Erisbili was in a fine mood; he rarely received compliments and praises from the other deities. And Dormammus of all Gods had just complimented his abilities and powers, even stating how The Outsider managed to "best" him in certain areas of magic. This pleased The Outsider to the point where he momentarily forgot about The Serpent's minions' insolent behavior towards him. Erisbili even considered for a brief second of acting humble and returning the compliment to the God of Sorcery before a small whisper in his head stopped him from committing such atrocity. Yes, this was all immensely pleasing to The Laughing God. However, the last word spoken from the Great Conjurer ruined his train of warm thoughts. The Stranger's smile froze on his face as his eyes flashed into a pale golden color.
"Mischief...?"
The air was silent about Lord Madness now. His usual cacophony of noise gone like it never existed before. As if the lone candle in the dark room had been blown out by a cold gust of wind. The Stranger's voice tone changed to that of a deep, vibrating one. His cloak shook and trembled at every word, his once lush and comfortable chair was now resembling more of an empty pit of spiraling nothingness. Master of Illusions sat up straight and stared straight into Dormammus' eyes, as if he believed madness could be spread infectiously through mere eye contact. It was all too clear he was greatly offended. An empty sound of a clanging chalice dropped from his hand was all that decorated that background of his voice now.
"Now," he chuckled deeply, without a hint of amusement. "that's funny. Conjurer." He dragged out the last word, making it sound like a screeching noise of a hell-spawn. "You dare think... that..." The Stranger contracted his body, like a coiled snake getting ready to spring out at its prey.
"MADNESS IS SOME MISCHIEF!"
His voice rang across the room. It was not a scream, nor a shriek, nor a cry. It was madness incarnate. Madness that came from rage and anger. Of disgust and hate. The most fiery kind of all. The Outsider loved all forms of madness. And this particular one was one of his favorites. He thundered. He shook. He trembled. Insanity consumed him and his mind. His voice. His actions. His fate. His existence.
Madness. Exhilarating, captivating, imprisoning, destructive, seductive but in the end... existing. Gtyaebyklung Myulythcba Aebvn Iepkpicnt Iiliilktve swirled around in his cloak, floating in chaotic ways within the ball of cloak he had made around himself. Using the quality of the said cloak, he was attempting to mimic the infinite depths of the ocean, a place he enjoyed frequenting as staring into the deep abyss brought him delectable feelings of dread and fear. Enough to drive any man insane. Absolutely gorgeous. No wonder why the Sea-Fiend wasn't interested in anything outside his watery domain.
The Stranger swirled around, attempting to upright himself from an upside down position. He cackled madly as he rediscovered that it didn't matter whether or not he was upside down. In a world so bent and warped, the idea of upright was more of a joke than anything else. To some perhaps, it is an ideal or even an ideology. A concept which can provide stability and safety. Laws and order. Light and dark. Black and white. Such preposterous thoughts. 'Ridiculous.'
The Outsider had noticed his ball of cloak had disbanded and began to flail around madly like some freshly dismembered tentacles of a sea monster. It was displaying all colors of the rainbow, and then some in rapid succession. It was a sight enough to drive any mortal mad just through the sheer amount of visual information shown. 'Funny.' The Laughing God thought. 'I never ordered it to do tha...' He didn't finish his current thoughts before another voice penetrated through his consciousness.
'You are displeased'. 'So it seems.' The Outsider sighed. 'Long has been 500 years. Too long for beings such as The Man Between Reality. The Silence has been... suffocating.' 'And yet you forget.' The Stranger raised a finger in a chastising manner. 'Eternity is longer still. Tell me not we weren't at least entertained during our wait.' '...'
