Abominations

Where the fey and elementals are credited with the creation of this universe, abominations come from another. Neither positive nor negative, they are purely alien and perverse. Their presence in this universe is so anathema to our mode of being that their mere presence rapidly warps the world around them in response. Their bodies are typically a hodgepodge of incongruent features often accompanied by formless masses and tentacles. Their behavior varies but is almost always directly or indirectly hostile. It is difficult to say whether their appearance and behavior is natural or the result of their being in our world but it is interesting to note that those who have tried to enter their world have been similarly warped. Hags are credited as being the result of denizens of the material plane becoming corrupted by the influence of abominations.

The Old Ones
Among the most powerful abominations to infest the Steel Empyrean have been since before the gods themselves. These beings are usually silent and hidden, but their mere presence spawns other abominations who threaten those around them. Travelers have reported that the closer they came to areas thought to harbor these beings have had nightmares that got progressively worse the farther they traveled until they started hallucinating even when awake. Most refuse to go anywhere near these areas and only the insane or desperate will offer to act as guides. Only a few are known to scholars and even these are rarely discussed. These include:
 * The Souleater
 * Soghog B'hoth
 * Baba Yaga

See also:

 * Obyrith
 * Unseelie