What's out there?
So I'm sure this has been discussed multiple times, but I stumbled upon a comment on a YouTube video about horrors and what exactly they are, and this specific comment mentions something I've seen multiple people state throughout my time playing Dominions.
Basically, when a god ascends as pantokrator, they rule until they essentially get bored, and they begin to investigate an alluring sound or song of some sort within the void, outside of the realm Dominions takes place.
Now I have heard from multiple sources that it's possibly some kind of astral horror of immense power that lures pantokrators to their demise, and essentially feasts upon them.
I think it has also been referenced that the cataclysm mode, where horrors eventually start invading after a certain amount of time has passed, ties in slightly with the ascension ending message or that the world becomes a very bleak place (never seen the cataclysm ending message).
On another note, what are horrors even? They seem more demonic than demons themselves as they feast upon people's suffering, fears, dreams, and flesh itself, much like how demons are usually described... but much worse.
They interest me so much, but are so mysterious... I guess that's what interests me about them.. the suspense of not knowing is scarier than your average devil or demon orchestrating the fall of a nation *cough*. They are apparently inspired by the Horrors from Earthdawn, which also gives some pretty interesting lore on them.
One final thing, the R'lyeh summons, could they also be classified as horrors, or are they just some sort of offshoot? Like, are they just otherworldly beings that only share the idea of being from another dimension, or do they come from the same place as the horrors?