact with a certain gesture. Though people would want nothing to do with this unnaturally hostile Great One, the [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Brainspawn]] had been attempting to communicate with it after it showed up within the HiveMind. It may not turn off its Frenzy-inducing powers but presumable appreciates the Brainspawn's attempt to bring him out and spread him across everyone's dreams in the Pantheon.
* From the top of the Nightmare of Mensis is Mergo's Wet Nurse, a being of unknown stance (possibly a Great One). The name comes from the fact that it is fostering a child when the mother is not around, in this case, Mergo. Not much is known about it other than the fact it is protecting its surrogate child, of which is not even its own but rather from someone else. Many theories about its origins and the debates regarding its status as a Great One is highly contested, with perhaps the biggest question if it even is a Great One since the actual being in question is Mergo, as evidenced by its cries disappearing the moment the Nurse is defeated. The fact that it looks like a Grim Reaper does not help its case either.
** The case with regards to the debates with the Wet Nurse and Mergo boils down to whether or not Mergo was actively stolen from its mother, Yharnam the Pthumerian Queen and that the name Wet Nurse might have been nothing more than a title given to those who have seen it protect Mergo from contact. Great Ones are interested with children and since history between the Pthumerians and Great Ones are almost shrouded in mystery, it is hard to identify if Yharnam herself may had some sort of connection with the Great Ones in general as otherwise Mergo would have never been born. In this case, the theory of Mergo's Wet Nurse "stealing" Mergo from Yharnam might be a plausible scenario and thus putting the "Wet Nurse" as its moniker is of questionable woes.
** Both Florence Nightingale and Mercy have questionable thoughts about Mergo's Wet Nurse as a medical caretaker, with Florence taking offense with its role. Granted, Mergo is a Great One but with some of the theories and evidence that it may have been acting as a forced surrogate to Mergo whilst keeping her away from Yharnam (shown when she bows to the Hunter after it is slain, giving credence that Mergo might have been avenged), she is not buying the idea that the Wet Nurse has any jurisdictions over Mergo and is more than willing to exterminate her through her Berserker self (this can also be applied to most Great Ones due to considering them as a disease to the Yharnamites, though the blame should be placed within the scholars of Byrgenwerth in the first place). Mercy also feels the same way though she has her suspicions that the Wet Nurse in question might be a disembodied spirit, hence the lack of bleeding once the Wet Nurse gets hit.
** And in relation to the pregnant Heather Mason, both James Sunderland and Harry Mason have feared this being, likely because her looks are almost as terrifying as those monsters spawned within Silent Hill. The numerous knives, and grim reaper visual only makes the case more frightening. Since Heather Mason's pregnancy is in relation to the Order and their plans to bring Apocalypse... or Paradise though her giving birth to (presumably God). The Wet Nurse is even ''more'' interested in her believing that it might take care of it like Mergo.
* Then there is Oedon, the most unseen among the Great Ones, communicated through voice and blood. The most mysterious, even by Great One standards, he is the most ascended of the entire bunch as he has no physical form and cannot even be fought nor ''perceived'' whatsoever, only having its essence brought about by the Caryll Runes that uses some form of symbolism to represent him. Oh and if you are wondering why he is brought up with male pronouns, that is because he is the main progenitor of Mergo, connecting him to the mess that is the Scourge of Beasts and the Nightmares surrounding Yharnam. Not to mention, the numerous pregnancies when the Blood Moon rose to all female hosts and the blood magic thanks to the transfusions made by the Healing Church.
** It is this reason that Oedon is compared to Yog-Sothoth as they too have ascended beyond space and time, even amongst their own kind as well as the meddling the two have done to many humans, intending to spread their own kind among human beings without the care or sense of the world. It is this reason that he has great interest in Oedon's nature, seeing that it might be a part of his omniscience.
* Another mysterious being and even relative to that of a schemer is The Moon Presence. This being is likely the true originator of the Hunter's Dream and was contacted by Gehrman, the First Hunter as an emergency act to save his workshop as well as an act of grief due to Lady Maria's disappearance. It has a great interest in [[Pantheon/CombatOther The Hunter]] due to the fact that in at least one scenario the Hunter [[BizarreAlienReproduction became an infant Great One]] [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt after slaying The Moon Presence]], only through consuming 3 One-Third of an Umbilical Cord, possibly fulfilling the idea of the Great One's yearn for a child. Even so, this being appears rarely and considering that its domain is the Hunter's Dream, few people will even have the chance to see it, unless they beat Gehrman first.
** One can infer that the Moon Presence might be on the hunt against its own kin, possibly using the hunt and even its agents as a means to indirectly killing its competition. This may also be alluded to the fact that Great Ones seek children and the Moon Presence could be killing the remaining Great Ones in order to gain a child of its own. Although this is one of many theories as to the original purpose of its existence.
** The Moon Presence itself is well-hidden, only showing up after the Hunter defeats Gehrman. That said, its' presence is not without a few moon-based deities sensing it from their domain. Kaguya, Reisei and Eirin had sensed something wrong with the moon from the Hunter's Dream and unfortunately for them, gained insight as a result from their encounter with the Moon Presence. As for their observations, they have no idea what it is supposed to be other than the fact that it seems to be connected to the moon. Other moon based deities such as Chang'e and even those who descended from the moon like Magnolia Arch cannot identify what it even is connected to the moon for, even Usagi Tsukino, the Sailor Senshi representative for the moon, cannot comprehend what it is supposed to be.
** Kubo has had immense pity over Gehrman's situation but the child prodigy did not expect that ''something'' was behind the moon covering the Hunter's Dream. The moment it landed within the garden, he tried to fight it but before he could even pull out a shamisen, it grabbed him and overwhelmed him with its tentacles. He would soon wake up back on his temple, thinking it was a dream but a visit from the Hunter has shown that it was in fact no dream and that should he not came in at the right moment, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgjheSBNHc he would have taken Gehrman's place instead]]. Realizing this, and from the insight he took upon seeing it made him more cautious about the Hunter's Dream.
* A new Great One was revealed through some of the more cryptic ramblings from Micolash, Kos. This Great One does not exist within Yharnam but was found in a Fishing Hamlet where the scholars of Byrgenwerth violated the place and its people for more knowledge, even going so far as to violating her washed up body ashore, in search for eldritch blood. The event was horrifying enough that the Goddess herself, in response, cursed the hunters into a never-ending nightmare aptly named the Hunter's Nightmare, a punishment for the hunters who, if they died, would wake up in a nightmare that pitted them in an endless hunt. Since children have become a theme with the Great Ones, Kos is no different, with its infant child killed by the Byrgenwerth Hunters, then suddenly manifested in a wizened version of her child: The Orphan of Kos. The Orphan has joined alongside its mother, tending to her injured form all while weeping, as is the child who returns to the bottomless sea. Whoever bothers it or Kos would see the [[TykeBomb sheer power the child wields]]. Poor sleepers who enter the shared dream of the Hunters...
