Ghaodor

Ghaodor is the most powerful of the cosmic horrors released by the Riftcallers of Sarn into the ilis region, and the third one chronologically. It symbolizes darkness and the void itself, bringing terror akin to that of isolation and uncertainty among it. Before the destruction of the Worldveil it was bound to the island of Vaire, where it blotted out the sky and was said to devour the light of the stars themselves. Ghaodor appears as an amorphous mass of flailing tentacles, which emanates a ghastly crimson glow around it, which is told to be the glow of space, of the stars it ate, so that anybody and everybody around it feels alone in the dark.

Early appearances in Anacerian culture
The Anacerians, a civilization of paraceratherium-like humanoids who inhabited the Sarinian territories of Erain and Relir until the 20th century, later became known among scholars and artifact collectors as a polytheistic society, as some texts were found referencing a pantheon of gods. One of these was called Alathri, and, like the rest of the Anacerian gods, its appearance was never explicitly described, yet it was said to be the embodiment of darkness and despair.

This has led to the assumption that the horrors such as Ghaodor hail from the outer continents, as some Anacerian texts predate their arrival in Erain.

Release by the Riftcallers
Ghaodor was the third and most powerful horror released by the Riftcallers of Sarn so they could break the Worldveil. After the release of Vhaerit and Amholos, the veil was weakened- not tremendously so, but enough so that a much more powerful creature could be let through. Elia, one of the most prestigious Riftcallers, was able to pull Ghaodor through, creating great ripples and tears in the fabric of the enchantment.

Ghaodor found its way to the Arathian island of Vaire, where it decimated the population, leaving only a handful of survivors, who mostly fled to Haelirok. As the Worldveil resealed itself, Ghaodor became bound to the island of Vaire. However, three months later, Elia released Ephirros in Ryth, shattering the Worldveil and allowing Ghaodor to leave the island. One survivor- Asha- eventually found her way to Adralorn and, with the help of Elia herself, was able to vaguely describe Ghaodor to Queen Liana Kalanay.

After the dissolution of the Worldveil
Unlike the other three horrors, Ghaodor did not materialize in Adralorn, instead drifting above northern Haelirok.