The King in Yellow

The King in Yellow Hastur

"Have you seen the Yellow Sign?"

Holy Books & Codes

Mentioned in the Necronomicon

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The Yellow Sign

Physical Description

Body Features

Long, bony fingers. Sometimes he appears to have tentacles or additional arms.

Facial Features

Hastur lacks any facial features whatsoever. Instead, his visage is a smooth, bone white mask.

Identifying Characteristics

He is always garbed in yellow robes or fabric.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

It is believed that Hastur is an entity from the Outer Realms - a place beyond even multiverse and the First Gods. The Great Old Ones are perhaps gods in their own right and are somehow related to the First Gods (the primordials), but this seems unknowable.

Like other Great Old Ones, Hastur has tried to find a way into the multiverse and grow his power. Perhaps he hopes to become a god in our pantheon, but again, this is beyond knowing. There have been accounts of remote villages and isolated communities driven mad by worshiping a symbol referred to as The Yellow Sign. In such cases, villages are found abandoned, buildings draped in yellow, food half-eaten on the table.

It is also said that Hastur makes himself known to warlocks and bards alike - promising them fame and retribution. There are those who believe that he holds the secret to godly inspiration and can grant immortality (at a cost). This, of course, is no more than legend. Be that as it may, in the Ballad of Calliope, there is mention of a "King in Yellow" who "offered our Lady a ladder to the Gods".

Have you seen the Yellow Sign? by Damir Damsa Omić

Divine Classification

Great Old One

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Species

Great Old One

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The King in Yellow. The Unspeakable One. The Crawler. The Forgotten King. The Whisperer in the Darkness.

Birthplace

The Outer Realms

Current Residence

Carcosa

Gender

Male

Eyes

None

Hair

Ghostly White

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Bone White

Height

Varies

Character Prototype

(Based on the character created by Robert W. Chambers and the Cthulhu Mythos derivatives it inspired).