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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]]'') '''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. | '''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'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') “'''eldritch cosmic-monstrosity gods'''”, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Laws the Lawyers? (short story)|Who Laws the Lawyers?]]'') “'''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. | ||
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[[The Drink-Mixer]] of the [[Interdimensional Tavern]], who constantly changed appearance and identity on a whim in such a way that everyone around them believed they had always been what they currently were, was once described as “eldritch”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | [[The Drink-Mixer]] of the [[Interdimensional Tavern]], who constantly changed appearance and identity on a whim in such a way that everyone around them believed they had always been what they currently were, was once described as “eldritch”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | ||
[[Bunny Everyhare (Who Laws the Lawyers?)|Bunny Everyhare]] told the [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] of the [[925th Universe]] that an entity like [[Nyarlathotep]] was “just your regulation eldritch cosmic-monstrosity god” as distinct from a [[Null-entity]], although she did note that ''some'' Null-entities ''could'' be “eldritch-as-in-Nyarlathotep”. The [[Nyarlathotep (Who Laws the Lawyers?)|version of Nyarlathotep]] to whom Jenny had previously spoken on the phone later identified themself and [[Yog-Sothoth (Who Laws the Lawyers?)|Yog-Sothoth]] as [[Outer God]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Laws the Lawyers? (short story)|Who Laws the Lawyers?]]'') | |||
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