The voice disappeared within Lord Madness' head. He waited a minute for it to comeback, knowing full well it wasn't going to. It didn't like it when Erisbili made a counterpoint to whatever it was saying. He made another attempt to scratch at the back of his mind, trying to goad it back out. Instead he got something else. A message. His cloak immediately calmed down as he returned to his most neutral state; appearing as a generic man clad in black flowing cloth. The room that was his personal space lit up in pale light as an infinitely large sky stretched on over his head as just as an endless floor made of a single piece of mirror ruled the ground beneath his feet. Lord of Illusions lifted up his head to see an angel before him. He realized whatever he found in the back of his mind was actually just the voice coming from the being infront of him. He sighed and scratched his head as he smiled coldly at his visitor, his eyes flashing purple.
"Erisbili, Lord Madness, Master of Illusions, Architect of Madness, among many other titles." This one was a polite one. The Master of the Impossible was rather pleased and his eyes flashed and changed into a deep green hue. "You have been summoned, my lord." Erisbili was rarely treated so well by other deities. Then again, angelics were far beneath him. In power and influence. And madness. Especially madness. The Outsider gave a deep evil laugh as he were some scheming demon of hell who was just hatching his most nefarious plans. 'WAIT.' He thought to himself. 'That's Kulorerstus' job!' His laughter turned into one that was almost that of a giggle.
"So be it." The Stranger used one of his many voices to communicate to the angel before him, making sure his other ones were still laughing at the stupid joke he made to himself. One of many perks of having so many different voices to speak for him for sure. He disintegrated just into his fabric self, using this form to fly away rapidly to his new destination. The Outsider almost looked like some demented manta ray as he sliced through the air in a strange yet graceful way.
Mad cackle filled the meeting room as Lord Madness descended unto his throne. Or at least where his throne will now be. As he descended and formed back into his human form, his cloak began to form into the throne design he wished to sit in for the day. Lord of the Impossible desired to sit in a deep, cushioned and infinitely comfortable chair that appeared to be consuming himself. His cloak made it so. He cackled madly as he sank into his throne, imagining himself falling deeper into madness as if such a feat was possible.
Near The Outsider himself, mad sounds came from within. A cackle, a cry, a scream... thousands and millions of them, forming a mad cacophony. But this was no ordinary cacophony. It was a pervasive, uncomfortable sound that penetrated into the mind deep. In all honesty, this aura of noise combined with a natural sense of antagonistic feeling to madness was what made The Stranger so unpopular among the other deities. He was actually a rather pleasant being; or so he thought to himself. Conveniently however, his throne was situated next to one of his favorite fellow deity, Del Sombra. She had already graced herself with her presence to the meeting but seemed to be distracted with her usual activity of watching a mortal. No matter.
However, next to Del Sombra was Nahash, The Serpent. The Outsider's smile grew even keener and colder as his eyes flashed bright pink. He was no fan of The Serpent. Her obsessive and selfish domain of the mind was haughty enough. Such wonderful domain should be shared, exploited, tasted. Yet the slithering Goddess had never offered The Laughing God any sort of shared venture in such regards, which displeased him greatly. Looking at her, sitting in her silky throne, The Stranger consciously made his throne even softer, as if he was trying compete with her in some sort of "who has the most comfortable throne" competition like a sassy child. He chuckled in a high pitch tone as he teared his gaze away from The Serpent to gaze upon the rest of the Gods as well as the table before him. He licked his lips as he ordered a corner of his cloak to bring forth to him a chalice of nectar. Taking the chalice in his hand, The Stranger proceeded to pour its contents into his cloak.
Gtyaebyklung Myulythcba Aebvn Iepkpicnt Iiliilktve “Erisbili” (Just called by his titles most of the times as his name is practically impossible to pronounce. Other Gods who prefer to call him by name instead of title most often call him Erisbili, although he prefers to be called by a different name by different Gods.)
