Ghatanothoa
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Overview

Ghatanothoa (The Dark God) is a Great Old One and the firstborn of Cthulhu spawned by Idh-yaa on the planet Xoth . It is a huge, amorphous monstrosity, whose appearance is so hideous that anyone who gazes upon it (or even a perfect replica) is petrified into a living mummy. The victim is permanently immobilized, the body taking on the consistency of leather and the internal organs and brain preserved indefinitely, yet remains fully aware. Only the destruction of the subject's brain can free it from its hellish prison, though the unfortunate is likely to be incurably insane long before the welcomed release.