Black Lotus

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming..." - English translation of Aklo verse This article is written on a topic within the Greater Cthulhu Mythos based on information from works in the Mythos. By default, all information is to be assumed to derive from the Lovecraft Myth Cycle unless otherwise marked.

The Black Lotus is a mysterious plant with hallucinogenic and esoteric properties. It was notably cultivated in ancient Xuthal (CIRCLE: "The Slithering Shadow", Robert E. Howard). and before that in Acheron and Stygia (EXP: "Dreams of the Black Lotus", Lin Carter). It is still grown by the Tcho-Tcho People on the Plateau of Sung (EXP: "Dope War of the Black Tong", Robert M. Price).