A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque and scaly body with rudimentary wings'. One, constructed by an artist after a series of baleful dreams, is said to have 'yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature. Since few who actually saw Cthulhu have survived the encounter and retained their sanity intact, the most detailed descriptions are based on statues or idols of the creature. The most frequent manifestation occurs in the form of nightmares. Even from his sunken tomb in R'lyeh, in the Pacific Ocean, Cthulhu can manifest his presence in the subconscious minds of particularly sensitive people, especially cultists, madmen and artists. A mere gaze of his physical form may easily induce insanity and even death for the unfortunate witness. He is perhaps most notable for the deeply disruptive effects that his physical or mental presence may have in the minds of Humans. His size has been compared to a mountain. Little is known about Cthulhu's origins, other than he's the offspring of a being called Nug and the grandchild of the Outer Gods Yog-Sothoth and Shub-Niggurath - both of which are grandchildren of the primordial Azathoth, who created the universe.Ĭthulhu is a gigantic humanoid with both cephalopod and draconian features and the ability to heal body damage.

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