Titles:
The Outsider, The Stranger, Lord of Illusions, Master of the Impossible, Architect of Madness, The Laughing God, The Man Between Reality, The Nameless, Vision-Giver, Lord Madness
Domains:
Visions, Illusions, Madness
Powers:
The Outsider is best known for causing Madness within one’s mind. However, his powers over the mind is not only limited to Madness. Even a perfectly sane mortal with even a shred of doubt is within the influence of The Outsider (although to a lesser degree). This often puts him at a serious odd against Nahash, who The Outsider views as the arrogant, self-proclaimed God of the Mind. For now, The Outsider’s influence within the realm of the mind is only limited to those who are insane. While madness and insanity is viewed as something negative by most, The Outsider grants free-will and immunity against outside affects to those who are under his cloak. Afterall, a mind insane cannot be reasoned, bullied or goaded into something. In this way, The Outsider is truly at conflict against Nahash as those who are inflicted by madness is free from her influence. However this aspect of The Outsider is rarely recognized as he is infamous for driving the brightest minds insane through the visions and illusions he creates and shows. He is also called the Master of the Impossible as he is capable of imagining any and all impossibilities that could be shown to mortals. In general, The Outsider is feared and hated by mortals. But, another aspect of The Outsider shows that he allows for creativity and imagination to take place in order to further progress. At times the mad visions and illusions he presents to mortals, providing the viewer did not go insane from them, can present inspirations for the future. Even those who have failed his test cannot be considered “failures” as babbling of a mad prophet or scribblings of an insane scientist can contain streaks of genius within them. The power of madness however is not limited to minds of the mortals. Even other deities, when under the influence of Madness, can be said to be within The Outsider’s touch. However, unlike weak mortal minds who can be whimsically controlled, deities are almost never under a direct influence of The Outsider. He is not capable of controlling their thoughts and feelings as well as actions even if they are afflicted with insanity. He can only “guide” them down a path they wish to follow in their mad state; an action he greatly enjoys and regrets how few and far between they are. In the end, The Outsider’s power over other Gods only occur when the said Gods consciously allow The Outsider to do so. Lastly, to the great displeasure of Kulorerstus, particularly favored or gifted mortals under The Outsider’s cloak can be saved from the eternal damnation. At the moment of their passing, The Outsider’s minion (often a piece of his cloak) will appear and briefly fight for the dying mortal’s soul and then snatch it away to be with The Outsider. He adds the said soul to his cloak, allowing the mortal’s soul to be a part of himself and to serve him for all of eternity. Ultimately, The Outsider represents both sides of the coin of madness; the gripping, reality-tearing aspect and the liberating, creative (as new realities are created in an insane mind) aspect.
Vulnerabilities:
The Outsider holds no power against those who are so firm in their minds that seeds of Madness and doubt cannot take place. Even mortal beings with exceptional will power is capable of resisting The Outsider. Naturally he is at odds against Nahash who’s power over the mind in general is far more influential than The Outsider’s is. He also has little to no physical presence when compared to other Gods, as his trade is that of visions and his domain is over minds afflicted. Meaning he has in no way affecting and controlling non-sentient objects such as water, earth, air, etc.
Appearance:
The Outsider appears most often as a cloaked man with no clear features. The cloak and the man are capable of changing into any and all shapes, colors and materials, even changing into appearances that looks impossible to be real. It is said that whenever The Outsider shows visions or illusions to mortals, it is actually just a small fragment of his cloak invading their minds. Most of the time, The Outsider chooses to look very plain and humble; a black cloak that sits loosely around the man. He appears to hover around instead of “physically” walking most of the time. Behind the cloak, The Outsider most often chooses to look like a very generic human male; neither tall nor short, fat nor skinny, light nor dark. He is most often veiled by the cloak save for his hands and partially his face. On his face he wears a smile at most times and has a pair of glowing eyes that changes color every few seconds. However, this is his most “normal” appearance. Once veiled by his cloak he can change his physical form at will, anywhere from a little frail girl to the biggest and most thundering giant. His cloak is capable of stretching and forming into any shapes and sizes as stated above, and depending on The Outsider’s choice, can change into an infinite variety of clothing and dresses to suit his taste. Near The Outsider himself, one (mortal or deity) can hear mad sounds coming from within. The closer one gets to The Outsider, louder such noise becomes. However, unlike most sounds where a clear source can be heard from, the sound that can be heard in The Outsider’s presence rings in the listener’s head; just as if the one near The Outsider is hearing voices in his or her head. The sound itself is an amalgamation of all the madness in the world that The Outsider is influencing, mad cackle, enraging cry, screams of ecstasy, etc. Just like this sound, when The Outsider speaks, he doesn’t speak straight towards his listeners but speaks within their heads. His voice tone sounds like a million separate voices all speaking together milliseconds apart with cackles of laughter in the background. It is unclear even to the other Gods (not that many care to be quite honest) whether or not The Outsider’s true form is the cloak or the man behind the cloak. The two are inseparable. The Outsider often enjoys causing such confusion in other deities, presenting conflicting evidence that either the man or the cloak is his true form. However, especially to The Outsider more so than the other Gods, physical appearance is highly irrelevant as he enjoys the fact that the mind is capable of imagining any and all forms.
