HASTUR THE UNSPEAKABLE

(He Who Must Not Be Named)

"Master of the Air"

Greater god

Hastur the Unspeakable
ARMOR CLASS:-2
MOVE:36"/36"
HIT POINTS:400
NO. OF ATTACKS:2
DAMAGE/ATTACK:20-200/20-200
SPECIAL ATTACKS:See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES:See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE:50%
SIZE:L (600' tall)
ALIGNMENT:Chaotic evil
WORSHIPER'S ALIGN:Chaotic evil
SYMBOL:Image of the god
PLANE:Prime Material Plane (distant planet)
CLERIC/DRUID:Nil
FIGHTER:As 16+ HD monster
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST:23rd level in each
THIEF/ASSASSIN:Nil
MONK/BARD:Nil
PSIONIC ABILITY:I
S:25 (+7, +14)
I:22
W:23
D:21
C:23
CH:-4


This god has a scaled, elongated body, a lizard's head and maw, and taloned lizard claws. It also has 200 tentacles projecting from its body that give it the ability to sense all things around it. It is able to strike twice per round and also attack magically.

At will, it can teleport anywhere in the Prime Material Plane. Hastur regenerates 5 hit points per melee round, and can summon 2-20 Byakhee to aid it in battle. It cannot be magically controlled. Creatures that are able to fly naturally will never attack Hastur, even if controlled. Any being trying to attack the god must make a saving throw against fear.

Hastur is half-brother to Cthulhu, and like him Hastur has been imprisoned by the star-shaped Elder Sign. He lies in a crypt at the bottom of Lake Hali near the alien city of Carcosa. Hastur exists partly on the Prime Material Plane (and this part is imprisoned in the crypt) and partly on the Elemental Plane of Air (thus he is immune to cold and the vacuum of space). Hastur is never more than partially on the Prime Material Plane and is therefore not completely solid. This accounts for much of his great size.

Any time the name "Hastur" is spoken, there is a 25 percent chance that Hastur will hear and send 1-4 Byakhee to slay the speaker. If the Byakhee are defeated, there is a 25 percent chance that Hastur himself will appear to destroy the blasphemer.

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