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Continuing on with more Deep Ones. We have 3 more kinds to see today, The Deep One Sahuagin, A Deep One, and a Deep One Star Priest.

First is the Deep One Sahuagin. They are unique and powerful Deep Ones that initially evolved from Deep One priests who had specialized in traversing the Dreamlands. Using dreamlands magic they would alter their bodies to be stronger and faster than their average Deep One Kin, and would learn to better traverse the outskirts of the dreamlands and hunt on the edge of the dreamwastes where the Madness realms skirt the Dreamlands and create a ring of night terrors. These Deep Ones transcend from their physical bodies, which is what their title of Sahuagin translates to, "Transcend" and they freely enter into the dream realm while their bodies rest. It is believed that even in death a Sahuagin who leaves it's body and transcends beyond can remain in the dreamlands.

The Sahuagin track down artists and visionaries whom have had dreams of the Great Dreamer and often implant more knowledge within their minds, or they track down those who would stand against the cult, or the Esoteric order of Dagon and slay them within their dreams, using their deep magic to target a creature in the material world as well as the dream world. It is thought that they possess magic similar to that of an animate dream or animate nightmare. After the first Sahuagin showed success in their dreamwalking endeavors, breeding programs were set up among Deep One Livebearers and leaders of Deep One Communities to breed specific traits for the Sahuagin so as to keep their reputation as tall, lanky, and powerful entities as strong and accurate as possible.

In the middle we have a normal Deep One. Fully evolved and having shed it's human skin, or having been born millennia ago as pureblood Deep Ones, the creatures are exceptionally powerful and swift on both land and sea. These are the typical aquatic creatures which either evolved on Urth long ago and spread to Earth, or were brought by Cthulhu from Xoth when he had come to conquer the planet long ago, regardless they lurk in reefs beneath the sea and in coastal caves and areas where they can remain hidden. The Governments of the Earth have known of their existence for years and occasionally wage secret wars on the creatures. On Urth the Deep Ones have been at war with the various people of coastal areas and of under sea locations for hundreds and thousands of years, and reside on the side of chaos in the various battles between the gods and the beings they had dubbed the "Lords of Madness". Deep ones come in various types, shapes, and sizes and can possess strange abilities and forms, taking on traits of various fish. It is believed that the Water God Degra partially lost his sanity due to the horrific calls from the deep of things that exist beyond reality, and that this slowly pushed him into a state of madness which explains his frequent psychotic breaks.

Hidden among the Deep One, we also have an Emperor Cymotha known by some as the Tongue Worm, or by some as the Lifejacker or Mindworm. An evolved species of the Cymotha Exigua, or Tongue-eating-louse, which does exactly as described and eats the tongues of creatures and lives within their mouths. While the initial species only did so to fish, the Emperor Cymotha have evolved in their intellect and have learned to infiltrate and infect other creatures. They infect fish and lay their eggs within a fish they have taken control of. If the fish is captured and eaten, the eggs will then hatch within the host and it will do the same to the human. It will devour their tongue and take their place, then utilizing their latent psionic capabilities to control the actions of the human, usually just guiding them towards self improvement so as to have a host that lasts longer. The impulses they provide are not always immediate nor pure mind control, and some societies of humanoid and Deep Ones alike have integrated the creature into their society and use it as a 6th sense. The Kingdom of Cxolazshtgaz (Kicks-laz-ta-gaz) for one is known for doing experiments with the creatures and integrating the parasite into every part of their military system. Some Deep Ones utilize them to protect themselves, tapping into the creature's latent magic and increasing their knowledge and capability with a Salmon of Knowledge, allowing the Deep One to work with two minds.

Finally we have a Deep One Star Priest. They are the high priests of the Esoteric Order, and provide worship for the other Deep Ones in granting guidance and religious scripture. They are also able to perform dangerous miracles and cast uncanny and vile magics due to their ties with the great old ones. Star priests perform the rituals to empower other Deep Ones, and also to strengthen and improve the bodies of the breeding Deep Ones s they can produce more offspring and often are given the first choice for mating with both human or deep one women. When together, Star Priests can perform horrific rituals to summon violent beasts from distant lands, or even shift the climate or alter landscapes, but more dangerously those whom have reached a certain level of power and skill can direct their will and desires to the attention of Great Cthulhu Himself in which he can then grant his power to allow a Livebearer to become a Star Spawner....

In Combat they are known for a horrid spell in which they can grow deadly barnacles and other bottom feeding sea life within a creature and on it's flesh, weighing them down and tearing them apart while the barnacles feed on their flesh and blood. Some Deep ones utilize this spell to then craft a golem from the remnants.