** Its hard to mention Kos without bringing the fate that Byrgenwerth has suffered from her wrath (also helped by the Fishing Hamlet villagers), the Hamlet and its inhabitants and the Orphan of Kos. All those actions stem from her death by the former while at the same time, was responsible for the incomprehensible knowledge of the Great Ones. Not only that, but her human-like pregnancy defied the pregnancies given by Oedon back in Yharnam. Yes, Great Ones are very, ''very'' weird.
** The Kraeken seems to have immense fealty to Kos, simply due to her status as as a Deity and her partial relations to the sea. Her bestowing knowledge did not affect the Kraeken but the latter did not retaliate, if anything, left without harm. Perhaps it is her human-like form and powers that made her immensely respected, although for unknown reasons.
** Hermaeus Mora has had immense knowledge after seeking some of the knowledge Kos had given to most of the Byrgenwerth scholars. The need to know almost everything about the cosmos and beyond has brought many to ruins. Mora is more interested in Kos' (and by extension, the Great Ones) nature and how they exist, although, what could you even gain from a washed up corpse in the first place?
* These beings have also been spotted within the House of Pantheon/{{Extraterrestrials}}, under Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology.
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[[folder:The Children of Dark]]
'''[[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII The Children of Dark]][[labelnote:members]]Nashandra, Elana, Nadalia, Alsanna, Karla[[/labelnote]], Unholy Beings [[SoulFragment Born From A Soul]]''' (Nashandra: Queen of Drangleic | Elana: Squalid Queen | Nadalia: Bride of Ash | Alsanna: Silent Oracle | Karla: the Witch or [possibly] the Spurned) [[quoteright:344:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ds2_nashandra.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:344:Queen Nashandra]] [[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nashandra.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Elana, the Squalid Queen]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Nadalia, Bride of Ash]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Alsanna, Silent Oracle]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Karla, the Witch/the Spurned]]
* {{Leitmotif}}s: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHjdSM3nHo Nashandra]] (for Nashandra), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGyYWowMgc Elana, Squalid Queen]] (for Elana)
* Intermediate Goddesses
* Symbols: The Dark Soul surrounded by The Abyss, Dark Sorcery, Rot, Ash and Ice (shared with Manus)
* Alignments: NeutralEvil for Nashandra, Elana (also leans towards ChaoticEvil due to her wrath) and Nadalia. Alsanna and Karla leans towards NeutralGood.
* Portfolio: [[DarkIsEvil Fragments of Manus, which makes them affiliated to the Abyss]], [[HumanoidAbomination most are humanoids]], [[BlackWidow beings that were meant to corrupt other kingdoms]], [[HeelFaceTurn two of the Children disbanded their connection to the Abyss]]
** Nashandra: [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen The Queen of Drangleic]] [[BigBad who is responsible for the kingdom's horrific state]], [[ManipulativeBastard controlled everyone, including King Vendrick and the Bearer of the Curse]], [[SimpleYetOpulent wears white clothing]] [[EtherealWhiteDress white clothing]] [[DarkActionGirl but is actually sinister]], [[TheGrimReaper her true form resembles a grim reaper appearance]], [[AmbitionIsEvil wants the Throne of Want to return back to her original form as Manus]]
** Elana: [[EvilSorcerer An evil sorceress]] [[LongGame who desires revenge from being separated from her original being]], [[LadyOfBlackMagic powered by the Abyss and related spells]], [[MagicKnight heavy emphasis on magic]] [[FlunkyBoss and minion summoning]], [[PoisonousPerson extremely dirty including her power to use sludge]] [[MeaningfulName hence "Squalid" Queen]]
** Nadalia: [[TheUnfought The only fragment not directly fought or seen]], [[AnimatedArmor possesses armour to defend her "kingdom"]], [[EnergyBeing sacrificed her physical form to control most of what is left of the land]] [[AndIMustScream and has gone insane from it]], [[AlreadyDoneForYou finds the king and his servants gone]] [[SoulJar and scattered her souls as a result]], [[LadyAndKnight the fair lady to the Fume Knight]]
** Alsanna: [[DarkIsNotEvil A Child of Dark that turned away from her goal]] [[LoveRedeems after finding love]] [[InLoveWithTheMark from the Ivory King]], [[SympathyForTheDevil welcomed despite her "heritage"]], [[GoodCounterpart the lighter and less evil side to Nashandra]], [[ComboPlatterPowers has the ability of telepathy and cryokinesis]] [[StrongerThanTheyLook despite being the weakest Child of Dark]]
** Karla: [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld A Child of Dark that survived for years]], [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe relatively nice towards the Ashen One]] [[PowerOfTheVoid and teaches Abyss sorceries and pyromancies]], [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist specializes in miracles, pyromancies and sorceries]], [[RobeAndWizardHat wears the standard sorcerer attire]], [[CallBack possibly Zullie the Witch]]
* Domains: Souls, Abominations (for some), Royalty, Love (of both the twisted and genuine kind), the Abyss
* Heralds: The remnants of Drangleic, minus Velstadt (Nashandra), Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon (Elana), Raime, the Fume Knight (Nadalia), the Burnt Ivory King and his loyal Loyce Knights (Alsanna)
* Origin to: '''[[Pantheon/EyeAppearances Manus, Father of the Abyss]]'''
* Allies:
** Nashandra, Elana and Nadalia: [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} King Allant]], [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Nosferatu Zodd and the Godhand]], [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearanceOther Morathi]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Saira and Kaira]] (in general), [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lady Macbeth]] (for Nashandra), [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Hexxus, Hedorah]] (for Elana), [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Emperor Ganishka]], [[Pantheon/WindAndAir Smoke]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Lord Voldemort]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Xehanort]] (for Nadalia)
** Alsanna and Karla: '''[[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Bearer of the Curse and the Ashen One]]''', [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Queen Elsa]] (for Alsanna)
* Source of Interest: [[Pantheon/SoldierActions Slave Knight Gael]] (for Nashandra), [[Pantheon/ElementsAndNatureOther Gogmazios]] (for Elana)
* Possible Mentor to: [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Atsuko Kagari]] (for Karla)
* Welcomed to: The Houses of Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution (for Elana) and Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery (for Karla)
* Enemies:
** Those who reside within [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Drangleic]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls and beyond]]: '''[[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Bearer of the Curse]]''' (and possibly including [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ the Slayer of Demons, Chosen Undead and Ashen One]]), '''[[Pantheon/LifeAndVitality Lord Aldia]]''' (especially towards Nashandra), '''[[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Lord Gwyn]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsNToZ the Soul of Cinder]], [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets the Abyss Watchers]]''', [[Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres Artorias the Abysswalker]]
** Others: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]] [[Pantheon/{{Berserk}} and his allies]], [[Pantheon/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica the Puella Magi]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Merlin]], [[Pantheon/ElementsAndNatureOther Delsin Rowe]] (for Nadalia)
** For Alsanna and Karla, their allies and enemies are the other way around.
* Banned from: The Houses of Pantheon/{{Royalty}} and Pantheon/LoveAndAffection (minus Alsanna)