Creations:
Any and all sentient beings that are influenced by insanity and madness to any degree are seen as creations of The Outsider. Other than that, as The Outsider holds very little power over the material aspect of the world. Therefore he has not created any creatures. However, he has been trying to convince other Gods to help him create creatures of Madness. For instance, for a very long time The Outsider has been trying to convince Kalla to work with him to create a tree that makes mortals nearby hallucinate and fall into madness.
Worshipers:
Due to his nature, The Outsider is rarely openly worshipped and appreciated by the mortals. While worshipping The Outsider isn’t going to start a witch-hunt among the neighbors, it is heavily frowned upon in most societies and species. Those do worship him often do so secretly. They can come from any and all species and areas, even beings created by other Gods, as no sentient being is safe from the grasp of madness.
Religion and Culture
Worshippers of The Outsiders carry items on them that signifies madness such as a smiling doll or a wide-eyed mask. They pray to The Outsider to cure the mad, protect the mind against evil and show them visions and illusions. While he rarely listens to their requests, he enjoys making a “fair” trade with those who worship him; in return for making one’s mind immune from the beguiling influences of Nahash, The Outsider may choose to make that person draw insane arts everyday. There is no real structure of religion in worshipping The Outsider. Therefore he is also seen as a very personal God, one that does not require any prerequisites in order to worship. When 2 or more worshippers of The Outsiders meet, they greet each other in phrases such as “May The Laughing God shield you.” or “Visions be upon you, granted by Master of the Impossible.”
Region or Location:
None in particular as madness can occur anywhere and whenever.
Personality:
As per the expectation of the God who creates madness, The Outsider is fairly insane. However, to the contrary belief he is capable of holding and sustaining an intelligent conversation with most other beings. While he certainly does represent any and all forms of insanity, he himself likes to display a very certain type of madness when interacting with other beings. Whether or not a verbal exchange with The Outsider relevant, useful or fruitful can be debatable. It is clear that he has his very own unique and unshakable truth and philosophy that drives him and cannot be persuaded out of it no matter what. He is powerful in this way as his strength comes from being both liberated and gripped by insanity. He cackles and laughs constantly with his face sporting an unsettling smile all the time. Rarely however he does choose to change his expression, as madness can take hold in other emotions such as rage or love. Overall, combined with the voices coming from him and his insane demeanor makes The Outsider very distasteful to all the other Gods who come in contact with him, whether or not The Outsider personally feels friendly or unfriendly towards them. Any being who interacts with The Outsider automatically will feel uncomfortable and outside their comfort zone (hence giving him his most famous title - The Outsider). Any observant being will quickly notice that while The Outsider by his very own nature of existence is baneful and disgusting, rarely acts in "evil" ways: just only following his own philosophy.
