
Nyarlathotep, also known as The Black Man and The Crawling Chaos, is the main antagonist of the Cthulhu Mythos, serving as the main antagonist of "Nyarlathotep," The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, "The Haunter of the Dark," and The Whisperer in Darkness, a minor antagonist of "Fungi From Yuggoth," and the overarching antagonist of "The Dreams of the Witch House." He has an alternative form called The Haunter of the Dark.
He is the spawn of Azathoth, serving him without question and acting as his dark priest. He is by far the most malevolent god in the entire Mythos.
Victims[]
Nyarlathotep (Short Story)[]
- 1,903,659,988 Unnamed People - Succumbed to mental illness after being shown unimaginable horrors by Nyarlathotep.
- Total - 1,903,659,988
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath[]
- Richard Upton Pickman - Killed by Nyarlathotep. Revived as a ghoul.
- At Least Two Unnamed People - Killed by Nyarlathotep. Revived as ghouls.
- Total - 3
The Dreams in the Witch House[]
- At Least Two Unnamed Infants - Killed by Keziah and Brown Jenkin under the orders of Nyarlathotep. Proxy kills.
- Unnamed Infant - Bled out after Brown Jenkin bit its wrist open under the orders of Nyarlathotep. Proxy kill.
- Total - 3
Fungi From Yuggoth[]
- None
The Haunter of the Dark[]
- Robert Blake - Electrocuted by Nyarlathotep/The Haunter of the Dark.
- Total - 1
The Whisperer in Darkness[]
- Henry Wentworth Akeley - Bled out his hands were dismembered and his face was torn off by Nyarlathotep.
- Total - 1
Kill Count[]
- Total - 1,903,659,995
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