* For years following Oolacile's destruction at the hands of the Abyss, many wondered what happened that lead to the city's downfall. The most reliable information came from a merchant that bespoke the town's destruction through upturning the grave of Manus, Father of the Abyss. Manus was defeated by a certain Chosen Undead that went back through time to witness the corruption that had occured within the city. As time has gone by, new kingdoms would emerge but they too would suffer the Undead Curse, which has become a key conflict towards the kings that ruled at the time and such was the case with Drangleic where a king and his beloved queen would not only fight against this newfound curse, but a fragment of the being that once represented the Abyss.
** King Vendrick was the king when Drangleic was being built, under the roots of the four Lord Souls and with it a powerful Throne of Want. His kingship would give way to his success as a king but as soon as it was all going well, a wanderer from a far-away land told him of an oncoming war with the looming threat of the giants. Worried that his kingdom would be destroyed from such menace, he stormed their land first and gained an unprecedented amount of soul manipulation. His kingdom would be saved and took the stranger, a woman by the name of Nashandra as his queen, but it would not last, as the Giants took revenge and his kingdom, while saved by an unknown hero, was shattered. Worse, the Undead Curse struck Drangleic and soon, he and Aldia would do whatever it takes to undo it, but came with the realization of two things, his brother's grim research that made him near inhumane and that his queen, the one who "saved" his kingdom has been tricking him all along. With his forced exile and the Throne of Want at guard, the queen was at helm of the now-rotting kingdom, Nashandra, who was revealed to be a Child of Dark, the remnant soul of Manus, Father of the Abyss.
** It turns out that Drangleic was not the only victim to the Children of Dark's entrance. Shulva, the once home of the Sunken King was home to another Child of Dark, Elana, who was the later wife of the king. When the city was besieged, her king was slain and left her in a wrathful state, now with her conjuring as much souls as she can to avenge her king (whether she loved him or manipulated him is still in question) using a Slumbering Dragon. Then there was Brume Tower, home to Nadalia, the Bride of Ash. She went to the tower to look for the Old Iron King but found that the king was not there, but slain and his kingdom in tatters. Distraught with this, she transformed from her physical state into a swirling mass of black fog, controlling the armor remaining in the tower and all the deceased soldiers in the tower, creating a kingdom of her own as well as seducing the Drangleic exile known as Raime. Lastly was Eleum Loyce, where the Ivory King resided and where a Child of Dark, Alsanna, the Silent Oracle, arrived. Instead of her ruining the land like her sisters, she was redeemed through love from the Ivory King, until the Old Chaos arrived and the Ivory King was forced to stop it but inevitably fail, leading to Alsanna holding the castle in silent vigilance. There was also another Child of Dark but resented her heritage, Karla, the Witch, who survived for many years past Drangleic and into the kingdom of Lothric where she was stranded until an Ashen One would rescue her and teach him various sorceries. These sisters, would be the Children of Dark, fragments of the Father of the Abyss.
* There are various children in the Pantheon that have been ostracized or treated with danger but very few come close to the Children of Dark, as collectively claimed. These people, born from a shred of the monstrous Abyss, have grown notoriety by their heritage alone alongside the mission to spread the Dark in the furthest lands, by wooing rulers of kingdoms and tricking them into their control. One nearly succeeded while the rest were either stranded in their kingdoms, or forsaken their purpose. Their powers range from the usage of dark sorceries, to even manipulation of fog and mud, making the Children far more capable than they would seem at a first glance. If it had not been for one Bearer of the Curse to stop them, the remaining lands would have been swallowed by the Abyss even quicker.
* Manus' presence in the Pantheon was a problem for many deities as the Father of the Abyss was known to have his soul fragmented to various beings following his death so security to him was very high, until the House of Royalty would discover a dark sludge in one of its uncleaned corners. The cleanup crew that were tasked to fix it were not seen until a few days when a castle was spotted in the midst, identifying it as Drangleic. From there, the greater beings of the House called upon the Bearer of the Curse to explore the kingdom and the surrounding lands, of which a dark child awaited his return.
** From there, the former residents and knights of the kingdom attacked the Bearer but were slain with ease and would soon stumble upon a barren area known as the Throne of Want. A creature of dark would appear behind him, claiming to join with her in the dark. The two fought and defeated the being, but not until the Pantheon's security soon received reports of other kingdoms spotted nearby, that being Shulva, Brume Tower and Eleum Loyce. He was suddenly teleported by a woman clad in white on the latter, telling him the implication of the entire thing. It was at this moment that the Bearer of the Curse realized that Manus' 'children' have arrived.
* If there was ever a group that was hated nearly more than Manus in terms of the terrors the Abyss has brought upon various lands, they would most certainly be the case. The Bearer of the Curse was not alone in this regard, as Lord Aldia has spoken his displeased attitude following their arrival. Him and the Children of Dark, more specifically Nashandra, have had a history together though he knew her true nature when she was disguised as the Queen of Drangleic and left to his own work when he knew his brother, King Vendrick was stubborn not to heed his warnings towards her. But he is not alone, as even the Lord of Cinder himself, Lord Gwyn was notified of her arrival following the House of Royalty's sudden shakeup. With the news, he brought himself, his army of Black Knights and his own avatar, the Soul of Cinder to siege their kingdoms and if possible, kill them too. Even his trusted knight, Knight Artorias and fellow Lords of Cinder, the Abyss Watchers have sided with the King to eradicate any of their traces at all cost, the former especially towards Nadalia's servant, Raime the Fume Knight.
** While it may be true that the Children are powered by the Abyss, there are some certain complications. Nashandra, Elana and Nadalia are considered evil due to their modus operandi of spreading the Abyss, but others like Alsanna were redeemed by the love of the Ivory King, and Karla has expressed disgust of her origin. In the eyes of Gwyn however, they are linked to the Abyss and whether they like it or not, they will be dealt the same way as their sisters, despite protests from other deities including the Bearer of the Curse and Ashen One, who have testimonies of their innocence.
** Their links to the Abyss proved to be an asset for people who despised Gwyn's rule which is something King Allant really wants. In addition, while the king of Boletaria is busy plotting an idea merging the efforts of the Fog, Pontiff Sulyvahn's the Deep and a portion of the Children's powers, the Godhand have taken a liking to the Children, as if their interest towards Manus was not bad enough. Zodd was the first to present the news to the others and after evaluating their history, they have deemed them worthy of inviting. That brought with it a cost however, as Guts was not willing to let the Godhand have another group of evils to join them, thankfully he was not alone as both Alsanna and Karla have both agreed to join on Guts' side, which lead to Allant ranting at their presence, even comparing them to the Maiden in Black.
