# The Shoggoths — At the Mountains of Madness character guide

> The Shoggoths in At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Shoggoths

**First appearance:** 0008-ix

## Who they are

Shapeless, protean servants bred by the Old Ones, whose whispered name in a madman's mouth carries five hundred million years of dread.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_mountains_of_madness_se/chapters/vii)

Described as viscous, shape-changing slave entities that later develop dangerous independence.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_mountains_of_madness_se/chapters/viii)

Bred by the Old Ones for labor in the new underwater city; described as growing to enormous size and intelligence.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_mountains_of_madness_se/chapters/x)

Implied by the tracks and the nameless scent, though not directly encountered in this chapter.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_mountains_of_madness_se/chapters/xi)

The pursuing entity is identified as a Shoggoth, described in detail.

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