What is, or isn't, part of Yog-Sothoth

[Fluoroantimonic_Acid]

"All is Yog-Sothoth and Yog-Sothoth is all".

Well, apart Azathoth, at least. But I was wondering about other Outer Gods from the family tree from a different branch than his. I already know The Nameless Mist and him might be the same being. But what about the Unnamed Darkness, and, more importantly, Shub-Niggurath (offspring of the U. D. and not of Yog nor The N. M.) and Nyarlathotep (kinda Azathoth's """soul""", and directly coming from him anyway)

Any idea about that?

Side note: The Nameless Mist's and The Unnamed Darkness's "Age" sections says they "are" the same "age" because they are siblings but by that logic you should also put Nyarlathotep as having the same "age" as they have

 

[Antvasima]

You can ask Azathoth (the bureaucrat) about this.

 

[Azathoth_the_Abyssal_Idiot]

Azathoth is the exception, yes.

IIRC, the other Outer Gods were treated as aspects of Yog-Sothoth in Silver Key. He was defined as the Supreme Archetype, just as the others were the archetypes of everything else. The Nameless Mist and Unnamed Darkness are vague, since the best we get is ridiculously brief mention and their status in the family tree, but it is quite possible they are more powerful ideas than characters in usual terms (I mean, Yog is too, but it still communicates through thought and avatars).

As for the age thing, there should probably be a "possibly" when referring to the "age" similarity between the Mist and Darkness, as we can't really say for sure.

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

We can't apply causality and passage of time to the Outer Gods.

 

[Azathoth_the_Abyssal_Idiot]

That's the problem. In a way, the Mist spawned Yog, but it also technically never spawned anything, because there is no such thing as change on that level.

Maybe simply "Irrelevant" or something would be better.

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

I'd put "Inapplicable" to the Outer Gods' ages

 

[Azathoth_the_Abyssal_Idiot]

Sounds good.

 

[Fluoroantimonic_Acid]

okay thanks