** Past Manus, the Puella Magi have more deities to avoid in the fear of their corruption quickening their transformation to witches. Although in fairness, the Abyss has nothing to do with it but rather the nature of the Magical Girl system Kyubey designed, it only makes the inevitable closer to them. Homura has taken the initiative to get rid of the Children while the others are placed to more secure locations to avoid their soul gems to making contact. Merlin has also taken precautions to their powers since most of their magic are curses, necromancy and more unusual cases. He will gather more magicians to drive them away, but this is nothing but a setback for most of them, especially if Nashandra gets a hold of [[Pantheon/MaximumSecurity a certain soul]].
* Other deities have taken note of their descriptions but Morathi has taken a specific liking to many of them, due to many various similarities, such as being dark-ridden ladies and in Nashandra's case, good manipulators of their thrones. Out of all the children, she enjoys the company of Elana more, if not for her vengeful attitude and magic affinity, Nadalia has been avoided for her due to her whispers even reminding her of Slaanesh's allure and has ignored the presence of the other two. Saira and Kaira have also studies a portion of their kingdoms but have been found in Nadalia's realm, seeing how the Child managed to use her own soul to create a massive fog that can control anything around it, including luring other living beings to her control.
* The Children have been banned on various Houses but especially on two specific ones: the Houses of Royalty and Love and Affection. The former has spoken how the Children's main objectives clash against the neighbors of the Hall, hearing the stories that befell all the cities they have ruled, especially Nashandra, on the other hand, the latter sees their form of love to be very dangerous. Some are split however as Nashandra and Nadalia's efforts were mostly evil in some way (especially on Nadalia's creepy attempts on doing so), and Elana's love for the Sunken King is very dubious to whether she actually adored her king or not. The only exception to this is Alsanna who seems to be the only one who was redeemed by love thanks to a caring king.
* In the kingdrom of Drangleic is Queen Nashandra, once a fair maiden who helped saved King Vendrick from the dangers of the giants by warning of their threat to his kingdom. She was then promoted to the queen of the land, until the Undead Curse arrived and Vendrick was focused on the process of a cure, while the queen plotted various events that would entail the slow and painful hollowing of the king and his kingdom, but not before he blocked the pathways to the Throne of Want, the location she wanted to enter. With the help of the Bearer of the Curse, who was unaware of her true intentions, the pathway was soon freed and then her true form was shown, a being in black and empowered by curses, such is the case of a Child of Dark.
** When people enter Nashandra's temple, they will see various paintings of her in white around the walls. Those who stare at it for too long will see themselves slowly getting cursed and with it, their humanity, a bad omen and a hint to the queen's true nature. Nashandra may look human but underneath all that royal beauty hides a dark image, one made of bodies and a twisted version of her human image. And to those who face her, just be prepared for all the curses she will summon to kill you despite being the weakest of the sisters.
** Very few deities stand out in Nashandra's quest for the return of her original soul, but when she does find one, she will stop at nothing to take it. This happened during her stroll in the House of Military and Warfare where upon sensing a large presence of dark did she arrive and found to herself with a surprise, a decrepit knight that was hiding something. Those who know Slave Knight Gael's actions will realize that he ate the Dark Soul and Nashandra wants a piece of the soul in order to reconnect herself with the remaining sisters. Thankfully, security was able to apprehend her before her pursuit began but she intends to get a hold of it before anyone does.
** Past her kingdom, she has little of allies but has found some that have shared her predicament, namely Lady [=MacBeth=] who is arguably the progenitor of [[LadyMacbeth wives who manipulate their husbands]]. The two have seen their attempts and congratulated each other though [=MacBeth=] herself has gained interest in the so-called "Throne of Want" the Child of Dark talks about. While the two share common interests, the Queen of Scotland should be careful as the Child has no remorse towards others, all for the sake of returning back to her original form, her included. On a note, Nashandra finds [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil her husband]] ''interesting'' to say the least.
** ''"Brave Undead, you have proven yourself to me. Now, be one, with the Dark..."''
*** As a side note, Nashandra finds her [[WeaksauceWeakness vulnerability to]] [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] pop up at the most inopportune times, as whenever she runs into the Bearer of the Curse, all it takes is a couple of Lightning Spears to send her back to her temple. [[https://youtu.be/2kr7KDCsIws?t=825 The worst time was when she was barraged with "LIGHTNING!!!" even when wasn't even done with her spiel yet]].
* In the depths of the land was a kingdom known as Shulva, otherwise known as the Sanctum City. The city was built around Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon and was governed by the Sunken King and his queen, Elana. All was fine and well until a band of Drakeblood Knights outmatched the kingdom's defenders and awakened Sinh, killing all the residents including the Drakeblood Knights and the Sunken King. Elana was the only survivor and as a result, stayed in the city, bidding her time of revenge by collecting souls from the land and protecting the dragon (or in some cases, using said dragon to accrue more souls).
** Her domain is completely desolate and filled with poison and muck, possibly due to the nature of the dragon that resided in their kingdom as well as the destruction caused. The damages created by Sinh and the Drakeblood Knights have left her in constant vengeance, [[LongGame plotting the next move as well as ridding of intruders that pass through Shulva]]. As a result, Elana adopted the environment and slowly formed to control mud and dirt to create her own constructs thanks to her sorcery, hence her being the "Squalid" Queen. These summons includes skeletons, a mud-version of the warrior known as Velstadt, and as rare as it is, [[https://i.imgur.com/PE1Wdiz.jpg three little pigs]] for some reason. Due to this, Shulva has been restricted of visitors, as is the remaining other kingdoms the Children preside over.
** While she has plans to control the souls that have died in her place, that has not stopped her on trying out various areas in the Pantheon. So far, she has resided in two areas, the House of Vengeance and the House of Nature. Those two places may fill the void she has such as her playing the long game of revenge by plotting her schemes (and even gaining a few souls here and there), the other being a place where she found a perfect substitute over Sinh, Gogmazios. The Dragon God of Tar is perfect for Elana's form to control and some have spread rumors that the queen is slowly taking a bit of Gogmazios' powers for her own plans.
** Surprising to her, she found a few dirty fiends she would accept into her rule, first being the pollution spirit Hexxus and Hedorah. The Smog Monster has no form of speech which lead to her just accepting it as a monster that can reside in her rule from time to time but between her and Hexxus, it is an interesting case. The avatar of pollution has taken very sharp eyes towards her despite knowing her temperamental she is, afterall she is an augur of wrath out of her sisters. She has accepted Hexxus to be her "knight" but that depends if he is willing to either follow her or use her for his own means of spreading pollution faster.
** ''"You... Forever, you shall rot."''
* On the farther lands near a volcano lies Brume Tower, the once lively kingdom of the Old Iron King. There, a Child of Dark named Nadalia went to the lands to woo the king but to her surprise, the king was missing and no one was in the land. Giving in to her despair, she split her soul apart and stored it to various parts of the tower, turning it to ashen idols. After such, she turned herself into a swirling black fog, allowing the revival of the slain warriors of the land to serve her. Since then, Brume Tower had become Nadalia's homeland, and has even welcomed one visitor in the form of Sir Raime, the exiled Drangleic knight to become her loyal guardian, the Fume Knight.