Opinions
Kilgarrah
The Dragon King displeases The Outsider as his virtues of chivalry and honor strengthens one’s conviction and therefore mind, making them untouchable by The Outsider’s hands. However in rare cases, those supported by Kilgarrah falls into the path of madness. Perhaps it is a knight who desires strength so much that he is willing to forsake sanity. Or a warrior whose belief in the code of chivalry is too strong that he succumbs to practicing a twisted version of it. All who stray from their original path are welcomed into the cloak of The Outsider. Also fires Kilgarrah conjures up is an excellent material for The Outsider to copy for his illusions towards the mortals in order to draw out insanity. In the end though, he believes Kilgarrah to be dogmatic and set in his ways, unable to see creativity or allow different paths. But other than the clash of ideals, The Outsider does not particularly dislike Kilgarrah. At times he even asks him to create the hottest, biggest, fiercest fires for him to document and mimic.
Nahargu’ul
The Outsider has always considered the Lord of the Abyss to be someone he liked and enjoyed although whether or not Davy Jones shares the feeling is debatable. The Outsider appreciate the heavy and silent nature of Nahargu’ul, as he is unlikely to be provoked very easily by his presence. Additionally the ocean is a great source of madness. He delights in presenting scenes of the infinite abyss that is the ocean to those who fear the open water; hoping to drive them to the limits of their sanity through such torture. To sailors who has been on the high seas for too long, The Outsider may give them illusions of islands or lands, either driving them mad or goading them on to find real land. At times the work of The Outsider is mistaken for the works of Nahargu’ul and tribute is paid to the wrong God. However, this does not concern The Stranger. He often enjoys sitting in the infinite darkness of the ocean to contemplate with or without Nahargu’ul’s permission.
Yigzavath
The Outsider is one of the few Gods who genuinely doesn’t dislike The Creeping Terror. The creations of The Crawler are most excellent sources of madness and insanity, not only the horrible diseases and plagues that drives men and women to the edge, but also creatures that creep and crawl. The Outsider considers some of Yigzavath's creations to be most wonderful and holds them in high regard. He also very much enjoys working on new creations with Yigzavath as he personally does not hold the power to create such material beings. However, Yigzavath's irritable personality can be put to test in the presence of The Outsider, whose very aura itself presents an uneasiness and unnatural feeling; a striking countering difference to The Creeping Terror's domain of organic and real materials. Whether or not what The Crawler thinks of him, The Outsider still holds him in respect and favor.
Nahash
The Serpent is the only God whom The Outsider openly dislikes and acts antagonistically towards. He believes her power over the mind is an arrogant, selfish behavior and actively seeks to drive her worshippers and beings under her influence towards madness, claiming it to be a “liberation from oppression”. In the rare times they meet, The Outsider makes it clear he has no love towards The Serpent. However, one should not mistake The Outsider's disdain for The Serpent to be a simple hatred or a power struggle - he understands and accept in his mad state that sane minds must exist for insane minds to be created. In other words, ultimately The Outsider thinks of Nahash as a "necessary evil". Much of his time and days are spent arguing against himself infinitely on whether or not The Outsider should or should not hatch a scheme to take down The Serpent. Either way, Nahash's arrogant personality does not sit well with The Outsider.
Domammus
One of The Outsider's favorite past times is pestering the God of Conjurations, asking him to invent and realize The Outsider's most insane creations and imaginations. Understandably this rarely works which displeases The Outsider. Yet he never gives up and approaches the Great Sorcerer in every possible different way, attempting to convince him that his spells and magics are a great initiator for starting a mass-insanity event that could be wreaked upon the mortal world. He even likes to go on upon how The Sorcerer's spells and The Outsider's illusions and visions can be considered a "brotherly process" where one imagines and the other creates.
Iuppiter
The Outsider holds no strong opinions or feelings towards Iuppiter, despite the fact that the God of the Sky is a extremely stagnant and boring figure by The Outsider's point of view. Every so often he may attempt to convince the Commander of the Sun and Moon to "have a taste" of madness. Other than that he mostly tries to stay away from Iuppiter and his "boring air". However, The Outsider does appreciate the great storms and lightening the God of the Sky summons as they are most excellent materials for The Outsider to mimic and drive the mortals mad with fear.
