DNA is only so diverse...

DNA is only so diverse...

When your race

is as old

as the universe,

then there are bound

to be some problems

hidden in your gene pool.

Regardless of which Great Old One you serve:

be it Father Dagon, Mother Hydra, Yog-sothoth,

or even mighty Cthulhu,

there are still limitations

when yer mom and dad do that

"do that they do” (and make you).

Variation is an imperative.

Sadly,

when you’re one of countless brethren

isolated in benthic oceanic realms,

hidden from sight of moral men

by energies both arcane and horrible,

then variation in one’s makeup is about as rare

as hen’s teeth.

So every once in a while,

one of us is born with

less than savory characteristics.

Usually, this is no issue - after all

we know none of us are winning

any beauty pageants. Nevertheless it is pretty tough,

being an inbred Deep One.

Art Source: "afishman" (c)/by gimaldinov
Story and Characters: (c)/by Brannon Hollingsworth

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