** This Child of Dark is rather unique, as she has no physical form to speak of, instead her entire self has been surrounded throughout Brume Tower as with the location's foggy atmosphere. Her soul has been split to various ashen idols, all which whisper a weird chant that few can decipher. When it was deciphered, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrNCChTYew it is the stuff of nightmares]], it is her trying to romanticize anyone on their way to the tower, something the Bearer of the Curse can attest to. As for her soul, all are within the ashen idols, minus one, that being sealed within the Fume Knight's Greatsword.
** Out of all the sisters, Nadalia is possibly the strongest of the bunch, and her work on Brume Tower shows this. The fact that she is able to control a large area and animate various armors and lost souls to her bidding is impressive. Any miracle her idols create will do far more greater effect than those summoned by the Bearer of the Curse and her control over the fog is very strong that other fog-based users may not be able to control their own. Her power would soon attract Emperor Ganishka and Smoke as her fog impressed the two, with Ganishka seeing her power over the Tower to be an achievement, though it can hardly be considered an achievement if Nadalia is in despair after the loss of a potential king. Another fog manipulator by the name of Delsin Rowe was tasked to remove some of Nadalia's fog from reaching the outer premises but his powers waned the moment he first stepped to Brume Tower, showing the Child's great power.
** Very few deities have ever placed their souls [[SoulJar in various artifacts/locations]] if not for the risk of getting those links destroyed by smarter deities, but the risk may be worth it for those able to secure their domain. This is one of Nadalia's greatest advantages, and with the fog around the kingdom, has made travelling near impossible to secure without confrontation of her various constructs. She and a few others like Xehanort and Voldemort have gone through this and the results are mixed. The three of their soul artifacts ended up being destroyed but so far Nadalia has remained despite her ashen idols and even her guardian killed, although Xehanort remains the better result if you count how much of his plans succeeded as all those incarnations of him died.
** ''"Let me surround you."''
* On the northern frigid outskirts came the kingdom of Eleum Loyce where a mysterious Child of Dark would arrive on her mission like the rest of her sisters. In what would have been an attempt to bring the kingdom the ruin, she was instead accepted by the Ivory King who was the ruler at the time and as a result, abandoned her original intentions, becoming the oracle of the land. Then the Old Chaos arrived and soon the land was torn apart, forcing the warriors of Eleum Loyce to fight it, alongside the King. However, no warrior has returned back from the Old Chaos, and soon the kingdom was lifeless. Alsanna, willfully waiting for the King's return, would control the raging flames, all until the King's soul was laid to rest.
** Compared to her sisters, Alsanna may be the most unique, thanks to her redemption by the Ivory King. Even as her true self was revealed, the king loved her and even placed her as the city's oracle. This allowed her to grow out of her original duty as a Child of Dark and went on to become one of the kindest among the five. When her king was consumed by the Old Chaos, her powers manifested in her able to hold off the Old Chaos from her kingdom as well as her cryomancy powers and telepathy. Another note to her is that she is also tied to Nashandra as the weakest among the Children, but if her powers are anything to go by, they still have tremendous powers that would overpower a few gods here and there.
** One day, the gates of Eleum Loyce were opened and a white figure was soon walking to the front carpets of the castle. Alsanna warned the figure to leave but it only came closer. This figure, revealed to be Elsa, pitied and comforted the Silent Oracle and even had the chance to converse with her. She was pleased hearing the details of Alsanna's redemption and how her existence is proof that not all the Children are abyss monstrosities. Her conversation with the queen made Eleum Loyce more approachable though the winter still remains.
** ''"Go on, kind visitor. May you reach your journey's end, one day."''
* As years past, when the Ashen One was travelling to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley and traversed to the dungeons did he encounter another Child of Dark, however she too left her original plans but remained disgusted of her own form, and was left in a cell. Upon being rescued, she would soon pledge herself to the Ashen One, giving him various spells and sorceries while also telling her own past. This Child of Dark, Karla, knew of her heritage but despised it but decided to take the Ashen One as her apprentice (unless you count her being Zullie the Witch).
** From the remaining other sisters, she refuses to talk to most people out of terror possibly to avoid letting others know she is a Child herself, an unfortunate burden she has to carry throughout her life. Pantheon residents are usually accepting of many people, well some at the very least, but she has been reserved herself. She has accepted the Ashen One's request and has been slowly getting out of her own fears. Some speculate that she is Zullie the Witch, who sought to ruin the wayfarer known as Alva but ended up helping him until she disappeared. She has not responded to this matter.
** While the Ashen One is willing to allow visitors to enter Firelink Shrine, few have taken interest in Karla due to her ragged looks. There was one time where a wee witch named Atsuko went to her and asked for some of her magic tricks, of which she denied until the latter kept begging her and decided to teach her some of her sorceries, which includes various dark spells, miracles and even pyromancy. She has hesitation with miracles as out of all the discipline magic systems she has a hard time interpreting miracles but she can try with a few attempts or so.
*** Word of mouth from Akko made the House of Magic evaluate Karla's potential. While she is not fit for combat, her ability to transcribe various magic abilities made her a great asset. It should be noted that in their universe, miracles, pyromancies and sorceries are a different class of magic each. Learning all three would be considered impossible due to certain requirements but Karla's magic affinity, as with the various Children of Dark, makes her an exception. This has gifted her a special entry to the House of Magic but there are times where she hesitates, fearing that her origins would spook many deities. Some of the guardians are finding a way to allow her teachings to prosper without fear from others.
** ''"You're here to save me...? But I am guilty. A wretched child of the Abyss. Is that something you can forgive?"''
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'''Abominations''' | Pantheon/{{Angels}} | Pantheon/ArtificialBeings | Pantheon/{{Demons}} | Pantheon/{{Fairies}} | Pantheon/FantasticRaces | Pantheon/GiantsAndSmallfolk | Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} | Pantheon/HybridBeings | Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits | Pantheon/LegendaryBeings | Pantheon/MonsterBehavior | Pantheon/MonsterTypes | Pantheon/OtherCreatures]] -]]]

