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special abilities, but it does give the cultist special

enough, guarded by the cult, because their death

benefits in dealing with Cthulhu and his minions.

leads to a dangerously uncontrolled shoggoth.

‘‘ Dreams: Cultists are able to get special

Usually, only deep ones gain this bleesing, but

instructions and information from

very rarely, a human might be granted a shoggoth

Cthulhu via dream telepathy.

to control, such as if the creature is needed far

‘‘ Shoggoth-twsha: Certain deep ones are appointed
to become shoggoth-twshas, specialists who are

inland where deep ones prefer not to tread.
‘‘ Y’ha-Nthlei: Human cultists know how to contact

able to control shoggoths. The shoggoth-handlers

the deep ones off almost any coast, generally

do so with a small amount of enchanted tissue

using the ritual contact deep ones (page 135).

of their personal shoggoth, which they carry

‘‘ Treasures: Cultists can generally access chains

with them at all times (see twsha on page

of the deep, idols of Cthulhu, starstones of Mnar,

147). Each shoggoth-twsha has one particular

tiaras of Mnar, and yithian lightning guns.

shoggoth. These individuals are, naturally

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