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Surviving fragments of Cyril W. Clome’s Manuscript for The Young Person’s Guide to Cthulhu and His Friends: No. 5 An ABC A is for Azathoth, all mindless in space, B is for Bugg-Shash, a god with no face. C is for Cthulhu, the Father of Screams, D is for Deep Ones, who watch while he dreams. E is for Elder Things that lived long ago, F is for Fire Vampire, they don’t like the snow. G is for Ghouls, who look much the same, H is for Hastur, but don’t say his name. I is for Ithaqua, you’ll freeze to the bone, J is for Juk-Shabb, of whom little is known. K is for Kadath, lost in cold wastes, Lis for Lloigor, of decadent tastes. M is for Mi-Go, clever if fungal, N is for Nyarlothotep, not prone to bungle. O is for Oorn, a mollusc from Hell, P is for Pluto, called Yuggoth as well. Q is for Q’yth-az, a strange deity, R is for Rhogog, who looks like a tree. S is for Shub-Niggurath, her prey are dismayed, T is for Tsathoggua, whose needs are depraved. U is for Ulthar, cat killers be warned, V is

Once there was a maiden,Who endured everythingOthers saw this as a weaknessSo they struck her again and againThey took her joy, and she enduredThey took her friends, and she enduredUntil she did not know anything but enduranceShe met others who told her that she could be betterShe met the grue clad in dark,She met the tattletale laced in secrets,She met the hound on the hunt,She met the regent with all his arroganceAnd later she met the imp with it's cackling glee"You can be better" They saidSo she became something that skittered in the nightFear and ruthlessness became her sword and shieldHope and trust her armor and cloakAnd she ruled with these by her side"None will ever suffer again"Said the enduring maidenBut she was wrong, for many would sufferAnd she realized that what she was, was not enoughSo she cast away her ruthlessnessAnd shattered fear against hopeShe clad herself in trustAnd armed herself with hope reforgedShe was bound with the expectations of the manyBut made them into

Hero is a very nebulous term. If you define a hero as someone strictly enforcing the laws, what happens if the laws themselves are inherently oppressive to the people? If you define a hero as someone who strictly enacts justice, which brand of justice is the correct one? If you define a hero as someone who defends the weak, what happens when the weak tries to get revenge on everyone who’s wronged them? If you define a hero as someone who saves everybody, well what if you encounter someone who doesn’t want to be saved?