Nyarlathotep has also assumed the forms of other creatures and beings, and thus causing many cultures around the world to worship and revere this particular form as a separate entity or deity. He has 'a thousand' other forms and manifestations, most reputed to be quite horrific and sanity-blasting. Nyarlathotep, however, is active and frequently walks the Earth in the guise of a human being, usually a tall, slim, joyous man. But in the end, the Million Favored Ones would always follow the orders of Nyarlathotep without question as he would use them to further his agendas. His children are said to be as depraved and as manipulative as he is, to the point where they would even have cults of their own and gather a collective number of people to either join them or perform a sacrifice of sorts for their benefit or, mostly, their father. Their number is obviously implied in the epithet. While he does possess numerous followers, Nyarlathotep is believed to have even spawned children known as the Million Favored Ones. Nyarlathotep is believed to be more powerful then the majority of the Old Ones themselves, likely due to him being an Outer God. He is known as the soul of darkness, comparable to many dark and evil entities known to man. As such, his evil is absolute, for he is not only the servant of these creatures, but their very consciousness. It is suggested by some that he will destroy the human race and possibly the earth as well.В He is described as the very soul of 'gigantic, tenebrous, ultimate gods вЂ“ the blind, voiceless, mindless gargoyles'.

Unlike the other Outer Gods, causing and spreading madness is more important and enjoyable than death and destruction to Nyarlathotep. Nyarlathotep enacts the will of Azathoth, and is its messenger, heart and soul he is also a messenger of the other Outer Gods, whose wishes he immediately fulfills and the one member of the who deals on a personal level with human beings in general. Finally, most of them are all-powerful yet evidently without clear purpose or agenda, yet Nyarlathotep seems to be deliberately deceptive and manipulative, and even usesВ propagandaВ to achieve his goals. Most Outer Gods use strange alien languages, while Nyarlathotep uses human languages and can easily pass for a human being if he chooses to do so. Most of the Outer Gods have their own cults serving them Nyarlathotep seems to serve as He serves several cults and takes care of their affairs in the other Outer Gods' absence. Because of this, Nyarlathotep is considered to be the most 'human' of the Outer Gods due to his ability to walk freely among the mortals, thus, it makes him the most terrible of the Old Ones. He is known to perform this through the use of corrupt propaganda, deception, and manipulation. This also aids him in throwing society in shambles, turning many people against each other, inciting wars and battles, revolutions, and so forth. This is due to him assuming many human forms over the centuries he has been on Earth. Nyarlathotep is also said to be the most 'human' of the Outer Gods. While he claims to be a simple messenger, his actions are incredibly destructive and heinous to be looked upon as one through human perception.

His goal is to sow despair and woe wherever he treads, thereby spreading the chaos that he was born from and to engulf the light of God in his darkness. Unlike the majority of his race, Nyarlathotep is active and is tasked with wreaking havoc across the cosmos, and most notably Earth in particular.

While most, if not many, of the Outer Gods are inactive and incapable of human understanding, Nyarlathotep differs from them. This is due to the fact that Nyarlathotep is a member of the Outer Gods, a race of ancient eldritch monstrous creatures that predate the current universe and formed amidst the chaos that wandered the primordial nothingness.

Nyarlathotep is a cosmic being that is said to be far older than the Great Old One Cthulhu himself.

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