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|first = [[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Statement of Randolph Carter]]"
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| appearances =
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*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Statement of Randolph Carter]]" (1919)
 
*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Unnamable (short story)|The Unnamable]]" (1923)
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*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Silver Key]]" (1926)
 
*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]" (1926-1927)
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*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Case of Charles Dexter Ward]]" (1927)
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*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[Through the Gates of the Silver Key]]" (1933)
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*[[HPL|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[Out of the Aeons]]" (1933)
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|created by = [[H.P. Lovecraft]]
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|affiliations = Miskatonic University
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|race = Human
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|relatives =
 
*Edmund Carter
 
*Sir Randolph Carter
 
*Christopher Carter <small>(uncle)</small>
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*Ernest B. Aspinwall <small>(cousin)</small>
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}}
 
'''Randolph Carter''' is one of the most frequently appearing characters in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. The character is semi-autobiographical, sharing several of Lovecraft's biographical aspects as well as his antiquarian tastes and mild nature.
 
'''Randolph Carter''' is one of the most frequently appearing characters in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. The character is semi-autobiographical, sharing several of Lovecraft's biographical aspects as well as his antiquarian tastes and mild nature.
   
==<span style="font-size:20px;">Biography</span>==
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==Biography==
 
Randolph is the descendant of the Elizabethan magician Sir Randolph Carter, as well as another ancestor who fought in the crusades, and was captured by Muslims and learned their magical secrets.
 
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">Randolph is the descendant of the Elizabethan magician Sir Randolph Carter, as well as another ancestor who fought in the crusades, and was captured by Muslims and learned their magical secrets.</p>
 
   
 
At the age of ten, he underwent a mysterious experience at his great-uncle Christopher's farm and thereafter exhibited a gift of prophecy.
 
At the age of ten, he underwent a mysterious experience at his great-uncle Christopher's farm and thereafter exhibited a gift of prophecy.
   
Randolph Carter is a graduate from the [[Miskatonic University|<u>Miskatonic University</u>]].
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Randolph Carter graduated from <u>[[Miskatonic University]]</u>.
   
Like Lovecraft, he is an under-appreciated horror writer and published the story "The Attic Window" in the January 1923 issue of the fictional magazine ''Whispers.''
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Like Lovecraft, he is an under-appreciated horror writer and published the story "The Attic Window" in the January 1922 issue of the fictional magazine ''Whispers''.
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===Early Encounters with the Unknown===
 
See: [[The Statement of Randolph Carter]]
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His first appearance was in the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter," in which he and his friend, Harley Warren, attempt to locate the door between the human world and a hell dimension. Though Carter survives Warren was killed by an unseen evil.
   
He first appearance was in the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter," in which he and his friend, Harley Warren, attempt to locate the door between the human world and a hell dimension. Though Carter survives Warren was killed by an unseen evil.
 
 
===Quest for Kadath===
 
===Quest for Kadath===
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See: [[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]
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===Revelation and Transformation===
 
===Revelation and Transformation===
 
See: [[Through the Gates of the Silver Key]]
 
After obtaining the [[Silver Key]], Carter performed the ritual of the Key in the hills behind Arkham, in the cave known as the Snake-Den. The ritual opened a gateway into a strange realm, which offered up visions of Earth's distant past before resolving into an unknown area of strange stone architecture. There Carter encountered[[ 'Umr At-Tawil]], The Most Ancient One, whom Carter knew from the writings of [[Abdul Alhazred]] in his [[Necronomicon]]. 'Umr-At-Tawil addressed Carter telepathically, telling him that he had unlocked the First Gate, and giving him the choice of proceeding to the Ultimate Gate or turning back the way he had come.
 
After obtaining the [[Silver Key]], Carter performed the ritual of the Key in the hills behind Arkham, in the cave known as the Snake-Den. The ritual opened a gateway into a strange realm, which offered up visions of Earth's distant past before resolving into an unknown area of strange stone architecture. There Carter encountered[[ 'Umr At-Tawil]], The Most Ancient One, whom Carter knew from the writings of [[Abdul Alhazred]] in his [[Necronomicon]]. 'Umr-At-Tawil addressed Carter telepathically, telling him that he had unlocked the First Gate, and giving him the choice of proceeding to the Ultimate Gate or turning back the way he had come.
   
==Family==
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==Other Media==
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* Randolph Carter appears as a playable character in the 3DS game ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Name:_S.T.E.A.M. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.]''
*Edmund Carter
 
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* Randolph Carter appears as the "[http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Randolph_Carter Gentleman Who Travels Through Time and Space] " in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Grand_Order Fate/Grand Order].''
*Sir Randolph Carter
 
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* Randolph Carter appears as his disgusied form, [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Chandraputra Chandraputra], in the PSP remake of [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Persona_2:_Eternal_Punishment_PSP_additional_scenario Persona 2 : Eteneral Punishment] .
*Christopher Carter(uncle)
 
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Randolph}}
 
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==Stories Featured==
 
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[[es:{{PAGENAME}}]]
*"[[The Statement of Randolph Carter|<u>The Statement of Randolph Carter</u>]]" (1919)
 
*"[[The Unnamable (short story)|<u>The Unnamable</u>]]" (1923)
 
*"[[The Silver Key|<u>The Silver Key</u>]]" (1926)
 
*"[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath|<u>The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath</u>]]" (1926-1927)
 
*"[[The Case of Charles Dexter Ward|<u>The Case of Charles Dexter Ward</u>]]" (1927)
 
*"[[Through the Gates of the Silver Key|<u>Through the Gates of the Silver Key</u>]]" (1933)
 
*"[[Out of the Aeons|<u>Out of the Aeons</u>]]" (1933)
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
 
[[Category:Humans]]
 
[[Category:Humans]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]

Revision as of 17:04, 13 April 2020

Randolph Carter is one of the most frequently appearing characters in the Cthulhu Mythos. The character is semi-autobiographical, sharing several of Lovecraft's biographical aspects as well as his antiquarian tastes and mild nature.

Biography

Randolph is the descendant of the Elizabethan magician Sir Randolph Carter, as well as another ancestor who fought in the crusades, and was captured by Muslims and learned their magical secrets.

At the age of ten, he underwent a mysterious experience at his great-uncle Christopher's farm and thereafter exhibited a gift of prophecy.

Randolph Carter graduated from Miskatonic University.

Like Lovecraft, he is an under-appreciated horror writer and published the story "The Attic Window" in the January 1922 issue of the fictional magazine Whispers.

Early Encounters with the Unknown

See: The Statement of Randolph Carter

His first appearance was in the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter," in which he and his friend, Harley Warren, attempt to locate the door between the human world and a hell dimension. Though Carter survives Warren was killed by an unseen evil.

Quest for Kadath

See: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

Revelation and Transformation

See: Through the Gates of the Silver Key After obtaining the Silver Key, Carter performed the ritual of the Key in the hills behind Arkham, in the cave known as the Snake-Den. The ritual opened a gateway into a strange realm, which offered up visions of Earth's distant past before resolving into an unknown area of strange stone architecture. There Carter encountered'Umr At-Tawil, The Most Ancient One, whom Carter knew from the writings of Abdul Alhazred in his Necronomicon. 'Umr-At-Tawil addressed Carter telepathically, telling him that he had unlocked the First Gate, and giving him the choice of proceeding to the Ultimate Gate or turning back the way he had come.

Other Media