This ritual dagger was not made by human hands, but "birthed" from the flesh of a Great Old One 🐙, a cosmic entity that slumbers in the abyssal trench of Europa’s subsurface ocean 🌊. Its swirling, tentacle-like patterns are not carved, but are the creature’s actual skin, preserved and hardened by the pressure of the deep. The blade is a shard of the entity’s crystalline tooth, which can slice through reality itself, creating temporary rifts that allow the wielder to glimpse the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos 🔮.

The dagger was discovered in 2251 by a team of xenobotanists, who were driven mad by its presence. Their final log entries describe hearing a "symphony of clicks and whispers" that promised "ascension to the stars." The weapon was later recovered by the "Lazarus Foundation," a secret organization that studies forbidden technology. They learned that the dagger’s handle, which resembles a mass of writhing tentacles, is actually a biogenic interface that merges with the user’s nervous system, granting them limited control over water and pressure.

However, the price of this power is steep. The Great Old One’s consciousness slowly infects the wielder’s mind, turning their dreams into visions of sunken cities and alien geometries. Over time, their body begins to mutate: their skin develops scales, their fingers fuse into webbed appendages, and their eyes grow sensitive to light 🧟. The Lazarus Foundation’s records show that all 17 test subjects eventually "ascended"—their bodies dissolving into a viscous, saltwater sludge that seeped into the ground, leaving only the dagger behind.

Today, it is worshipped by the Cult of the Drowning Star ✝️, who believe that the dagger will herald the return of the Great Old One. They use it in human sacrifices, drowning their victims in saltwater to "feed" the entity and hasten its awakening.