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Dagon
Ancient Merrow, worshipped in some circles as a lesser God
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True Name:
Dagon, etc.
Size:
At very advanced age, some True Merrow reach enormous sizes. Such individuals engender
the Cult of Dagon, who worship these creatures as deities. They are, in fact, entirely corporeal
beings whose great age contributes to their massive size. There is fossil evidence that the oldest,
largest of these beings reached sizes of over fifty feet in height.
Source:
Assyrian Mythology; Dagon (1917) - H.P. Lovecraft
Description:
Dagon is an enormous specimen of True Merrow who has been mentioned in texts
since ancient times. He is worshipped by a devout cult of humans and Merrow, who revere him
as a deity. While apparently immortal, his longevity may be attributable to his fraternization with
the Star Spawn, who sometimes select formidable specimens from a given species to protect,
nurture, and empower for reasons known only to them.
It may also be that there has been more than one gigantic specimen of Merrow who have been
confused with the original Dagon. All Merrow continue to grow slowly after they reach maturity,
provided that they are within reach of steady diet. Indeed, there are ancient Dagon carvings that
display what appear to be several gigantic Merrow wrestling with whales.
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