## Tharizdun, the Chained Oblivion It is darkness unending, less like a god and more like another world. Life and death do not exist within [[Tharizdun]], only utter destruction and madness. Even the other [[Betrayer Gods]] treat this mad god with caution. In its endless imprisonment, Tharizdun dreams the infinite depths of the Abyss into reality, along with all its demonic legions. [[Prime Deities|The Prime Deities]] had thought it locked away during [[the Founding]] until it nearly returned to ruin the world during the conflicts of [[the Calamity]]. Now, its chaotic mind has fallen into more frightful dreams, imagining nightmarish aberrations into existence deep beneath [[Exandria]]. The Chained Oblivion’s demented cultists work without word from their twisted patron, awaiting the [[Epoch of Ends]], when its freedom will be attained and all beings shall be consumed in deathlessness unending. Tharizdun is believed to be chained in the deepest pits of[[ the Abyss]], bound by divine shackles that slowly weaken, leaking its madness into the planes. **_Depiction._** Few visual attempts to depict [[Tharizdun]] exist, but the texts speak of a creature of rolling, hungry ink and darkness, a spreading cloud of lightless destruction born from a thousand ravenous mouths. Current references show the nightmare constrained by chains of gold and black, barely keeping the dark at bay. [ **_Enemies._** The few remaining followers of [[Ioun]] are dedicated to ensuring that Tharizdun is never again unchained. Ioun led the charge against the all-consuming destroyer god’s reemergence, and her bravery allowed the other [[Prime Deities]] to shackle their enemy, though the victory nearly cost her immortal life. Some say [[Ioun]] can only be fully restored if the Chained Oblivion is destroyed for good. #### [](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/egtw/story-of-wildemount#CommandmentsofTharizdun)Commandments of Tharizdun - Offer and siphon power to Tharizdun until his liberation comes. - Uncover, restore, and exalt forgotten shrines and relics in his honor. - Ruin and raze the realms to prepare for the [[Epoch of Ends]].