Ha
Ha is viewed very similarly to Kilgarrah in the eyes of The Outsider. The one major exception however is The Outsider often jokes about the Lord of the Forge's name and very much would like to borrow his forging skills in order to construct his mad inventions and realize his dreams - much like how he wants to make use of Domammus. But in the end in The Outsider, just like Kilgarrah, feels that Ha is a slow and boring being, stuck in his forge to work on items and artifacts of no flair or taste. Not to mention his ideals of chivalry and such are seen as hard-headed and useless. However, interestingly enough, if forced to choose between Ha and Kilgarrah, The Outsider chooses neither.
Alright here is my rough draft for now. I realize I am missing a few things (like all the relationship with other Gods, a picture of him, etc) and I will probably need to work out the relationships with other Gods here in OOC but... here it is for now.
Name: Gtyaebyklung Myulythcba Aebvn Iepkpicnt Iiliilktve “Erisbili” (Just called by his titles most of the times as his name is practically impossible to pronounce. Other Gods who prefer to call him by name instead of title most often call him Erisbili, although he prefers to be called by a different name by different Gods.)
Title: The Outsider, The Stranger, Lord of Illusions, Master of the Impossible, Architect of Madness, The Laughing God, The Man Between Reality, The Nameless
Domain: Visions, Illusions, Madness
Powers: The Outsider is best known for causing Madness within one’s mind. However, his powers over the mind is not only limited to Madness. Even a perfectly sane mortal with even a shred of doubt is within the influence of The Outsider (although to a lesser degree). This often puts him at a serious odd against Nahash, who The Outsider views as the arrogant, self-proclaimed God of the Mind. For now, The Outsider’s influence within the realm of the mind is only limited to those who are insane. While madness and insanity is viewed as something negative by most, The Outsider grants free-will and immunity against outside affects to those who are under his cloak. Afterall, a mind insane cannot be reasoned, bullied or goaded into something. In this way, The Outsider is truly at conflict against Nahash as those who are inflicted by madness is free from her influence. However this aspect of The Outsider is rarely recognized as he is infamous for driving the brightest minds insane through the visions and illusions he creates and shows. He is also called the Master of the Impossible as he is capable of imagining any and all impossibilities that could be shown to mortals. In general, The Outsider is feared and hated by mortals. But, another aspect of The Outsider shows that he allows for creativity and imagination to take place in order to further progress. At times the mad visions and illusions he presents to mortals, providing the viewer did not go insane from them, can present inspirations for the future. Even those who have failed his test cannot be considered “failures” as babbling of a mad prophet or scribblings of an insane scientist can contain streaks of genius within them. The power of madness however is not limited to minds of the mortals. Even other deities, when under the influence of Madness, can be said to be within The Outsider’s touch. However, unlike weak mortal minds who can be whimsically controlled, deities are almost never under a direct influence of The Outsider. He is not capable of controlling their thoughts and feelings as well as actions even if they are afflicted with insanity. He can only “guide” them down a path they wish to follow in their mad state; an action he greatly enjoys and regrets how few and far between they are. In the end, The Outsider’s power over other Gods only occur when the said Gods consciously allow The Outsider to do so. Lastly, to the great displeasure of Kulorerstus, particularly favored or gifted mortals under The Outsider’s cloak can be saved from the eternal damnation. At the moment of their passing, The Outsider’s minion (often a piece of his cloak) will appear and briefly fight for the dying mortal’s soul and then snatch it away to be with The Outsider. He adds the said soul to his cloak, allowing the mortal’s soul to be a part of himself and to serve him for all of eternity. Ultimately, The Outsider represents both sides of the coin of madness; the gripping, reality-tearing aspect and the liberating, creative (as new realities are created in an insane mind) aspect.
