An
avatar of
Hastur. Appears as a
gigantic man dressed in
tattered yellow robes; he appears to wear the
Pallid Mask, though whether or not he actually wears it is a subject for
debate. He presides over festivities at
masquerade balls held in
Carcosa. The King is a
fair ruler; all of his subjects can expect to be treated
equally under his care. This only sounds good to people who do not actually live in or visit Carcosa.
Also, a
blasphemous play written in the late
19th century by an
unknown playwright. The play has never been
performed, and no one is known to have even
read it all the way through; the few who are known to have tried often find themselves
plagued by
blindness or
premature death. It is also said that the play is
different for every person who reads it. It is said that the
story opens the
mind of the
reader to
madness and eventually transports him or her to the
lost city of
Carcosa, there to dwell for all
eternity.
"The Repairer of Reputations" by Robert W. Chambers
"The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers
"More Light" by James Blish
Encyclopedia Encyclopedia by Daniel Harms, pp. 113-114
The Last King has come.