* Amicable Beings: Almost every being from the Pantheon/CthulhuMythos and most Eldritch Beings, [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM H.P Lovecraft]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws The Ancestor]], [[Pantheon/LoveOther Saya]] ([[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Fuminori Sakisaka]] is rather indifferent towards them), [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Lunatic Cultist]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Apocalypse Bird]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Byleth]] (for Rom and Celestial Emissary), [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars The Sleeper]] (for Ebrietas), [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Brainspawn]] (for Brain of Mensis), [[Pantheon/DimensionalAreas Yog-Sothoth]] (for Oedon), [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture the Kraeken]], [[Pantheon/{{Knowledge}} Hermaeus Mora]] (for Kos)

* Some have noticed similarities between them and the creations of [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM H.P. Lovecraft]] from their tentacle looks to even some of the most bizarre biological descriptions one can comprehend from their sight. The designs of some of them in fact, do strike some bearing inspirations, believing that the Great Ones might even be of Lovecraftian descendance. The God of Cosmic Horror refused to comment about their being and contacting the Great Ones is not the best of ideas unless you are willing to sacrifice your sanity for more knowledge.

* Chronicler: [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes H.P. Lovecraft]]

* Chronicler: [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes H.P.Lovecraft]]

* Chronicler: [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes H.P Lovecraft]]

* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Conduct}} Valvatorez]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Artina]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Axel]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Godzilla]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives H.P. Lovecraft]], [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Ika Musume]]

* Feared by: '''All ''Pantheon/SpongeBobSquarePants'' deities, ESPECIALLY [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} SpongeBob]] and [[Pantheon/FriendsAndCompanions Patrick]]''' and basically all marine life in general.

** [[Pantheon/{{Piracy}} Jack Sparrow]] has also ventured into the Dark Ocean in one of his many adventures. In his case he was eager to see whether the place had any treasure or not; considering most people who went there only wanted to get out as soon as possible or succumbed to despair, any potential riches would be ripe for the taking, according to his theory. He fought off quite a few of Dagomon's servants and was smart enough not to stay well away from where the mon itself manifested, but ultimately found nothing resembling treasure... so he took some random rocks back with him anyway, since everything in the Dark Ocean was so gray, there was no way of telling for sure. Lo and behold... the random rocks were just rocks. Jack Sparrow called it a tremendous waste of time. Other deities are just surprised he came out unaffected.

* Theme Songs:
** Fiction Scores: [[https://youtu.be/J_nFgdj18jY Great Cthulhu]] and [[https://youtu.be/zM_q_e9rU44 Cthulhu Rising]] by Graham Plowman, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdDoFQK4Rrs My Neighbour Cthulhu]] when he's with Cartman, or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbaz0wTeECs Save the World]] if he's feeling heroic

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Warhammer40000}} The Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isaac Clarke]], [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Jean-Luc Picard]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Simon Henriksson]]

** Other: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation The Dahaka]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Chronoa]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Chronos]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} the Emperor of Mankind]] and the [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Master Chief, The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isaac Clarke]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Hyde Kido]], [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities The Neuroi]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Neo]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Yaldabaoth]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} The Flood/Gravemind]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions The Grineer]], [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering The Tenno]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions the Infested]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar The Corpus]], the Pantheon/GearsOfLiberation movement

** Those who reside within [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Drangleic]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls and beyond]]: '''[[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Bearer of the Curse]]''' (and possibly including [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ the Slayer of Demons, Chosen Undead and Ashen One]]), '''[[Pantheon/LifeAndVitality Lord Aldia]]''' (especially towards Nashandra), '''[[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Lord Gwyn]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsNToZ the Soul of Cinder]], [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets the Abyss Watchers]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Swords}} Artorias the Abysswalker]]

* Banned from: The House of Pantheon/{{Royalty}} and Pantheon/LoveAndAffection (minus Alsanna)

This particular sub-house is quite difficult to describe due to having to fit the inhuman needs of its residents, it often [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drives mortals insane]]. It serves as something of a PrisonDimension for the more evil residents (which connects it to the [[Pantheon/DimensionsAndMultiverses Phantom Zone]] and [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice House of Justice]]) while more good aligned residents are given more freedom.

* Mothers of all kinds have been warned to never confront/face the Great Ones, unless they wish to preserve their well-being. Such discussion will bring about not only the Great Ones' need of a child through human interaction (i.e through blood), but may risk their children becoming deformed Great One descendants and risk their lives whilst giving birth. The Mothers subhouse have made their efforts to make sure their inhabitants do not see their presence whatsoever. The Gods there, Nox and Tawaret, are still confused as to how Great Ones are conceived in the first place, let alone finding an alternative solution without forcing the mothers to get infected by Oedon's power through blood. Even those who are pregnant in general have been told to stray away from them to avoid the same fate, with the warning reaching to Heather Mason, who had gone through what can be described as a terrifying pregnancy.

* The MotherOfAThousandYoung, Shub-Niggurath is the grand matriarch to the sub-house of Monsters. It's said that all monsters in and out are her descendants, which has proven to be the case of the Wendigo due to being derived from [[{{Wendigo}} Ithaqua]] (her spawn with Hastur). It's uncertain if this includes those who WasOnceAMan like Arakune. Davros is not a descendant of Shub-Niggurath, but he is a fan of her work and seeks to create new Dalek-like monstrosities through her. [[EvilIsNotAToy It will likely backfire on him]], but [[JokerImmunity he's survived such incidents before]].

* Shub-Niggurath has many forms but generally manifests as a cloudy mass with black tentacles, slime-dripping mouths and goat legs. She was initially spotted in the Wind and Air sub-house because of that, and it took everyone there and then some to drive her out.

* Naturally attracted to the likes of her fellow Outer Gods Azathtoh, Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu. She's particularly close to Yog-Sothoth, her cousin [[KissingCousins and mate]], though [[BlueAndOrangeMorality for emotions and reasoning beyond human understanding]]. All four are working to maintain their superiority, particularly against [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu powerful humans]]. Gravitates towards the Otherness Abominations sub-house, which led her to ally with the Old Gods due to being like-minded entities. She and Phazon are currently studying each other's mutagens, and the Black Goat is a fan of fellow [[BizarreAlienReproduction bizarre reproduction]] entities in The Great Ones.