Vulnerabilites: The Outsider holds no power against those who are so firm in their minds that seeds of Madness and doubt cannot take place. Even mortal beings with exceptional will power is capable of resisting The Outsider. Naturally he is at odds against Nahash who’s power over the mind in general is far more influential than The Outsider’s is. He also has little to no physical presence when compared to other Gods, as his trade is that of visions and his domain is over minds afflicted. Meaning he has in no way affecting and controlling non-sentient objects such as water, earth, air, etc.
Appearance: The Outsider appears most often as a cloaked man with no clear features. The cloak and the man are capable of changing into any and all shapes, colors and materials, even changing into appearances that looks impossible to be real. It is said that whenever The Outsider shows visions or illusions to mortals, it is actually just a small fragment of his cloak invading their minds. Most of the time, The Outsider chooses to look very plain and humble; a black cloak that sits loosely around the man. He appears to hover around instead of “physically” walking most of the time. Behind the cloak, The Outsider most often chooses to look like a very generic human male; neither tall nor short, fat nor skinny, light nor dark. He is most often veiled by the cloak save for his hands and partially his face. On his face he wears a smile at most times and has a pair of glowing eyes that changes color every few seconds. However, this is his most “normal” appearance. Once veiled by his cloak he can change his physical form at will, anywhere from a little frail girl to the biggest and most thundering giant. His cloak is capable of stretching and forming into any shapes and sizes as stated above, and depending on The Outsider’s choice, can change into an infinite variety of clothing and dresses to suit his taste. Near The Outsider himself, one (mortal or deity) can hear mad sounds coming from within. The closer one gets to The Outsider, louder such noise becomes. However, unlike most sounds where a clear source can be heard from, the sound that can be heard in The Outsider’s presence rings in the listener’s head; just as if the one near The Outsider is hearing voices in his or her head. The sound itself is an amalgamation of all the madness in the world that The Outsider is influencing, mad cackle, enraging cry, screams of ecstasy, etc. Just like this sound, when The Outsider speaks, he doesn’t speak straight towards his listeners but speaks within their heads. His voice tone sounds like a million separate voices all speaking together milliseconds apart with cackles of laughter in the background. It is unclear even to the other Gods (not that many care to be quite honest) whether or not The Outsider’s true form is the cloak or the man behind the cloak. The two are inseparable. The Outsider often enjoys causing such confusion in other deities, presenting conflicting evidence that either the man or the cloak is his true form. However, especially to The Outsider more so than the other Gods, physical appearance is highly irrelevant as he enjoys the fact that the mind is capable of imagining any and all forms.
Creations: Any and all sentient beings that are influenced by insanity and madness to any degree are seen as creations of The Outsider. Other than that, as The Outsider holds very little power over the material aspect of the world. Therefore he has not created any creatures. However, he has been trying to convince other Gods to help him create creatures of Madness. For instance, for a very long time The Outsider has been trying to convince Kalla to work with him to create a tree that makes mortals nearby hallucinate and fall into madness.
Worshipers: Due to his nature, The Outsider is rarely openly worshipped and appreciated by the mortals. While worshipping The Outsider isn’t going to start a witch-hunt among the neighbors, it is heavily frowned upon in most societies and species. Those do worship him often do so secretly. They can come from any and all species and areas, even beings created by other Gods, as no sentient being is safe from the grasp of madness.
Religion and Culture: Worshippers of The Outsiders carry items on them that signifies madness such as a smiling doll or a wide-eyed mask. They pray to The Outsider to cure the mad, protect the mind against evil and show them visions and illusions. While he rarely listens to their requests, he enjoys making a “fair” trade with those who worship him; in return for making one’s mind immune from the beguiling influences of Nahash, The Outsider may choose to make that person draw insane arts everyday. There is no real structure of religion in worshipping The Outsider. Therefore he is also seen as a very personal God, one that does not require any prerequisites in order to worship. When 2 or more worshippers of The Outsiders meet, they greet each other in phrases such as “May The Laughing God shield you.” or “Visions be upon you, granted by Master of the Impossible.”
