Cthulhu

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& Cthulhu is a monster in the Lethe patch; he replaces the High Priest of Moloch as the guardian of the Amulet of Yendor.

Cthulhu's combat power is unreal; he is more than capable of dealing 100+ damage to a character with full ascension kit equipped through melee attacks alone. In addition, he casts spells, confuses with his gaze, can eat your brain in the same manner as mind flayers, and disintegrates into a stinking cloud when defeated, only to rise up again in mere turns. A player of the Lethe patch is well-advised to kill him once, preferably from range, quickly retrieve the Amulet, and run very, very quickly. The only saving grace of Cthulhu's menace is that, unlike other demon lords, he cannot teleport.

Encyclopaedia entry (SLASH'EM)

"The Thing cannot be described -- there is no language for such
abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch
contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order.  A
mountain walked or stumbled.  God!... the Thing of the idols,
the green, sticky spawn of the stars, had awakened to claim
his own.  The stars were right again... great Cthulhu was
loose again, and ravening for delight."
[ The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft ]

The exact origins of Cthulhu are lost to time, but it is
known that in aeons long past a race of space faring
beings came to this world and Cthulhu was amongst their
number as the high priest who interceded between them
and the dark gods they worshipped.  Whether Cthulhu is
a long lived individual or a title of office, is not
known, but a creature bearing this name lives on,
trapped in eternal slumber in the ruins of his great
city.