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Elder Ones

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The nature of the Elder Ones is unknown, and some of the information in this page might be about different groups known as the Elder Ones (or about groups such as the Great Old Ones or Elder Gods).

Currently, some of the mentions of the Elder Ones are both on this page and on the Great Old Ones's page (Discuss).

The term "Elder Ones" was used to describe seemingly at least two groups of ancient beings who once dwelt on Earth.

Other mentions describe them as shadowy entities, ruled over by the Lord of the Elder Ones,[1] or terribly powerful entities,[5] without more context.

In Earth-20051, such destructive and evil "eldritch Elder Ones" or "Old Ones" were almost released upon Earth by Baron Mordo.[8]

History

Early years[]

The Elder Ones came before Man, before light, when shadowy horrors ruled this plane.[7]

The following paragraphs are presumably partly about the Old Ones, and are present (for the relevant information) both here and on their page.

The Elder Ones dwelt on Earth before man[6] (or before man climbed down from the trees,[4][9] and became man)[5] including in ancient Kush where they reigned over all.[4] They were led by their Lord who dwelt in shadows where "if a man set his foot, he may not turn upon his track".[1]

During their time on Earth, the Elder Ones came to possess or create various artifacts of power, including the Gem of Earth Fire,[5] and the Crystal of the Elder Ones.[6] Some of those would eventually be retrieved by men.[5][6]

Disappearance[]

Eventually, the Elder Ones' rule of Earth, the eons of the elder ones,[7] came to an end, though the reasons for it are blurry. There are known tales of a final battle, or of them leaving.

Final Battle[]

This paragraph is presumably about the Old Ones, and is present both here and on their page.

Man eventually wrestled control of the planet from the last of them. Soon, at the dawn of civilization, Hanuman, Sorcerer Supreme of the House of Xal, and "king" of the shamans of his era acquired the Crystal of the Elder Ones.[6] The warrior god Arranto Koni was seemingly part of the Final Battle with the Elder Gods.[4]

Another World[]

This paragraph is presumably about the Old Ones, and is present both here and on their page.

The Elder Ones left this world for another of their own making. Behind them, left a resonance of their power, described as "an echo of a death scream". Some men (like the necromancer Ohris Dehjmal during the Pre-Cataclysmic Age) would try to partake from these "wells of evil", in order to grasp to the power of the Elder Ones.
That story was recounted in the Chronicles of Magnus Tel Shek and the Book of Ages Past.[7]

Hyborian Age[]

Those events are presumably about the Old Ones, and are present both here and on their page.

Queen Sullima of Stygia and intended to summon Yog Sothoth at the Fingers of Sehdoula. At that time, various mystics experienced visions of Yog Sothoth. In Buryat, Shem, Vitellus, warrior priest of the Cult of Mitra, came to the mute seer Hrotha and asked him to seek Yog Sothoth. They were joined by Conan, then by Kordafan warriors sent by their shaman to stop the summoning, whom they briefly suspected of being followers of the Elder Ones, which was disproved by the Kordafan wearing a Mitran Sign. Conan interrupted the summoning, who could not occur for another 10,000 years.[9]

The Crystal of the Elder Ones was eventually recovered and destroyed by Conan.[6]

Kalumesh[]

The Elder Ones who represented good accursed Kalumesh, abandoning them to an evil cult worshiping Dagoth (who served the evil entity Shuma-Gorath), causing the city to sank.
That story was recounted in Von Junzt's Nameless Cults.[2]

Modern Age[]

The Elder Ones of the Universe were invoked by Clea as a blessing of protection for Doctor Strange.[2]

Alternate Realities[]

Earth-20051[]

On Earth-20051, Baron Mordo used demons to wreck Chaos in the streets of New York City in order to build enough magical chaos to weaken reality and open a gate for the eldritch Elder Ones (or Old Ones). They were to give him more power, but would also destroy the world. The Elder Ones started to come across the portal, but when Mordo was defeated by Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, the portal started to shrink and the path for the Old Ones was closed (with Chat (Sophia Sanduval) spraying ketchup at them before the portal disappeared).[8]

Miscellaneous

Level of Technology

The Elder Ones possessed various artifacts of power, including the Gem of Earth Fire,[5] and the Crystal of the Elder Ones.[6]

Representatives

Lord of the Elder Ones, Yog Sothoth

Notes

See Also

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References

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