Elderspawn
The Elderspawn are the offspring of the Elder Gods,[1] and by extension the spawns of their spawns.
The Elderspawn includes:
- Damballah, Ishiti, Phorcys, Sligguth, Tartessus, Yamato-no-Orichi, and the Dragon of the Moon, spawn of Set[2] (or "Set-spawn").[2]
- The Serpent-Men, the Man-Serpents, the Dragon Kings, the Snakes of Many Colors, and the Snake Clan, and various monstrous beings, such as Echidna, spawns of the spawns of Set.
- The N'Garai, Varcolac, his Wolf-Men offspring,[1] and his fellow Wolf Lords Garmr "the Hellhound", Lycaon "Bloodhound" and Gaueko "the Night Beast", the Ape Men, the Man-Bats of Ur-Xanarrh the Harpies, the Goblins,[3] the Bricklayer,[4] and the Nightgaunts, spawns of Chthon.[5]
- Omm and the Spider People, spawns of Gaea.[1]
- The Gods of Earth, birthed by Gaea via Demiurge, Atum, and others, are seemingly Elderspawn, though rarely referred to as such.
- The Ennead were the spawn of Atum, the son of Gaea and the Demiurge.
- The Flying Fiends,[6][7] and the Bird-Women.[7]
Chthon's creations such as Dragonus, Dwarf, Hellhound, the Midwife, Monstrosity, Nezaral, Troids, Whisperer, and Wish-Demon were stated to be either his spawn or magical creations.[1] Another statement list the Hellhound as one of the Wolf Lords of the Wolf-Men,[3] and as such an Elderspawn.
The Elderspawn are considered elder races,[3][8] and are sometimes collectively referred to as "the Elder Race",[9]
History
The Elderspawn are the offspring of the Elder Gods, the spawns of the Demiurge.
When Set killed and absorbed Hyppus' life energy, all of the Elder Gods, save for Oshtur (who was exploring the universe at that time) and Gaea (who cared for the new liforms in Earth's oceans), began preying on each other. Gaea summoned the Demiurge, mated with him, birthing the first of he new gods, Atum. Atum slew the demonic Elder Gods, turning into the Demogorge and causing Set and Chthon to flee..
Afterwards, some of Elderspawn remained, returned, or were birthed.[1]
Legacy
The Elder Race, a seemingly humanoid race that predated humanity, and was composed of numerous wizards,[10] has been speculated to be descended from Elderspawn.[1]
Notes
- The Elderspawn are seemingly inspired, as the monstrous pre-human races birthed by elder deities, by the many races of the Cthulhu Mythos, such as the Deep Ones (which inspired the Serpent Men of Starkesboro, and the Broodlings of Chthon, both spawns and worshipers of respectively Sligguth and Chthon), the Mi-go, the Serpent-Men (who are one of the Elderspawn of Set, and the spawn of Sligguth in Marvel Comics), creations and/or worshippers of the Old Ones.
(See Also: Elder Gods, Elder Race, Elder Races
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- Mentions of Elderspawn whose exact affiliation or classification (if any) is unknown.
- Handbook Mentions of Elderspawn whose exact affiliation or classification (if any) is unknown.
- Invocations of Elderspawn whose exact affiliation or classification (if any) is unknown.
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