Eidolon: Shakhan

Cataclysm & Oblivion

After the Cataclysm, an event that destroyed All- Life, the Old Gods that had perished were reborn in a place known as Oblivion. To each possessed a fragment of Divine Source, the remnant of the All-Soul. Like moths, they gathered in bloody slaughter, consuming the Divine Source from the fallen and harnessing it's power. Deprived of their memories and original forms, they fought until there was only one; from the remains of those dead, forgotten deities, rose an immortal, wicked abomination, Goddess of Destruction, Sebut Sekt.

Shortly after her birth, Sebut Sekt fell into a torpor, known as the Walking Dream. In this somnambulant state, the undesirable parts fell from her and became the first of the Eidolons. Ancient entities with the strength of fallen deities, the Eidolon are enigmatic beings that exist against Natural Order. They hold shards of the Profane Source- a twisted. shadow-form of Divine Source.

Ancient Eidolons

SHAKHAN
9, EIDOLON OF ENNUI, POSSESSION, TORTURE & REJECTION

Shakhan was once the left hand of the Death- God, Mulmot, however Shakhan was severed from Mulmot, along with Dumagh, the right hand. Merged, Dumagh and Shakhan became one entity but Dumagh had become the dominant essence. Recessed, Shakhan and Dumagh were eventually divided by Tyruen, Eidolon of Doppelgangers. Though Shakhan had possessed Tyruen briefly, Tyruen inevitably became the dominant essence before Sebut Sekt rejected Shakhan from Tyruen completely. After much pain and torment in Overworld, Shakhan inevitably possessed a new form. Shakhan appears as a long, tall humanoid with androgynous features and the tawny head of a cat. Thick black vapor continuously billows from Shakhan's legs, forming a cloak of smoke.

Behavior & Psychology

Shakhan inevitably returned to the Underworld where it made peace with its patron, Mulmot. It wouldn't return to Mulmot without Dumagh and consistently attempted to persuade Dumagh to join them. Mulmot eventually rejects Shakhan as well, leaving the shade to wander the Underworld. Shakhan is aligned against Hoqon and will stop at nothing to foil his designs; he also despises Tyruen, who originally separated Dumagh and Shakhan. His wrath and abandonment has made Shakhan a mercurial creature who walks upon legs of smoke and sees the Underworld beneath the head-mask of a sphinx.

Source:
Profane
Divine Profile:
Demi-God
Eidolon Type:
Renegade Eidolon

Known Location:
Underworld
Symbol & Diagram:
Perfect column of Black Smoke; Sphinx's Head
Related Timelines
Origin Mythos Timeline
Cataclysm & Oblivion
Related Article:
The Eidolon

Ancient Eidolons
Atmos/Osmos
Tyruen
Obo
Mara Bao
Gho Tosog
Trypstryxes
Phaoggi
Viriluth
Ijigini
SHAKHAN
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