Description

Continuing on with more Deep Ones. We have 3 more kinds to see today, The Deep One Sahuagin, A Deep One, and a Deep One Star Priest.

First is the Deep One Sahuagin. They are unique and powerful Deep Ones that initially evolved from Deep One priests who had specialized in traversing the Dreamlands. Using dreamlands magic they would alter their bodies to be stronger and faster than their average Deep One Kin, and would learn to better traverse the outskirts of the dreamlands and hunt on the edge of the dreamwastes where the Madness realms skirt the Dreamlands and create a ring of night terrors. These Deep Ones transcend from their physical bodies, which is what their title of Sahuagin translates to, "Transcend" and they freely enter into the dream realm while their bodies rest. It is believed that even in death a Sahuagin who leaves it's body and transcends beyond can remain in the dreamlands.

The Sahuagin track down artists and visionaries whom have had dreams of the Great Dreamer and often implant more knowledge within their minds, or they track down those who would stand against the cult, or the Esoteric order of Dagon and slay them within their dreams, using their deep magic to target a creature in the material world as well as the dream world. It is thought that they possess magic similar to that of an animate dream or animate nightmare. After the first Sahuagin showed success in their dreamwalking endeavors, breeding programs were set up among Deep One Livebearers and leaders of Deep One Communities to breed specific traits for the Sahuagin so as to keep their reputation as tall, lanky, and powerful entities as strong and accurate as possible.

In the middle we have a normal Deep One. Fully evolved and having shed it's human skin, or having been born millennia ago as pureblood Deep Ones, the creatures are exceptionally powerful and swift on both land and sea. These are the typical aquatic creatures which either evolved on Urth long ago and spread to Earth, or were brought by Cthulhu from Xoth when he had come to conquer the planet long ago, regardless they lurk in reefs beneath the sea and in coastal caves and areas where they can remain hidden. The Governments of the Earth have known of their existence for years and occasionally wage secret wars on the creatures. On Urth the Deep Ones have been at war with the various people of coastal areas and of under sea locations for hundreds and thousands of years, and reside on the side of chaos in the various battles between the gods and the beings they had dubbed the "Lords of Madness". Deep ones come in various types, shapes, and sizes and can possess strange abilities and forms, taking on traits of various fish. It is believed that the Water God Degra partially lost his sanity due to the horrific calls from the deep of things that exist beyond reality, and that this slowly pushed him into a state of madness which explains his frequent psychotic breaks.

Hidden among the Deep One, we also have an Emperor Cymotha known by some as the Tongue Worm, or by some as the Lifejacker or Mindworm. An evolved species of the Cymotha Exigua, or Tongue-eating-louse, which does exactly as described and eats the tongues of creatures and lives within their mouths. While the initial species only did so to fish, the Emperor Cymotha have evolved in their intellect and have learned to infiltrate and infect other creatures. They infect fish and lay their eggs within a fish they have taken control of. If the fish is captured and eaten, the eggs will then hatch within the host and it will do the same to the human. It will devour their tongue and take their place, then utilizing their latent psionic capabilities to control the actions of the human, usually just guiding them towards self improvement so as to have a host that lasts longer. The impulses they provide are not always immediate nor pure mind control, and some societies of humanoid and Deep Ones alike have integrated the creature into their society and use it as a 6th sense. The Kingdom of Cxolazshtgaz (Kicks-laz-ta-gaz) for one is known for doing experiments with the creatures and integrating the parasite into every part of their military system. Some Deep Ones utilize them to protect themselves, tapping into the creature's latent magic and increasing their knowledge and capability with a Salmon of Knowledge, allowing the Deep One to work with two minds.

Finally we have a Deep One Star Priest. They are the high priests of the Esoteric Order, and provide worship for the other Deep Ones in granting guidance and religious scripture. They are also able to perform dangerous miracles and cast uncanny and vile magics due to their ties with the great old ones. Star priests perform the rituals to empower other Deep Ones, and also to strengthen and improve the bodies of the breeding Deep Ones s they can produce more offspring and often are given the first choice for mating with both human or deep one women. When together, Star Priests can perform horrific rituals to summon violent beasts from distant lands, or even shift the climate or alter landscapes, but more dangerously those whom have reached a certain level of power and skill can direct their will and desires to the attention of Great Cthulhu Himself in which he can then grant his power to allow a Livebearer to become a Star Spawner....

In Combat they are known for a horrid spell in which they can grow deadly barnacles and other bottom feeding sea life within a creature and on it's flesh, weighing them down and tearing them apart while the barnacles feed on their flesh and blood. Some Deep ones utilize this spell to then craft a golem from the remnants.