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The Outer God Nyarlathotep, also known as The Crawling Chaos, God of a Thousand Forms, Stalker Among the Stars, The Black Pharaoh, and Messenger of the Outer Gods, is a bit of anomaly in the Cthulhu Mythos. Where many of them dwell in the furthest reaches of space or lay dormant in forgotten ruins, Nyarlathotep is active among humanity, often walking the Earth in a human form to more easily attract and convert followers and/or corrupt and drive to insanity those unlucky enough to catch his attention. Where many of the Outer Gods or Great Old Ones are described as mindless or aloof beings beyond the very concepts of good and evil, the Black Pharaoh is deliberately cruel, deceptive, and malevolent, an evil entity in every sense of the word.

Taking into account his contact with humanity, I thought I would veer from the typical Lovecraftian depiction of amorphous, almost shapeless abominations and give this being a more humanoid appearance coupled with emanating tendrils of living darkness.

Created on Cachet Classic Sketch paper by Daler-Rowney using 2B and Prismacolor Ebony pencils.

Description
The Outer God Nyarlathotep, also known as The Crawling Chaos, God of a Thousand Forms, Stalker Among the Stars, The Black Pharaoh, and Messenger of the Outer Gods, is a bit of anomaly in the Cthulhu Mythos. Where many of them dwell in the furthest reaches of space or lay dormant in forgotten ruins, Nyarlathotep is active among humanity, often walking the Earth in a human form to more easily attract and convert followers and/or corrupt and drive to insanity those unlucky enough to catch his attention. Where many of the Outer Gods or Great Old Ones are described as mindless or aloof beings beyond the very concepts of good and evil, the Black Pharaoh is deliberately cruel, deceptive, and malevolent, an evil entity in every sense of the word.

Taking into account his contact with humanity, I thought I would veer from the typical Lovecraftian depiction of amorphous, almost shapeless abominations and give this being a more humanoid appearance coupled with emanating tendrils of living darkness.

Created on Cachet Classic Sketch paper by Daler-Rowney using 2B and Prismacolor Ebony pencils.