Nyarlathotep

Nyarlat, (usually referred to be humans as Nyarlathotep, also known as The Crawling Chaos) is both one of the Outer Gods and the physical manifestation of the Outer Gods' will on earth. His goal on earth is to prevent mankind from Transcending and rising to the ranks of the Elder Gods.

Appearance
Nyarlathotep generally takes the appearance of a beautiful, perfectly handsome human man in white garb appropriate to the era. For several centuries he has taken the form of a man in a white suit and a white hat with dark hair and eyes. Yet something about Nyarlathotep is difficult to look at, and despite being incredibly handsome, his face is not very memorable.

In actuality, Nyarlathotep can take on any form he wants, and is known to shapeshift frequently.

Pre-Earth
Unlike most of the Outer Gods, Nyarlathotep was not born of Transcendence, but rather was born when Azathoth created the universe as Azathoth's avatar to influence his own creation.

For eons, Nyarlathotep worked to amass a following among the Transcended beings of the universe, amassing them within the Court of Azathoth. These beings would come to be known as Outer Gods and Great Old Ones respectively. It was also Nyarlathotep who spearheaded the movement against The Great Old Ones, who supported the causes of "lesser" species throughout the galaxy in their attempts to Transcend.

Influence on Mankind
Nyarlathotep has continually worked against mankind and its predecessors, viewing them as a major threat to the Outer Gods should they Transcend. He has continually worked to sow chaos on the planet earth, starting wars and seeding conflicts throughout the world, keeping mankind distracted, stifling advancement, and drowning the knowledge of the True Rite Of Transcendence in the chaos of war and strife.

Most recently, Nyarlathotep helped to found The Cult of Transcendence, a global conspiracy embedded in several other conspiracies aiming to bring about Transcendence through bloodshed, inadvertently keeping mankind as far from Transcendence as possible.