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VIII Great Old Ones and Outer Gods Cultural Import Mother Hydra monitors the current status of the deep one species and, when necessary, personally directs the evolution of the deep ones so as to best secure their dominance She decides how many deep ones are allowed to grow to greater size, and hand picks those who shall receive the honor She also dictates which deep one communities are to seek contact with surfacedwellers for reproduction If Father Dagon is killed (a rare occurrence), she picks his successor In case of her own death, she has already chosen her own candidate, who can quickly replace her Mother Hydra has governed the creation of a number of hybrid monstrosities: combinations of deep ones with undersea horrors She keeps some as guardians of the deep, and the rest are turned over to Father Dagon to join his military Mother Hydra in Combat The mightiest of deep ones swims even faster than most of her ilk, striking with a massive spear strung with rotting kelp and withered flesh She uses her powerful spells to achieve and demonstrate her superiority in battle “Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of time.” “But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.” —H P Lovecraft 261