* On the other hand, he is rather fond of the sub-house of Pantheon/{{Diseases}} as a whole, as he has no particular grudge against most of its members and quite enjoys experimenting with the interesting maladies and pathogens he can obtain there.

* The Children have been banned on various Houses but especially on two specific ones: the Houses of Royalty and Love and Affection. The former has spoken how the Children's main objectives clash against the neighbors of the subhouse, hearing the stories that befell all the cities they have ruled, especially Nashandra, on the other hand, the latter sees their form of love to be very dangerous. Some are split however as Nashandra and Nadalia's efforts were mostly evil in some way (especially on Nadalia's creepy attempts on doing so), and Elana's love for the Sunken King is very dubious to whether she actually adored her king or not. The only exception to this is Alsanna who seems to be the only one who was redeemed by love thanks to a caring king.

* Hostilities to: '''[[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers The Hunter]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Slayer of Demons, The Chosen Undead, The Bearer of The Curse, Ashen One]], Solaire of Astora, [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 the Imperium of Man]] and the [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} God-Emperor himself]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation the SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Kubo]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Moon]] (for the Moon Presence), [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Kthanid]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Florence Nightingale]], [[Pantheon/WingsAndFeathers Mercy]] (for Mergo's Wet Nurse)

* Feared by: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForHeroism Harry Mason]], [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous Heather Mason]], [[Pantheon/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica The Puella Magi]], majority of the Pantheon/{{Mothers}} subhouse (specifically pregnant ones), especially Nox, Tawaret, Offret and Top Speed, [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Kaguya Houraisan]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Eirin Yagokoro]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets The Boss]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Reisen Inaba]], Chang'e, [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Magnolia Arch]] (for the Moon Presence)

** Other: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation The Dahaka]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Chronoa]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Chronos]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} the Emperor of Mankind]] and the [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Master Chief, The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isaac Clarke]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Hyde Kido]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} The Neuroi]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Neo]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Yaldabaoth]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} The Flood/Gravemind]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions The Grineer]], [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering The Tenno]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions the Infested]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar The Corpus]], the Pantheon/GearsOfLiberation movement

* Allies: [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Kenny McCormick]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]], [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Simba]], [[Pantheon/{{Family}} Mufasa]], [[Pantheon/HairColor Kaworu Nagisa]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Chozo]], [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Toriel]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Ahura Mazda]], Amara, [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Prismo]], [[Pantheon/NamingTheme Alcor]]

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP]] [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Foundation]], '''every single Santa''' ([[EvenEvilHasStandards even Robot Santa Claus]]), literally every Christmas deity and everyone related to it, [[Pantheon/{{Celebration}} Jack Skellington]], the entire House of Pantheon/{{Family}}, [[Pantheon/{{Power}} Son Goku]], [[Pantheon/{{Extraterrestrials}} Zim]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Dib Membrane]], [[Pantheon/{{Ungulates}} Xerneas]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Queen Elsa]], [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Jack Frost (both of them)]], [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Tony Tony Chopper]]

** Other: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation The Dahaka]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Chronoa]], [[Pantheon/{{Technology}} Chronos]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} the Emperor of Mankind]] and the [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Master Chief, The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isaac Clarke]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Hyde Kido]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} The Neuroi]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Neo]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Yaldabaoth]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} The Flood/Gravemind]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions The Grineer]], [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering The Tenno]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions the Infested]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar The Corpus]], the Pantheon/GearsOfLiberation movement

* Hostilities to: '''[[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} The Hunter]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Slayer of Demons, The Chosen Undead, The Bearer of The Curse, Ashen One]], Solaire of Astora, [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 the Imperium of Man]] and the [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} God-Emperor himself]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation the SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Kubo]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Moon]] (for the Moon Presence), [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Kthanid]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Florence Nightingale]], [[Pantheon/WingsAndFeathers Mercy]] (for Mergo's Wet Nurse)

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Digimon}} All the DigiDestined and good Digimon (and possibly even some bad ones)]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals D-Reaper]], Pantheon/GUAGWhiteHats, [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Captain Nemo]], [[Pantheon/BodyAbsence Captain Ahab]], [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture The ABZU Diver]], [[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} The Hunter]]

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Aquaman]], [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Namor]], [[Pantheon/WritingTechniques Rubella]], [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Poseidon]], [[Pantheon/KanColle The ascended Shipgirls]], [[Pantheon/{{Armies}} Black Cat Mantaray 5-4]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles O'Bannon]], [[Pantheon/CulturalValues Tashkent]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Enterprise, Captain Nemo]], [[Pantheon/BodyAbsence Captain Ahab]], The House of Pantheon/{{Piracy}}, [[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} The Hunter]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Ludwig the Accursed]]

* Opposed by/Opposes: Many other members within the House of Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture and Pantheon/AquaticLife

* Allies: [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars Mag'ladroth the Void Dragon]], [[Pantheon/{{Dragons}} Grima]], Cthulhu, [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Unalaq]], [[Pantheon/ComplexSymbolism Vaatu]]

** However, many breath a sigh of relieve when they discovered that when the Old Gods visit this place, ''they're'' the ones that are under the control of the heroes that reside there: [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Jaina]], Malfurion, [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Alleria]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Uther]], [[Pantheon/{{Movesets}} Valeera]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Garrosh]], [[Pantheon/MagicalItems Gul'dan]], [[Pantheon/{{Beast}} Rexxar]] and [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Thrall]].

* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/PeopleOfFaith Saint George]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} The Emperor of Mankind]]''', ''all'' Pantheon/Ben10 deities (''especially'' [[Pantheon/CharacterWriting Ben Tennyson]] and [[Pantheon/MannersOfSurvival Vilgax]]), [[Pantheon/PeopleOfFaith Saint Martha]], [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Linkara]], [[Pantheon/MentalismOther Makuta Teridax]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Doctor Doom]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers The Dovahkiin]], much of the House of Pantheon/{{Dragons}}, [[Pantheon/CyberneticsAndEnhancements Dr Gero]], either [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Majin]] [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Buu, Elpizo]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Shang Tsung]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Anna Marie aka Rogue]], [[Pantheon/InternalPowerSources The Wisps]], [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers The Lake Guardians]], [[Pantheon/MindControl Zelenin]]

* Ghatanothoa sought its follower, the Lloigor, by wandering into the House of Pantheon/{{Dragons}}. It was swiftly banned afterwards for causing mummification among the dragon deities there. Fortunately there were experts in the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases to reverse the process, but it was a painful one and they hope nothing like it again happens.

