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'''Eldritch abominations''', also referred to as “'''eldritch beings'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pessimist and the Dromedaries (short story)|Pessimist and the Dromedaries]]'') “'''Eldritch Beings''',” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'') “'''eldritch gods'''”, “'''eldritch demons'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') “'''eldritch monsters'''” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') '''Lovecraftian demons''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') “'''Lovecraftian nightmare gods'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 59-I: Remnants and Reminders|Remnants and Reminders]]'') or simply '''Abominations''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') were a broad category referring to vast, powerful beings whose nature and abilities seemed outside of their observers' understanding of reality. In some cases, “eldritch abominations” were termed such by observers who came from very different universes from themselves, while being relatively normal by the standard of their own realities. | '''Eldritch abominations''', also referred to as “'''eldritch beings'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pessimist and the Dromedaries (short story)|Pessimist and the Dromedaries]]'') “'''Eldritch Beings''',” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'') “'''eldritch gods'''”, “'''eldritch demons'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') “'''eldritch monsters'''” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') '''eldritch horrors''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas]]'') '''Lovecraftian demons''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') “'''Lovecraftian nightmare gods'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 59-I: Remnants and Reminders|Remnants and Reminders]]'') or simply '''Abominations''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') were a broad category referring to vast, powerful beings whose nature and abilities seemed outside of their observers' understanding of reality. In some cases, “eldritch abominations” were termed such by observers who came from very different universes from themselves, while being relatively normal by the standard of their own realities. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[Alistair Neezley]] had to navigate around an “eldritch monster” when returning to the Tavern from the [[Interdimensional Soda Jerkery]] with [[CS-NA]] aboard [[Alistair Neezley's Void Ship|his Void Ship]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | [[Alistair Neezley]] had to navigate around an “eldritch monster” when returning to the Tavern from the [[Interdimensional Soda Jerkery]] with [[CS-NA]] aboard [[Alistair Neezley's Void Ship|his Void Ship]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | ||
=== | === Instances and incursions === | ||
==== Attacking the Strange and Wonderful House ==== | ==== Attacking the Strange and Wonderful House ==== | ||
“Lovecraftian nightmare gods” were among the forces from other realities connected to [[the Strange and Wonderful House]] who threatened to overwhelm it, alongside more mundane threats like [[zombie]]s and “steampunk pirates”, against which [[the Observatory]] sought to defend the House and its inhabitants. Over the years, these various dangers decimated the residents of the House, until [[Robert Quick (in-universe)|one of its original creators]] believed he was the last. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 59-I: Remnants and Reminders|Remnants and Reminders]]'') | “Lovecraftian nightmare gods” were among the forces from other realities connected to [[the Strange and Wonderful House]] who threatened to overwhelm it, alongside more mundane threats like [[zombie]]s and “steampunk pirates”, against which [[the Observatory]] sought to defend the House and its inhabitants. Over the years, these various dangers decimated the residents of the House, until [[Robert Quick (in-universe)|one of its original creators]] believed he was the last. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 59-I: Remnants and Reminders|Remnants and Reminders]]'') | ||
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==== Euclidean Plane ==== | ==== Euclidean Plane ==== | ||
From the perspective of the [[Geometron]]s, three-dimensional, non-geometrically-regular beings like the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] appeared as “dreadful extradimensional eldritch abominations”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Multiversal Mischief (short story)|Multiversal Mischief]]'') | From the perspective of the [[Geometron]]s, three-dimensional, non-geometrically-regular beings like the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] appeared as “dreadful extradimensional eldritch abominations”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Multiversal Mischief (short story)|Multiversal Mischief]]'') | ||
==== 925th Universe ==== | |||
“Eldritch horrors beyond man's comprehension” existed in the [[925th Universe]]. They included [[Nyarlathotep (925th Universe)|Nyarlathotep]], [[Azathoth (925th Universe)|Azathoth]] and [[Yog-Sothoth (925th Universe)|Yog-Sothoth]], but [[Lady Satan (925th Universe)|Lady Satan]] also identified the [[Great Higher-Up]]s to whom [[the Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] of this universe reported as examples of the same class of beings. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas]]'') | |||
=== Other === | === Other === | ||