Region or location: None in particular as madness can occur anywhere and whenever.
Personality: As per the expectation of the God who creates madness, The Outsider is fairly insane. However, to the contrary belief he is capable of holding and sustaining an intelligent conversation with most other beings. While he certainly does represent any and all forms of insanity, he himself likes to display a very certain type of madness when interacting with other beings. Whether or not a verbal exchange with The Outsider relevant, useful or fruitful can be debatable. It is clear that he has his very own unique and unshakable truth and philosophy that drives him and cannot be persuaded out of it no matter what. He is powerful in this way as his strength comes from being both liberated and gripped by insanity. He cackles and laughs constantly with his face sporting an unsettling smile all the time. Rarely however he does choose to change his expression, as madness can take hold in other emotions such as rage or love. Overall, combined with the voices coming from him and his insane demeanor makes The Outsider very distasteful to all the other Gods who come in contact with him, whether or not The Outsider personally feels friendly or unfriendly towards them. Any being who interacts with The Outsider automatically will feel uncomfortable and outside their comfort zone (hence giving him his most famous title - The Outsider).
Opinions: Kilgarrah - The Dragon King displeases The Outsider as his virtues of chivalry and honor strengthens one’s conviction and therefore mind, making them untouchable by The Outsider’s hands. However in rare cases, those supported by Kilgarrah falls into the path of madness. Perhaps it is a knight who desires strength so much that he is willing to forsake sanity. Or a warrior whose belief in the code of chivalry is too strong that he succumbs to practicing a twisted version of it. All who stray from their original path are welcomed into the cloak of The Outsider. Also fires Kilgarrah conjures up is an excellent material for The Outsider to copy for his illusions towards the mortals in order to draw out insanity. In the end though, he believes Kilgarrah to be dogmatic and set in his ways, unable to see creativity or allow different paths. But other than the clash of ideals, The Outsider does not particularly dislike Kilgarrah. At times he even asks him to create the hottest, biggest, fiercest fires for him to document and mimic. Nahargu’ul - The Outsider has always considered the Lord of the Abyss to be someone he liked and enjoyed although whether or not Davy Jones shares the feeling is debatable. The Outsider appreciate the heavy and silent nature of Nahargu’ul, as he is unlikely to be provoked very easily by his presence. Additionally the ocean is a great source of madness. He delights in presenting scenes of the infinite abyss that is the ocean to those who fear the open water; hoping to drive them to the limits of their sanity through such torture. To sailors who has been on the high seas for too long, The Outsider may give them illusions of islands or lands, either driving them mad or goading them on to find real land. At times the work of The Outsider is mistaken for the works of Nahargu’ul and tribute is paid to the wrong God. However, this does not concern The Stranger. He often enjoys sitting in the infinite darkness of the ocean to contemplate with or without Nahargu’ul’s permission. Yigzavath - The Outsider is one of the few Gods who genuinely doesn’t dislike The Creeping Terror. The creations of The Crawler are most excellent sources of madness and insanity, not only the horrible diseases and plagues that drives men and women to the edge, but also creatures that creep and crawl. The Outsider very much enjoys working on new creations with Yigzavath as he personally does not hold the power to create such material beings. Nahash - The Serpent is the only God whom The Outsider openly dislikes and acts antagonistically towards. He believes her power over the mind is an arrogant, selfish behavior and actively seeks to drive her worshippers and beings under her influence towards madness, claiming it to be a “liberation from oppression”. In the rare times they meet, The Outsider makes it clear he has no love towards The Serpent. Domammus -
She is not that simple :P But if you want Erisbili, then sure.
Laughing man I think in latin is "Ridentem". You know what, I don't get to decide this name, Del Sombra does. I'll roll with whatever you choose to give me. The Man Between Reality can be a title though.
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