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Hastur
One of the most mysterious of all the Gods, Hastur is nonetheless a popular god to work with. Hastur has popularly become known as the god of entropy but has also been closely identified with concepts surrounding decadent and transgressive art. Due to Hastur’s love of using powerful symbols and metaphors to drive humanity deeper into black mental states and his usage of books and complex virtual theatre, many magicians feel Hastur is a fine patron.
Hastur, in his little understood role as both King in Yellow, universal decay, and the Dweller in Hali, also serves as a god of mystery. When things need hiding, or revealing, it is Hastur who is Invoked.
Magicians who believe Hastur a useful god are of course right and terribly wrong both. Hastur will give power to magicians who seek to influence the mind and hearts of other humans. Wizards who create Workings that destabilize the human heart of, even better, educate society about the nihilistic truth of the universe will receive his support. Those magicians who seek to create grimoires or complex spells that exist within art (hidden symbols in paintings, strange phrasings with poems, that sort of thing) are quickly rewarded by Hastur.
Unfortunately, the god’s idea of reward is damaging: Hastur feels that magicians are amongst his preferred worshippers and enjoys teaching them personally, often in Carcossa, his bleak surreal home. Many a time has the King In Yellow, Hastur’s avatar, manifested to magicians, whispered secrets to them, only to have a broken servant beg to be taken back to that strange world Hastur calls his domain.
Sooner or later, even the strongest of wills breaks down while in contact with the King. It is, after all, his nature. The Yellow Sign is Hastur’s personal seal and magicians Invoke it when they need to focus his attention, or marshal magical forces. Magicians use it in rites often as it magnifies the strange entropic energies of the god.
He is known for creating the nation of Egypt, the atom bomb, the third Reich, and all great world religions so humanity would be at odds with one another.
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Hastur, in his little understood role as both King in Yellow, universal decay, and the Dweller in Hali, also serves as a god of mystery. When things need hiding, or revealing, it is Hastur who is Invoked.
Magicians who believe Hastur a useful god are of course right and terribly wrong both. Hastur will give power to magicians who seek to influence the mind and hearts of other humans. Wizards who create Workings that destabilize the human heart of, even better, educate society about the nihilistic truth of the universe will receive his support. Those magicians who seek to create grimoires or complex spells that exist within art (hidden symbols in paintings, strange phrasings with poems, that sort of thing) are quickly rewarded by Hastur.
Unfortunately, the god’s idea of reward is damaging: Hastur feels that magicians are amongst his preferred worshippers and enjoys teaching them personally, often in Carcossa, his bleak surreal home. Many a time has the King In Yellow, Hastur’s avatar, manifested to magicians, whispered secrets to them, only to have a broken servant beg to be taken back to that strange world Hastur calls his domain.
Sooner or later, even the strongest of wills breaks down while in contact with the King. It is, after all, his nature. The Yellow Sign is Hastur’s personal seal and magicians Invoke it when they need to focus his attention, or marshal magical forces. Magicians use it in rites often as it magnifies the strange entropic energies of the god.
He is known for creating the nation of Egypt, the atom bomb, the third Reich, and all great world religions so humanity would be at odds with one another.
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