Editing Cthulhu Mythos (section)

==Great Old Ones, Outer Gods, and Elder Gods==
Three different terms are thrown around when dealing with Yog-Sothothery; Great Old One, Outer God, and Elder God. These can get rather confusing, and in fact are a result of the piecemeal development of the Mythos as a whole. Still, a rough consensus has emerged:

* '''Great Old One:''' A god-like entity of the Mythos that lacks full "cosmic" tier power - a demigod, in effect. Many are actually ancient alien witch-kings or sorcerer-priests. This is the category into which Cthulhu himself falls; yes that is right, Cthulhu is ''not'' a god, he is only the ''high-priest'' of a god who is even scarier than ''him''.
* '''Outer God:''' A "true" god, with a cosmic tier power scale; these entities have some kind of roughly universal dominion or aspect, and as such these are the guys that the Great Old Ones tend to serve or worship.
* '''Elder God:''' A god-like entity that stands opposed to the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods, though this doesn't necessarily make them truly friendly towards humanity. A number of human gods are in fact guises for Elder Gods.