** In general, Cthulhu is disliked by the DC superheroes due to the time [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague he invaded them]] as [[CaptainErsatz "Icthulhu"]]. [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Hawkgirl]] hates him the most out of all due to the terror he brought upon her world, and J'onn J'onnz due to the MindRape Cthulhu inflicted.

* Hostilities to: '''[[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} The Hunter]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Slayer of Demons, The Chosen Undead, The Bearer of The Curse, Ashen One]], [[Pantheon/GamingStyles Solaire of Astora]], [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 the Imperium of Man]] and the [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} God-Emperor himself]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation the SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Kubo]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Moon]] (for the Moon Presence), [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Kthanid]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Florence Nightingale]], [[Pantheon/WingsAndFeathers Mercy]] (for Mergo's Wet Nurse)

** Those who reside within [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Drangleic]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls and beyond]]: '''[[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ The Bearer of the Curse]]''' (and possibly including the Slayer of Demons, Chosen Undead and Ashen One), '''[[Pantheon/LifeAndVitality Lord Aldia]]''' (especially towards Nashandra), '''[[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Lord Gwyn]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsNToZ the Soul of Cinder]], [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets the Abyss Watchers]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Swords}} Artorias the Abysswalker]]

** In general: An entire race of {{Eldritch|Abomination}} [[KrakenAndLeviathan Sea monsters]], OurDemonsAreDifferent, {{Shapeshifting}} ([[VoluntaryShapeshifting in the voluntary sense]]), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spelled as "kraekan" or "kraeken"]], TerrestrialSeaLife

* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Insects}} Arachne]], Pitch, Balanor, [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Merkava]], [[Pantheon/DarknessAndShadow Chernabog]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations The Old Ones]], [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Father Homunculus]], [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Hatsune Hirasaka]]

* Rivals: [[Pantheon/BeastOther The Tyranids]], [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Deviljho, Gluttony]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Alduin]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Darth Nihilus]]

* Enemies: Pretty much everyone who doesn't want the world to be destroyed. More specifically? '''[[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Sonic]] and [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Eggman]]''', all other Pantheon/SonicTheHedgehog deities, [[Pantheon/{{Ungulates}} Xerneas]], '''[[Pantheon/NaturePreservers Gaea]], [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Captain Planet]]''', the Pantheon/NaturePreservers, [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Galeem]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Eliphas]], [[Pantheon/LightAndBrightness Ezalor, Sora]], [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Amaterasu]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities Bab]][[Pantheon/WitchesAndWizards idi]], '''[[Pantheon/ElementalPairings The Weather Trio]]'''

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/{{Angels}} Manwë Sulimo]], [[Pantheon/HeroicActions Gandalf]], [[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} Vulcan]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Billy]], Sinestro, James Henry Trotter, [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} The Entity]], [[Pantheon/LightAndBrightness Bright Man, Satsuki]] [[Pantheon/HandwearAndFootwear Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/GameDesign Sora]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker]], [[Pantheon/DivineRoles Chakravartin]], [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Kirby]]

* (Temporary) Allies: [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Brainiac]] (Their superior), [[Pantheon/RobotsAndAutomata Dr. Nefarious]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Albert W. Wily]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} GLaDOS]], [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas SHODAN]], Viktor

* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Satan (South Park)]], [[Pantheon/{{Angels}} Satan (Castlevania)]], [[Pantheon/DeathManipulators Death of Regular Show]], [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures Ichigo Kurosaki]], [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities Decim]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Death the Horseman]]

** [[GiantEyeOfDoom As you may have noticed]], he doesn't like eye puns, at all. For him, [[JustForPun It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye]].

'''Abominations''' | Pantheon/{{Angels}} | Pantheon/ArtificialBeings | Pantheon/{{Demons}} | Pantheon/{{Fairies}} | Pantheon/FantasticRaces | Pantheon/GiantsAndSmallfolk | Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} | Pantheon/HybridBeings | Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits | Pantheon/LegendaryBeings | Pantheon/LivingObjects | Pantheon/MonsterBehavior | Pantheon/MonsterTypes | Pantheon/OtherCreatures]] -]]]

* (Temporary) Allies:
** Pantheon/GUAMScienceNexus: [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Brainiac]] (Their superior), [[Pantheon/RobotsAndAutomata Dr. Nefarious]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Albert W. Wily]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} GLaDOS]], [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas SHODAN]], Viktor

** From their world: '''''[[Pantheon/NarrativeActions The Guardians]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Oryx]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Emperor Calus]], [[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther The Eliksni]]''' ([[EnemyMine unless it concerns the GUAM]]), '''[[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath The Taken]]'''
** Other: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation The Dahaka]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Chronoa]], [[Pantheon/{{Technology}} Chronos]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} the Emperor of Mankind]] and the [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Master Chief, The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isaac Clarke]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Hyde Kido]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} The Neuroi]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Neo]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Yaldabaoth]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} The Flood/Gravemind]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions The Grineer]], [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering The Tenno]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions the Infested]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar The Corpus]], [[Pantheon/{{Groups}} Liberion Arcadia]]

** While their fellow members are cautious, they nonetheless are affiliated with the Grand United Alliance of Machines. Though done pragmatically, the Alliance has recognized they can show mercy to machines as opposed to coldly murdering anything that so much as get in their way. It's not a prominent trait, but if the Grox could get in, there's no reason as to why they can too. Plus it's not like they can turn down a species that's strongly affiliated with time itself, it helps fill the limited power they have compared to the other Alliances. They have forsaq a group of heroic machines that oppose them along with the GUAM, however, and have worked to try and dismantle them long before they make any moves.

* DistaffCounterpart: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob Luhy Distone]]

* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Kenny McCormick]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} ICEY]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Arthur Curry]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Billy]] [[Pantheon/ChildArchetypes and Mandy]], [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Stan Marsh]], [[Pantheon/PeopleOfFaith Kyle Brofloski]], [[Pantheon/ChildBehavior Butters Stotch]], [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Shiera Hall]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Martian Manhunter]], [[Pantheon/{{Sinners}} Aleph]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Franky]], [[Pantheon/{{Pragmatism}} The Emperor of Mankind]], [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations The Ghostbusters]], [[Pantheon/{{Sizes}} SCP-169]]

* Opposes: [[Pantheon/PersonalityMisc Persona Nyarlathotep]]

* Feared by: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForHeroism Harry Mason]], [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous Heather Mason]], [[Pantheon/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica The Puella Magi]], majority of the Pantheon/{{Mothers}} subhouse (specifically pregnant ones), especially Nox, Tawaret, The Boss, Offret and Top Speed, [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Kaguya Houraisan]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Eirin Yagokoro]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Reisen Inaba]], Chang'e, [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Magnolia Arch]] (for the Moon Presence)