Abhoth

ABHOTH. (associated by some with Tsathoggua) - Being connected with filth and disease. Abhoth lives beneath Mount Voormithadreth (or possibly behind the Dreamlands Grey Barrier Peaks), and takes the form of a huge pool of grey slime. It continually spawns its children, beings of infinite anatomical diversity. Abhoth devours most of these immediately, but the rest may escape from their parent's cavern home. In one recorded encounter with this being, Abhoth put out a pseudopod to feel the intruder, communicated with him telepathically, afterward magically compelling him to leave its presence. Others may not be so lucky, as Abhoth finds the existence of humans vexacious. Few instances of Abhoth's worship have been reported. The Hyperborean colony of Krannoria revered Abhoth, but in the end their ungrateful deity destroyed them. An "Abhoth the Dark" is also mentioned in many Hittite inscriptions. Abhoth seems not to care that such cults exist, and is unlikely to provide them with any favors. It does require sacrifices from time to time, but may gather them itself by cloaking itself in illusion and calling to unsuspecting victims. Some have attributed the creation of all evil to Abhoth, but this seems unlikely. See Haon-Dor; Hyperborea; Outer Gods; Sothoth; Ubbo-Sathla; Voormithadreth. (Return to Dunwich, Herber; A Guide to the Cthulhu Cult, Pelton; "The Seven Geases", Smith (O); The Complete Dreamlands, Williams and Petersen; The Mind Parasites, Wilson.)