Nyarlathotep

Nyarlathotep is a recurring character in The Faceless P.I. by Thom Brannan.



Originally created by H.P. Lovecraft for the prose-poem of the same name, Nyarlathotep is one of the mysterious pantheon of the Cthulhu Mythos. He (it?) is said to have 999 aspects, some of which were explored by Lovecraft himself, others by authors contributing to the Cthulhu Mythos.

In The Faceless P.I., a facet of Nyarlat has enacted a plan to combine several of his aspects together, though his endgame remains mysterious. This occurs during the story cycle The Joining, but is not limited to it. His plans are foiled, in one way or another by Simon d'Argent or others working on his behalf.

In the Cthulhu Mythos, he has several titles that may or may not be actual aspects in and of themselves. They include:

Partial List of Aspects

 * The Crawling Chaos
 * The Egyptian
 * Haunter of the Dark
 * Black Man
 * Messenger of the Old Ones
 * The Thing in the Yellow Mask
 * Faceless God (Robert Bloch)
 * Mr. Skin (Victor Milán)
 * The Spiraling Worm (John Sunseri/ David Conyers)
 * The Black Tide (Thom Brannan)