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<blockquote data-quote="Obly99" data-source="post: 9028158" data-attributes="member: 7035194"><p>Officially/Canonically no. They are entity beyond the comprension of mortals. If they do "good" as perceived by mortals, it is simply because at that moment their interest coincidentally coincides with that of mortals. Among the most "good" among the Great Old Ones we could classify Yig because he takes care of his snake children, protects them, and possibly avenges them if they are injured, but he too is "highly arbitrary and capricious nature. He was not wholly evil, and was usually quite well-disposed toward those who gave proper respect to him and his children, the serpents; but in the autumn he became abnormally ravenous, and had to be driven away by means of suitable rites." and "Of all the Great Old Ones, Yig is without a doubt the most benign. Yet those so foolish as to expect kindness from the so-called Father of Serpents would do well to think again, for Yig does not suffer fools and is as likely to devour those who beseech him for help as he is to provide aid. Even his most devout worshipers realize he may simply wish to feed at times, and on these occasions no amount of devotion can protect a supplicant from death.".</p><p>Going on, according to Lovecraft they were Beyond human understanding and morality but after his death his friend/colleague August Derleth took matters into his own hands and choose to continue the work of his friend but because of his vision, they diverge much from the initial gray morality. Derleth's writings center on the ongoing struggle between good and evil, in line with his Christian worldview and in contrast to the Lovecraftian idea of a universe devoid of any moral law. Derleth's tales are also distinct from Lovecraft's in their use of hope and his depiction of a struggle between good and evil, with the Great Old Ones and Outer God as evil.</p><p>The total distancing from the original work comes with the writer Brian Lumley in the 70s who creates Kthanid, the golden and good twin of Cthulhu who opposes the evil and treacherous Elder Mythos as if it were a kaiju movie and for this reason many fans do not consider it canon/they openly hate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obly99, post: 9028158, member: 7035194"] Officially/Canonically no. They are entity beyond the comprension of mortals. If they do "good" as perceived by mortals, it is simply because at that moment their interest coincidentally coincides with that of mortals. Among the most "good" among the Great Old Ones we could classify Yig because he takes care of his snake children, protects them, and possibly avenges them if they are injured, but he too is "highly arbitrary and capricious nature. He was not wholly evil, and was usually quite well-disposed toward those who gave proper respect to him and his children, the serpents; but in the autumn he became abnormally ravenous, and had to be driven away by means of suitable rites." and "Of all the Great Old Ones, Yig is without a doubt the most benign. Yet those so foolish as to expect kindness from the so-called Father of Serpents would do well to think again, for Yig does not suffer fools and is as likely to devour those who beseech him for help as he is to provide aid. Even his most devout worshipers realize he may simply wish to feed at times, and on these occasions no amount of devotion can protect a supplicant from death.". Going on, according to Lovecraft they were Beyond human understanding and morality but after his death his friend/colleague August Derleth took matters into his own hands and choose to continue the work of his friend but because of his vision, they diverge much from the initial gray morality. Derleth's writings center on the ongoing struggle between good and evil, in line with his Christian worldview and in contrast to the Lovecraftian idea of a universe devoid of any moral law. Derleth's tales are also distinct from Lovecraft's in their use of hope and his depiction of a struggle between good and evil, with the Great Old Ones and Outer God as evil. The total distancing from the original work comes with the writer Brian Lumley in the 70s who creates Kthanid, the golden and good twin of Cthulhu who opposes the evil and treacherous Elder Mythos as if it were a kaiju movie and for this reason many fans do not consider it canon/they openly hate it. [/QUOTE]
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