Nahab
Nameless City
Nathaniel Derby Pickman Foundation
Necronomicon, The
Nephren-Ka
Nith
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Nahab. The secret name of Keziah Mason.
The Dreams In The Witch-House, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Nameless City. City populated by a reptilian race somewhere in the Arabian desert prior to the coming of man to the area. Once mankind appeared, the city was abandoned by the race who sought refuge in subterranean caverns. Abdul Alhazred spent time in the area prior to penning the Necronomicon.
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Nathaniel Derby Pickman Foundation. Foundation in Arkham, Massachusetts which funded, along with the aid of other, unnamed sources, the ill-fated Miskatonic University Expedition to the Antarctic in 1930-31.
At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft
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Necronomicon, The. Book of black arts by the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred. Recently put into print for the general public, much to the objections of those who know its true purpose and power. Some material was intentionally left out, though it is general belief that enough of the manual remains in the published book to open gates best left locked for all eternity. One of the known copies existed for 91 years in an arcane library in the Free-Will Church o f Providence, Rhode Island. After Robert Blake’s death in 1935, a Doctor Dexter removed this and other tomes and added it to his library.
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Nephren-Ka. Also known as the Black Pharaoh, the last Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty. Nephren-Ka began a worship of Nyarlathotep and birthed the ideas that later gave way to the Starry Wisdom that swept through Egypt and the world. In the course of this worship, he acquired the Shining Trapezohedron from merchants of Khem. Once in his possession, he built a dark temple around it, committing sacrifices to the Haunter of the Dark in exchange for the creature’s limitless knowledge. It was this exchange that ultimately brought Nephren-Ka’s reign to an end. Such were his deeds that his name was struck from the monuments and other records.
The Haunter of the Dark, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Nith. A former notary of the city of Ulthar. He held office during the enactment of the law prohibiting the killing of cats in the city.
The Cats of Ulthar, H.P. Lovecraft.
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N'kai. Black, lightless city hidden beneath the crust of the earth. It is from N'kai that the frightful Tsathoggua— the amorphous, toad-like god creature—came.
The Whisperer In Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft
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Norrys, Edward. Captain of the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Norrys was a friend of Alfred Delapores and related the superstitions which abound of Exham Priory to him. Norrys hailed from Anchester, England. After showing Exham Priory to Delapores, Norrys convinced his uncle to sell the place back to the Delapores at a very reasonable price. Norrys assisted Alfred’s father in investigating the strange occurrences at the Priory and was present when the catacombs beneath the place were unearthed. Alfred Delapores’ father killed Norrys and devoured him.
The Rats In The Walls, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Noyes, Mr. Human ally of the Mi-Go occupying an outpost in Round Hill, Vermont. Mr. Noyes' origin is never discussed, though it is stated he spoke with a cultured voice and had a Bostonian accent. Mr. Noyes was first recorded on May 1, 1915 while conducting religious ceremonies with the Mi-Go at the edge of Lee's Swamp near Dark Mountain.
The Whisperer In Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft
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Nug-Soth. A magician of the dark conquerors of 16,000 A.D., Nug-Soth was a victim of a mind transfer with a member of the Great Race of Yith. This transfer took him back to almost 150,000,000 B.C., where he met Professor Peaslee.
The Shadow Out Of Time, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Nyarlathotep.
(Pronounced either ni-ar-lat-ho-tep or nyar-lat-ho-tep). The messenger of the
Great Old Ones, also named, among other things, the Black Man. Nyarlathotep
is considered an Outer God. The Haunter of the Dark is an avatar of Nyarlathotep.
Nyarlathotep is the messenger of Azathoth and the one member of the Mythos who
deals on a personal level with human beings in general. He is described, in his human form
at least, as being of the old native blood of Egypt and looking like a Pharaoh. Wherever
he visits, rest vanishes and the wails of nightmares untold echoes through the streets.
Nyarlathotep is especially fond of technology and psychology.
Nyarlathotep appears in many disguises, but as stated earlier, the one
constant is his bond with Azathoth, the Idiot God. He is described as the very soul of
"gigantic, tenebrous, ultimate gods – the blind, voiceless, mindless
gargoyles" which make up the Mythos. As such, his evil is absolute, for he is not
only the servant of these creatures, but their very consciousness.
Nyarlathotep has appeared through the range of time, from ancient Egypt where he
instructed Nephren-Ka in the arts of the darkest magic, up until modern day, where one
might find him traveling and spreading his terror where any will listen.
One of his most notable sightings occurs in Arkham, Massachusetts in
1928 along with the spirit of Keziah Mason. The two creatures, along with Keziah's
familiar, Brown Jenkins, went to work to bring Walter Gilman into their fold by making him
sign the Black Book in the presence of Azathoth. It was by pure will that Gilman was able
to resist.
Walter Gilman describes him as "a tall, lean
man of dead black coloration without the slightest sign of Negroid features,
wholly devoid of either hair or beard, and wearing as his only garment a
shapeless robe of some heavy black fabric. His feet were indistinguishable
because of table and bench, but he must have been shod, since there was a
clicking whenever he changed positions. The man did not speak, an bore no trace
of expression on his small, regular features."
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Nyarlathotep, H.P. Lovecraft.
The Dreams In The Witch-House, H.P. Lovecraft.
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