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What does it mean?
The Old Ones originated from outer space and brought images with them.
In plain terms
Ancient beings came from the stars with their pictures.
What can you take from it?
Beings may have cosmic origins.

Where it applies

  • reading horror fiction
  • imagining aliens
  • studying myths

Putting it to work

  • worldbuilding
  • storytelling
  • analyzing themes

Questions to consider

  • Where do ideas come from?
  • What lies beyond our world?

Another view

This is a fictional lore element, not a fact.

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