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Tagged: Randolph Carter

Places

Yaddith

Yaddith is the alien world on which Carter becomes entangled with the wizard Zkauba in Through the Gates of the Silver Key. Its many-sunned environment, extensive learning and interstellar travel offer precisely the wonders he sought, while its body and timescale make return to Earth an immense problem. The account presents a civilization under continual pressure from creatures beneath its surface.

5 min read · 856 words

Entities & creatures

Yog-Sothoth

Yog-Sothoth is associated with the boundaries of space and time, the opening of gates, forbidden invocation and a form of existence in which separate identities can become aspects of a larger whole. Its role ranges from the Whateleys’ attempted incursion at Dunwich to Randolph Carter’s encounter beyond the Ultimate Gate.

10 min read · 1,986 words

Characters

Zkauba

Zkauba is a wizard of Yaddith whose body and memories become entangled with Randolph Carter in Through the Gates of the Silver Key. The encounter gives the alien his own perspective on the human intruder. Their competing identities turn Carter’s chosen cosmic adventure into a prolonged struggle for control and a route home.

3 min read · 504 words

Entities & creatures

Zoogs

Zoogs are small, secretive inhabitants of the enchanted wood at the entrance to the deeper Dreamlands. They preserve local knowledge, speak in fluttering sounds and deal with Carter through a council, but their curiosity and appetite make their relations with travelers and cats uneasy.

4 min read · 675 words