The Galchutt

The Galchutt
A many-pointed arrow, a green spiral, or a broken square
Alignment	Chaotic Evil
Divine Rank	Demon Princes
Pantheon	Praemal
Portfolio	Chaos, destruction
Domains	Chaos, Destruction, Evil
Home Plane	Prime Material Plane (Caverns of the Galchutt, Praemal)
Worshippers	Aberrations, the insane, members of House Vladaam, nihilists, the psychotic, ratmen, rhodintor

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The Galchutt are the beings of deep chaos, and the equivalent of the Chaos Gods, which is actually an alias for them, in Monte Cook's Ptolus.

History

The Galchutt were ancient beings even before Praemal was created. They originally ruled over the Lower Planes, and they went from one world to another, destroying and corrupting them in an attempt to end all existance. Eventually the god Praemus created Praemal as a prison for them, and lured them there by disguising it as a regular world. The Galchutt, realizing they were trapped begun to escape by first attempting to corrupt the wardens of their prison, the mortal races, creating the Vested, two of whom would later ascend to godhood, and then attempting to kill the wardens of the world's soul with a disease. In a final bid, they tore the veil between life and death apart, creating the first undead, but a group of heroes, with the aid of the elder gods, use a chunk of the Vallis moon to fix the veil, catapulting the moon, and the soul of the world in it, to the outer reaches of space.

The Galchutt, furious at their situation, instructed their servants to go and destroy all civilization they came across, and gave them chaositech, think Dark Mechanicus items in a fantasy setting, to use as was fit. Eventually however the servants turned against each other, with the zaug rebelling against their masters, and eventually the Galchutt themselves decided to bide their time and dissolved their physical forms and melded with the caverns they settled in. There they wait for the Night of Dissolution, when the soul of the world returns and they can once again attempt to escape, whilst corrupting those close to their resting place.

The Galchutt themselves

The Galchutt can be divided into two categories: the unique, and the Galchutt races. The unique are rather self-explanatory and they're usually on par with Demon Princes, and the races are just those Galchutt of whom there are groups of.

Abhoth

Abhoth, the Source of All Uncleanliness, is one deities from Clark Ashton Smith's Hyperborea cycle. Here he's the patron of the zaug and revered by The Plagueborn. The ratmen of Ptolus worship him in the guise of the Rat God.

Baalhazor

Baalhazor, the Demon God of Technology, is the one who holds dominion over chaositech. Originally he was one the Vested of the Galchutt, but managed to gain divinity of some sort afterwards. Beings intrigued by chaositech often worship him, and his clerics have access to Technology domain instead of destruction.

Bhor Kei

Bhor Kei, the Eye of the Legion, is an entity of rage, power, and tireless destruction. Some believe that it represents the destructive thoughts of many beings, while others say that all beings slain by it are bound to follow it forever as ghosts from which it draws its terrible strength and power. It appears as humanoid with flesh that shimmers like polished steel, four massive arms that end in huge claws that resemble serrated cleavers, and a long, pointed face, with eyes that glisten deeply green.

Gorgoth-Lol

Gorgoth-Lol was also originally one of the Vested of the Galchutt, but eventually became the goddess of dark elves of Praemal.

Kihomenetoth

Kihomenethoth, the Writhing One, is the only one of the Galchutt still mainly aware what's happening around them. He was the one in charge of their mortal followers when the Galchutt were active. He appears a massive pillar of writhing tentacles and serpents with eyes.

Nyogtha

Nyogtha, the Thing That Should Not Be is one of the Great Old Ones from Lovecraft's writings.

Shallamoth Kindred

Shallamoth Kindred, the Dweller in the Darkness, is the closest thing the Galchutt have for a leader, as its often described leading the other races in battle. Most desribe it as the tha act of mutilation and destruction given life, and some say that it was born from the end of another universe, and that this is merely it trying to continue its reproductive cycle. It has two forms, both of which are completely emotionless. In the first form, it appears as a tall and lithe, completely black humanoid, with dagger-shaped eyes that are yellow-brown. The second form is that of a squirming mass of ropy tendrils covering an obese, pox-ridden, bulbous, decaying, vaguely humanoid body with vestigial, bat-like wings hanging limply behind it.

Slaachma'jur

Slaachma'jur, the Touch of Mutation, and the One Who Is Many, is only mentioned by name, but may be affiliated with the Ebon Hand.

Sothoth

Sothoth, the Key and the Gate, is just an obvious reference to Lovecraft.